Did you know that brain and adrenal glands have the highest concentration of Vitamin C in the body? This can only mean that Vitamin C plays a significant role in the functioning of these two organs. Let us find out how does vitamin C enhance brain function! Antioxidant role of vitamin C The role of …
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What are the unique properties and substances that make honey a wonderful and unique wound healer? Let’s find out! Honey has been used to heal wounds in most ancient systems of medicine. Now, honey has been reintroduced into modern medicine as a biologic wound dressing. It is now a component in ointment and dressings for …
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Honey is a highly nutritious natural food. It treats and prevents many diseases. It has been used in the traditional systems of medicine for millenniums. Let’s find out what science has documented about its nutrient content and why honey is a functional food. What makes honey a functional food? By definition, a functional food is …
Vitamin C is not produced in our body and hence is an essential dietary micronutrient. WHO specifies a certain dose of Vitamin C as recommended daily allowance. But certain conditions require more than usual doses of Vitamin C. Let’s explore! Functions of vitamin C Vitamin C is crucial for collagen synthesis in our body. Collagen …
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Vitamin D plays a crucial role in calcium homeostasis, immunity, cancer prevention, lung health, sleep, mental health, control of diabetes and pain prevention. Let’s see how to get it adequately from our diet and through sunlight exposure. Read this link to know in detail about the role of vitamin D in our well-being! How much …
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Mango, a large evergreen tree (mangifera indica) is a native of the Indian subcontinent. It now grows in many parts of the world. The fruit, leaves and the bark of mango tree all have nutraceutical properties. Let’s explore its exceptional nutritional aspects. The moment you spot a mango on a tree, you know summer has …
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For millenniums the human life has revolved around the sun and the moon .Our fore fathers were hunter gatherers and were exposed to the whole spectrum of sunlight on a regular, day to day basis. But, now we are living in an era of sunscreen, skin cancer and photo damage. Have you ever wondered?A gentle …
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The pandemic Covid-19 has brought more awareness towards our immune status. Vitamin D is now gaining more attention than Vitamin C and zinc. Let’s see why correcting vitamin D deficiency is the most relevant action to do now! Vitamin D deficiency is prevalent in more than half the world population. It’s role in our health …
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Vitamin D is not just about rickets, calcium and bone. It is actually a steroid hormone responsible for our mental and physical well being. We get Vitamin D from diet and our skin makes it when ultraviolet B rays of the sun falls on our skin. Lets explore its role in our body, deficiency levels …
According to Marco Polo (1280 AD) , turmeric has all the properties of true saffron. Lets explore its evidence based real worth ! Turmeric is the spice obtained from the plant Curcuma longa belonging to zingiberaceae family. The part of the plant used is the rhizome which is an underground stem just like ginger. It …
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