What are the side effects of overdosing vitamins?

According to UK media reports on 28 Feb, the study published in the journal of the American Association showed that 3 types of the vitamin supplements, Vitamin A, E and Beta Carotene could increase the risk of early death. 

Long term consumption of Vitamin C pills may up the risks of oxalate-type kidney stone formation. 

A study by US Harvard University researchers revealed that adding Vitamin A to low-fat milk is not beneficial to health as Vitamin A may lead to osteoporosis, 50% increase in the risks of bone fracture. 

Researchers from Denmark's University of Copenhagen recently discovered that taking beta carotene produced approximate 7% increased risk of death, Vitamin E - a 4% increase and Vitamin A -a 16% increase. 

Check out where does your vitamins come from?
http://immunesuperfood.blogspot.sg/2014/03/where-does-your-vitamins-came-from.html
http://immunesuperfood.blogspot.sg/2014/03/are-you-still-taking-vitamin.html

There are more and more researches to show that taking wholesome is definitely better than taking synthetic pills.

Look at below picture, which do you prefer the most?

The one on left? Or
The one on right?

Which is more natural?

Read: http://immunesuperfood.blogspot.sg/2014/03/why-i-consume-nutritional-immunology.html

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How to different a healthy or bad oil?

Saw a very interesting article on the cooking oil.

http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/health/story/5-cooking-oils-whats-healthy-and-what-isnt-20140714

monounsaturated fat, polyunsaturated fat,  saturated fat

Does these term sounds familiar? So what to look for in a oil?

On top of the type of the fat, we do have to take look at the Omega 3 and Omega 6 ratio. The lower the Omega 6:Omega 3 ratio the better, as Omega 6 is the factor that leads to inflammation.

Out of all, if taking about lowering cholesterol and preventing cardio diseases, macadamia oil is so far the best, with the ratio of 1:1!

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Cactus in the supermarket

Went to my usual morning grocery shopping, and ta-da saw cactus here!

Not cheap though, 1 piece of cactus is selling at min $3.5, and they are recommending 2 pieces per day, since cactus doesn't have much juice!

Beside the cactus, they recommending boiling the cactus as soup. Again, we know that phytochemicals afraid of it, boiling it meaning destroying the nutrients.

Best way to eat is to remove the skin, and add a bit of lemon or honey then eat it raw.

Alternatively, we provides a convenience here!

http://www.immunesuperfood.blogspot.sg/2014/03/why-i-consume-nutritional-immunology.html

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Folate or Folic Acid?

Again, another article that explains well on what is Falate and Folic Acid.

Thanks to Nutritional Immunology, I know the differences well.

Multiple evidence shows the fact that folic acid increases the risk of getting lung cancer, prostate cancer, colon cancer.

http://chriskresser.com/folate-vs-folic-acid

What’s the difference between folate and folic acid?

Folate is a general term for a group of water soluble b-vitamins, and is also known as B9. Folic acid refers to the oxidized synthetic compound used in dietary supplements and food fortification, whereas folate refers to the various tetrahydrofolate derivatives naturally found in food. (1)

The form of folate that can enter the main folate metabolic cycle is tetrahydrofolate (THF). (2) Unlike natural folates, which are metabolized to THF in the mucosa of the small intestine, folic acid undergoes initial reduction and methylation in the liver, where conversion to the THF form requires dihydrofolate reductase. The low activity of this enzyme in the human liver, combined with a high intake of folic acid, may result in unnatural levels of unmetabolized folic acid entering the systemic circulation.

Risks associated with excessive folic acid intake

While the incidence of NTDs in the United States been significantly reduced since folic acid fortification began, there has been concern about the safety of chronic intake of high levels of folic acid from fortified foods, beverages and dietary supplements. (5) One of the major risks associated with excessive intake of folic acid is the development of cancer. (6) In patients with ischemic heart disease in Norway, where there is no folic acid fortification of foods, treatment with folic acid plus vitamin B12 was associated with increased cancer outcomes and all-cause mortality. In the United States, Canada, and Chile, the institution of a folic acid supplementation program was associated with an increased prevalence of colon cancer. (7, 8) A randomized control trial found that that daily supplementation with 1 mg of folic acid was associated with an increased risk of prostate cancer. (9)

Researchers have hypothesized that the excessive consumption of folic acid in fortified foods may be directly related to the increase in cancer rates. Excess folic acid may stimulate the growth of established neoplasms, which can eventually lead to cancer. 

Key message - taking excessive folate (coming from wholesome fruits and vegetables) doesn't cause any side effects. However, excessive folic acid (aka B9) leads to the risk of getting cancer.


Do you know that in our diet, we are often taking a lot of folic acid due to the fortification done in our processed food?

Have a look at the cereals that we take on day to day.

 Can you see once again between natural vs man-made? Wholesome food is the way to go.

Which do you prefer the most?

Which is more natural?


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My sister is tripped with face facing the street

Sharing the following testimonial from my sister.

She was tripped with face facing street and start cracking with blood.

Day 1 when reaching home: 2 packs of Oxyginberry

Day 2: 1 pack of Oxyginberry

Day 3: 1 pack of Oxyginberry

What is Oxyginberry?


It contains cactus that speed up wound healing!

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Do you know that our body are constantly fighting against inflammation?

Saw the recent news article and get to know about this terms called Inflam-Aging.

This is right, in fact we are under-going silent inflammation on daily basis and free radicals are constantly attacking our own cells.

Some may develop into auto-immune disease and other diseases.

Message is clear, we need more wholesome fruits and vegetables which are high in antioxidant and phytochemicals that helps us to prevent the inflammation from getting chronic.

Oxyginberry provides a safe convenience if you are looking for convenience.

Read up How I stay young and stay healthy


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How to beat Superbug in our body?

Saw this article in newspaper, with big headline!

There are more and more invention in drugs and supplements, yet we are not getting any healthier. Judging at the statistic on number of people getting cancer. Why??

Misuse of drugs, especially antibiotic is one of the main root cause. Check out following article.

 

 

Again, it's very important to be a wise consumer. Antibiotic is man-made antibody. In fact, if our immune system is healthy, we can produce the necessary antibodies (B cell) without any side effect, and that can fight against viruses and bacteria!

 

 



 



It's very important to nourish our immune system on day to day basis!


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