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IntroductionThis fact sheet provides basic information about the herb Asian ginseng–common names, uses, potential side effects, and resources for more information. Asian ginseng is native to China and Korea and has been used in various systems of medicine for many centuries. Asian ginseng is one of several types of true ginseng (another is American ginseng, […]
Written by Ting Ting on September 9th, 2006 with no comments.
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In the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bakhru of the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore, and Dr. Nancy Stanwood of the University of Rochester, New York note that half of all unintended pregnancies in the US occur in the 10 percent of fertile women who use no contraception.
However, about half of these women […]
Written by Ting Ting on August 12th, 2006 with no comments.
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The Glycemic Index (GI) relates to the way your body’s sugar levels respond to certain foods. Foods are given a rating from 0 –100 on the glycemic index with glucose in the highest position. High Glycemic Index foods (such as simple carbohydrates) will increase the body’s sugar levels rapidly whereas low glycemic index foods will […]
Written by Ting Ting on July 27th, 2006 with no comments.
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Occular nutrition and eye health is an important part of helping maintain our vision and eye health as we age. One can safely say that every part of the human eye needs nutritional support and nutrition to improve eye health (occular is actually spelled as ‘ocular’, but occular will be used on this page).
Healthy vision […]
Written by Ting Ting on July 4th, 2006 with no comments.
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What is Omega 3?
EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) and DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) are the two principal fatty acids found in fish. They belong to a family of essential nutrients known as omega-3 fatty acids. The body can manufacture both EPA and DHA from another essential fatty acid, alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) — found in flaxseed oil, canola oil, […]
Written by Ting Ting on June 26th, 2006 with no comments.
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