Guide

Want to learn more about BIOGENA and the multifaceted world of micronutrients and expand your health knowledge? In our blog, you will not only find exciting contributions to the topic of vitamins and minerals, etc., we will also keep you informed on an ongoing basis about the latest news from research and summarise study results briefly and comprehensibly.

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Life

Vitamin B12 - and everything you need to know about it

More and more people are deciding to give up animal-based foods for a variety of reasons. Those who opt for a purely plant-based diet should pay special attention to one particular vitamin for the sake of their health: the B vitamin "B12". 
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from Mag. Margit Weichselbraun
on 15.05.2024
Person with folic acid deficiency
Micronutrients

Folic acid deficiency – what you need to know

Do you recognise this story? The Grimm Brothers’ fairy tale, in which Rapunzel's mother lusted after the prohibited salad leaves in her neighbour’s garden during pregnancy? Her gut feeling was right on the money, since the water-soluble B...
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Camilla Freinek
from Camilla Freinek, BSc MSc
on 07.05.2024
Woman with sore muscles
Fitness and Health

Everything about sore muscles and what helps prevent it

Not even the biggest fans of exercise are immune from muscle aches and pains. When our muscles ache, we really notice it. They can just complain discreetly in the background or make every movement significantly more difficult. The good news: Muscle...
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Klaus Molidor
from Klaus Molidor
on 01.05.2024
Knowledge

Magnesium tablets vs. capsules – the advantages and disadvantages of the pharmaceutical forms

Magnesium capsules, like magnesium tablets, are an established form of topping up your magnesium supply. Find out more about the advantages and disadvantages of these pharmaceutical forms here.
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from Mag. Margit Weichselbraun
on 29.04.2024
Micronutrients

Everything about vitamin C (ascorbic acid) – daily requirement, effect & use

Vitamin C is a vitamin for all seasons. This immunity classic is not only in demand during the cold season, it is also a warm weather vitamin, which proves its qualities either in the course of extensive sunbathing or when travelling by air. Learn...
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Camilla Freinek
from Camilla Freinek, BSc MSc
on 23.04.2024
Man with vitamin D deficiency
Micronutrients

Vitamin D deficiency – under-supplied despite sunlight?

Sun rays that tickle our noses don’t just make our hearts sing. They also penetrate deep under the skin and provide us with a very special vital substance – the fat-soluble vitamin D. Vitamin D, however, is not a vitamin in the real sense. In...
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from Mag. Kristiina Singer, MSc
on 17.04.2024
Calf cramps
Fitness and Health

Leg cramps – why they occur & what helps to prevent them

Painful leg cramps force us unexpectedly to our knees – but why do they occur? And what can we do about them?
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from Mag. Margit Weichselbraun
on 15.04.2024
Longevity
Life

Longevity: Guide to healthy aging

Thanks to modern medicine, longevity and eternal youth are no longer just a matter of genetics or pure luck. They are art and science at the same time, which each of us can learn and implement in our daily lives in order to live in the best health...
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Michael Wäger
from Michael Wäger, BSc, MSc
on 15.04.2024
Astaxanthin
Micronutrients

What is astaxanthin? – All about benefits, use & dosage

Astaxanthin not only colours wild salmon and crabs pink through their intake of microalgae, it also shines with its powers as a super antioxidant. A summary of the effect, application and dosage of the marine antioxidant.
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from Mag. Margit Weichselbraun
on 11.04.2024
News in science

Study: altered intestinal flora in individuals with histamine intolerance

The intestinal flora of people who are sensitive to histamine in foods has a different composition to the intestinal flora of individuals to whom it poses no problems. This is indicated by a German study that was recently published in the Journal of...
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Michael Wäger
from Michael Wäger, BSc, MSc
on 27.03.2024
Life

Histamine intolerance: How to recognise histamine intolerance and what to do about it

Do you find that a glass of red wine, instead of relaxing you, gives you a runny nose? What sounds like an allergy could be a histamine intolerance – learn all about it here.
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from Mag. Margit Weichselbraun
on 18.03.2024
Vitamin D for babies & newborns: yes or no?
Micronutrients

Vitamin D for babies & newborns: yes or no?

Breast milk and high-quality infant formula are perfectly tailored to the needs of babies. But why is vitamin D still recommended for little ones? Is it not enough to spend a lot of time outdoors with your baby and to absorb the vitamin through...
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from Mag. Margit Weichselbraun
on 14.03.2024