Growing up in everyday USA, it was pre-determined that I would take in a number of carcinogens often, and not be aware of it. I had soda at breakfast, lunch, and dinner, for example. Smoking in restaurants and hotels was allowed for most of my childhood. Nitrites were a common occurrence in my ...

Red meats are meats that are easy to identify, they're simply red in colour when they are raw. These include beef, lamb, mutton, pork, goat, veal, and venison. These types of meats appear to be red as they are rich in myoglobin (a protein that binds iron and oxygen) and when encountering oxygen, it ...

Vitamin D - aka ‘the sunshine vitamin’, is produced in your skin when exposed to sunlight which can account for up to 90% of our total vitamin D intake, the other 10% coming from what we eat. It’s a fat-soluble vitamin including compounds of vitamin D1, D2, and D3 and is absolutely essential for ...