Category: Nutrition
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Protein – Too Little or Too Much?
Proteins play an important role in many physiologic processes of the body. They occur in the genetic material, the hormones, the enzymes, in the hemoglobin as well as in the bones, the hair, the nails in every cell of our body. They are responsible for many allergies, but at the same time essential for the…
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The Pleasure Trap
I know it’s not healthy, but… Have you ever enjoyed an extra cheese pizza, an iced soft drink, or some temptation in the form of a dessert, like a chocolate cream cake, with filling, icing and chocolate chips everywhere, even though you know they are not healthy? Of course, yes! I think all of us.…
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Are Fruits and Vegetables not as Nutritious as they Were 50 Years Ago?
Autumn has filled our pantries again. The potatoes are stored. The apples are lined up in the hurdles. Cabbage heads wandered into the sauerkraut barrel. Celery, carrots and beets are waiting to be eaten. Everything provides us with vitamins and minerals in winter. Or are they maybe deficient today? In the back of our minds…
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Health and Beauty from Nutritional Yeast
Corn in the morning, corn at noon, corn in the evening. Corn as bread, groats, porridge and soup. The corn eaters in Louisiana state are getting sick. Around 1920, the Washington Department of Health sends Dr. Joseph Goldberger, a bacteriologist, to the Mississippi. But it is not bacteria or viruses that have contaminated corn and…
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Sweet, Too Sweet
We were created with a liking for sweet, but not all sweet things are alike or have the same effects. Even natural sweets vary in their properties. Here are some facts about “sweets” you may wish to consider as you make progress in the health journey you have started. Fruits The natural or “intrinsic” sugar…
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Finding the Perfect Dose of Iron
Globally, between one and two billion people in both developed and developing countries suffer from iron deficiency. It is the most frequently observed nutritional deficiency. Even so should iron consumption be considered critical, because an iron overload has its own problems. The healthy body protects itself for a long time from being overloaded with iron…
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Plants that Protect You
Heart Disease and Cancer are killing millions of people every year. But do you know that plants have protective substances that can prevent those and many other diseases? Find out how!
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Spices and Your Health
Does the enticing smell of freshly baked cinnamon rolls, gingerbread, spice cake, or fruitcake awaken aromatic memories of holidays and cozy kitchens? Perhaps the punch-packed savory East Indian foods or zesty Mexican dishes are among your favorites. As implied by the old ditty,” sugar and spice and everything nice…”, spices have long been considered among…