Vitamin D serves many important body functions. For example, it helps to keep our bones strong by helping our bodies absorb calcium and phosphorus. Our muscles use vitamin D to move, and nerves need it to carry messages.... Read More
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Bacon, Nitrates, and Nitrites
Nitrates are relatively inert; they are stable and unlikely to cause harm. However, mouth bacteria or body enzymes can convert nitrates to potentially harmful nitrites.... Read More
Your Good Diet is Not Sufficient
You know the drill: Staples such as cereals (barley, rye, and wheat are examples) or some starchy tubers such as yams. Legumes, including lentils and beans, are not high on my list, but you should eat them for health!... Read More
Be Careful with Supplements
BE CAREFUL WITH SUPPLEMENTS. ENGLISHMAN’S RECENT OVERDOSE ON VITAMIN D (I acknowledge that it is an extreme case) is a reminder that supplements are not always benign. Here’s the story, as reported by... Read More
Do Coffee Lovers Live Longer?
We Americans consume over half a billion cups of coffee daily, with two-thirds of us reporting consumption within the past day.... Read More
Cranberries and Memory
Many of us consume cranberry sauce as a part of the American holiday of Thanksgiving, but cranberries did not arrive in a can form until 1912. Attorney Marcus L. Urann bought a cranberry bog and created a cranberry cooperative subsequently called Ocean Spray. By 1940, the canned, jiggly version we know today had arrived.... Read More