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Vitamins – the Basics

Vitamins are micro-nutrients. They were discovered by Eijkman (1897) in Indonesia, Java, while studying a disease called beriberi common among natives whose main diet was rice. He noticed that fowl fed on polished rice, developed beri beri, but not when fed on crudely milled rice. In 1911 Funk obtained an alcoholic extract of the outer… Read More: Vitamins – the Basics »

The Basics of Sleep Apnea

Sleeping time is a perfect moment to rest. Everybody loves to sleep especially when you are tired of a very stressful day. However, there are associated disorders that occur while the person is asleep. The most common type of such condition is sleep apnea. It is considered a very common sleep disorder occurring not only… Read More: The Basics of Sleep Apnea »