Brahmi and gotu kola are popular herbal supplements used to treat Alzheimer's disease and memory loss. However, there is some confusion because some herbalists also refer to gotu kola as "brahmi."
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There's no need to wait for a special holiday to enjoy a turkey dinner fresh from the oven. You can roast a turkey tenderloin any time of the year without all the fuss of preparing the whole bird. Turkey tenderloin is a boneless and skinless cut of white meat from the inside center of the turkey breast.
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You can save time and energy by cooking a ribeye roast in a convection oven. Professional chefs have used convection ovens to prepare roasts for many years, but you can now get a smaller sized convection oven for home use.
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Ice cream is a dessert treat you have probably enjoyed since childhood. On a hot day, a cool dish or cone of ice cream can be just the ticket. However, many types of ice cream tend to be high in calories and fat.
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Subway is a national fast-food sandwich shop that, like many chains before it, started out as a single store. Seventeen-year-old Fred De Luca opened the first store in 1965 with a partner and began franchising shops under the Subway name in 1974. There are now 33,772 Subway shops in 94 countries.
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Horsetail, a relative of the fern, is a perennial herb whose relatives populated the forests over 270 million years ago. Modern-day horsetail has been used for medicinal purposes for hundreds of years, dating back to the ancient Romans and Greeks.
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Many people turn to herbs for medicinal use as an alternative to commercially produced medications. Goldenseal and echinacea are two of the most commonly purchased herbs in the United States, according to the University of Maryland Medical Center.
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Although celery has been used as an herbal remedy for thousands of years, it is not well-known for its medicinal purposes in the Western world. In the past, celery was used to treat a host of ailments, including the flu, liver disease, water retention and arthritis.
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Chasteberry, a perennial shrub, is a member of the verbena family. It is also known by its botanical name Vitex agnus castus, as well as vitex, monk's pepper and chaste tree. Chasteberry is native to parts of Asia and the Mediterranean.
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Started in Seattle and now located in Atlanta, Cinnabon is one of the most well-known makers of cinnamon buns and other tasty treats. The company has more than 700 franchises worldwide and they are a staple in many malls, airports, entertainment centers and other high-traffic areas.
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Cilantro is a lacy-leafed herb used to season foods and is popular in Tex-Mex dishes in particular. Cilantro resembles parsley but has a much more pungent odor and taste. Its seeds are known as coriander, and they impart a different flavor than cilantro leaves and aren't used to season the same types of dishes.
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Hematocrit is a type of blood test that determines how many red blood cells there are in your blood and what size they are. Hematocrit is part of a complete blood count, which also includes hemoglobin, white blood cell count and platelet count.
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When your mother told you to finish all of your vegetables, she was definitely onto something. In 2010, the USDA and Department of Health and Human Services jointly published their new dietary guidelines, which suggest increasing the amount of vegetables in your diet.
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Minute Maid Light Lemonade, while not entirely sugar-free, is a low-calorie, low-sugar beverage. It is manufactured by the Coca-Cola Company, which was founded in Atlanta around 1891 and built around one product: Coca-Cola.
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When you buy fresh scallops, what you are getting is actually the large abductor muscle, which the scallop uses to open and close its shell. There are several different varieties of scallops.
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Good nutrition is key to keeping your body healthy. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, has compiled and published a list of recommended daily intakes for all important nutrients based on a typical diet of 2,000 calories per day for adults and children over 4.
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Baby carrots are a popular snack for children and adults alike. There are two types of baby carrots -- those that are grown and those that are manufactured. Naturally grown baby carrots are regular carrots harvested before they reach full size or a variety of smaller carrots, such as Thumbelina.
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Astragalus is an herb known scientifically as Astragalus membranaceus, and commonly as milk vetch and locoweed. It has been used in Traditional Chinese Medicine for centuries, being known as Huang Qi.
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Maxwell House is a division of Kraft Foods, the second-largest food company in the world. Along with different varieties of Maxwell House Coffee, the Kraft website says that as of 2010, beverages account for 18 percent of Kraft Foods' net revenues.
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Your microwave oven is a versatile kitchen appliance that allows you to cook many foods in a jiffy. You can even steam shrimp in the microwave, but you must take care to cook it properly because a microwave does not cook foods, including shrimp, as evenly as a conventional oven does.
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