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Vitamins and Minerals

Vitamins and minerals are necessary for body processes such as infection prevention, wound healing, bone strength, and hormone regulation and so much more. Consuming a variety of fruits, vegetables, whole grains foods and cereals, lean meats, and nuts and seeds will provide your body with the vitamins and minerals it requires at the proper levels and in the proper balance. There are 13 vitamins in all, with eight of them belonging to the B group.

Oxidative Stress

An imbalance between the creation and buildup of oxygen reactive species (ROS) in cells and tissues, as well as the biological system's ability to detoxify these reactive products, causes oxidative stress. Oxidative stress has been implicated in the development and...

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Flavonoids

Fruits, vegetables, grains, bark, roots, stems, flowers, tea, and wine all contain flavonoids, a collection of natural compounds with varying phenolic structures. These natural compounds are well-known for their health benefits, and researchers are working to extract the components known...

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Supplements

Vitamins, fish oil, herbs, minerals like magnesium, and a variety of other nutrients are some examples of dietary supplements.  And if you take dietary supplements on a regular basis, you won't be the only person doing so, because roughly half of people in the United States do so.  Should you even bother?   Consuming foods is the most effective method for obtaining the nutrients your body needs. However, it is not always easy to consume  sufficient amounts of fresh vegetables and fruits, whole grains, nuts, seeds ,and other nutritious foods to supply your needs. Taking a multivitamin can be a risk-free method to improve the nutrients in your diet that you may be low in or even borderline deficient.

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Why Dairy For Calcium?

Why dairy for calcium? We live in New Zealand, "the land of the black and white cow". We are fed the idea that "dairy products are great for health" and that "milk will save our bones" But is this true...

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