Zinc doesn’t get the attention that iron, calcium, or vitamin D do, which is a little unfair for a mineral involved in immune function, wound healing, taste and smell, and the way your cells grow and divide. It also has a quirk that makes it worth understanding: it’s easy to meet your needs on a…
Most of us can name a few foods that contain magnesium, usually spinach and almonds, and then run out of ideas. That’s a shame, because magnesium is one of those nutrients where small, ordinary food choices add up quickly. A handful of seeds at breakfast, a scoop of beans at lunch, and a square of…
Almost every vitamin label, nutrition article, and well-meaning relative will tell you to “get enough vitamins.” Far fewer will tell you that vitamins come in two behavioral camps and that the camp a vitamin belongs to changes how you should eat it, how often you need it, and how much is too much. The split…
