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Throughout my daily routine of counseling patients and teaching classes, I often get asked, “Should I take antioxidant supplements to reduce my risk of cancer and heart disease?” Why antioxidants? Antioxidants have three team members: minerals, vitamins and phytochemicals. You need all three to neutralize free radicals or oxidants in your body. Free radicals are ... Antioxidant Pros and Cons
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Antioxidant Pros and Cons
Throughout my daily routine of counseling patients and teaching classes, I often get asked, “Should I take antioxidant supplements to reduce my risk of cancer and heart disease?” Why antioxidants? Antioxidants have three team members: minerals, vitamins and phytochemicals. You need all three to neutralize free radicals or oxidants in your body. Free radicals are ... Antioxidant Pros and Cons
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Getting Enough From the Sun: 10-15 minutes of the sun on your legs and arms each day in good sunlight is enough to get you to 1,000 IU per day. Of course the actual amount will vary based on your weather, season, latitude, sunscreen and the color of your...
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Vitamin D For Health
Getting Enough From the Sun: 10-15 minutes of the sun on your legs and arms each day in good sunlight is enough to get you to 1,000 IU per day. Of course the actual amount will vary based on your weather, season, latitude, sunscreen and the color of your...
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Frozen carrots 5542 Pumpkin 4795 Raw carrots 4649 Baby carrots 4425 Boiled carrots 4109 Canned carrots 3470 Butternut squash 1130 Hubbard squash 820 Grape leaves, canned 629 Babyfood squash 308 Green beans frozen 292 Fiddle head fern greens 270 Collards raw 238 Baked beans 147 Tomatoes ripe 112 Collards......
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List of Alpha Carotene Foods
Frozen carrots 5542 Pumpkin 4795 Raw carrots 4649 Baby carrots 4425 Boiled carrots 4109 Canned carrots 3470 Butternut squash 1130 Hubbard squash 820 Grape leaves, canned 629 Babyfood squash 308 Green beans frozen 292 Fiddle head fern greens 270 Collards raw 238 Baked beans 147 Tomatoes ripe 112 Collards......
Nutrition Month
The purpose of nutrition month is to help the public become aware of the importance of good nutrition and a healthful eating plan.
Prizes and Incentives for Nutrition Classes, Wellness Fairs, Employee Wellness Programs
Health fair prizes or incentives can move games, presentations, and activities from good to great!
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L-ergothionine has been around for a long time but no one really has any idea what if any role it plays in human metabolism. People with rheumatoid arthritis have a mutant L-ergothionine transporter that more efficiently takes it up and so have higher levels in the blood but whether or not the increased L-ergothinine plays ... L-ergothionine
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L-ergothionine
L-ergothionine has been around for a long time but no one really has any idea what if any role it plays in human metabolism. People with rheumatoid arthritis have a mutant L-ergothionine transporter that more efficiently takes it up and so have higher levels in the blood but whether or not the increased L-ergothinine plays ... L-ergothionine
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Back in 1996, two very well publicized epidemiological studies from well-respected Harvard researchers found a significant correlation between vitamin E intake and a more favorable cardiovascular risk profile.1, 2 This is similar to the favorable reports with higher beta-carotene levels being associated with a decreased risk of some forms of cancer. Unfortunately, when beta-carotene supplements ... Vitamin E Follows Beta Carotene
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Vitamin E Follows Beta Carotene
Back in 1996, two very well publicized epidemiological studies from well-respected Harvard researchers found a significant correlation between vitamin E intake and a more favorable cardiovascular risk profile.1, 2 This is similar to the favorable reports with higher beta-carotene levels being associated with a decreased risk of some forms of cancer. Unfortunately, when beta-carotene supplements ... Vitamin E Follows Beta Carotene