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How Essential Nutrients Work for You
By Lillian Lin-Levitan a recent ASU nutrition student Essential nutrients include various vitamins and minerals along with certain fatty acids and amino acids that your…
Effects of Vitamin D Deficiency
By Gabrielle Hungate a recent ASU Nutrition Student Vitamin D is something that most of us know is obtained from the sun, and it is…
The Squeeze on Citrus
By Angela Bates A Recent ASU Nutrition Student 4 Ways One of Arizona’s Top Crops Benefits the Body In 1889, William J. Murphy planted an…
Filling Your Plate with Garlic
By Sarah LeVesque, Recent ASU Nutrition Student Okay, maybe don’t fill your entire plate with it, but think about adding it to your diet. Garlic…
The Discovery of the Vitamin Folate
By Michael Russell, Arizona State University Nutrition Communication Student The vitamin folate or folic acid as it is also known was one of the most…
Are You Getting Enough Ascorbic Acid in your Diet?
By Jacob Gerdes, Arizona State Nutrition Communications Student. Ascorbic Acid may sound intimidating but you know exactly what it is and I would wager…
Is Your Orange Juice Void of Vitamin C?
By Angela C. Torrence, Nutritionist Where would many of us be without our Vitamin C? Like many individuals intent on boosting the immune system…
Let’s Celebrate Arizona Grown Leafy Greens
Check out these delicious recipes using Arizona grown leafy greens (photo credit: BigStockPhoto.com) November is the month of gratitude and if there is one thing…
30 Things to Do With Kale
Check out these delicious recipes on ways to prepare kale (photo credit: BigStockPhoto.com) If there is one thing that is “hot” in the world of…
Using Food to Fight Stress
Many people eat when they’re stressed. Here are foods you can eat that may actually DECREASE your stress. (photo credit: BigStockPhoto.com) Research has shown that…
9 Ways to Help Protect Your Heart Health
Try one of these recipes for a healthy heart in honor of Women’s Heart Health Month (photo credit: BigStockPhoto.com) Despite the fact that breast cancer…
5 Things You Eat Can that can Help Keep You Young
Check out these can’t miss foods if you want to find the fountain of youth (photo credit: BigStockPhoto.com) No one relishes the thought of growing…
How What You Eat Can Affect Your Skin
Do you know how what you eat impacts the quality of your skin? (photo credit: BigStockPhoto.com) The grocery store shelves are full of lotions, creams,…
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