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08/16/2018 / By Rhonda Johansson

No sex drive? Tired all the time? Bad breath? You may have a vitamin deficiency

“Not now, honey. I’ve got a headache.” If this isn’t an excuse anymore — if you really do have a headache and feeling less than amorous lately, you could have a vitamin deficiency. How about that halitosis? Do plants turn brown when you talk to them? Look at your nails. See any white spots on them? […]

06/19/2018 / By Zoey Sky

From relieving pain to improving skin elasticity, here’s why rose hips are one of the best medicinal plants out there

With beautiful flowers and distinctive-looking hips, the rose hip (Rosa spp.), is a pseudofruit (accessory/aggregate fruit) that is part of the Rosaceae family. It is related to apples, plums, and strawberries. Rose petals and rose hips can both be used for cooking and herbal remedies. Rose plants grow as shrubs and they are identified by thorny stems […]

11/14/2017 / By Rita Winters

Can your snack do that? Oranges detox, energize, provide vitamin C and antioxidants — in a biodegradable wrapper

A study from the Singapore Bioimaging Consortium shows that oranges have an overabundance of health benefits. Sandhya Sriram, the program management manager, is convinced that food rich in vitamin C, an antioxidant, can help prevent and relieve the symptoms of certain diseases. Vitamin C can be found abundantly in citrus fruits. These fruits include oranges, […]

09/26/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Study finds people with type 2 diabetes and obesity have lower vitamin C levels

A recent study out of New Zealand has found an inverse relationship between the levels of vitamin C in a person’s blood and their BMI and fasting glucose. Diabetes is considered one of the biggest health emergencies facing the world today, with more than 415 million people on the planet aged 20 to 70 believed […]

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