Many people mistake and confuse food allergy with food intolerance. Because they do not know any better, they liberally interchange these two terms. It does not help that these two conditions can produce similar symptoms.
The thing is that food allergy is essentially different from food intolerance even though their symptoms sometimes look the [...]
You know that you have loved strawberries all your life. You eat ripe strawberries whenever you can have them. You rarely say no to treats made from strawberries – candies, cakes, pastries, even strawberries in wine. Strawberries simply are your favorite.
So it may surprise you one day when, after eating a piece [...]
Is it any wonder that more and more people experience food allergies these days? Many of the foods we eat and the foodstuffs we buy from the supermarket have gone through so many processes to improve their taste, to ensure that they will stay fresh for a longer period, and to ensure that they [...]
Hepatitis C is a medical condition that is caused by a virus which targets the liver. It is now considered as one of the most significant health problems faced by countries all over the world. In the United States alone, there are more than four million Americans that have been diagnosed with the [...]
Benefits of Vitamin B12
The emphasis on healthy nutrition levels to improve the health and wellness of an individual has been the shout of health buffs. More or less, these assertions are true. In a fast-paced lifestyle where stress seems to conquer every working body, taking in vitamins and minerals to fight the natural wear and [...]
The Importance of Homocysteine
Homocysteine is an amino acid that is produced in the body. Although this can be a vital substance in the body, increased homocysteine levels is associated with high cholesterol and build up of materials such as white blood cells, calcium and plaque in blood vessels. The increased materials in blood vessels increase [...]
C – reactive protein (CRP) is an inflammatory protein, produced in the liver, which is the secreted as a first line of defense against any bacterial infection or viral invasion. The levels of CRP have also been found to jump in patients with heart diseases. It has been shown that levels of CRP molecules associated [...]
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