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  • Important Vitamins and Minerals That Are Needed By the Body

    Important Vitamins and Minerals That Are Needed By the Body

    With the different types of vitamins and minerals that the body needs, it is a little difficult to ascertain which ones are the most necessary. Below are some of the most important vitamins and minerals that are needed by the body to help achieve optimum health. Iron Iron supplements are very important, especially for women…

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  • Nutrition Basics: A Closer Look at Folate

    Nutrition Basics: A Closer Look at Folate

    Folate is an essential nutrient needed by the body. Other names for this nutrient include Folic Acid, Pteroylglutamic Acid and Folacin. It is recommended for people who are nineteen years or older to have at least 400 μg of folate everyday. The Function of Folate Inside the Body In the body, folate becomes part of…

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  • Nutrition Basics – The Micronutrient Vitamin D

    Nutrition Basics – The Micronutrient Vitamin D

    Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin also known as Calciferol or Cholecalciferol. The amount of vitamin D needed by the body depends on a person’s age. For instance, for men and women who are 19 to 50-years old, the recommended amount of vitamin D intake is 200 IU or 5 ¼g everyday. For men and…

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  • Nutrition Basics: The Mineral Selenium

    Nutrition Basics: The Mineral Selenium

    Selenium, a trace mineral in the body, is considered to be important for good health. However, it is emphasized that selenium should only be taken in very small amounts in order to avoid developing health risks. For instance, men and women who are 19-years old and older should take only 55 μg everyday. For people…

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  • The Micronutrient Choline

    The Micronutrient Choline

    Another substance important in the body is choline. Although relatively unfamiliar as compared to other known micronutrients, choline plays a very important role in the body. It is almost the same as B-vitamins. It is even often lumped with this vitamin group. Although choline can be produced in the body, it is still important to…

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  • Smoking Foods, Does it Affect Health?

    Smoking Foods, Does it Affect Health?

    Smoked foods are meats or fish that have been preserved by drying slowly in aromatic smoke. The most common smoked foods include smoked salmon, smoked beef and smoked pork ribs. Although meats and fish are the most commonly smoked, some cheeses and vegetables are also smoked for flavor. The Purpose of Smoking Foods Smoking foods…

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  • A Plum Masterpiece from Sunset Growers

    A Plum Masterpiece from Sunset Growers

    California-based Sunset Growers, Incorporated recently introduced its latest product to the market, the D’Noir Prunes. Every pack of D’Noir Prunes contains fresh, delicious and juicy prunes. Sunsweet Growers is even proud to say that prune lovers or otherwise will find D’Noir Prunes the best-tasting prunes ever. These prunes are taken from the company’s California orchards.…

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  • Benefits of a Healthy Diet

    Benefits of a Healthy Diet

    Defined simply, a healthy diet means eating foods that improve one’s health. It involves eating the proper amounts of food that contain necessary nutrients for the body and taking in sufficient amounts of water for proper hydration. A healthy diet not only improves one’s health, it also helps prevent, and even cure, certain serious medical…

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