Tagged: Vitamin C
4 articles with this tag.
Broccoli Nutrition: The Sulforaphane Timing Trick
The health benefits of broccoli depend on how you prep it. Learn the 40-minute chopping trick that maximizes sulforaphane formation before you cook
IntermediateHow Antioxidants Actually Work (and Where Marketing Gets It Wrong)
How antioxidants neutralize free radicals in your body, why ORAC scores are meaningless, and why high-dose antioxidant supplements failed in large clinical trials.
BeginnerHow Vitamin C Works and Why You Can't Absorb Unlimited Amounts
Vitamin C absorption drops sharply with high doses: 80% at 100mg, 50% at 500mg, 12% at 1250mg. Here's why, and what the evidence shows on megadosing.
IntermediateIron Absorption: Why Heme Iron and Non-Heme Iron Behave Differently
Heme iron from meat absorbs at 15-35%. Non-heme iron from plants absorbs at 2-20%. Learn which foods enhance or block iron absorption and why spinach is a poor iron source.
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