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The vegetables with great nutrition, we find the cucumber. This is due in large part because its membership is made up mostly of water, which determines that its content will be a small amount of calories and carbohydrates, which can take the vitamin and mineral values.

In this way is that the nutritional properties of cucumber can be used in all types of healthy diet containing vegetables. In fact, cucumber is ideal to prepare salads that we nourish and hydrate.
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Vitamin C (ascorbic acid)

Studies have shown that people who eat foods rich in vitamin C have lower rate of heart disease and the scientific evidence indicates that taking vitamin C supplements produces similar benefits. Vitamin C appears to regenerate vitamin E oxidized. Because of the many potential health benefits of vitamin C not involving the heart, such as reducing cold symptoms, maintain skin integrity and reduce the risk of cataracts, you may consider taking 250 to 500 milligrams daily if you have both heart disease or not. It is advisable to take vitamin C supplements have a history of kidney stones or hemochromatosis (a defect in the ability of your body to metabolize iron, causing the increase of the mineral in the organs and tissues).

Vitamin E (tocopherol)

Vitamin E is a potent antioxidant that helps prevent free radical damage. Some studies show that vitamin E may prevent or slow the progression of plaque formation if you already have heart disease. But other studies show no benefit from taking supplements of vitamin E in patients at high risk. Although there is no risk to taking vitamin E, there is insufficient evidence to recommend vitamin E as a supplement to the general population. Read the rest of this entry »

Dietary Supplements

Supplements or dietary supplements are products made of nutrients or by association of nutrients, which are designed to provide essential elements that are poorly built through the usual diet such as vitamins, minerals, amino acids, dietary fiber, protein, etc.

It’s cultural heritage from ancient times to know that the relationship between health, illness, depends on the quality of food eaten.
The act of feeding is to satisfy our appetite, and also to incorporate essential nutrients for good physical and mental health.

The aging or deterioration of our body that occurs in its entirety, but it is in our exterior, or skin, is shown with wrinkles, and it is due to biological aging, aggression from the external environment, the bad food, stress, etc. Read the rest of this entry »