Micronutrition

52 articles in this category

Amino acids and thyroid repair: the 5 building blocks you're missing

The 5 essential amino acids for the thyroid: tyrosine, glutamine, carnitine, methionine and tryptophan. Role, dosage and dietary sources.

20 mars 2026

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Acetylcholine: the forgotten neurotransmitter of your memory

Acetylcholine deficiency: causes, symptoms (memory, creativity, muscle tone), synthesis cofactors, dietary sources and protocol.

18 mars 2026

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Oxidative balance: Dr Brack's test to measure your oxidative stress

Oxidative stress and antioxidant defenses according to Dr Brack: free radicals, aggressors, endogenous defenses and naturopathic antioxidant protocol.

18 mars 2026

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Dopamine: when motivation fades for no reason

Dopamine deficiency: causes, symptoms (fatigue, procrastination, addictions), synthesis cofactors, dietary sources and naturopathic protocol.

18 mars 2026

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GABA: the calming neurotransmitter you lost

GABA deficiency: causes, symptoms (anxiety, insomnia, palpitations, muscle tension), synthesis cofactors and naturopathic protocol for.

18 mars 2026

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Hyperinsulinism: when excess insulin causes weight gain and fatigue

Excess insulin and insulin resistance: causes, symptoms (abdominal fat, sugar cravings, postprandial fatigue), consequences.

18 mars 2026

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Hypoinsulinism: when the pancreas can no longer keep up

Insulin deficiency: causes, symptoms (weight loss, thirst, fatigue, unstable blood glucose), link with diabetes and naturopathic support protocol.

18 mars 2026

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Marchesseau oxidative balance: free radicals, aging and antioxidant defenses

Marchesseau redox questionnaire: oxidative stress, free radicals, accelerated aging, age spots, white hair.

18 mars 2026

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Iron: the silent deficiency that exhausts your body

Iron deficiency: causes of absorption and loss, optimal vs normal ferritin, hepcidin, hemic vs non-hemic food sources, antagonists.

17 mars 2026

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Omega-6 (GLA): the forgotten anti-inflammatory of evening primrose and borage oils

GLA deficiency: causes, delta-6-desaturase, premenstrual syndrome, atopic eczema, evening primrose vs borage, omega-6/omega-3 ratio, dietary sources and.

17 mars 2026

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Vitamin A (retinol): vision, immunity and cellular renewal

Vitamin A deficiency: causes, night blindness, xerophthalmia, immunity, dry skin, retinol vs beta-carotene, dietary sources, antagonists and protocol.

17 mars 2026

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Vitamin B1 (thiamine): the spark of your energy and your brain

Vitamin B1 deficiency: causes, neurological and cardiac symptoms, food sources, underestimated antagonists, supplements and protocol.

17 mars 2026

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Vitamin B12 (cobalamin): methylation, neurology and pernicious anemia

Vitamin B12 deficiency: gastrointestinal causes, irreversible neurological damage, methylcobalamin vs cyanocobalamin, intrinsic factor.

17 mars 2026

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Vitamin B2 (riboflavin): your mitochondria cannot function without it

Vitamin B2 deficiency: causes, oral and ocular symptoms, mitochondrial FAD cofactor, food sources, antagonists and protocol.

17 mars 2026

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Vitamin B3 (niacin): the NAD+ fuel of each of your cells

Vitamin B3 deficiency: causes, pellagra of the 3Ds, NAD+ and sirtuins, food sources, tryptophan, antagonists and supplementation protocol.

17 mars 2026

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Vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid): the vitamin for your adrenal glands and coenzyme A

Vitamin B5 deficiency: causes, adrenal fatigue, role of coenzyme A in energy metabolism, food sources, antagonists and.

17 mars 2026

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Vitamin B8 (biotin): hair, skin and blood glucose in one molecule

Biotin deficiency: causes, hair loss, dermatitis, role in carboxylases, dietary sources, avidin, antagonists and protocol for.

