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Substances that alter the absorption of vitamin and minerals

Thursday, July 8th, 2010

absorption of vitamin and minerals

Substances that alter the absorption of minerals
Some vegetables such as spinach, beet greens, parsley, celery and fruits such as strawberries and raspberries, including cocoa and tea have excellent nutritional properties of vitamins and antioxidants but also have a substance, oxalic acid and its salts, which precipitates of the calcium we take in the diet, thereby reducing its absorption by the body.

This entails no risk to human health, but should know and not to abuse these foods without compensating with higher intakes of foods that provide calcium as milk, yogurt or cheese.

Cereals, pulses and oilseeds have substances called phytic acid and phytase that hinder the absorption of calcium, copper, zinc, magnesium and iron by the intestinal mucosa.

Dietary fiber has the same effect.
Other vegetables in the cruciferous family such as mustard greens, turnips, radishes, cabbage, broccoli and oil seed rape, have substances called glucosinolates that are capable of generating isocyanates, which interfere with the metabolism of dietary iodine can cause goiter disease if they are abused and not compensated for by intake of other foods that provide iodine, like fish.

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Melissa benefits

Monday, April 12th, 2010

melissa benefitsMelissa is a medicinal plant that has many branches, which can reach an altitude ranging between 30 and 70 cm, can be seen that it has opposite leaves and a stalk of square section also having yellow flowers as well as pure white in one variety of them.

Melissa benefits tend to be diverse and varied, since one of them is in its sedative, and is much used treatments for heart disease for those nervous style.

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The benefits of dragon blood

Friday, April 9th, 2010

the benefits of dragon bloodDragon’s Blood is a plant that grows both wild and cultivated and which predominates in those five regions of the high forest and low jungle, being considered in some countries as an ornamental plant.

The benefits of dragon blood act on different symptomatology and can be seen that this latex acts as a principal form of any wound healing.
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Oranges

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

orangesOrange is often synonymous with winter colds and flus. Therefore, we wanted to publish a post on a seasonal food such as oranges, high consumption which can not prevent colds, but may have beneficial effects against gravity and the duration of symptoms.

The orange contains an exceptional amount of vitamin C in addition to other biologically active compounds that have various health claims. The effect of this vitamin in our body is primarily an antioxidant, but also contributes to the health of bones, teeth, etc … would enhance the absorption of iron-containing plants and protect against infections.
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Stevia a sweetener controversy

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

stevia a sweetener controversyThe stevia leaf Stevia is a genus of plants in the Asteraceae family, of which over 150 are known for their sweetening power. They originated in South America, where they are using this compound as sugar and also for medicinal purposes.

The Stevia is characterized by having a sweetening power 100 to 300 times greater than sugar without any calories. In addition to this incredible sweetness, differs from other sweeteners to have therapeutic properties in the control of blood glucose and hypertension.
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Kiwi

Saturday, March 6th, 2010

KiwiThe kiwi is a fruit originating in the mountainous regions of China. Although in this country the fruit is consumed more than a thousand years, not until the mid-nineteenth century that is becoming known in Europe and America. A mid-twentieth century begins to cultivate a large scale in parts of New Zealand and California, and now also grown in Italy, France, Greece, Australia, Chile and the United States.

It is one fruit that provides fewer calories: 50 per 100g of fruit, and contain little protein and very poor in lipids. It is also an important source of antioxidants, which allow you to take action against certain risk factors for cardiovascular disease, against certain cancers and diseases related to aging.
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Soursop Fruit for Health

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Soursop fruit is a plant that until now was believed to be drug because soursop fruit known to contain many nutritious.

Sometimes people ignore this one fruit because they have not received information about its benefits, the current problem for many people is when they’re suffering from an illness, they only believe in doctors or drugs and ignoring patent herbal medicine or traditional medicine. It is very wrong in my opinion.

The reason they are on medication management entrusted to a doctor or chemical drugs because they wanted a faster recovery, so I tried a little outline of the benefits of soursop fruit in several diseases among others:

Soursop fruit is a fruit rich in vitamin C, carbohydrates and mineral, because vitamin C is high and is an excellent antioxidant to increase endurance and slow the aging process.
Several other benefits from soursop fruit is able to ward off gout, hypertension, osteoporosis, and increase endurance, heal hemorrhoids and facilitate the digestion of food.
To form strong bones and prevent osteoporosis.
Contain the most nutrients in the soursop is. One type of carbohydrate on soursop fruit is a reducing sugar (glucose and fructose) (more…)

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Lemon

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

Lemon

Fruit citrus lemon trees blooming in the Mediterranean giving health and delicious flavor to many dishes.

There lemons around there is a deep cultural tradition that make them excellent companions of salads, rice, fish, delicious desserts … taking advantage of its acidity and remarkable health properties. It is also effective for slimming diets.

Lemon belongs to the Rutaceae family, the genus Citrus. Imported from China in the twelfth century is spreading throughout the world and especially in the Mediterranean. The province of Murcia and Alicante southern lemons produce some excellent varieties of all kinds. Also in Anadalucia and the rest of C. Valenciana.

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