Vitamin for Boosting your Immune SystemWritten by Alfred Jones
Turmeric, in all honesty is not a vitamin, but it can certainly help to boost your immune system. Of course Turmeric is a herb and in recent years has become quite popular in Spice Rack of modern day kitchens.The proper name for Turmeric is Zingiberaceae; it is a member of Ginger family and is also known as Curcuma. It has not been very widely researched in humans, however animal research has been conducted for many years and they have shown this herb to have a number of beneficial medical properties, such as an immune stimulant, a helpful treatment for arthritis, also may help in prevention of some forms of cancer, heart disease, liver problems and prevention of cataracts. In kitchen, Turmeric is used for giving curry yellow coloring; it has been used for this purpose for thousands of years by Indians in preparation of meals. It was also prescribed by Chinese physicians for various medical problems Most of research that has been done into benefits of Turmeric has been done in India, because scientists in west had never shown much interest in herb, until more recent times, this research has shown that it can help in prevention of following illnesses, Wounds, it does have some antibacterial properties, it has been effective against some strains of Salmonella, which causes food poisoning, it does have anti inflammatory effects which has helped with pain associated with arthritis and because it contains antioxidants, it can help in prevention of cancer and cataracts.
| | Aspartame Versus SteviaWritten by Patricia Valle
~Aspartame Versus Stevia~Aspartame Aspartame was approved in early 1980's under brand name Equal, also known as Nutrasweet. It is a combination of amino acids phenylalanine, aspartic acids and methanol, or wood alcohol. Too much of these components has been linked to brain damage in fetus. Persons with PKU (phenylkelonuria), as well as pregnant women, and children under age of seven, must avoid aspartame, and foods containing this ingredient. Stevia Stevia is found in chrysanthemum family and grows in parts of South America as a shrub. It's been used by Native Indians in Paraguay and Brazil for centuries. Studies show that this plant is completely non-toxic. Although it is marketed in United States as a food supplement, its primary use is a natural sugar
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