Category: Nutrition
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High Fat Diet Not As Dangerous As High Carb Plans
Ohio State University find that levels of fat in the blood did not increase with a high fat diet, but did with a high carbohydrate intake By Sarah Knapton 21 November 2014 Saturated fat has long been demonised by doctors and nutritionists who claim that it increases the risk of heart problems. But decades of…
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Ginger or Zinc Sulfate For Menstrual Pain
In the journal Pain Management Nursing, the authors found that young women who took ginger or zinc sulfate capsules before they started their periods had less pain than a placebo group. They took either 250 mg of ginger 3 times per day, or 220 mg of zinc sulfate 3 times per day starting 4 days…
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Higher Vitamin D in Menopause Linked to Big Reduction in Fracture
Nancy A. Melville September 15, 2014 HOUSTON — Women who maintain high vitamin-D levels throughout menopause have a more than 40% reduced risk for fracture during the transition than those whose levels are lower, according to new research presented here at the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) 2014 annual meeting. “Women at midlife with higher…
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Diet and Exercise, From an Ophthalmic Perspective
August 28, 2014 Written by Paul B. Freeman OD, FAAO, FCOVD Much research has been done to address the risk factors associated with specific ophthalmic diseases such as macular degeneration. While there are non-modifiable risk factors such as age, gender, ethnicity, and genetic factors, significant modifiable risk factors have also been identified. These include diet…
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Pistachios Improve Blood Sugar in Prediabetes
Miriam E. Tucker August 26, 2014 Daily consumption of pistachios may improve the metabolic risk profiles for people with prediabetes, a new study finds. Mònica Bulló, PhD, professor in the Human Nutrition Unit, Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Institut d’Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain, and colleagues published the results of…
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Glucosamine and Chondroitin for Knee Arthritis
From this article, here is the summary of what we think we know in using glucosamine and chondroitin for osteoarthritis: Glucosamine sulfate and glucosamine hydrochloride appear to be equivalent in their efficacy. Individuals with more severe symptoms appear to have a greater response. Those who are obese respond poorly. The average dose for glucosamine is 1500…
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Vegan Diet Eases Diabetic Neuropathy Pain
If you have diabetic peripheral neuropathy, you may want to consider following a vegan/plant-based type diet with vitamin B12 supplementation to reduce the pain. In this article, they said that they saw an 81% improvement in pain after doing this for one month. Show this to your doctor before you start something like this though.…
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Vegan Diet Eases Diabetic Neuropathy Pain
This article suggests that a vegan style diet along with vitamin B12 supplements may help some people who suffer from diabetic neuropathic pain. ~ Dr. Broussard ORLANDO — A plant-based diet may help relieve diabetic nerve pain, according to a randomized trial presented here. by Kristina Fiore, Staff Writer, MedPage Today August 08, 2014 ORLANDO — A plant-based…
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Eating Your Way to Better Dental Health
How diet can remineralise your teeth and save you visits to the dentist BY ROSEMARY BYFIELD, EPOCH TIMES August 6, 2014 Updated: August 6, 2014 When his baby daughter developed tooth cavities, Ramiel Nagel was shocked. How could this happen when, as a health-conscious individual, he had given her the best start in life and…
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Calcium and Vitamin D Supplements May Be Too Much
This article points out that some women process vitamin D and calcium differently than others, and when you begin taking supplements, you may want to work with your doctor and get blood tests every once in a while to measure your blood calcium levels. High levels can cause problems, just like low levels can. ~…