Food & Beverages

proper diet with hypoglocemia

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I am hypoglocemic. I developed this during a 12 year vegetarian kick- I've since been told to eat more protien and now I eat fish and chicken. I have gained about 30 lbs since diagnosis and though I workout and watch what I eat, I can't seem to take off the weight. I find that fruit sugar is not...

by Guest over a year ago

Chocolate Lowers Blood Pressure

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Dark chocolate and other cocoa-rich products have been found to be better at lowering blood pressure than black and green tea. Both cocoa and tea are rich in polyphenols antioxidants but polyphenols in cocoa may be more effective at lowering blood pressure. People with or at risk of high blood...

by lucky29 over a year ago

Eating Apples In Pregnancy May Protect Baby from Asthma

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Asthma is a chronic disease of the airways. It causes symptoms like coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath, and chest tightness. Although the symptoms may decrease over time with medical treatment, the disease is not curable. Researchers from the Netherlands and Scotland found that mother’s...

by DanDan over a year ago

What are the odds of finding salmonella on chicken eggs and reptile droppings?

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I would like to know how often can you find salmonella bacteria on fresh, store bought, chicken eggs and lizard (in my case, leopard gecko) droppings. I'm 15 years old and I want to know the risks of owning a gecko. I have had it for 5 years now and my mom keeps scaring me that I'll get salmonella...

by SalmonellaQuestioner27490 over a year ago

2,4,6,8, DIET -YOUNG GIRLS LIFE V'S HEALTH AND DEATH

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This past week has amazed, shocked and disgusted me into the facts of young girls health related issues focusing on the 'copy-cat' era of dieting! I myself as, i sopose i can now say just like every other girl has dieted, who hasnt? I was sixteen when i first started yo-yo dieting never going higher...

by Guest over a year ago

FOODS/FRUITS THAT ARE BAD FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE ON HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE MEDICINE.

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I AM TRYING TO FIND OUT IF GRAPEFRUIT BAD FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE ON BLOOD PRESSUER MEDICINE? ALSO IS A LARGE DIET OF LETTUCE BAD FOR LADIES THAT SEEM TO KEEP A YEAST INFECTION OR OTHER INFECTIONS GREATER THAN A YEAST INFECTION?

by V. JONES over a year ago

Medium caffeine intake safe during pregnancy

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Danish scientists showed in their new research that moderate amounts of coffee carry no risk to the fetus or risk of premature and underweight babies. It has been found that even three cups of coffee a day did not have any negative impact on the babies or the pregnancy. Previous studies showed...

by Bobby over a year ago

Decaf Coffee Isn't Caffeine-Free

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Many people who have medical conditions like hypertension and heart arrhythmia as well as those taking certain medications would be better off without the caffeine so they turn to decaffeinated coffee. What they don’t know is that decaf coffee contains caffeine too and that in large doses could...

by Jane232591 over a year ago

Ice-cold watermelon is less nutritious

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Watermelons produce their nutrients even after they are picked, so a watermelon that was stored on room temperature for a few days is healthier and has more nutrients than freshly picked watermelon. Although everyone enjoys eating cold watermelons, their healthy nutrients’ levels may be decreased...

by Miia2818 over a year ago

High blood pressure and sodium potassium

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Hello all I have wondered about this for years and never asked any one about it Does pottasium cancel out sodium , for example -- If I eat 4,000 mg of sodium and also eat 4,000 mg of pottasium is that like actually eating 0 mg of sodium ? In other words am I allowed to have sodium in my diet as...

by misteradam8540 over a year ago