Oct
29
Know Your Vitamin B12 Rich Foods
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Vitamin B12 also known as cyanocobalamin is a water soluble vitamin and is one of the most important vitamin required by the human body. Vitamin B12 performs the following functions in our body:
It regulates the normal functioning of the brain and the entire nervous system.
It is responsible for the formation of blood inside the body.
It is also mainly responsible for carrying out the normal metabolic functions of the cell.
The various food products rich in vitamin B12 are as follows:
- Eggs: they are an excellent source of vitamin B12 and eggs derived from goose, hen etc should be consumed
- Cheese: it is liked by many people and also contains ample amount of vitamin B12
- Sea food: it ranges from different types of fish to oysters, lambs to fishes etc
- Beef and lamb are yet another foods containing vitamin B12
- Animal lever is also a rich source of vitamin B12
Oct
24
Benefits of lemon
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Lemon is a small oval shaped citrus fruit yellow in color. It is available worldwide and in a rich source of an important vitamin needed by our body i.e., Vitamin C. it is used as both a beverage as well as to enhance the flavor of various dishes.
The various nutrients present in lemon include: calcium, phosphorous, vitamin C, and carbohydrates etc. all of which are essential for the proper functioning of the body. The various benefits of lemon are as follows:
- It acts as a natural antiseptic on cuts and wounds
- It prevents and cures arthritis
- It helps prevent diabetes
- It acts as a blood purifier
- It also helps increase the immunity of the body to fight against diseases
- It acts as good conditioner and makes hair smooth and shiny
- It also acts as a detoxifying agent
- It also helps get rid of the severe toothache.
Oct
19
Benefits of eating alkaline foods
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Before going into details about the benefits of alkaline food it is necessary to know as to what are the various kinds of the alkaline foods. After digestion of the food a few components leave an acidic by product and other leave a basic or alkaline effect. A few of the food components include alkaline minerals like low sugar foods, green vegetables etc.
Following is the list of alkaline food components which we should consume in our day to day life in order to keep gastrointestinal disorders at bay:
- Green vegetables, onion, cauliflower, and so on
- Fruits like grapefruit, watermelon, and so on
- Nuts like almonds, cumin seeds, and so on
- Drinks like herbal tea, soymilk, and so on
- The various benefits of alkaline foods are:
- To maintain the pH level of the body
- To control the functioning of the various organs of the body like brain, liver etc
- To prevent degradation of cells
Oct
9
Online nutrition schools
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Online nutrition schools are gaining huge popularity in the recent times. These schools offer courses in food and nutrition sciences. It helps the business people to take care of their life as well as family obligations. Since the courses are held online, it does not disturb the regular flow of your study.
Here you get to learn the nutrition basics along with how to properly integrate nutrition into your daily lifestyles. These online courses also help you fulfill your dreams of becoming a nutrition expert in some organization, a school or college teacher, and even a dietician. These schools also help you modify your diets and take care of your overall health and well-being. Workshops are also held from time to time.
Most of the online nutrition schools focus on organic versus natural foods. These courses mainly aim in promoting health and enjoying physical activities. The overall objective of online nutrition schools is to promote the welfare of mankind.
Oct
4
Understanding Gastric Ulcer
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Today, so many people are diagnosed with digestion disorders heading up to hospitals and intensive monitoring. This is due to ulcers which are a common digestive disorders composing of inflammation and or tare of gastrointestinal tract. When the stomach tissues experience some breach, this results to a gastric ulcer.
Gastric ulcer is as a result of hydrochloric acid and pepsin secreted at a high rate and destroying the tissue that surrounds the stomach. Helicobacter pylori a bacteria and the use of certain medications could also lead to gastric ulcer like aspirin or ibuprofen. If you are physically stressed or undergone some insufficiencies, you are prone to gastric ulcers. More to this, those people who undergo surgeries are vulnerable.
The symptoms include abdominal pain, poor digestion, vomiting, and loss of weight, lack of appetite, nausea, fatigue, black stool, and bloody stool among others.
Treating gastric ulcers early enough to avoids complications. Failure to this can lead to death.