Introduction to Micronutrients - Vitamins, Minerals, and the Do’s and Don’ts for Supplementation

EP 17: Introduction to Micronutrients - Vitamins, Minerals, and the Do’s and Don’ts for Supplementation

Get your notebooks ready! This episode is all about our micronutrients.

With the supplement industry going crazy, I thought it would be good to sit down and provide some education around our micronutrients so you can be an INFORMED consumer.

Here’s the outline of this episode (with timestamps!):

• 0:45 Introduction to Micronutrients

• 3:10 Phytonutrients

• 5:18 Myconutrients

• 6:07 Zoonutrients 

• 7:35 Water Soluble Vitamins 

  • The 8 B Vitamins 

  • Vitamin C

• 16:49 Fat Soluble Vitamins 

  • Vitamin A

  • Vitamin D

  • Vitamin E

  • Vitamin K

• 20:49 Major Minerals

  • Calcium

  • Chloride

  • Magnesium

  • Sodium

  • Sulfur

  • Potassium

  • Phosphorus

• 27:10 Trace Minerals 

  • Iodine

  • Iron

  • Zinc

  • Copper

  • Chromium

  • Fluoride

  • Selenium

  • Manganese

  • Molybdenum

• 30:40 The Do’s and Don’t’s of Supplementation

  • How To Know What Supplements You Need

  • What to Look for on the Ingredients

  • Third Party Testing

  • What Supplements are a Waste of Money

This episode will definitely give you some insight on what you need to know regarding vitamins, minerals, and supplements.

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XOXO

References:
https://www.precisionnutrition.com

https://www.opss.org/article/third-party-certification-why-its-important#:~:text=These%20third%2Dparty%20certification%20seals,GMP%20(or%20similar)%20requirements.

https://www.cengage.com/discipline-nutrition/