When we hear the word chlorophyll, we typically think back to our school days spent in science class. Back then, you learned that chlorophyll collects light from the sun to make energy in plants, and it’s also what gives plants their beautiful green color.
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If you eat too much dark chocolate, you may experience immediate unpleasant symptoms such as indigestion, headache and heartburn. Chocolate's mild psychoactive effects could also produce a feeling of alertness and elation, followed by lethargy and depression.
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While celery works perfectly as the ubiquitous swizzle in a bloody Mary cocktail or the healthy, go-to lunchbox vegetable, it also works either raw or cooked in soups, stews and salads and side dishes.
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Osteoporosis affects about 44 million Americans over 50 years old, according to the National Osteoporosis Foundation, with 80 percent of women affected and 20 percent of men. Luckily, calcium carbonate can help prevent or reduce the effects of osteoporosis.
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Rather than a cause of diarrhea, coconut water is often used to treat this condition. Americans don't get enough potassium, according to the U.S.
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Vitamin B complex includes vitamins B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B7, B9, and B12. Each B vitamin has its own purpose in the body, and deficiency in any of the B vitamins can manifest as symptoms that range from barely noticeable to blindingly obvious.
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Football bladders are similar to an inner tube. When the air valve fails or the bladder is punctured, the best solution is replacement. Not all footballs have independent bladders, and you identify these by molded laces.
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Eggs are a staple in many kitchens, and are included in breakfast menus and other recipes. When you crack an egg, checking for shell remnants and discolorations helps protect you from illness due to contamination from improper handling or a spoiled egg.
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Large corporations spend billions of dollars each year to promote the value of junk food. Loaded with sugars, starches, saturated fats and calories, junk food may make you feel full -- even nourished and satisfied -- but it doesn't deliver the nutrition your body and brain need to perform their functions.
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During a thyroidectomy, or surgical removal of part or all of the thyroid gland, damage to the parathyroid glands, located on the thyroid, can occur. Your calcium levels can drop below normal as a result of the surgery because the parathyroids regulate calcium levels in your blood.
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Around the holidays, butchers’ cases contain a variety of hams, some pricey and some inexpensive. Before choosing a ham for your table, find out how much and what type of cooking it needs -- or if it needs cooking at all.
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You might be familiar with calamari, deep fried rings of squid served with a side sauce or a lemon wedge, but squid ink is likely less familiar, even though it comes from the same source. Squid produce ink as a defense mechanism.
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Cranberries have been used for hundreds of years as both a food and a medicine, particularly for the help they offer in urinary-tract infection prevention. While pregnant women are at higher risk for UTIs, it may not be advisable to take cranberry in pill form during pregnancy.
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Rice noodles are called "pad" in Thailand, "kaho" in Laos and "bun" in Vietnam. Central to Southeast Asian cuisine, rice noodles contain flour made from the most abundant grain in the region.
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Sold under the brand name Nutrela, soya chunks are a high-protein meat substitute. Soya chunks are derived from soy flour, according to food-interest website Sunshine and Smile, and are technically classified as a textured-vegetable protein. Nutrela sells the produce as packaged chunks or nuggets around the world.
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Gait exercises help develop or maintain a functional walking pattern. According to a May 2003 “Clinical Rehabilitation” study led by Hiroyuki Shimada, M.D., of the Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, performing gait exercises improved walking patterns in elderly individuals within 12 weeks.
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Reducing your waist circumference has nothing to do with hundreds of crunches and sit-ups. To remove fat from your mid-section, you must change your eating habits and increase the amount of physical activity you get each day.
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Most gymnastics coaches will tell you the fastest way to do a backflip is to practice every day. Although you should never practice the actual flip on your own, you can condition your body so it’s prepared for a backflip. There are several skills you must master in gymnastics before you’re ready to perform a backflip.
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Most likely, your headache isn't caused by a withdrawal from carbohydrates, but rather a withdrawal from a specific type of carbohydrate -- sugar. When you eat a high-sugar diet, your body quickly becomes adjusted to a ready supply of glucose, your body's preferred source of energy.
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Sperm, which holds the male DNA, must be able to move back and forth and propel itself to penetrate the female egg. Fertile males have healthy sperm that swim well, but males with impaired fertility may have a lower sperm count, or sperm that do not swim as well.
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