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Notes from two moms who got tired of guessing.

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

No authorised EU claim links vitamin D to sleep
Oct 14, 2026 · adults · 5 min read

Does vitamin D help you sleep?

What the research on vitamin D and sleep says so far, what vitamin D is recognised for in the EU, and simple habits that often help.

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90 µg a day through most of childhood. Salt and fish still do the real work
Sep 2, 2026 · adults · 8 min read

How much iodine does each age need?

EFSA's iodine figures by age, what salt and fish still do, and why pregnancy at 200 µg is not our pouch.

% NRV, an adult ruler, not a recommendation for your child
Sep 2, 2026 · parents · 7 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. Daily dose first, then ...

4 µg a day, EFSA's adult figure for B12. Eggs and dairy can cover it
Sep 2, 2026 · kids · 7 min read

If your child does not eat meat

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 · 7 min read

What is a food supplement?

In Europe these are foods with a scoop, not a set you have to complete. Why two bottles often do the same job, and why we would r...

40+ is not a formula. Age on the lid is marketing unless the panel changes
Sep 2, 2026 · adults · 7 min read

A multinutrient after 40: what 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 · 8 min read

Why are teenagers tired?

The adolescent body clock shifts later by one to three hours. Where iron fits, what authorised energy wordings actually say, and ...

133%, the jump in B12 requirement between age ten and fourteen
Aug 31, 2026 · parents · 7 min read

What changes at 12 for teenagers?

Requirements stop tracking age and start tracking growth. Which nutrients move, why iron is different, and why a children's pouch...

8 nutrients with a recognised link to tiredness
Aug 26, 2026 · adults · 7 min read

Tiredness: what food can and cannot explain

Eight nutrients have an authorised EU link to tiredness. Iron is the one most associated with it, and our product contains none.

375 mg, the label's ruler. No age actually needs that much
Aug 24, 2026 · kids · 7 min read

How much magnesium does a child need?

EFSA's figures by age, why the label percentage always looks low, and why our dose covers only part of a day. Form matters for th...

10% of the iron in food is absorbed before age eleven
Aug 19, 2026 · kids · 7 min read

Does my child need an iron supplement?

Why iron behaves unlike any other nutrient, how little is absorbed, and why supplementing should follow a blood test. We sell none.

3 months before you can reasonably conclude anything
Aug 17, 2026 · adults · 7 min read

How long does a multinutrient take to work?

Most people feel nothing, and that is normal. Water-soluble vitamins move in hours. Vitamin D takes weeks. Three months is a fair...

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