Nutritional deficiencies: how to remedy them?
Vitamin D deficiency
This affects more than half of the French population. This vitamin plays an important role in bone health and the fixation of calcium in the body, particularly in the development of teeth and bones.
The signs: bone fragility, cramps, fatigue, pain, and muscle weakness.
Foods to prioritize: vitamin D is mainly found in fish and dairy products.
Among dairy products:
- Milk
- Yogurts, fromage blanc, faisselle, petit-suisse
- Crème fraîche, cheese
In the case of a vitamin D deficiency, it is advisable to get sun exposure daily when the weather permits. Recommended daily exposure time:
- Summer: 10 minutes
- Spring: 20 minutes
- Autumn: 30 minutes
- Winter: 2 hours
For people living in the least sunny regions, vitamin D supplementation is sometimes necessary (health food stores, pharmacies)…
Magnesium deficiency
In France, 72% of men and 77% of women have nutritional intakes lower than 2/3 of the recommended amount.
The signs: loss of appetite, muscle spasms and cramps, irritability, fatigue, stress, tremors, confusion, insomnia,
Foods to prioritize:
- Lentils, potatoes, white beans, spinach
- Brazil nuts, almonds, and cashews
- Sardines in oil, mackerel, whole-wheat bread, oatmeal
Iron deficiency
Also known as anemia, iron deficiency affects approximately 30% of the world's population, or 2 billion people; in disadvantaged regions, this situation is often exacerbated by infectious diseases.
The signs:
- signs specific to anemia: paleness, fatigue, shortness of breath during exertion, headaches, feeling "lightheaded," vertigo, dizziness, weakness when standing up from a chair.
- characteristic signs of iron deficiency: dry skin and hair, brittle nails.
Foods to prioritize:
- Beef liver, pork, blood sausage, kidneys
- Beef, veal, and lamb
- Chicken, turkey, and duck legs
- Fish (mackerel, herring, sardines, tuna…)
- Nettle, parsley, spinach, spirulina
- Red and white beans, split peas, and lentils
- Almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts, pistachios, sesame
- Dried apricots, dried figs
- Thyme, cumin, curry, and ginger.
The presence of vitamin C and heme iron promotes the absorption of non-heme iron, while fiber, dairy products, and tannins decrease it. Gastric acidity and pancreatic secretions also influence absorption.
Sea buckthorn berry, the fruit richest in Vitamin C..
Renowned worldwide, this small fruit contains a Vitamin C content 20 times higher than that of an orange.
Furthermore, it possesses numerous minerals such as iron, magnesium, zinc, and even calcium.
A crop, selected by Biokhaan, to extract the best..
Our sea buckthorn powder from organic farming is guaranteed sugar-free, GMO-free, and gluten-free. This expertise allows us to obtain top-quality berries.
We advise our clients to add a teaspoon (2 to 4 g) to your cereals, yogurts, drinks, etc., to fight against your nutritional deficiencies.
Our sea buckthorn powder will allow you to:
- Combat daily stress and fatigue
- Fight against cardiovascular or neurodegenerative diseases
- Promote oxygenation and renewal of the immune system
- Improve the absorption of iron in our body