Nutrition

GLYCINE

Once eaten and digested, dietary protein is broken down into individual amino acids, which are then absorbed into the blood stream and transported around the body.  Amino acids are small molecules that combine to make the various proteins that the cells in

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WHEN TO EAT FOR WEIGHT LOSS

Excess body fat elevates the risk for a number of health issues, such as insulin resistance, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease.  Obesity has been linked to several cancers, including esophageal, kidney, pancreatic, post-menopausal breast cancer, colorectal, and uterine cancers.  Weight loss interventions largely

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DAIRY MILK AND PLANT-BASED ALTERNATIVES

The earliest evidence of dairy milk consumption by humans’ dates back almost 9 000 years to modern-day Turkey, near the sea of Marmara, where Richard Evershed, a biogeochemist and his team from the University of Bristol, UK, found milk-fat residues on ancient

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ZINC

Zinc has been known for its medicinal qualities over the ages, as ancient Greek medical texts mentioned that zinc oxide was used in ointments to heal wounds.  Zinc oxide is still today a common over-the-counter skin treatment.  Historically, it was reported in

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ONIONS

“Life is like an onion.  You peel it off one layer at a time.  And sometimes you weep.” This piece of wisdom comes from the American poet Carl Sandburg.  There is however much more to an onion than having layers and bringing

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FOOD PYRAMID 2023

The idea of showing food groups in the form of a pyramid paints a clear picture – eat more of the foods listed at the widest part at the bottom of the pyramid and eat less of the foods listed at the

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ARE NIGHTSHADE VEGETABLES BAD FOR YOU?

Flavor of the month diets seems to come and go, with social media trending specific foods to eat, or avoid altogether.  Lately claims have been doing the rounds that vegetables in the nightshade family, such as tomatoes, eggplant, peppers, and potatoes, are

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THE CARNIVORE DIET

Trending diets seem to come and go, with the latest fad diet becoming flavour of the month.  One of these trending diets is the carnivore diet, also known as the all-meat diet. True to its name, the carnivore diet implies that you

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DIETARY PROTEIN

Proteins are the building blocks of life and every cell in your body contains protein.  Protein is the glue that holds each cell in the body together, from your hair to your toenails, from your muscles and organs to the bones in

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APPLE CIDER VINEGAR

Vinegar has been around for thousands of years.  The word vinegar is said to originate from the Latin words meaning “sour wine”, while other sources indicate it refers to the French phrase “vin aigre”, also meaning sour wine.  Whatever the original source

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