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Why Are B vitamins so Important to Pregnant Women?
Why Are B vitamins so Important to Pregnant Women?

B vitamins are one of the most important nutrients for everyone, especially in pregnancy. Infancy and pregnancy are the times in a person’s life when cellular metabolism is at its most intensive. Cellular mitosis changes a fertilized egg into a whole cluster of cells growing exponentially.  Eventually, raw stem cells diversify into highly specialized tissues in a developing fetus. B vitamins, in particular, are especially important for this cell diversification in order to develop healthy organs, especially the brain and nervous system.

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BlogPayal BhandariB vitamins, pregnancy, health, nutrients, coenzyme, cell metabolism, mitochondria, fetus, thiamine B1, riboflavin B2, niacin B3, pantothenic acid B5, pyridoxine B6, biotin B7, folate B9
Disproving High Cholesterol Myths and Facts
Disproving High Cholesterol Myths and Facts

If you don't watch what you eat, it can be easy to accumulate high cholesterol. There are a lot of myths about cholesterol that integrative medicine physician Dr. Payal Bhandari wants to clear up so that more people can take a proactive approach to their health.

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