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Vitamin C
Vitamin C, chemically known as ascorbic acid, is a water-soluble vitamin. It was one of the first vitamins discovered; history tells of research done on sailors who, by adding limes and oranges to their -
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Vitamin
Apart from these, researchers have found several thousand phytonutrients that appear to play an equally vital role in human metabolism. One of the first records mentioning vitamins is a recommendation from 1611 stating that lemon -
Muscle
Muscle is a soft tissue found in most animals. Muscle cells contain protein filaments of actin and myosin that slide past one another, producing a contraction that changes both the length and the shape of -
Vitamin B
Vitamin B is a group of vitamins found in the body; in all, eight different vitamins are called "vitamin B". It is a water-soluble vitamin. Vitamin B1 is often referred to as thiamine. Lack -
Alcoholic beverages
An alcoholic beverage is a drink which contains a substantial amount of the psychoactive drug ethanol (informally called alcohol). Drinking alcohol plays an important social role in most cultures. Alcohol has potential for abuse and -
Blood glucose
Blood sugar concentration, or glucose level, refers to the amount of glucose present in the blood of a human. Normally it stays within 3-7 mmol/l, but may vary greatly, particularly for diabetics. It -
Exercise
Physical exercise is any bodily activity that enhances or maintains physical fitness and overall health and wellness. It is performed for various reasons, including strengthening muscles and the cardiovascular system, honing athletic skills, weight loss -
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Antioxidant
An antioxidant is a molecule capable of inhibiting the oxidation of other molecules. Oxidation is a chemical reaction that transfers electrons from a substance to an oxidizing agent. Oxidation reactions can produce free radicals. In -
Zinc
Zinc is a mineral which plays a part in the physiology of the human body. Zinc has a variety of functions in the body. It acts not unlike an enzyme, in that it catalyzes many -
Linus Pauling
Linus Pauling (February 1, 1901 - August 19, 1994) was an american scientist, chemist, researcher and double Nobel prize recipient who founded orthomolecular medicine in 1968. Pauling was particularly interested in vitamin C, of which he -
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (usually abbreviated to NSAIDs, also called nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents/analgesics (NSAIAs) or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medicines (NSAIMs), are a class of drugs that provides analgesic (pain-killing) and antipyretic (fever -
Scurvy
Scurvy is a disease resulting from a deficiancy of vitamin C, which is required for the synthesis of collagen in the body. One of the most commonly known symptoms of scurvy is loose teeth and -
Meat
Meat is animal flesh that is eaten as food. Humans are omnivorous, The advent of civilization allowed the domestication of animals such as chickens, sheep, pigs and cattle, and eventually their use in meat production -
Arthritis
Arthritis (from Greek arthro-, joint+ -itis, inflammation; plural: arthritides) is a form of joint disorder that involves inflammation of one or more joints. There are over 100 different forms of arthritis. The most common form -
Obesity
Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have a negative effect on health, leading to reduced life expectancy and/or increased health problems. People -
Sucrose
Sucrose, commonly known as sugar, is a carbon hydrate composed of glucose and fructose. It is known by most cultures around the world and is commonly used as a sweetener in foods or candy. It -
Natural Health Wiki
Welcome to the Natural Health Wiki For starters, this site is all about examining, cataloguing, documenting and generally exploring the vast world of health as related to vitamins, nutrients, the effects on the human body -
Veganism
Veganism is both the practice of abstaining from the use of animal products, particularly in diet, and an associated philosophy that rejects the commodity status of animals. A follower of veganism is known as a -
Inflammation
Inflammation (Latin, inflamatio, to set on fire) is the complex biological response of vascular tissues to harmful stimuli, such as pathogens, damaged cells, or irritants. It is a protective attempt by the organism to remove -
Pregnancy
Pregnancy is a term to describe a woman carrying one or more offspring in her womb. Pregnancy begins at conception and terminates at birth. The better the nutritional base prior to pregnancy, the easier conception -
Fish oil
Fish oil is oil derived from the tissues of oily fish. Fish oils contain the omega-3 fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), precursors of certain eicosanoids that are known to reduce -
Protein
Proteins are relatively large molecules that play diverse, significant parts in the human body. They are one of the three main macronutrients, the other two being fat and carbohydrates. Proteins serve as biological building blocks -
Chokeberry
Aronia is a genus of deciduous shrubs, the chokeberries, in the family Rosaceae, native to eastern North America and most commonly found in wet woods and swamps. The genus is usually considered to contain two
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