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Vegetables: From colors to minerals

THE COLORS OF THE VEGETABLES The vibrant palette of a farmer’s market isn't just a feast for the eyes; it is a visual map of the complex chemistry that fuels human health. The colors of vegetables are determined by **phytonutrients**—natural compounds that protect plants from germs, bugs, and the sun, while offering specific medicinal benefits to those who consume them. Red: The Heart Protectors Vegetables like tomatoes, red peppers, and radishes get their fiery hue primarily from **lycopene** and **anthocyanins**. Lycopene is a powerful antioxidant famous for supporting cardiovascular health and protecting the skin from UV damage. Interestingly, cooking tomatoes actually increases the bioavailability of lycopene, making tomato sauce a nutritional powerhouse. Orange and Yellow: The Visionaries The sunny disposition of carrots, sweet potatoes, and golden beets comes from **carotenoids**, specifically **beta-carotene**. The human body converts...

KIDNEY AND URINE

Nutrition Definitely is the process for the urinary system, which plays an important role in the regulation of fluid and electrolyte balance and acid-base balance of the body. Here the bladder is filled and clear amber liquid to the point that the nerves send signals to the bladder to contract, forcing us to go to the bathroom to expel the urine out of the body through the urethra. Nephrons in the kidneys back into the bloodstream proteins, salts, glucose, calcium and other nutrients selected our meals, to maintain an adequate level of blood composition. The kidneys also secrete hormones that regulate body functions such as maintenance of blood pressure and red blood cell production. The color of urine plays an important role in medical analysis. For example straw yellow normal color indicating the presence of yellow pigment can change to pink, (like water washing meat) in cases of hemoglobinuria and indicates the presence of blood in urine, a wine...

TEA AND MEDICAL MISTS

Nutrition Interestingly when we talk about medicine you need to know the correct cooking an infusion, which is very different from the decoction and the reduction process. In an infusion it tends to keep in less time properties young plant parts such as leaves, flowers and even seeds. It can be 3 minutes and should not exceed 5 minutes. Similarly, in the therapy of vapor, the vapor emitted from the container after removing it from the fire, is to be inhaled. Which is for nasal congestion is placed on a table and the sick person with his head covered with a towel to get the feel steam. Other vapors are made for hemorrhoids and intestinal problems and is throwing water and boiled, and warm the toilet, with the antiflatulent herbs and medicinal sitting naked while the vapors are ass received. They are recommended for people who work long sitting and do not carry a diet high in dietary fiber cereals. In cases of problems and respiratory ailments such a...

ALDOSTERONISM AND YOUR DIET

NUTRITION The hormone aldosterone acts at the level of the kidney, causing the loss of potassium and the retension of sodium, when presents a hypersecretion disorder is called aldosteronism, and can be internal or external to the cortex adrenal. When there is an abnormal increase of the tissues in the woman, hyperplasia occurs, or alteration of the operation of the kidney and is called primary hyperaldosteronism, or suprrenal tumor or carcinoma excessive amount of this hormone. With the use of potassium, blood pressure rises, fatigue is felt, Thirst, muscle fatigue and increases urine excretion. With the combination of diuretic herbs along with foods like banana and pistachio this loss is prevented. When the hypertension states are accompanied by other symptoms external to the urinary tract such as accumulation of fluid in the tissues, congestive heart failure or liver cirrhosis is called secondary aldosteronism. We recommend volume 2 of the rev...