Be Careful of Those Vitamins and Supplements

From Evidence-Based Living

Yesterday, Yahoo!Health had posted a very interesting article regarding the dangers of vitamins and supplements. We all know that anything in excess (or deficient) could be hazardous to health, but apart from that, there are some other things to keep in mind when deciding on what to take in addition to your normal food intake.

Always With A Farter? There's A Reason To Rejoice!

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This isn't a joke. 


Researchers from Johns Hopkins University found out that hydrogen sulfide, which is a component of fart, can actually help regulate blood pressure.


Check out what LiveScience has to say about this.

Oh Sugar, You Are Not So Sweet!

 

When is a food a food? And when is it poison?
 

The sweetest poison.
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Dr. William Coda Martin, in 1957, tried providing answers to these questions by defining what ‘poison’ is:

"Medically: Any substance applied to the body, ingested or developed within the body, which causes or may cause disease. Physically: Any substance which inhibits the activity of a catalyst which is a minor substance, chemical or enzyme that activates a reaction."