Scientific name: Curcuma longa, synonym Curcuma domestica; Curcuma aromatica Other common name(s): Indian saffron, turmeric, turmeric root, the golden spice1 Description: Turmeric, a member of the ginger family, originates from …
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Everything Guide to MultiVitamins: Overview, Index, and Resource Guide
What are Multivitamins? Multivitamins (MVs) are dietary supplements that generally “contain a combination of vitamins and minerals, and sometimes alongside other ingredients.” 1,2 Because there is no regulated standard for …
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Dietary Supplements, Nutraceuticals, and Functional Foods
Dietary Supplements and Their Uses: Melatonin
Melatonin Brand names: Circadin, Adaflex, Ceyesto, Slenyto, Syncrodin Description: Melatonin is a natural hormone produced by the body that helps regulate the sleep-wake cycle or the body’s internal clock that …
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Dietary Supplements and their Uses: Echinacea
Scientific names: Echinacea purpurea, Echinacea angustifolia, Echinacea pallida Other common names: purple coneflower, coneflower, American coneflower, Kansas snakeroot, snakeroot, Scurvy root Description: Echinacea is a distinctive perennial herb that is …
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Ultra-Processed Foods: An “Everything” Resource Guide
What are Ultra-processed Foods? Ultra-processed food (UPFs) and “drink products are packaged formulations resulting from several sequences of industrial processes.” 28.32 These processes involve “altering the natural state of food …
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Food Fighting and Disease Series: Beriberi
Advancing the Integration of Food as Medicine in Modern Healthcare Using Proof from the Past What is Beriberi? Beriberi is a disease caused by not consuming enough thiamine (vitamin B1).1 …
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You’re Invited Monday, September 18, 2023 @ 9:30am via Zoom Ultra-Processed Foods RSVP HERE Online Discussion via Zoom: Registration Required Panelists include: Kevin D. Hall, Ph.D., NIH Chief of the Integrative Physiology …
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Advancing the Integration of Food as Medicine in Modern Healthcare Using Proof from the Past What is Pellagra? Pellagra is a disease that occurs when the body is deficient in …
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Food Fighting and Curing Disease Series: Scurvy
Advancing the Integration of Food as Medicine in Modern Healthcare Using Proof from the Past What is Scurvy? “A disease caused by prolonged severe dietary deficiency of ascorbic acid, in …
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Broccoli, a member of the Brassica family, is a widely consumed vegetable worldwide. Its edible parts comprise the stalk and the sizable flowering head, offering versatility in its consumption – …
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