Vitamin B Information
by: Naweko San-Joyz.
Vitamin B is no small time player in the high stakes game of the beauty. Just take the case of pellagra for example. Pellagra is a life threatening skin disease characterized by dementia, diarrhea, and dermatitis that results from a niacin...
Vitamin A – The Glow-in-the-dark Vitamin
by: David Leonhardt.
The ancient Egyptians had a cure for "night blindness". They fed the patient lots and lots of liver. Perhaps they thought they were appeasing the Gods of sight. In 1930, the first fat-soluble vitamin was discovered - vitamin A - which,...
How to Prevent an Overdose of Heartgard
by: Natalie Williams.
Our pets take wonderful care of us; they give us love, accompaniment, tenderness and even exercise to contribute to a greater quality of life for humans. Isn't it only fair that we do the same for them? Heartworm is one of the most devas...
Symptoms and Precautions for Drug Overdose
by: Rapiddrugdetection.com.
Drug overdose is the application or ingestion of the drug substances in the amount more than the recommended quantity. Its effects can be a discriminating level of the therapeutic effects seen with regular use. The excess amount of the dr...
Vitamin Q & A
by: News Canada.
Q: My teenage daughter does not like milk and I'm afraid she isn't getting enough calcium. What can she do to ensure that she is getting enough?
A: Building strong bone mass through adequate calcium intake is imperative for women during th...
What Vitamin Should I Take?
by: nemock.
When I provide lectures on health and nutrition, I am often asked the question, "What vitamin should I take?" This is a surprisingly common question and reflects just how confused people are about nutrition and how to make sense of the inf...
The Undercover Vitamin
by: David Leonhardt.
There is a secret vitamin in the neighborhood, wandering around your body under cover. This "vitamin" has just one single purpose, although some researchers believe he has ulterior motives. He goes by the inconspicuous codename of "D" â...
The Effectiveness of Vitamin C
by: Anusuya Veth. We all know that vitamin C is one of the most popular health supplements which acts as a stimulant for the immune system of our body. Recent research has revealed that vitamin C could play a part in cancer prevention.Food SourcesSome of the...
Can Vitamin E Cure Almost Everything?
by: David Leonhardt. Vitamin E is an absolutely vital nutrient in your body, but it probably can't do half the things you heard it can.What does vitamin E do? To begin, it is an antioxidant. It tames dangerous free radicals and helps prevent blood clots and b...
Vitamin C Information
by: kmpijuan.
If you type in a search on the internet for Vitamin C, you will come up with a lot of references that say synthetic C or ascorbic acid is the exact same thing as natural C. Is this a true statement?Well, the facts are that vitamin C is ac...
The Benefits of Vitamin C
by: kmpijuan.
A report in the Lancet, March 2001, stated that those with the highest levels of vitamin C in their blood had one half the risk of death from all causes, including heart disease. Dr. Kay Tee Khaw found that there was a decreased risk of c...
Vitamin C Deficiency
by: kmpijuan.
While an acute deficiency of the C complex causes scurvy and is not common in America today, many health care professionals feel that most people are not consuming optimal amounts. Early signs of possible deficiency include easy bruising a...
The Looming Vitamin Crisis
by: .
You and I are facing a critical vitamin and mineral shortage. This health crisis has been growing at an alarming rate since the early 1900's. Of particular concern are folks on weight loss diets - especially low carb diets.As a partial res...
Vitamin A For Better Eczema Control
by: leedobbins.
We've all seen the scaly itchy skin associated with eczema. Perhaps you've even had eczema at some point or suffer from it chronically. This condition, thought to be hereditary attacks about three out of every hundred people and can manif...
Ways to Maximize Vitamin Absorption
by: Nitin Jain.
1. Do not refrigerate vegetables and fruits (raw and uncut) for more than two days.
2. Do not go by the advertisements that show refrigeration slowing down loss of nutrients from fruit. It can't stop the process altogether and fruits certa...
