Vitamin B Deficiency and Tips on How to Choose B Complex

B Vitamins – an Overview;  Vitamin B Deficiency Symptoms; Who should take B Vitamins? How to Choose Vitamin B Supplements B vitamins are essential to help turn food into energy, maintain a healthy metabolism, and to support nerve function, liver function, skin health, eye health and fetal growth. In this article, we will briefly talk about Vitamin B’s well documented benefits and then focus on who are at risk of deficiency and how to correct it. B Vitamins – an overview Vitamin B is not …

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Which Supplements May Help Fight COVID-19

General Preventive Advice； Multivitamins； Herbs； Specialty Supplements； Buyers’ Guide There is no magic medicine or vaccine for COVID-19. For most of people, their focus is on preventive measures. For people already infected with no or little symptoms, the question is how to get back to their normal life. Why some people get infected and some don’t, even they all get exposed to the virus? Among people infected, why some died but some survived? While there is no universal answer, an important reason is that we …

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Healthy Plant-based Diet May Reduce Risk and Severity of COVID-19

In a recent study led by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and published in Gut, people whose diets were based on healthy plant-based foods had lower risks on both counts.  Key Takeway: A healthy plant-based diet was linked to a lower risk of getting COVID-19, and among people with COVID-19, a lower risk of experiencing severe symptoms. There was a synergistic relationship between poor diet and increased socioeconomic deprivation with COVID-19 risk that was higher than the sum of the risk associated with each …

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NMN Supplement Improves Glucose Metabolism in Women’s Muscle

At a Glance In a small trial, the muscles of women who took a supplement called nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) for 10 weeks had improvements in their ability to process sugar. The research was conducted by Washington University in St. Louis and published in Science (May 11, 2021, NIH RESEARCH MATTERS, by Sharon Reynolds ) People with diabetes have blood sugar (glucose) levels that are too high. Over time, high levels of blood glucose can damage many organs in the body. In type 2 diabetes—the most …

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Can’t Drink Milk? Lactose Intolerance? Find the Solution!

People with lactose intolerance get symptoms like bloating and gas after consuming dairy products. Do you need to take lactase pills? How does lactase work? Is it safe? What are other solutions? Lactose Intolerance Here is some foods containing high level of lactose: cow’s milk, ice cream, yogurt, cheese, butter, whey protein powder. These foods are nutritional but cannot be digested unless your body has sufficient lactase, an enzyme produced by small intestine that can breaks down lactose, a sugar naturally found in milk that …

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The Four Overarching Dietary Guidelines 2020 – 2025

The newly released Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2020-2025 provide 4 principles for you to follow The U.S. Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Health and Human Services (HHS) has recently released the Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2020 – 2025 (Dietary Guidelines). This is updated every 5 years. Download here. The Dietary Guidelines provide advice on what to eat and drink to meet nutrient needs, promote health, and prevent disease. What people eat and drink have an impact on their health. In the U.S., more than half …

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Diets and Supplements to Remedy Gout

Gout can be remedied. The key is diet and nutritional supplements. Keep reading: What is gout? Guideline to Diet; Supplements as remedy.  Gout, also called gouty arthritis, causes swollen, red, and stiff joints, starting at big toes. It is more common among adult men, followed by postmenstrual women. Diet is the key to control gout. Supplements help treat gout. Some supplements as mentioned below take effect withing 24 hours. What is Gout? When there is high levels of uric acid in blood, urate crystals can …

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FDA Approves Use of Prescription Fish Oil To Reduce Risk of Cardiovascular Events

   *FDA Newsroom/Press Announcement/Dec 13th, 2019* The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the use of Vascepa (icosapent ethyl) as an adjunctive (secondary) therapy to reduce the risk of cardiovascular events among adults with elevated triglyceride levels (a type of fat in the blood) of 150 milligrams per deciliter or higher. Patients must also have either established cardiovascular disease or diabetes and two or more additional risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Patients are advised to continue physical activity and maintain a healthy diet. Vascepa …

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Poor Nutrition Associated with Poor Sleep

A study reported at the annual meeting of the American Society for Nutrition, on June 9 – 11th, 2019 in Baltimore, MD, found an association between decreased intake of several vitamins and minerals and a greater risk of insufficient sleep. The Study The research is based on data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), a nationally representative sample of U.S. adults. This study enrolled men and women residing in the U.S. Among subjects 19 years of age and older, 37.9% had increased …

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Higher Beta-carotene Levels Linked to Lower Mortality Risk

On December 7, 2018, the Circulation Research published the finding of the National Cancer Institute of an association between higher serum levels of beta-carotene (a precursor of vitamin A) and a lower risk of dying during 31 years of follow-up. Rationale: Although the health effects of beta carotene have been studied extensively, a systematic examination of serum concentrations and long-term mortality, including cardiovascular disease mortality, has not been reported. Objective: Explore whether serum beta carotene is associated with overall and cause-specific mortality and to elucidate …

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