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.
Proteinuria, or excess amounts of the protein albumin in the urine, indicates kidney damage. Your body needs this protein for various purposes, and normally functioning kidneys are able to keep what the body needs and get rid of what it does not.
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The underground rhizome ginger has been used for thousands of years in various Eastern medical traditions.
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Psyllium husk is native to Iran and India, and traditional medicine typically uses the seeds of the plant. In the West, most people use supplements made from the husk, a rich source of soluble fiber that can ease constipation and lower cholesterol.
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Generally speaking, consuming aloe juice will not pose any major health risks. Even natural substances, however, can be dangerous in certain instances. Taking aloe along with certain medications may cause negative effects.
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Hormones are chemical messengers that influence every process in our body. Depending on the circumstances, the actions of these hormones can produce positive or negative effects. Flaxseed oil contains hormone-like substances.
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Seborrheic dermatitis most commonly occurs on the scalp, but can affect any area of the body with a large number of oil glands.This inflammatory condition can cause redness, flaking, itching and lesions.
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Garlic has a long history of use as a food and medicine. From topical garlic preparations that helped prevent war-wound infections, to its us as an antibiotic during World War II when Russian soldiers ran out of penicillin.
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Maca root has been consumed in the Peruvian Andes for more than 2,000 years and is highly valued as a nutrient-rich food and a medicine. Traditional uses include improving sex drive, treating infertility and enhancing overall energy and sense of well-being.
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Red yeast rice naturally contains compounds similar to those found in statin drugs, which are commonly prescribed to treat high cholesterol. Statins can interfere with levels of Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10), a nutrient vital for heart and muscle health.
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The substance lecithin has been proposed as a treatment for several conditions including as high cholesterol, ulcerative colitis, liver disease and mental and neurological disorders. Its primary component, phosphatidylcholine, performs various functions in the body including promoting normal brain function.
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Rooibos tea, also known as red tea, is native to South Africa. It has a rich store of antioxidants, substances that help prevent cell damage. Animal and test tube research suggests it might offer benefit for a variety of conditions but this type of research cannot firmly establish actual therapeutic benefit in people.
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Psyllium husk is a rich source of fiber. This nutrient plays a key role in bowel health by increasing the bulk of stool to help it move through the intestines.
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N-acetylcysteine, or NAC, is the supplement form of the amino acid cysteine, which converts to glutathione, a powerful antioxidant. Supplemental NAC has been purported to treat a number of conditions.
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Glutamine is an essential amino acid – one of the building blocks of protein. It plays various roles in the body including regulating immune function, brain function and digestion.
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Eating foods rich in sugar, fat and cholesterol can produce a number of problems. This is especially true if you have diabetes as you cannot properly control blood sugar -- this condition also leads to increased risk of heart disease, underscoring the need for a low cholesterol diet.
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Coenzyme Q10, also known as ubiquinol and ubiquinone, plays an important role in cell energy production. It also contributes to muscle health and has strong antioxidant activity.
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Particular chemicals in soy, called isoflavones, might offer a number of health benefits, particularly in post-menopausal women. The Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, however, reports mixed results in studies looking at their effects on various conditions.
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The seed of the grape contains particularly rich stores of oligomeric proanthocyanidins complexes, a group of compounds that have been identified as having strong antioxidant properties.
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Cayenne pepper is used as both food and medicine. One of its active components, capsaicin, has potent pain-relieving properties and makes up a major ingredient of many topical pain relief creams. It has also been used in supplement form for a variety of purposes, including digestive health.
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Agnus castus, also known as vitex or chasteberry, has been used for thousands of years for a variety of female issues such as fibrocystic breasts, premenstrual syndrome and infertility. Women might use it for a specific purpose or to promote general hormonal balance.
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