The fig leaf squash, a member of the cucurbit family, is one of the five squash species to which almost all varieties of squash grown around the world can be traced. Unlike most other pumpkin varieties, which like warm, rather dry lowland climates, the fig leaf pumpkin thrives in moist high altitudes up to about … Fig Leaf Squash: Intolerance & Allergy
Every year the Christmas season comes – and with it the festive preparations. Gifts are procured and cookies are baked, the house is festively decorated. Advent is filled with hectic activity and restlessness. The menu for the holidays is set, the ingredients have to be bought, everything has to be perfect for the feast and … Healthy Gluttony: How To Get Well through the Holidays
Products Patiromer was approved in the United States in 2015 and in many countries and the EU in 2017 as a powder for oral suspension (Veltassa). Structure and properties Patiromer is a nonabsorbable cation exchange polymer containing a calcium–sorbitol complex as a counterion. It exists as a white powder that is virtually insoluble in water. … Patiromer
The human body needs numerous minerals and trace elements to live. Since it cannot form most of the active substances essential for it itself, they must be supplied to the body with the diet. This includes calcium (calcium). Mode of action of calcium (calcium). A blood test of calcium levels is used by doctors to … Calcium: Function & Diseases
Products Most sartans are commercially available as tablets or film-coated tablets. Losartan was the first agent approved in many countries in 1994 (Cosaar, USA: 1995, Cozaar). Sartans are often combined with hydrochlorothiazide fix. The name of the drug group is derived from the suffix -sartan of the active ingredients. The drugs are also called angiotensin … Sartans
Products Carrageenan is used as an excipient in pharmaceuticals as well as in food and personal care products. Structure and properties Carrageenans are composed of polysaccharides from various red algae species (e.g. , Irish moss) and are obtained by extraction, separation and purification. The main constituents are potassium, sodium, calcium or magnesium salts of the … Carrageenan
Products Potassium is commercially available, among other things, in the form of effervescent tablets (so-called effervettes), as sustained-release dragées and sustained-release tablets (e.g., Kalium Hausmann, KCl-retard, Plus Kalium). It is also contained in sports drinks such as Isostar or Sponser. The dose is usually expressed in millimoles (mmol) or milliequivalents (mEq): 1 mmol = 39.1 … Potassium Health Benefits
Myelin sheath is the term used to describe the covering of the neurites of a nerve cell, which can be up to one meter long. The myelin sheath protects the nerve fiber, insulates it electrically, and allows much faster transmission speeds than nonmyelinated nerve fibers. Myelin sheaths are composed of special lipids, phospholipids, and structural … Myelin Sheath: Structure, Function & Diseases
The human body has billions of cells. These are small building blocks responsible for maintaining and building tissues and organs. In order for cells to maintain, divide or destroy themselves, a cell cycle takes place. The cell cycle in the organism consists of cell growth and division. Cell growth concerns the increase in size and … Cell Growth: Function, Tasks, Role & Diseases
Minerals, mineral salts and mineral substances are salt-like substances of the earth’s crust. They always consist of a compound between a metal and a non-metal. In the field of tension of this contrast, the typical characteristics of minerals arise: all minerals are crystals and dissolve in water as so-called ions, which have electrical properties. What … Minerals (Mineral Nutrients): Function & Diseases
The radish comes from the cruciferous family and is thus closely related to the radish family. The red bulb of radish has a pungent flavor due to the mustard oil it contains and is eaten raw, in salads or as a bread topping. This is what you should know about radishes Radishes are a very … Radish: Incompatibility & Allergy
Products Multivitamin preparations are commercially available in the form of tablets, effervescent tablets, chewable tablets and juice, among others. Among the best-known brands in many countries are, for example, Burgerstein CELA, Centrum and Supradyn. Some products are approved as medicines and others as dietary supplements. Supradyn (Bayer) was originally manufactured by Roche and has been … Multivitamin Supplements
