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Vitamin C - Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine

Vitamin C, or ascorbic acid, is naturally produced in fruits and vegetables. The vitamin, which can be taken in dietary or supplementary form, is absorbed by the intestines. That which the body cannoh....

Vitamin C (Ascorbic acid), Ascorbic acid

Vitamin C is a water-soluble vitamin needed for the growth and repair of tissues in all parts of the body. It is nece...

Vitamin E

Vitamin E is a fat-soluble vitamin found in many foods, fats, and oils. It is also an antioxidant that protects body ...

Vitamin E

Cholestyramine (and colestipol): May reduce absorption of vitamin E Iron: Vitamin E may impair the hematologic respon...

Vitamin E - Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine

Vitamin E is an antioxidant responsible for proper functioning of the immune system and for maintaining healthy eyes ...

Vitamin K - Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine

Vitamin K originates from the German term . It is also known as antihemorrhagic factor, and is one of the four fat-so...

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Vitamin D & Heart Disease
Vitamin D & Heart Disease

TV Clip, On the Healthbeat, discusses how low levels of a certain vitamin could leave you with a big problem. Christine Jones sat down with Doctor Barry Ramo to find out about Vitamin D's link to heart disease.

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in conducted the research that studied vitamin C levels in middle-aged adults over the course of ten years. The findings, reported in the online journal, , showed that, “the higher a person's diet...

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Reuters reported yesterday that some types of cancer could be prevented from growing if treated by Vitamin C. Studies in mice showed that when treated with Vitamin C, the antioxidants appeared to s...

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Anthocyanins and are the red pigments found in fruits like strawberries, cherries, watermelon and tomatoes. These compounds are powerful that work like miracle drugs, reducing inflammation and ri...

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It’s August 3rd and you’re three days late for National Watermelon Month! Watermelons have a bounty of nutritional health benefits such as some of the most important antioxidants, such as beta-caro...

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Potatoes good for you health? Since when? Since the BBC reported that potatoes may be one of the reasons humans survived 4 million years ago. According to researchers at the University of Californi...

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