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Aloe Vera and Digestion

Are there benefits to drinking aloe vera juice?

Any opinions on aloe vera juice? earthgypsy / Originally posted on Bowel Movements: the scoop on poop Answer: A recent randomized, cross-over, placebo-controlled study failed to find any benefit of aloe vera over placebo in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome. There is, however, evidence that peppermint oil...
Too Much Cruciferous

How much cruciferous is too much?

Do you consider 10 cups of cruciferous too much a day? Is there a link between them and inflammation? walfaro / Originally posted on Overdosing on Greens Answer: According to this study published in the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 10 cups a day...
Are Kimchi and Sauerkraut Harmful

Are kimchi and sauerkraut harmful?

  Cabbage and other cruciferous vegetables can potentially prevent DNA damage and metastatic cancer spread, activate defenses against pathogens and pollutants, help to prevent lymphoma, boost your liver detox enzymes, target breast cancer stem cells, and reduce the risk of prostate cancer...
Are Homegrown Alfalfa Sprouts Safe

Are homegrown alfalfa sprouts safe?

What about alfalfa sprouts that we grow ourselves? Are the seeds contaminated (so sprouts I grow at home will be too), or is just sprouts offered by restaurants that needed to be avoided? tbarron / Originally posted on Update on Alfalfa Sprouts Answer: Excellent...

Is licorice tea also harmful?

Does this also include the tea that I love to drink if so I will stop. ksk63 / Originally posted on Licorice Good For You? Answer: That is a great question. The only study I was able to find looked at a tea which included licorice...
Soy and Thyroid Function

Is Soy Bad For Thyroid Function?

  Tofu, soymilk, miso, tempeh, edamame—these and other soy products, including the soybeans themselves, are high in nutrients you tend to associate with other legumes, including fiber, iron, magnesium, potassium, protein, and zinc. But does it have negative effects on thyroid function?...
Smoking Cannabis and Lung Cancer

How can you believe in any scientific study?

How can we believe in any study? It seems they can always refute each other. Veguyan Answer: Thank you for bringing up this important larger point. What does one do in the face of conflicting evidence? The answer is to look at...

Does dairy leach calcium from the bones?

I thought dairy leaches calcium from the bones from its acidity? Answer: The scientific nutrition community used to believe that the abundance of sulfur-containing amino acids in animal proteins would lead to a negative calcium balance, but that is outdated thinking.  Since...

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