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Everyone knows that vitamins and minerals are the teeny-tiny building blocks of good health. Knowing exactly what these complicated chemical substances – often collectively known as micronutrients – actually do individually can be trickier to understand. We have put together the following illustrated guide to help lift the veil on vitamins and minerals. Before we begin, it’s important to establish a few things. The following guide, particularly as it pertains to vitamin and mineral intake and deficiency, is not tailored to your specific, individual needs and should not be used for self-diagnosis in any way. If you have questions or...

Your Prostate: The prostate is a gland about the size and shape of a walnut that rest just below the bladder in men. Its primary function is to produce fluid for semen. The prostate passes through two main phases of growth. The first happens early in puberty, when the prostate grows in size. Second phase ushers from around age twenty five, when the gland begins to grow more. This second phase prostate enlargement many times result into what is known as an enlarged prostate (BPH). Health conscious guys take care of their prostate from an early age to live and...

Oats are among the healthiest grains on earth so if it is currently included in your daily diet, that’s great. If not, read on and maybe you will be convinced to try and possibly like oats and benefit from it- health wise.   Oats are great source of important vitamins, minerals, fiber and antioxidants. They’re gluten-free whole grain. One cup (81g) of dry oats contains 8.2 grams of fiber, the recommended daily intake of fiber is 25g for women and 38g for men. Minerals - oats contain manganese, selenium, phosphorus, fiber, magnesium, and zinc Oats are a whole-grain food, known scientifically as Avena sativa. Oats were...

Everybody is surely familiar what a banana is- that yellow curve fruit people love to eat- for a light quick snack, as a dessert or as an added ingredient to make bread, cakes, pies and smoothies.  Bananas are among the most popular fruits on earth. Native to Southeast Asia, they are now grown in many warmer parts of the world. Today, bananas are grown in more than 107 countries and popularly ranked as the fourth among the world's food crops in monetary value. Surprisingly, Americans consume more bananas than apples and oranges combined.  Banana comes in different type which varies...

  All of us drinks water, some more and others less - depending on what our body need. Water is of absolute importance to all living things so it is essential to keep our bodies fresh and topped up to keep working properly.   Water regulates the Earth’s temperature and also regulates the temperature of the human body, carries nutrients and oxygen to cells, cushion joints, protects organs and tissues and removes body wastes.   Studies proved that a person can live about a month without food, but only about a week without water. When the body’s water requirement is...