Food & Nutrition: Culinary Techniques, Diets & Metabolic Health

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.

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What Vitamins Are in Brewer's Yeast?

Like other yeasts, brewerโ€™s yeast is a fungus. The scientific names for the fungi in brewer's yeast are Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Saccharomyces boulardii. It is a bitter-tasting yeast product used in the beer-making process, and is also a popular nutritional supplement.

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What are the Benefits of Inositol and Choline?

Inositol is a vitamin you are able to make from glucose, and it is also available in whole grain foods. Choline is a water soluble nutritional substance that also can be synthesized in your body. No specific deficiency condition or syndrome has yet been reported for either inositol or choline.

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The Best Vitamins for Autoimmune Problems

An autoimmune condition results when your immune system attacks your own body. Antibodies are formed against a particular type of tissue much as though it were a bacteria or virus. This causes your system to launch an inflammatory response. There is no simple, single cause for autoimmune disorders.

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Low Potassium & the Liver

Your liver is the most complex organ in your body. It works as a filter for toxins, keeps the blood glucose at a normal level, produces bile for digestion, stores nutrients and manufactures some blood proteins.

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