Apples found to protect the body from ‘oxidative stress’ and DNA damage
Disease has many potential causes, including damage to the body’s cells reeked by molecules known as ‘free radicals’. The action of free radicals in the body is sometimes referred to as ‘oxidative stress’. One potential effect of oxidative stress is damage to the DNA ” the ‘nuclear material’ in the cells that controls the division [...]
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‘Stealth vegetables’ and other tactics for getting healthy food into our kids
This week, I was interested to read about study which attempted to boost the nutritional content of children’s diets using ‘stealth vegetables’. American researchers fed children aged 3-5 a pasta-based meal which was accompanied by one or two sauces. One of these was a regular pasta sauce. The other had pureed broccoli and cauliflower added [...]
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Recent study suggests magnesium may help PMS, but I recommend herbal help for this condition
Pre-menstrual syndrome (PMS) is a term used to describe a combination of various physical and mental symptoms that may occur in the week or two prior to menstruation. Typical features of PMS include irritability, depression, tearfulness, fatigue, food cravings, abdominal bloating, breast tenderness, fluid retention and weight gain. The condition is highly individual, with the [...]
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