Monthly Archives: February 2018

Moderate Alcohol Consumption: More benefits

A recent study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2016) investigated the effects of alcohol on the survival of colorectal cancer patients. The results of the study showed that a history of prediagnostic abstinence from drinking, as well … Continue reading

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More On Vitamin D Deficiency: Poor Pregnancy Outcomes

Vitamin D is an important nutrient that can also be synthesised in the skin through exposure to ultraviolet light. Actually a steroid hormone and not a vitamin, vitamin D has recently been shown to have a much wider role in … Continue reading

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25-Hydroxyvitamin D in the Obese

Vitamin D is an important steroid hormone in human nutrition. Vitamin D can be synthesised in the skin or consumed in the diet. Once present in the blood, vitamin D is hydroxylated to 25-hydroxyvitamin D in the liver. The circulating … Continue reading

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Baked Beans Cause Weight Loss?

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Adaptogenic Herbs

Posted in Anxiety, Brahmi (Bacopa monnieri), Brain, Depression, Ginseng (Panax ginseng), Mimosa (Albizia julibrissin), Mood, Rhodiola rosea (roseroot), Siberian Ginseng (Eleutherococcus senticosus), Sour date (Zizyphus jujuba), Withania (Withania somnifera) | Comments Off on Adaptogenic Herbs

Green Tea Versus Black Tea

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Acylcarnitines: A Risk Factor For Cardiovascular Disease?

Cardiovascular disease is a treatable and even reversible condition. Treatment and reversal however requires that the disease is identified before large scale damage is done. The longer the disease is allowed to develop, the less that chance there exists that … Continue reading

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Meal Frequency and Appetite

Many people attempt to lose weight using the traditional paradigm of energy restriction and exercise. The main problem with this method of weight loss is that it is too difficult to control the appetite to the required level in order … Continue reading

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Cranberry Juice for Urinary Tract Infections

Urinary tract infections are caused by bacterial overgrowth, are most prevalent in women, and are most commonly treated with antibiotics. However with increasing use of antibiotics comes the problem of antibiotic resistance and associated infections. Therefore there is interest in … Continue reading

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Advanced Glycation End Products in Foods: Insulin Sensitivity

Western food is highly processed. Often it contains high amounts of sugar, salt and fat and these make the foods incredibly palatable. During the processing of foods which can include heating and the addition of chemicals, a number of changes … Continue reading

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