Articles, tagged with "micronutrients", page 4
14th January 2010
Have you ever thought about the origin of the word vitamin? What about nutrient? If you look at the word vitamin, you see that it has vital at its root, and the word nutrient comes from Latin meaning quit literally to nourish. So these words tell us th...
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Author:
the_hendo
05th January 2010
What are the essential vitamins for women? How can you ensure their proper supplementation in your diet? Find out the expert answers in this article.
The essential dosage of vitamins is what all women should seriously consider as a part of their health...
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Author:
Anand K Dulhanomal
18th December 2009
The importance of healthy eating has never more prominent than today. With constant television, radio, newspaper and magazine adverts promoting the importance of healthy eating, and getting your ‘five-a-day', you would have to be a total recluse living ...
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Author:
mmnewbold
07th December 2009
A high blood sugar level is a truly devastating diagnosis. Today, more and more people are being affected by this dreaded silent killer called diabetes, and at younger and younger ages. While it was extremely rare to see an insulin-dependent 35-year old b...
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Author:
Gen Wright
07th December 2009
You've probably heard it a hundred times. Fatty fish include species like salmon, sardines, trout, anchovies and mackerel. These species have fat stores throughout the filet, rather than only in the liver, which is where you'll find the fat in whitefish...
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Author:
Laurel Levine
24th November 2009
How to Grow Beautiful Culinary Herbs
You don't have to be a chef or have a green thumb to grow an herb garden. Culinary herbs are extremely easy to grow. Once they get going, they add fragrance, texture and color to just about any garden or space. Har...
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Author:
OrganicGardener
15th November 2009
It never fails... You may be disappointed to learn that the only DHA food sources are some types of fish and seafood. Unlike other nutrients which are abundant in a variety of different foods, Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is limited in the food chain.
Fi...
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Author:
Laurel Cohen
30th October 2009
Most often, diabetics consume far too little micronutrients for successfully treating their diabetes and helping them cope with the condition. Among the insufficient micronutrients is chromium. This micronutrient has a huge impact on insulin response....
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Author:
Christoffer X Altesino
14th October 2009
Although we live in a country where millions of dollars worth of synthetic vitamins are produced and sold, many of us are living in poor health, our bodies still lacking optimum levels of vitamin supplements that we can absorb effectively. Our sorry stat...
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Author:
fredburfell
13th October 2009
Goji berries are shiny, small red berries growing from violet cone shaped flowers, available in different parts of Himalayas, Tibet, Thailand and China. The fruit is possibly the healthiest and just possibly the most complete fruit on Earth from the point...
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Author:
bachelderkirk
25th September 2009
Truthfully speaking, the body needs vitamins and supplements to promote good health of our cells. They are also termed as micronutrients and basically are all too important for our daily living activities such as digestion, nervous systems functions and ...
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Author:
fredburfell
17th September 2009
What is the optimum omega3 intake? The answer might not make you happy, but no one really knows.
A growing number of health experts say that we should strive for optimal nutritional intake on a daily basis, in order to reduce our risk of chronic disea...
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Author:
Laurel Cohen
11th September 2009
Implementing a juicing plan in your daily diet is one key that can give you energetic, radiant and optimal health. Heating food can damage sensitive and valuable micronutrients which are needed by your body and you can get these back by drinking fresh veg...
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Author:
chris928
03rd September 2009
Bruises and bumps are an all-too-common occurrence in life. They generally are the results of blood from damaged arteries deep underneath your skin collecting close to the surface, which results in a black and blue discoloration. A bruise is cosmetic, s...
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Author:
Fredrick Mullen
11th August 2009
The extensive popularity of high-protein diets is due in huge part to their ability to helpdeal with hunger. When protein is absorbed, it sends a sign to the brain to decrease yourappetite. Another benefit of protein is that it raises your resting metabol...
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Author:
Herbalife