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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Food supplement - capsule shell
Knowledge

Supplements – Which are useful, tips and much more

Food supplements are popular among the population. But what are the benefits of these preparations? What differentiates them from each other? And how should you take them? We would like to clarify this.
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from Mag. Margit Weichselbraun
on 22.05.2024
Skin & Beauty

Hyaluronic acid & its effect on skin etc. from the inside

Hyaluronic acid is one of the brightest stars in the anti-aging sky. But how does this substance work? And what can be expected from targeted intake? We explain this and more in this blog.
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Camilla Freinek
from Camilla Freinek, BSc MSc
on 21.05.2024
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
Climbing to build muscle
Sports

Building muscle | Nutrition, supplements & training tips

For some people, just seeing a dumbbell seems enough for them to grow biceps and triceps. Others, however, toil away endlessly trying to get more muscular legs, a stronger chest or defined abdominal muscles. It is now known that it is a combination...
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Klaus Molidor
from Klaus Molidor
on 02.05.2024
Woman with sore muscles
Sports

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 & Co. – the advantages and disadvantages of the pharmaceutical forms

Magnesium tablets, like magnesium capsules, 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
Omega 3 deficiency
Micronutrients

Omega-3 deficiency - No need to be afraid of fats

Omega-3 fatty acids keep our bodies in good shape. No wonder that a deficiency can become apparent in many different ways.
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from Mag. Kristiina Singer, MSc
on 17.04.2024
Calf cramps
Sports

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
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