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Food Tip: Awesome Asparagus

Posted March 30, 2008 at 04:00 PM by Jamal Walker

Section: His Nutrition, Healthy Eating, Recipes

Asparagus is quite high in potassium and relatively low in sodium, and the makeup of asparagus mysteriously make it an effective natural diuretic. The presence of the amino acid asparagine contributes to this effect as well, and may be partially responsible for…

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Vegan Nutrition 101: Vitamin A

Posted September 7, 2007 at 03:00 PM by James Flesher

Section: His Nutrition, Healthy Eating, Vegetarian / Vegan

Like all vitamins, vitamin A is a non-caloric molecule without which our bodies could not function properly. Like it’s fellow fat soluble vitamins D, E and K, vitamin A is absorbed with fats and oils in the intestine, and is stored…

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