Folic Acid May Help Treat Allergies and Asthma

05.02.09 | Author: admin | Posted in Allergy, Asthma | No Comments »

According to research from the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, folic acid, or vitamin B9, essential for red blood cell health and long known to reduce the risk of spinal birth defects, may also suppress allergic reactions and lessen the severity of allergy and asthma symptoms.
Asthma affects more than 7 percent of adults and children in [...]

Eat spinach to get muscular biceps

04.18.09 | Author: admin | Posted in Public Health, vitamin A | No Comments »

Scientists from Rutgers University found that spinach really does boost strength. The secret behind this, they reveal, is that this green vegetable contains phytoecdysteroids, a type of steroid that increases the development of muscles.
As a part of their study the researchers used extracts of phytoecdysteriods on lab samples of human muscle, and found that it [...]