Eating For Health

COVID is in the news almost every day.   A new variant is popping up, etc.   The news recently was fascinating.   Are there foods or supplements that not only can help prevent COVID but also reduce symptoms?   Why hadn’t we heard this before?   You may have seen the many headlines about Probiotics can Reduce COVID Symptoms and Delay Disease .   Researchers at Duke University have come out with surprising findings about probiotics and COVID.    What did the Duke University study find about COVID and probiotics? Before COVID, researchers already knew that probiotics were helpful in preventing respiratory infections.   In March 2020, before many people had been vaccinated for COVID, Duke researchers studied unvaccinated individuals who had been exposed to COVID.   They studied 182 people, with half getting the probiotic lactobacillus and the other half taking a placebo pill.   Even though the research was cut short because study...

Do you take a daily vitamin pill?   What are the best vitamins to take and why?   Does your need for vitamins change as you age?   Should you take vitamins in the morning or later in the day?   Are there foods you need to be eating when you take your vitamins?   Can you be taking too much of a vitamin or mineral?   Do men and women need different vitamin/mineral pills?   Should you take a vitamin pill or a vitamin + mineral pill?   If you eat a healthy diet, do you need a multivitamin? My daughter sent me many articles on supplements and a recent nutrition letter I receive highlighted some good recommendations on vitamins and minerals. Do you need a multivitamin? Most nutritionists would agree that you should get your nutrients from food, not pills.   Have you seen the advertisement for pills that replace fruits and vegetables?   Fresh food like fruits and vegetables not only supply vitamins and minerals your body needs but also ...