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Nutrition science, parenting lessons, label breakdowns, and practical recipes from Lina & Stanislava. No clickbait. No fluff. Just the kind of information we wanted ourselves.

12 mg, the adult ceiling for B6 after 2023. A B100 sits well above it
Sep 2, 2026 · parents · 5 min read

How much is too much? EU upper limits, nutrient by nutrient

The ceiling is a daily total from every bottle, not one lid. B6 was cut to 12 mg for adults in 2023. Zinc, vitamin D, and when not to add a second product.

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July: Lisbon is not Ireland. You cannot drop the D and keep the rest
Sep 2, 2026 · parents · 5 min read

Vitamin D in summer: stop or continue?

Lisbon in July is not Ireland in July. NHS winter advice, what skin can do in high summer, and why our pouch cannot drop the D on...

90 µg a day through most of childhood. Salt and fish still do the real work
Sep 2, 2026 · kids · 4 min read

Iodine: how much each age needs

EFSA's figures by age. Salt and fish still do most of the work. Pregnancy is a different requirement, and not our SKU.

50 nmol/L, Europe's blood-level target. That is 20 ng/ml, not 60
Sep 2, 2026 · adults · 5 min read

Vitamin D and sleep: what her work says, and what we may print

We take her vitamin D and sleep work seriously. EU food law still does not let us claim sleep. The numbers, and what our pouch is.

3 months, then a lower daily B dose. The high stretch is not for life
Sep 2, 2026 · adults · 5 min read

B vitamins: her protocol, food, and the European dose limit

High B for about three months, then a lower daily dose. We take that sequence seriously. We cannot sell the high-dose stretch in ...

% NRV, an adult ruler, not a recommendation for your child
Sep 2, 2026 · parents · 4 min read

How to read a supplement label

The percentage on the tub is for adults. How to read the back of any pack in two minutes, including ours.

4 µg a day, EFSA's adult figure for B12. Eggs and dairy can cover it
Sep 2, 2026 · kids · 5 min read

If your child does not eat meat: what to watch on the plate

B12 sits in animal foods. Iron is a different job, and our product contains none. What to do this week if meat has left the plate.

160%: two products at 80% NRV of the same vitamin, if you take both
Sep 2, 2026 · parents · 5 min read

What is a food supplement, and do you need several?

These are foods with a scoop, not a collection you have to complete. Why two bottles often do the same job, and why we would rath...

40+ is not a formula. Age on the lid is marketing unless the panel changes
Sep 2, 2026 · adults · 4 min read

A multinutrient after 40: what actually changes

Forty is not a formula. What does change is winter light, B12 later on, and iron at different stages of adult life. Our Adults po...

3 hours later that a teenager's body clock runs, from puberty on
Sep 2, 2026 · parents · 6 min read

Why teenagers are tired: the biology, and what the evidence points to

The adolescent body clock shifts later by one to three hours. What that does, where iron fits, and what the nutrients involved in...

133%, the jump in B12 requirement between age ten and fourteen
Aug 31, 2026 · parents · 6 min read

What changes at 12: why a teenager is not a bigger child

Requirements do not scale with body size. What actually changes between 11 and 14, which nutrients move, and why the children's p...

8 nutrients with a recognised link to tiredness
Aug 26, 2026 · adults · 4 min read

Tiredness: what food can and cannot explain

Which nutrients have an officially recognised link to tiredness, what that actually means, and why a multivitamin is rarely the r...

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