Nutritional planning involves balancing macronutrients, understanding calorie formulas, and identifying the functional properties of whole foods to manage weight and chronic conditions effectively.
People suffering from Tourette's syndrome experience uncontrollable tics, such as repeating a word, a sound or an action over and over. While there isn't a cure for this condition, some treatments are available to help minimize these involuntary tics.
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Manganese is a trace mineral that plays an important role in numerous biological processes throughout the body. It is nutritionally essential only in small amounts, yet manganese is vital to life.
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Over 20 percent of women and 10 percent of men experienced migraines or other severe headaches within a three-month period in 2009, according to a National Health Interview Survey.
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Ascorbic acid and vitamin C are similar in chemical composition and are therefore classified by the FDA as the same substance. Ascorbic acid does contain very similar components but lacks some other nutrients found in naturally occurring vitamin C found in foods.
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Caltrate is a supplemental form of calcium carbonate, which is taken if you are not getting enough calcium naturally in your diet. Caltrate contains about 600 mg of calcium and 40 mg of magnesium, as well as other vitamins and minerals, such as vitamin D, zinc, copper, manganese and boron.
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If it's not Halloween, yellow skin and eyes may not be the look you're going for. When levels of bilirubin, a byproduct of red blood cells, get too high, it can lead to jaundice, or yellowing of the skin.
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Within 10 seconds of entering your body, nicotine affects your brain and causes a release of feel-good chemicals to create a buzz. As the buzz wears away, you want another and subsequently reach for a repeat hit.
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A low-carb diet restricts your intake of sugars, starchy vegetables, breads, pasta, grains and cereals. A no-carb diet, however, disallows all carbs, even trace carbs from fibrous vegetables, most cheese and condiments.
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Bad habits, such as grinding your teeth and eating cheese or chocolates, can trigger headaches according to National Institutes of Health online medical encyclopedia Medline Plus. A headache is pain and discomfort in the head and may extend to your neck, shoulders and scalp.
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A severe vitamin B-12 deficiency may have disastrous consequences in pregnancy. It may increase the risk of miscarriage and preterm birth or may cause neural tube defects in the unborn baby. Vitamin B-12 injections can treat a deficiency and prevent these effects from occurring.
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Other than talking or eating, you may not give your tongue much thought unless it's swollen and scalloped.
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Your small intestine is a crucial part of your digestive system that is responsible for digesting your foods, absorbing nutrients and moving your food through your bowels and gut.
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You need a variety of B vitamins for basic, everyday functions. B vitamins include niacin, biotin, riboflavin, thiamine, folate, B-12, B-6 and pantothenic acid.
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Parasites are often undetectable to the naked eye, but they can wreak havoc within your body. Depending on the type of parasitic infection you contract, you can experience a variety of negative and potentially health-destroying symptoms.
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Citric acid is named for citrus fruit, in which it's quite prevalent. Lemon juice contains citric acid, but it also contains many other chemical compounds besides. Pure citric acid is common in nature, but is also a common food additive for its flavor and preservative properties. It has no important nutrient value.
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Although they aren't medications, vitamins may cause an unwanted interaction if you are also taking antibiotics. In some cases, taking supplements with antibiotics may have a beneficial effect.
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Irritated bowels -- more commonly known as irritable bowel syndrome -- are considered a functional gastrointestinal disorder. This means the symptoms of IBS affect how your GI tract works, but there's no intestinal damage.
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Many personal care and pharmacy products contain a mixture of citric acid and sodium bicarbonate. While sodium bicarbonate is technically an acidic salt, it acts as a base in the presence of citric acid.
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Many medications may interfere with your body’s ability to absorb iron. Not being able to properly absorb iron may lead to anemia. Common symptoms of anemia include fatigue and weakness, which happens because blood cells aren’t getting enough oxygen.
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Like most vegetables, corn is a healthy addition to your diet. But if you feel sick to your stomach after eating it, you may need take corn out of your rotation. Stomach pain from eating corn may be due to a transient condition such as food-borne illness, but it may also be the result of an allergy or intolerance.
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