Tag: nutrition
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The Top Four Nutrients for Better Blood Pressure
Understanding blood pressure and nutrition Blood pressure is a vital sign that reflects how hard your heart works to pump blood through your arteries. Over time, elevated blood pressure can strain the heart and blood vessels, increasing the risk of heart disease and stroke. Nutrition plays a foundational role in supporting healthy blood pressure, alongside…
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Suffer from chronic constipation? These foods can offer relief
Understanding chronic constipation and the role of diet Chronic constipation affects a significant portion of adults, including many Canadians. Struggling with infrequent bowel movements, hard stools, or a sense of incomplete evacuation can impact daily life and overall well-being. While medications are an option for some, dietary changes can offer a natural, sustainable path to…
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Diabetics: Go Vegan to Save Money and Improve Insulin Sensitivity
Diabetes and the Vegan Diet: A Potential Path to Health and Wallet Savings For people living with diabetes, managing blood sugar, waistlines, and healthcare costs can feel like a daily balancing act. Emerging research highlighted by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) suggests that adopting a vegan diet may offer meaningful benefits for insulin…
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Foods That Make You Smell More Attractive: Diet and Body Odor
How Your Diet Shapes Your Natural Scent Just as fingerprints are unique, so is the scent you emit. Our bodies metabolize what we eat and drink, influencing our pheromone-like signals that others perceive. While personal hygiene and genetics play big roles, certain foods can subtly alter body odor and, in turn, how appealing we seem…
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What Foods Make You Smell More Attractive: Foods And Scent Perception
Understanding How What We Eat Affects Our Scent Our bodies aren’t just influenced by our genetic makeup and personal hygiene; what we eat can subtly shape how we smell to others. Each person has a unique scent profile, a kind of fingerprint formed by metabolism, hormones, and microbial activity on the skin. Some foods can…
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The Foods That Make You Smell More Attractive
Understanding the Link Between Diet and Body Odor We all have a unique scent profile, much like a fingerprint, shaped by genetics, hormones, and what we eat. Food can influence body odor in subtle ways—through sweat, breath, and the skin’s surface microbiome. While some scents may be pleasant and even perceived as attractive, others can…
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Pica in Pregnancy and Children: Causes, Symptoms, and Effective Treatments
Understanding pica in pregnancy and children Pica is a condition where people crave and eat nonfood items such as ice, dirt, laundry starch, or paper. While it can affect anyone, it is most commonly observed in pregnant people and young children. Recognizing pica early can prevent potential health problems and guide effective treatment. Common causes…
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Pica in Pregnancy and Children: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
Overview: What is pica? Pica is a condition where a person craves and eats non-food substances. In pregnancy and among children, these cravings can include items like ice, clay, soil, paper, or starch. While cravings for unusual substances can happen in the general population, persistent pica warrants attention, especially in pregnancy and early childhood, due…
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An honest bite: the best (and worst) meat-free sausages, tasted and rated
Introduction: A veteran’s verdict on meat-free sausages From the vegetarian movement of the 1980s to today’s expansive plant-based aisle, meat-free sausages have evolved at dizzying speed. I’ve been tasting these products since I wore bell-bottoms, and the current landscape is both thrilling and perplexing. Some sausages nail the meaty mouthfeel and savory punch, while others…
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Diabetes care on wheels: Mobile clinic brings care to patients who are homeless, low-income
Mobile clinics bridge a critical gap in diabetes care For many people experiencing homelessness or living paycheck to paycheck, managing diabetes can feel like navigating a maze with few exits. The arrival of a mobile clinic staffed by healthcare professionals is changing that reality, bringing essential diabetes care directly to neighborhoods where people are most…