10 health benefits of dandelion
While most people consider dandelions to be pesky weeds in the garden, they also offer a variety of health benefits. Learn about the uses and possible side effects of dandelion here.
January 3, 2019 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: consider-dandelions, garden, most-people, nutrition, nutrition / diet, pesky-weeds, possible-side, the-garden
Spirulina: Could eating these bacteria reduce blood pressure?
Spirulina — a blue-green algae used as a supplement — appears to reduce blood pressure. A recent study pins down the molecular mechanisms involved.
January 3, 2019 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: blue-green-algae, diet, down-the-molecular, molecular, nutrition / diet, nutritional counseling, on call diets, oncalldiets, pins-down, reduce-blood, the-molecular
Immune system vs. gut bacteria: How vitamin A ‘keeps the peace’
New research illuminates the vital role that moderate levels of vitamin A have in preventing the immune system from attacking the bacteria in our guts.
January 3, 2019 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: bacteria, from-attacking, guts, immune, immune-system, moderate-levels, preventing-the-immune, research-illuminates, the-vital, vital
Giving up alcohol for just 1 month has lasting benefits
A new study shows that going alcohol-free for as little as 1 month or even less brings both immediate and long-lasting health benefits.
January 3, 2019 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: even-less, going-alcohol-free, month-or-even, new-study, nutrition, on call diets
Metabolic syndrome patients need more vitamin C to break cycle of antioxidant depletion
A higher intake of vitamin C is crucial for metabolic syndrome patients trying to halt a potentially deadly cycle of antioxidant disruption and health-related problems, a researcher says.
January 3, 2019 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: deadly-cycle, higher-intake, intake, metabolic-syndrome, nutritional counseling, patients-trying
