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Don't get mugged by diabetes meds
Dear Pharmacist: I have your "Diabetes Without Drugs" book and it has helped me, but I'm still on two of the original five medications for this condition. Which nutrients should I take with my medicine? — B.B., Micanopy, Fla. Dear B.B.: For my new...
Tags: Probiotics, Diabetes, Diseases and Illnesses, Metformin (drug), Chemical Industry
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Why not eat more vegetables?
The list of reasons to eat veggies is a long one: Vegetables play an important role in weight management. They are naturally low in calories and cholesterol, are fat-free and packed with health-enhancing phytonutrients. - Veggies help protect...Tags: Garlic, Calcium, Foods and Beverages, Lettuce, Pecans
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Food: It's making a comeback
HealthFor years, companies have been trying to extract the health-promoting properties of various foods, package them in pills, and then make a buck. Voila, one magical wonder nutrient after another has hit the shelves of your local health food store, grocery... -
Think you need nutritional supplements? Think again.
HealthIt's easy to be tempted into taking a bunch of nutritional supplements just in case. But do you need them? And more important, is it safe?... -
Folic acid and cancer: New data might add to suspicion or, better, to discussion
Booster ShotsWe're not trying to pick on folic acid, honest. As food additives go, the synthetic version of vitamin B9, aka folate, is one of the more noble ones, widely credited -- heralded even -- for reducing the rate of neural...... -
5 Reasons To Eat The Garnish-parsley
Parsley, that little green garnish on every plate, is an often overlooked super food. Teaming with enormous benefits, here are just 5 reasons to use this leafy green as more than culinary décor. UNIQUE FLAVONOIDS: Parsley contains the powerful...
Tags: Potassium (dietary supplement), Vitamin K, Iron (dietary supplement), Parsley, Viral Diseases and Infections
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Celebrate May with strawberries
Clark County Extension ServiceMay is the month to celebrate strawberries! Although we can get fresh strawberries most any time of year, they are more readily available May through June. Strawberries are low in calories and high in nutrients. One cup of strawberries contains 55...Tags: Iron (dietary supplement), Strawberries, Salads, Dietary Supplements, Vitamin A
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DNA referees
Your life story depends upon a combination of the DNA you're stuck with plus your environment, including all the little choices and events that happen over that lifetime.
But in recent years, researchers have discovered that, while DNA lays out the...Tags: Diets and Dieting, Duke University, Gaming, Health and Safety at School, Biotechnology Industry
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Folic acid linked to reduced risk of autism spectrum disorders
Mothers who took folic acid supplements around the time they became pregnant were less likely to have children with an autism spectrum disorder, a new study has found. Researchers in Norway examined health records of more than 85,000 children born there...
Tags: Birth Defects, Fatty Acids, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fish Oil (dietary supplement), Behavioral Conditions
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Changing to a vegan diet is possible with planning
As people look to live more healthful lifestyles, many are contemplating meat-free diets. But becoming vegan or vegetarian can seem daunting as people try to figure out what to eat to get all the proper nutrients. Ingrid Beardsley, registered dietitian at...Tags: Diets and Dieting, Diabetes, Hamburgers, Calcium, Foods and Beverages
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Folic acid crucial during pregnancy
Clark County Health DepartmentNational Folic Acid Awareness Week is Jan. 6-12. Folic acid is an important B vitamin that helps prevent neural tube defects (NTDs) within the baby’s brain or spine. Taking folic acid aids in the multiplication of cells, allowing proper growth and...Tags: Spina Bifida, Learning Disability, Iron (dietary supplement), Dietary Supplements, Calcium
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Getting creative with salads
Each week a nutritionist from the University of Maryland Medical Center provides a guest post to The Baltimore Sun's health blog Picture of Health (baltimoresun.com/pictureofhealth), which is printed here. This week, Debra Schulze, RD, LDN, weighs in on...Tags: Calcium, Health and Safety at School, Foods and Beverages, Lettuce, Caesar Salads
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