Functional Food
Functional Food
Your basic winter routine: four supplements, nothing more
A simple winter basis with four nutrients: vitamin D, omega-3, magnesium and zinc.
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Cod liver oil in the dark months: what it is and which one to choose
In the dark months your skin makes hardly any vitamin D. What fermented cod liver oil is, how it differs from regular cod liver oil, and which Green Pasture variant suits you.
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Vitamin D, C, zinc and more: what suits children, athletes and older adults?
The immune system works for everyone – but what the system needs differs per life stage, lifestyle, and health situation. A professional athlete has different needs than a 70-year-old; a pregnant woman different than a school-aged child. In this decision-blog: how to choose the right immune supplement based on your profile, with concrete product recommendations from the Plenthera assortment.
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Colostrum, elderberry and antioxidants: what are they and how do they differ?
Alongside vitamin D, vitamin C and zinc and the mushroom extracts, there is a third category often mentioned in winter: substances from animal and plant sources with a long tradition of use. In this article we look at colostrum, elderberry and antioxidants such as astaxanthin and quercetin: what are they, how do they differ and which suits whom? No health claims for these substances are authorised in the EU.
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Mushrooms and mushroom extracts: AHCC, Reishi, Chaga and the other classics
Alongside vitamin D, vitamin C and zinc, there is a category that has attracted more and more attention in recent years: mushrooms and mushroom extracts. They have been part of Asian cuisine and tradition for centuries. A handful of species are mentioned most often: AHCC, Reishi, Chaga, Shiitake and Maitake. In this article you can read what they are, how they differ and what to look for when choosing. No health claims for these mushrooms are authorised in the EU.
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Vitamin D, vitamin C and zinc and the normal function of your immune system
October: the clocks go back an hour, the days get shorter and we spend more time indoors. Three nutrients are mentioned most often in this season: vitamin D, vitamin C and zinc. Not because they are trendy, but because all three have a health claim authorised in the EU: they contribute to the normal function of the immune system. In this article you can read what they do, how much you need and what to look out for when combining them.
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Busy period? How to get through it well
Deadlines, full diaries and little time for yourself: everyone knows periods when everything comes at once. In this article you'll read what the basics are for getting through such a period well, with concrete tips for each situation: from "tired but have to keep going" to "lying awake with my mind racing".View Plantforce Vegan Magnesium →
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Sleep and stress: how to break the cycle with a fixed evening routine
Busy during the day, restless in the evening and even more tired the next day: sound familiar? Stress and sleep affect each other. In this article you'll read how that works, how a fixed evening routine brings more calm to your evening, and why many people add a glass of magnesium to it.View Plantforce Vegan Magnesium →
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Long busy periods: lifestyle, diet and plants such as maca and ashwagandha
Long-term stress often builds up gradually. Busy periods follow one another, tiredness increases and recovery gets less and less room. In this article you'll read what you can do yourself to make room for recovery, and what adaptogenic plants such as maca, ashwagandha, rhodiola and reishi actually are.View our range of adaptogens →
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Cortisol and stress: what it does to your body
Cortisol is often called "the stress hormone", but it does much more than that. In this article you'll read how your daily cortisol rhythm works, what prolonged busy periods do to it, and which daily habits help you bring rhythm back into your day.View Plantforce Vegan Magnesium →
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L-theanine, caffeine, Lion's Mane and B vitamins: what are they?
August is back-to-school and back-to-work month. If you look into supplements, you will often come across 'stacks': combinations of two or more supplements used together. In this article you can read which ingredients are often mentioned together, what they are, and for which nutrients a health claim is or is not authorised. No health claims are authorised in the EU for L-theanine, caffeine, Lion's Mane, ashwagandha, ginkgo or Q10, so we make no statements about their effects.
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Omega-3: DHA and the maintenance of normal brain function
Your brain is composed of roughly 60% fat—a significant portion of which is DHA, a specific omega-3 fatty acid. DHA is a direct building block of cell membranes in the brain, especially in the synapses where nerve cells communicate with each other. DHA contributes to the maintenance of normal brain function (with a daily intake of 250 mg DHA). In this article: what DHA and EPA are, how much you need, and which source—fish oil, cod liver oil, or algae—is right for you.
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