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What Are Prebiotic and Probiotics

Tuesday, May 11th, 2010

Intestinal Tract Highlighted in X-Ray

What Are Prebiotics and Probiotics – The Basics Explained

Prebiotics and Probiotics are bacteria that reside in your intestinal tract. Some are good while some are undesirable. Prebiotics feed to beneficial bacteria in your system, but are not digestible. Probiotics are desirable and as we age, many of us need help in this area. The balance of the two promote “regularity”.  Poor diet can promote the need for these in younger adults as well.

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Foods High In Vitamin K

Thursday, May 6th, 2010

Healthy Kale Plant

Foods Highest in Vitamin K – Kale

Foods High in Vitamin K consist mostly of dark green leafy vegetables. Leading the list is Kale, followed by Collard Greens, (a personal favorite of mine), spinach and turnip greens (another favorite of mine). I live in Chicago, but lived many years down south. What can I say? They got Me!

Frozen and without salt added have the highest concentration. Other decent sources are Broccoli, Brussels  Sprouts,  Onions, Dandelion Greens, common in prepackaged fancy mixed salad greens these days. Vitamin K can also be found in mos Lettuces, Avocado, Parsley, Asparagus, Sauerkraut and Endive.  Some vegetable oils may also have high levels of the vitamin. It may also be found in beef and pork liver.

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Omega 3 Cause Tinnitus – Interesting Question

Tuesday, May 4th, 2010

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Omega 3 Causes Tinnitus? – Not Normally

There seems to be a a fair amount of inquiries on the Internet regarding whether or not Omega 3 causes Tinnitus or “ringing in the ears”. I did a good bit of research on the subject and found no evidence to support that it does. Tinnitus is a symptom, not a disease and may be caused by many things. It can caused by an extreme physical change, an obvious one being subjected to  a loud noise, whether a one time incident or a prolonged situation from a job, loud equipment etc.

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Whole Food Vitamins – Load up and Why

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008

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The Importance of Whole Food Vitamins in Your Daily Diet

I am a firm believer in whole food vitamins, and that we have on this earth what  we need need to stay healthy, without laboratory synthesized chemicals and prescription drugs (unless absolutely necessary). My own experience has been that my body craves good food, not junk food and that’s the way I eat. I’ve used natural supplementation on top of that for years from a few select reputable companies and while others around me run around sick and complaining, I don’t.

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