Recently, the media has trumpeted a new study that reported taking more vitamin B-12 can help stop and possibly reverse the effects of Alzheimer’s disease. However, some doctors are warning that the public may be misled by the reporting of this research to think they should up their intake of this vitamin.
In a blog for Scott and White Healthcare, Jessica McClure wrote, “The number of patients with B-12-induced dementia is only a fraction of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s patients and...
There has been a lot of blame thrown around for this recent, troublesome discovery. Vitamin D deficiency or insufficiency is the new hot... Read more »
Raw foodists might be happy to see some of what Dr. Richard Wrangham writes in Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human. This book,... Read more »
“B”-eautiful! That’s my response to a recent study which found that daily doses of vitamin B can lower the rate of brain... Read more »
You definitely don't want your brain to shrink with age. The reason is because brain shrinkage is a sign of brain aging and often the first... Read more »
As we age, women need to really watch their diet. I’m not talking about calories in this instance, but on the types of food that we eat.... Read more »
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CausesIron Deficiency AnemiaIron deficiency anemia occurs when the body lacks mineral iron to produce the hemoglobin it needs to make red blood... Read more »
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Celiac disease, or celiac sprue, is a chronic disorder of the small intestine caused by sensitivity to gluten, a protein found in wheat and rye and,... Read more »
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Thrombocytopenia is a condition in which there is a deficient number of circulating platelets.Thrombocytopenia may be congenital or acquired.The... Read more »
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Erythrocyte indices; Blood indices; Mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH); Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC); Mean corpuscular volume... Read more »
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Among Americans with iron deficiency anemia, young children have the highest risk followed by premenopausal women. Adolescent and adult men and... Read more »
Eat the Rainbow Many studies have demonstrated the cancer-fighting effects of plant chemicals called phytochemicals. Fruits and vegetables that contain phytochemicals can often be identified by colors. Eat dark greens, red fruit, and berries....
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