What is Flaxseed Oil? Flaxseed (Linum usitatissimum) and flaxseed oil, which comes from flaxseed, are rich sources of the essential fatty acid alpha-linolenic acid, a heart healthy omega-3 fatty acid. Flaxseed is high in soluble fiber and in lignans, which contain phytoestrogens. Similar to the hormone estrogen, phytoestrogens might have anti-cancer properties. Humans have used […]
A new study recently published in the Journal of the American Heart Association found that people who ate more saturated fats from red meat and butter were more likely to develop heart disease and the opposite was true for those who ate more saturated fats from cheese, yoghurt and fish, which were actually linked to […]
Shigella is a gram-negative, facultative intracellular bacteria that causes dysentery. Shigella flexneri is a gram-negative bacteria of medical importance. Fecal-oral propagation of these bacteria is the predominant mode of transmission and usually occurs via contaminated drinking water. This type of bacteria rapidly transverse the gastrointestinal tract to invade colonic epithelial cells and upon invasion it […]
The practice of using nature as pharmacy dates back to antecedents and continues today as many of the medications currently in use are derived from plants. Dietary supplements are food products, extracts or concentrates that are intended to supplement diets because they contain certain dietary ingredients such as vitamins, minerals, herbs, and amino acids. They […]