The importance of collagen during and after the menopausal transition
Jul 30, 2020
Collagen is a family of structural proteins. It is found in your skin, bones, tendons, muscles, cartilage, hair, nails, teeth, intestinal lining, blood vessels, and even the cornea of your eye!
Collagen is derived from the Greek word...
Calcium
May 16, 2019
Sources:
- Vegetables: cabbage, kale, and broccoli
- Seeds: sesame, poppy, chia
- Nuts: almonds
- Sardines and salmon with bones
- Beans and lentils
- Dairy is not a good source, calcium from broccoli is about 100 times more absorbable than dairy and...
Vitamin K
May 02, 2019
Sources
- Dark green leafy vegetables - spinach, broccoli, kale, lettuce
- Other vegetables - carrot, pumpkin
- Animal meat - poultry and swine
- Fermented foods - natto
- Nuts - pine nuts, cashews
- Egg
Deficiency:
Generally, only found in women...
Vitamin A
May 02, 2019
Food sources of Vitamin A:
Animal meat - liver, cod liver oil, egg
Dairy products - ghee, butter, cheese
Food sources of beta carotene:
Fruit - rockmelon, apricot, papaya, mango
Vegetables - sweet potato, carrot, broccoli, kale, dandelion,...
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Jennifer Harrington
Clinical Director
Menopause Specialist, Naturopath, Nutritionist, Medical Herbalist
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