March 26, 2019
Vitamin K is beneficial when it comes to bone health, cognitive health, and heart health. The body needs vitamin K to produce prothrombin, a protein and clotting factor that is important in blood clotting and bone metabolism, according to the website Medical News Today. Deficiency is rare, but, in severe…
March 20, 2019
Leptin is a hormone that is produced by the body's fat cells, as stated by the US National Library of Medicine. It is often referred to as the "satiety hormone" or the "starvation hormone." Leptin's primary mark is the hypothalamus. Leptin tells your brain when you have enough fat stored,…
March 13, 2019
The upper Midwest and Great Lakes regions of the US and Canada used to be known as the “goiter belt,” according to the American Thyroid Association (ATA). A goiter is an abnormal enlargement of your thyroid gland and it’s a classic symptom of an iodine disorder. Due to the lack…
March 07, 2019
Dieticians tell people looking to lose weight to log their food in a journal and track their calories and nutrient intake. Oftentimes, the people on a diet dutifully track the portion sizes and the types of foods they’ve prepared in their meals, but not the two small cookies they had…
March 04, 2019
We all love our bread and pasta but have been told to cut out carbohydrates to lose weight. However, eating the right carbs and going on a carb backloading diet can actually help our metabolism. So, when is the best time to eat carbs –– a bagel for breakfast or…
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