Condition-specific nutrition is vital for managing issues like pancreatic cancer or hyperthyroidism. From keto recipes to identifying foods that raise uric acid for gout sufferers, learn how to tailor your diet for your unique health needs.
Histamine is known for triggering allergic reactions and causing symptoms from itchy eyes, sneezing and a runny nose to more serious inflammation and asthma. A handful of nutrients and phytochemicals may help reduce the amount of histamine released into your system.
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Your digestive tract begins in your mouth and runs all the way through your body as one continuous system.
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The lining that covers the inside of your stomach contains cells that secrete acid and digestive enzymes. It also protects the stomach wall from the acidic environment. When the lining becomes inflamed, you have gastritis.
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Lactic acid is synthesized as a normal part of metabolism, then used for energy or eliminated from the body. But the lactic acid associated with lactose intolerance comes from a different source. It's produced when bacteria in the colon ferment lactose that wasn't digested in the small intestine.
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Vitamin K fills such an important role in blood clotting and maintaining strong bones that you shouldn't limit the amount you eat unless it's under the advice of your physician.
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