Health Topics
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Walgreens, Trader Joe’s in Chicken Salad Recall
Trader Joe’s, Walgreen’s, A&P’s Fresh Foods and Whole Foods Market are part of a recent recall of E. Coli contaminated chicken products made by a California Glass Onion Catering company bearing various brand names such as Trader Joe’s, DeLish, Atherstone, Super Fresh Foods and Lunch Spot. The chicken used in salads, sandwiches and wraps was produced…
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Tips on Using Beets and Garlic as Raw Ingredients
Beets – Being careful not to stain Since beets are extremely vibrant, one needs to be careful not to stain clothes or even cooking surfaces. Beets are normally used as food coloring, which means that stains may become permanent. It is important to be careful when using them. Anything that comes into contact with beets…
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Tips to Choosing and Consuming Raw Foods
There are a number of raw foods or raw food ingredients that can be consumed to attain optimal nutritional value. Some of the raw food and tips on how to choose and consume them will be presented. Lemons Content It would be expected that a lemon would have an acidic effect on the body. However,…
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Blueberries are Beneficial for Heart Health and the Nervous System
Blueberries are among the most abundant flavonoid sources. Flavonoids are antioxidants that are naturally present in plants. Two double-blind crossover trials that involved twenty one healthy men were conducted by the University of Reading’s Jeremy Spencer and his colleagues. In the first study, the effects of four different blueberry flavonoid doses on flow-mediated dilation (FMD)…
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Folate May Minimize the Risk of Breast Cancer
Breast cancer is a cancer type that emerges from breast tissue and cells. The cancer usually begins from the milk ducts’ inner lining or lobules supplying milk. Cancerous tumors have been known to spread to other body parts. Most cases of breast cancer occur in women. It is thus evident that breast cancer is one…
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Overview of Food Poisoning
Food poisoning is not only common, but also upsetting and, at times, a life-threatening issue for numerous United States citizens and people across the world. Food poisoning may be either non-symptomatic or associated with symptoms such as severe and bloody diarrhea, as well as intestinal discomfort. Depending on infection type, food poisoning can also be…
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Tomato Compound Helps in Management of Blood Pressure
High blood pressure is also referred to as hypertension. It is an extremely serious medical condition, which can result in heart failure, coronary artery disease, kidney failure and stroke. There are also other numerous health problems that can be caused by high blood pressure. Approximately one in three adults has hypertension in the United States.…
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Milk and Dairy Products Could Improve Nutrition of the World’s Poor
Milk, as well as other dairy products are thought to have the probability of improving the livelihoods and nutrition of millions of poor and less privileged people globally. This is according to a new publication that was launched by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. According to the book, Milk and…