All posts tagged with minerals
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-(Natural News) Iron is a vital mineral primarily found in red blood cells, and has many physiological roles to play in the human body. However, taking the right amount of iron is the key to its benefits. According to an international study published in the Public Library of Science Medicine, excess iron intake may increase the […]
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-(Natural News) Many Americans get less than the recommended amount of sleep. In fact, according to the National Sleep Foundation‘s inaugural Sleep Health Index, about 35 percent of Americans have poor sleep quality. Meanwhile, 20 percent of Americans say that they do not wake up feeling refreshed on any day of the week. Not getting enough sleep has […]
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-(Natural News) Phosphorus is a mineral that the body needs to perform important functions, such as repairing tissues and filtering waste. It is the second most plentiful mineral in the body – next to calcium – and it is used to keep the bones strong and healthy. However, as an essential mineral, phosphorus cannot be […]
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-(Natural News) Iron is an essential mineral that plays a key role in producing hemoglobin — a complex protein that carries oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body. Aside from that, this mineral also has a wide variety of other beneficial effects on overall health, including eliminating fatigue, improving muscle strength, preventing […]
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-(Natural News) Celiac disease affects around 1 in 100 people around the world, including millions of Americans. Experts estimate that around 80 percent of patients with celiac disease remain undiagnosed. While doctors have traditionally been on the lookout for weight loss and low body weight as signs that someone has the disease, a recent study […]
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-(Natural News) A person’s nutritional status affects his body’s immune function. Scientific evidence of this has sparked interest in the possible role dietary factors play in the pathogenesis of skin conditions like atopic dermatitis (AD). While food allergies and elimination diets have been studied in relation to atopy — a genetic tendency to develop allergic diseases — […]
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-(Natural News) Researchers at Michigan Technological University have developed a novel device that captures carbon dioxide (CO?) and converts it into useful products. The device, which the team presented at the Society of Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration’s annual meeting in Denver, works just like a carbon scrubber to remove CO? from flue gas emitted from power plants. But unlike other scrubbers, which […]
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-(Natural News) The development of endometriosis, particularly the possible involvement of free radical-mediated oxidative damage in the peritoneal fluid, is of great interest to researchers. However, findings regarding this subject remain inconsistent. To address this, researchers from the Medical University of Lublin in Poland decided to investigate iron metabolism markers and their influence on oxidative stress parameters in the […]
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-(Natural News) Researchers from the University of California, Davis and the University of Arizona conducted a systematic search to evaluate the role of oral micronutrients in atopic dermatitis (AD). Their review was published in The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. The pathophysiology of AD involves a complex interplay between immune system dysfunction, genetics and environmental factors. Because nutritional status influences immune function, […]
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-(Natural News) The next great frontier in resource extraction is located deep beneath the waters of our world’s great oceans. But experts warn that the reckless dredging of our delicate, underwater ecosystems could be the straw that finally breaks the camel’s back, environmentally speaking. In an in-depth piece he wrote for The Atlantic, Wil S. […]
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