Is There A Difference Between Fresh and Frozen? You May Be Surprised!

HELLO AND WELCOME TO ANOTHER ADDITION OF NATURAL HEALTH NEWS THIS WEEK…

DO YOU TAKE MEDICATIONS FOR ACID REFLUX?  A RECENT STUDY INDICATES LONG-TERM USE MAY LEAD TO A HIGHER RISK OF DEVELOPING KIDNEY STONES…THE STUDY LOOKED AT PROTON PUMP INHIBITORS AND H2 BLOCKERS… BOTH COMMON MEDICATIONS USED TO TREAT HEARTBURN AND ACID REFLUX.

INFORMATION FOR ALMOST 200 THOUSAND PARTICIPANTS IN THE STUDY WAS EXAMINED AND INDICATED A POSSIBLE 12 TO 13 PERCENT INCREASE IN KIDNEY STONES FOR PATIENTS AFTER FOLLOW UP OF UP TO 12 YEARS FOR PROTON PUMP INHIBITORS AND 26 YEARS FOR THE H2 BLOCKERS.

MORE BENEFITS FOR VITAMIN D SUPPLEMENTS…

A STUDY PUBLISHED IN THE JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY REVEALED A LINK BETWEEN THE RISK OF AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER AND VITAMIN D INSUFFICIENCY.  IN THE STUDY 109 CHILDREN WITH AUTISM RANDOMLY RECEIVED FOUR MONTHS OF VITAMIN D3 SUPPLEMENTATION OR A PLACEBO… AUTISM SYMPTOMS IMPROVED SIGNIFICANTLY FOLLOWING SUPPLEMENTATION, BUT NOT WITH THE PLACEBO.

AND FINALLY ARE FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES BETTER FOR YOU THAN FROZEN?  YOU MIGHT BE SURPRISED.

RESEARCH OUT OF CALIFORNIA COMPARING VITAMIN CONTENT IN EIGHT DIFFERENT FRESH AND FROZEN FRUITS AND VEGETABLES FOR NO CONSISTENT DIFFERENCES  BETWEEN FRESH AND FROZEN AND THAT IT OFTEN DEPENDS ON THE PRODUCT.

RESEARCHERS ALSO ANALYZED THE AMOUNT OF FIBER, MINERALS AND ANTIOXIDANTS BETWEEN FRESH AND FROZEN AND AGAIN… FOUND NO SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES.

THAT’S A LOOK AT WHAT’S MAKING HEADLINES IN NATURAL HEALTH THIS WEEK… STAY UP TO DATE ON ALL THE NATURAL HEALTH NEWS BY GOING TO IHEALTHTUBE.COM