Saffron For Weight Loss?

If you're on the same Internet I am, you have possibly been seeing claims that the spice, saffron, is a good weight loss product. You may have never directly encountered saffron, but you may have had saffron tea, saffron rice, a saffron colored dress... or, you may have heard the song by Donovan (good name) in the 60's, "Mellow Yellow". In it, the singer confides that, "I'm just mad about Saffron", apparently a girl with a...

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Brief Notes on Vitamins

'Both vitamins and minerals are necessary to a well-balanced diet. As a matter of fact, vitamins control your body's utilization of minerals. In addition, each vitamin seems to have a specific role to play in normal body function. On the other hand, if the mineral supply is deficient, there is little benefit from the vitamins. Without vitamins, your body can still appropriate some minerals from the reserve in your system. On...

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