Vitamins and minerals
We have 322 expert articles with research and specialist opinions on health — in 14 languages
Vitamin A and beta-carotene — when do they help, and when can they be harmful?
Henryk Różański warns that prolonged and excessive use of carotenoids can turn the skin yellowish.
Read the answer →Vitamin K2 — the missing key to strong bones and clear arteries?
Jan Jaśkowski presents K2 as an important partner to D3: it may support bones and limit calcium deposits in the arteries.
Read the answer →Selenium — the element missing from Polish soil?
Jerzy Zięba points out that low levels of selenium in soil are linked to widespread deficiencies of this element.
Read the answer →Vitamin B12 — The Hidden Deficiency That Mimics Aging?
Henryk Różański links B12 deficiency to memory problems, anemia, muscle wasting, and sensory disturbances.
Read the answer →Zinc—the immunity mineral we forget about?
Henryk Różański says that zinc helps produce immune cells and proteins and increases resistance to viral infections and pus-forming bacteria.
Read the answer →Iodine and the thyroid — what aren’t patients told?
Jerzy Jaśkowski warns that iodine should not be given without a medical indication or outside the appropriate window in the event of a radioactive threat.
Read the answer →Vitamin D—Is sunlight enough in the Polish climate?
Jerzy Jaśkowski and Jan Jaśkowski point out that sunlight alone does not provide vitamin D all year round in Polish conditions.
Read the answer →Vitamin C for a child with a cold — should you give it or not?
Henryk Różański gives a recipe for a children’s syrup containing L-ascorbic acid and recommends giving it several times a day by the teaspoon or tablespoon, depending on the child’s age.
Read the answer →Sepsis — Could Vitamin C Save Lives in Hospitals?
Jerzy Zięba describes a patient with sepsis who recovered after receiving an experimental high dose of vitamin C.
Read the answer →Magnesium — why are so many of us deficient, and how can we recognize it?
Henryk Różański points out that magnesium deficiency can result, among other things, from a poor diet, problems with absorption, and excessive loss from the body.
Read the answer →High-dose vitamin C — a treatment you won’t hear about at the doctor’s office?
Andrzej Frydrychowski recommended 2 g of vitamin C every three hours and, in life-threatening situations, intravenous doses of 40–200 g per day.
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