Daily Archives: November 22, 2014

Do Low Sodium Diets Lower Blood Pressure?

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Protect Your Liver: Milk Thistle

Milk thistle (Silybum marianum) is a three foot high thistle that grows in rocky parts of Western Europe. The reddish purple flowers and shiny prickly leaves give it an easily recognisable appearance. Milk thistle is interesting nutritionally because it contains … Continue reading

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