High Cholesterol
High cholesterol cannot be noticed, because it does not reflect any symptoms. Symptoms can only be due to atherosclerosis and hypertension. Cholesterol is a fatty, wax-like substance found in all cells of the body. It serves to build cells, create hormones and help with food digestion. Your liver makes all the cholesterol you need. However, there is also [...]
Blood Sugar Help: Research Reveals MULTIPLE Benefits of Garlic for Diabetics
According to estimates by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 34 million people in the US alone live with diabetes, and another 88 million with prediabetes. Add those two numbers together and you end up with a “public health crisis”. It is no coincidence that the medical community often calls diabetes the "silent killer". It is interesting that for the development of the disease […]
Ascorbic acid, do you know what it is?
History of Ascorbic Acid In the mid-1700s, Royal Navy surgeon James Lind conducted controlled dietary trials and found that citrus fruits could cure people with scurvy. However, it was not until the early 1900s that experimental scurvy was first produced in guinea pigs through dietary restriction and was shown to be prevented by feeding the animals fresh fruits and vegetables. In the early 1930s, vitamin C […]
Hawthorn (Crataegus spp.) - Protective fruit for the heart
Crataegus sp., commonly known as hawthorn, is a large genus of thorny shrubs and trees belonging to the Rosaceae family, comprising approximately 280 species, native to temperate zones in Europe, East Asia and North America. Hawthorn has been used around the world for centuries as a food and as a folk medicine. Hawthorn is one of the recognized medicinal plants in [...]
One twin ate only vegan food, the other meat, after 12 weeks they discovered the difference
Identical twins Hugo and Ross Turner decided to conduct a small experiment related to the way they eat. Hugo ate only a vegan diet for 12 weeks, while Ross followed a diet rich in meat, and the changes in their bodies were monitored by a team of scientists from King's College London. During the experiment, scientists measured the change in their weight, cholesterol levels and […]
