• Welcome to Historic Health
    By Vladimir Vukicevic
    Nov 25

    Welcome to Historic Health

    I’m excited and honored to introduce Historic Health: a new platform for navigating emerging, alternative, holistic, and integrative medicine.   Our mission is to shine a light on health and wellness topics that are often ignored, misunderstood, or cynically dismissed. We believe that new sources of physical progress, emotional wellbeing, and human longevity may come from […]

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  • Zinc
    By Historic Health Staff
    Nov 23

    Zinc

    Zinc is a nutrient found in cells throughout the human body. It’s a trace mineral, which means the body needs very small amounts. Zinc is essential for more than 100 enzymes to carry out their function.

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  • Calcium
    By Historic Health Staff
    Nov 23

    Calcium

    Calcium is the most abundant mineral in the body. It’s most often associated with healthy bones and teeth, although it also plays an important role in blood clotting, helping muscles to contract, and regulating normal heart rhythms and nerve functions.

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  • Chromium
    By Historic Health Staff
    Nov 23

    Chromium

    Chromium is an essential mineral that the human body needs in trace amounts. Chromium enhances the action of insulin, the hormone that helps blood sugar enter cells so it can be used for energy. It is also involved in the breakdown and absorption of carbohydrate, proteins, and fats.

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  • Vitamin B12 (Cyanocobalamin)
    By Historic Health Staff
    Nov 23

    Vitamin B12 (Cyanocobalamin)

    Vitamin B12, or cobalamin, keeps blood and nerve cells healthy, helps make DNA, and plays a key role in energy production. Vitamin B12 is naturally found in most animal foods. It can also be added to foods or supplements.

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  • Vitamin B9 (Folate or Folic Acid)
    By Historic Health Staff
    Nov 23

    Vitamin B9 (Folate or Folic Acid)

    Vitamin B9 (commonly known as “folate”) is naturally present in many foods. Folate is primarily needed to make DNA and other genetic material. It also enables cells to divide. A form of folate, called folic acid, is used in fortified foods and most dietary supplements.

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  • Vitamin B7 (Biotin)
    By Historic Health Staff
    Nov 23

    Vitamin B7 (Biotin)

    Vitamin B7, more popularly known as biotin, is a water-soluble B vitamin found naturally in some foods and also in supplements. Like other B-vitamins it helps enzymes to break down fats, carbohydrates, and proteins in food. However, its key function is to help regulate signals sent by cells and the activity of genes.

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  • Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine)
    By Historic Health Staff
    Nov 23

    Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine)

    Vitamin B6 is naturally present in many foods and required by the body for more than 100 enzyme reactions involved in metabolism. It also assists brain development during pregnancy as well as immune function.

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  • Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic Acid)
    By Historic Health Staff
    Nov 23

    Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic Acid)

    Vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid) is one of eight B vitamins and an essential nutrient that is naturally present in a wide variety of plant and animal foods. The main function of this water-soluble B vitamin is in the synthesis of coenzyme A (CoA) and acyl carrier protein which aids fatty acid synthesis.

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  • Vitamin A
    By Historic Health Staff
    Nov 23

    Vitamin A

    Vitamin A (also called retinol or retinoic acid) is a nutrient that supports vision, immunity, cell division, and reproduction. Vitamin A’s antioxidant properties help protect your body against disease-causing free radicals.

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  • Vitamin B3 (Niacin)
    By Historic Health Staff
    Nov 23

    Vitamin B3 (Niacin)

    Vitamin B3 (niacin) is a water-soluble nutrient that helps your body convert food into energy, create cholesterol and fats, create and repair DNA, and has antioxidant effects.

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  • Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)
    By Historic Health Staff
    Nov 23

    Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)

    Vitamin B2 (also known as riboflavin) is a water-soluble nutrient that’s naturally present in some foods, added to some food products, and available as a dietary supplement. Vitamin B2 plays a key role in the growth of cells, energy production, and processing fats, steroids, and medication.

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  • Iodine
    By Historic Health Staff
    Nov 23

    Iodine

    Iodine is an essential trace mineral. It’s not made by the body, so it must be obtained by food or supplements. Iodine is found naturally in some foods (mainly meat and sea vegetables) and is added to supplements and some salt seasonings.

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  • Selenium
    By Historic Health Staff
    Nov 23

    Selenium

    Selenium is a mineral that occurs naturally in water and some foods. This nutrient is an essential component of various enzymes and proteins, called selenoproteins, that helps to make DNA and protect against cell damage and infections.

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  • Sodium
    By Historic Health Staff
    Nov 23

    Sodium

    Sodium is an essential mineral that helps regulate fluid and electrolyte balance as well as blood pressure. The body needs a small amount of sodium to work correctly, but too much is detrimental to your health.

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  • Vitamin B1 (Thiamine)
    By Historic Health Staff
    Nov 22

    Vitamin B1 (Thiamine)

    Vitamin B1, also known as thiamine, is one of eight B vitamins. This water-soluble nutrient enables your body to use carbohydrates as energy.

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  • Vitamin E
    By Historic Health Staff
    Nov 22

    Vitamin E

    Vitamin E is a fat-soluble nutrient that acts as an antioxidant—this means it protects your cells from damage caused by free radicals.

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  • Iron
    By Historic Health Staff
    Nov 22

    Iron

    Iron is an important mineral that keeps blood healthy. It’s a major component of hemoglobin, a type of protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen from the lungs to all parts of the body. Without enough iron, there aren’t enough red blood cells to transport oxygen, which leads to fatigue.

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  • Potassium
    By Historic Health Staff
    Nov 22

    Potassium

    Potassium is an essential mineral that is needed by all tissues in the body. Potassium is sometimes called an electrolyte because it carries a small electrical charge that activates various cell and nerve functions. 

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  • Vitamin K
    By Historic Health Staff
    Nov 22

    Vitamin K

    Vitamin K is important for blood clotting and maintaining bone strength. There are two types of vitamin K: Phylloquinone (Vitamin K1) and Menaquinones (Vitamin K2).

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