On a plant-based diet calcium is a critical nutrient to watch out for! The issues we see in raw vegans living in cold climates are often related to calcium...
Category - Nutrients
Turns out the natural human diet is very similar to that of all apes (which shouldn’t really surprise us, as humans are classified as great apes, too)...
A fruit-based diet is truly special! It’s unique in its concept because it is based on our biological traits as frugivores and the diet we can observe in...
Tropical fruits are often perceived as a tasty “bag of sugar and water” which should be seen as a treat… but they are so much more than that...
Getting enough iron from plants can be challenging if we do not get the full picture of iron sources and absorption. There are some factors we need to know...
Non-heme iron is known as “plant iron” and is characterized by relatively low bioavailability: Plant iron is absorbed less than iron from animal...
Omega-3 fatty acids are essential fatty acids that your body doesn’t produce and thus need to be consumed. It’s naturally found in foods like fish...
The “carnivore diet” has become popular lately. The diet often brings short-term health benefits because adopting this diet means leaving...
Vitamin C is the queen of vitamins, of which we constantly seem to fall short. The established recommendations just might not quite cut it – an issue...
Many are unaware that poop-eating is a sign of nutritional deficiencies, in particular, B12 deficiency! Feces-eating apes are often seen as disgusting, funny...