Nutritional health is achieved through the therapeutic use of whole foods, safe culinary preparation, and understanding the metabolic impacts of specific dietary frameworks and ingredients.
While dandelions are likely less than welcome on your lawn during the warmer months, they should be more than welcome on your plate. Their leafy greens offer a bitter, peppery flavor that works well raw or cooked.
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Citalopram is a prescription medication for the treatment of depression, and is sold under the brand names Celexa and Cipramil. This drug is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor or SSRI antidpressant, which works by balancing the amount of serotonin in the brain.
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Avocado oil, derived from the avocado fruit, boasts some unusual and uniquely healthy properties. Avocado is high in vitamin E and unsaturated fats and contains more protein than any other fruit and more potassium than a banana.
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Sodium is an essential mineral your body needs to maintain bodily fluids. Most people have no trouble meeting the daily requirements for sodium in the diet. In fact, the majority of the population far exceed them and are at risk of serious health complications including high blood pressure, heart attack or stroke.
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Sodium phosphate is a generic term that may refer to any sodium salt of phosphoric acid. They’re commonly added to food and may serve a variety of purposes. Sodium phosphates have been well studied and are generally considered safe when used as a food additive.
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Iron allows red blood cells to deliver oxygen to all cells and tissues in your body. Iron is also a naturally occurring element in nature, meaning you’ll have some in your drinking water. The amount of iron in regular tap water is so minute, however, you probably won’t get sick.
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The purple cabbage is a variety of the head cabbage that grows close to the ground and has abundant leaves that are removed prior to cooking. European farmers developed the head cabbage in the Middle Ages. Today, growers in California, Texas, Georgia and New York cultivate the vegetable.
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Beans provide a lot of bang for the buck. They are among the cheapest powerhouse foods, chock full of fiber, complex carbohydrates, antioxidants and protein.
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If you're having trouble swallowing the usual over-the-counter medicine when dealing with a bout of diarrhea, you may want to consider trying coconut.
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An unhealthy diet fails to provide your body with the correct amounts and types of nutrients for maximum health. The average American diet contains too many calories and not enough fruits and vegetables. In addition, certain types of foods are more likely to cause medical problems than others.
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Even if you don't know how to make Chinese food yourself, you're likely not far away from a Chinese restaurant that provides take-out menus -- and delivery service.
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Native to China, mulberries have long been used in folk medicine to treat a variety of illnesses, according to an article published by Purdue University's Center for New Crops and Plant Products.
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Your body needs protein for the growth, maintenance and repair of body tissues and muscles. High-protein diets have become increasing popular the last few decades as an effective weight-loss method.
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Despite its name, coconut milk is quite different from dairy milk. It's high in fat, but it's also cholesterol-free and rich in many nutrients. Because it's not derived from the milk of animals, coconut milk is lactose-free and can be a perfect alternative for people pursuing a lactose-free diet.
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While pregnant women take prenatal vitamins to supplement what may be lacking in their diet, the prenatal vitamin may not contain enough nutrients to supply everything they need. While it can be tempting to double up on prenatals to boost their nutritional value, more is not necessarily better.
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Sodium intake is linked to higher rates of hypertension, kidney and heart disease. Recent guidelines from the American Heart Association suggest everyone reduce salt intake to no more than 1,500 mg a day. The U.S.
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Many people enjoy desserts and claim to have a "sweet tooth," but for some people, sugar cravings can be truly problematic. If you've ever dipped into a package of cookies or bag of jelly beans vowing to eat just one or two, only to find yourself polishing off the entire stash, you know what that means.
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Your doctor may prescribe vitamin B12 injections if you have low levels of B12 in your blood, a condition known as vitamin B12 deficiency. B12 deficiency can result if you don't eat enough of certain foods, particularly meat, poultry and seafood, or if you have an inability to absorb vitamin B12 from food.
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Lactose is milk sugar; you consume it any time you drink milk or eat dairy products. To absorb its components and use them for energy, you digest it with lactase, an enzyme produced by your digestive tract. Lactase reacts with lactose, splitting it into two smaller sugar molecules that you can absorb.
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Your body can usually make plenty of L-tyrosine on its own, and you’ll also get this conditional amino acid from soy, poultry, fish, seeds, nuts, dairy and avocados. If you’re extremely stressed or sick, however, your tyrosine levels may be a bit low, and taking a tyrosine supplement could be helpful.
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