17 mars 2026

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Vitamin B9 (folates): methylation, pregnancy and homocysteine

Folate deficiency: causes, role in methylation and neural tube, MTHFR, dietary sources, drug antagonists and methylfolate protocol.

17 mars 2026

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Vitamin C: immunity, collagen and antioxidant shield

Vitamin C deficiency: modern scurvy, collagen synthesis, glutathione recycling, food sources, antagonists and high-dose protocol vs.

17 mars 2026

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Vitamin E (tocopherol): guardian of membranes and fertility

Vitamin E deficiency: causes, membrane oxidative stress, fertility, neuropathy, alpha-tocopherol vs gamma-tocopherol, food sources.

17 mars 2026

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Vitamin K: coagulation, solid bones and flexible arteries

Vitamin K deficiency: causes, coagulation, osteoporosis, arterial calcification, K1 vs K2 MK-7, osteocalcin, MGP, dietary sources, antagonists.

17 mars 2026

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Alzheimer, the metabolic disease you can prevent 20 years before

Prof. Castronovo debunks the myth of genetic inevitability in Alzheimer's and reveals the metabolic mechanisms, amyloid plaques, tau protein, ApoE4.

12 mars 2026

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Micronutrition Assessment: The 7 Analyses Your Doctor Never Prescribes

Dr. Anne Lucas teaches the 7 pillars of nutritional and functional medicine at the DU MAPS. A trained naturopath decrypts biological analyses.

12 mars 2026

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Cancer and nutrition: what micronutrition changes in the equation

Prof. Castronovo presents cancer as a metabolic disease that is preventable in 90-95%, molecular mechanisms, role of nutrition (35% of cancers).

12 mars 2026

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Electrolytes: why drinking water isn't enough when you're exhausted

Adrenal fatigue causes sodium loss. Drinking more water worsens the problem. Discover how to restore your electrolytes naturally.

12 mars 2026

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Exposome: why your body is a pollution sponge (and how to wring it out)

The exposome encompasses all chemical exposures experienced from conception to death. A toxicologist from Paris Descartes decodes endocrine disruptors.

12 mars 2026

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Low ferritin and hair loss: the connection your doctor is missing

Your ferritin is normal but your hair is falling out? Discover why this key marker is rarely measured and how to restore your iron reserves.

12 mars 2026

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Myo-inositol: mood, blood sugar and ovaries in one molecule

Myo-inositol regulates insulin, serotonin and thyroid function. Discover this pseudo-vitamin that is changing the game in PCOS and anxiety.

12 mars 2026

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Magnesium: the mineral that 75% of French people don't have in sufficient quantity

Magnesium deficiency: causes, stress-magnesium vicious cycle, bioavailable forms, bisglycinate vs oxide, dietary sources, antagonists and.

12 mars 2026

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Magnesium: why your thyroid, your sleep and your stress depend on it

Magnesium is involved in more than 300 enzymatic reactions. Discover why it is the first supplement to take and how to choose the right form.

12 mars 2026

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Medications and Deficiencies: When Your Treatment Steals Your Nutrients

128,000 hospitalizations per year for iatrogenesis in France. Statins, PPIs, birth control pill, metformin, paracetamol: a naturopath trained in the MAPS diploma decrypts them.

12 mars 2026

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NAC and glutathione: the shield nobody prescribes

NAC is the precursor to glutathione, the body's master antioxidant. Discover why it is essential in autoimmunity and how to use it safely.

12 mars 2026

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Oxidative stress: your cells are rusting (and supermarket antioxidants won't change that)

10% of your mitochondrial electrons fall and create free radicals. Understand oxidative stress, the SOD-GPx-catalase triad, the role of.

12 mars 2026

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Vitamin B6 (P5P): Brain, Gut and Hormones in One Molecule

Vitamin B6 deficiency: causes, pyrrolurie, P5P vs pyridoxine, role in 140 enzymatic reactions, food sources, drug antagonists and.

