Nutrition & Dieting Medical Answers

Potassium (K+) is an important mineral in your body and most (98%) of it is found inside your cells. This electrolyte is important for your muscles, including your heart, to work efficiently. It also plays a vital role in regulating your blood pressure. The normal potassium level in the blood is 3

Soy milk is a product in which casein from regular milk is replaced with soy protein derived from soybeans. It has been noticed that soymilk has beneficial effects on many aspects of human health. For example, it has been traditionally used for lowering blood cholesterol level, high blood pressure

Green tea is no ordinary beverage. The various plant chemicals, especially the polyphenols, in green tea don't exert beneficial effects in just one metabolic process in the human body. At least 15 green tea chemicals influence at least 143 metabolic processes that determine human health. Green tea

This is a topic with which I am uncomfortably familiar. In 2009, I had colon surgery. The precipitating event would have been comical if had not nearly killed me. I had an old Chevy pickup I had driven out into the country. I was about 3 miles (5 km) from town when not just one but two of its tires

I always cringe when I read something on the lines of "I refuse to deprive my body of something it needs, so I take iron supplements." I personally have a disease called hereditary hemochromatosis. My body is extremely efficient at extracting iron from food. Before I started getting treatment for

People have been arguing about vitamin C for over 40 years, which is about how long I have been involved in promoting the ethical and rational use of vitamin supplements. There is absolutely no doubt that vitamin C is essential to human health. In the 1920's a Hungarian chemist named Albert Szent

Proper nutrition before and during pregnancy are important to ensure a healthy outcome, both for the mother and her baby. Mothers-to-be are often advised to eat a healthy balanced diet that includes a variety of nutrients to help optimize her health, promote proper growth and development of her

Among teenagers, weight issues and self-image are important. However, aside from these, it is also important to consider proper nutrition and overall health. Adolescence is a transition stage when the body and the mind experience rapid changes, which are influenced not only by genetic factors, but

There's a lot to like about the basic idea behind Juice Plus. It is made with fruits and vegetables. Almost all of us need more fruits and vegetables. It is an easy to use beverage, almost as easy as having a V-8 (the fruit and vegetable juice drink that's premade). Juice Plus has been subjected to

This is a medical answer not everyone will like. Since some people are curious what some of the arguments against being a vegetarian are, it only covers that side of the issue. This is not a "fair and balanced" response. It is intentionally one-sided. The other side can be discussed elsewhere. Here