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Adults genetically at risk of developing hypertension who take vitamin B2 (riboflavin) supplementation may reduce their systolic blood pressure by up to 13 mmHg, which could be clinically important seeing that a 10 mmHg reduction in systolic blood pressure is estimated to decrease the risk of stroke by 40%

In April 2020 researchers from the UK published their review to assess the association between nutrition and risk of hypertension. Hypertension contributes to over 9 million deaths per annum, mainly … Read more

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Supplementing the diet with a combination of multiple immune-supporting nutrients, including vitamins A, E, B6 and B12, folate, iron, copper and selenium but especially vitamins C and D and zinc, may improve immune function and reduce the risk of infection

In January 2020 researchers from the USA and Switzerland published their review on nutrients and the immune system. It has been established that multiple nutrients, including vitamins A, D, C, … Read more

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Fenugreek

Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum) seeds contain mucilage, trigonelline, 4-hydroxyisoleucine, sotolon, diosgenin, luteolin, phenolic acids, and protodioscin and is “generally recognized as safe” when used as a flavouring by the U.S. Food … Read more

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Tatsoi

Tatsoi, also referred to as Chinese flat cabbage, rosette pakchoi, broadbeaked mustard, spoon mustard, spinach mustard, tat soi and tat choy.

Rich source of vitamin C, calcium, folic acid and … Read more

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Land cress

Land cress, also referred to as American cress, bank cress, black wood cress, Belle Isle cress, Bermuda cress, dryland cress, cassabully, early yellowrocket, early wintercress, scurvy cress, creasy greens and … Read more

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Kale

Kale, also referred to as leaf cabbage

Rich source of vitamin A, vitamin B6, vitamin C, folate and manganese and a moderate source of vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, … Read more

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Garden cress

Garden cress, also referred to as mustard and cress, garden pepper cress, pepperwort, pepper grass, poor man’s pepper, chandrashoor, asario, and habbat al hamra.

Rich source of vitamin A, vitamin … Read more

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Chard

Chard, also referred to as Swiss chard, silver beet, perpetual spinach, beet spinach, sea kale beet and leaf beet.

Rich source of vitamin A, vitamin C and vitamin K and … Read more

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Broccolini

Broccolini, a cross between broccoli and Chinese broccoli, also referred to as brocolette, sweet baby broccoli, asparation, bimi, brocoletti, brocolis, Italian sprouting broccoli, and Tenderstem.

Rich source of vitamin C … Read more

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Broccoli romanesco

Broccoli romanesco, also referred to as Roman cauliflower, broccolo romanesco, romanesque cauliflower, broccoflower, buzzy broc and romanesco.

Rich source of vitamin C and a moderate source of vitamin B6, carotenoids, … Read more