12 mars 2026

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Vitamin D: the sun hormone that nobody measures correctly

Vitamin D deficiency: causes, sun hormone, VDR and 200 genes, autoimmunity, cancer, D3 vs D2, optimal standards vs lab standards, sources.

12 mars 2026

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Brain and cognition: what neurobiology teaches you about protecting your neurons

A naturopath trained in functional neurobiology explains how your neurons communicate, why myelin, axonal transport and cells.

11 mars 2026

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Cholesterol and cardiovascular disease: the true culprits your cardiologist isn't looking for

A functional medicine cardiologist debunks the cholesterol myth and reveals the true mechanisms of cardiovascular disease.

11 mars 2026

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Depression and Neurotransmitters: Micronutrition Changes Everything

Dopamine, serotonin, GABA, intestinal neuroinflammation: a naturopath decodes the biochemical foundations of depression and the levers for action.

11 mars 2026

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Epigenetics and nutrition: what you eat reprograms your genes

Methylation, histones, methyl donors (B9, B12, zinc): how your diet modifies the expression of your genes without touching DNA.

11 mars 2026

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Omega-3 and membrane fluidity: why your cells are no longer communicating

Omega-3 deficiency: causes, membrane fluidity, omega-6/omega-3 ratio, EPA vs DHA, resolvins, erythrocyte index, marine sources, antagonists and.

11 mars 2026

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Cellular aging: mitochondria, glycation and sirtuins

Mitochondrial oxidative stress, protein glycation (AGE), sirtuins and NAD: the 4 key nutrients to slow down your biological clock.

11 mars 2026

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Carnitine and thyroid: the molecule no one tests

Carnitine transports fatty acids into your mitochondria. Depleted in hypothyroidism, protective in hyperthyroidism: the missing link to your fatigue.

10 mars 2026

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Thyroid and digestion: the vicious cycle they don't explain to you

Hypothyroidism and digestion: the vicious cycle of hypochlorhydria, malabsorption, constipation. 10 concrete strategies to break free.

10 mars 2026

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Hypothyroidism is a symptom, not a diagnosis

After more than 300 thyroid consultations, one certainty: hypothyroidism always hides an underlying cause.

10 mars 2026

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Hertoghe Diet: the dietary protocol that optimizes your thyroid

Dr Hertoghe has documented the impact of diet on the thyroid. Caffeine, casein, iron, Hashimoto protocol: all reference tables.

10 mars 2026

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Stress, cortisol and thyroid: why order really matters

Exhausted adrenals, reverse T3, pregnenolone steal: why you must always treat the adrenals BEFORE the thyroid. A naturopath explains.

10 mars 2026

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Thyroid and liver: the duo you're ignoring and that explains everything

Your liver converts 60% of your T4 to T3. Cholesterol, statins, estrogens, fatty liver: the bidirectional liver-thyroid relationship your doctor doesn't see.

10 mars 2026

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Thyroid and weight: why you're not losing weight despite everything

Alpha/beta receptors, insulin, estrogens, liver: finally understand why your thyroid makes you store fat and how to unlock it.

10 mars 2026

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Anemia: understanding root causes and acting naturally

Anemia: a naturopath explains the root causes (iron metabolism, hepcidin, inflammation, intestines) and effective natural solutions.

4 mars 2026

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Thyroid: the 7 nutrients your endocrinologist never tests

Thyroid: discover the 7 essential nutrients for T4→T3 conversion, the 4-axis strategy and the complete workup to demand. Over 300 consultations.

3 mars 2026

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Zinc: why you're probably deficient (and what to do)

Zinc: 30% of French people are deficient. Discover the clinical signs, the 6 hidden culprits and natural solutions to correct your status.

3 mars 2026

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Serotonin: how to produce it without antidepressants

Serotonin: understand the synthesis chain, the 7 signs of deficiency and how to act naturally with griffonia and intestinal health.

2 mars 2026