Oil Soluble Vitamins Oil soluble vitamins are vitamins that do not need to be replaced in the body on a daily basis; they are stored in the body and used whenever they are needed for specific functions in the body. Eating a normal, well balanced diet can help you from having to supplement the oil ...
Recently, I sent a couple of my family members to get tested for a gene called Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor. Reason being is the fact I was diagnosed with it myself and learned that it also may be genetic. My doctor wasn’t able to tell me that much about this gene due to the fact that ...
Pernicious anemia (also known as Biermier’s anemia , Addison anemia , or Addison-Biermer anemia ) is one of the many types of megaloblastic anemia1 and is caused by the loss of gastric parietal cells and the subsequent inability to absorb vitamin B 12 . Usually seated in an atrophic gastritis, the autoimmune destruction of gastric ...
Like fingernails, a person’s tongue says a lot about their general health – which is why doctors typically ask patients to stick out their tongue during a physical exam. A healthy tongue is usually moist and pink in color with a thin, white surface coating. On the other hand, the relatively smooth, pink appearance of ...
Wakame (Undaria pinnatifida) is a miraculous health treasure from the sea accommodating a well-balanced amount of nutritional values including minerals, trace elements, and it is particularly marked with its beneficial properties of iron, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc, potassium and copper. It contributes to satisfy the recommended daily doses of vitamins in addition to containing significant ...
In many supermarkets, there are food aisles that are devoted to organic foods. This is due to the fact that many people are converting from meat-eaters to vegetarians. It is also becoming a more health-conscious society. The question that many prospective vegetarian may ask, “What are the benefits of a vegetarian lifestyle?” According to research, ...
The appearance of your tongue says a lot about your general state of health. Nutritional disorder, autoimmune diseases, infections, blood diseases and endocrine problems can all changes in the color and consistency of the tongue – and tongue changes can be the first sign of a medical problem. One tongue abnormality that merits further investigation ...
Anemia is a condition in which your body doesn’t have enough healthy red blood cells to carry oxygen to your tissues. Your red blood cells contain hemoglobin, an iron-rich protein that enables the cells to carry the oxygen. To produce hemoglobin and red blood cells, your body needs iron, minerals, protein and vitamins. Most people ...
