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New NaturHeal Website

Dear WordPress friends:

We have moved!

After starting NaturHeal from WordPress.com and realizing how much more we could do using WordPress as a content management tool, we’ve finally decided to migrate to an independent WordPress.org installation and ultimately a more permanent home for all natural health and wellness enthusiasts. 

Our new website is at:

 http://www.naturhealonline.com

Feel free to peruse the remaining content you see on our WordPress.com site, but of course all new posts, articles and user comments will now appear at our new site.

Thanks for reading and I hope to see you at our new site soon….

 Editor – NaturHeal

Vitamin B-6

FoodFood Source(s): Brewer’s yeast, avocados, black strap molasses, bananas, wheat germ, wheat bran, egg yolk, green leafy vegetables, organ meats, milk, legumes

Functions: Promote food assimilation, enhance antibody formation, improve digestion, enhance production of red blood cells, weight control

Deficiency Symptoms: Nervousness, loss of muscle control, skin eruptions, insomnia, anemia, skin disorders, muscle pain

Nutrient Impediments: Alcohol, birth control pills, tobacco, caffeine, radiation exposure

Blessed Thistle

Blessed ThistleBlessed Thistle is said to act as a general tonic to the female reproductive system, as well as helping to balance the hormones.

Vitamin A (Retinol)

Food Source(s): Eggs, fish liver oil, red peppers, coloured fruits, coloured vegetables, dairy products, liver, milk

Functions: Builds resistance to infections, necessary for pregnancy, necessary for lactation, essential for strong eyesight, essential for night sight, maintain and repair healthy tissue, maintain and repair skin tissue, protects body from toxic effects of air pollution

Deficiency Symptoms: Night blindness, tooth decay, gum decay, dry skin, scaly skin, acne, appetite loss, stunted growth, loss of vigor, sinus, increased susceptibility to infections

Nutrient Impediments: Caffeine, mineral oil, alcohol, excessive Iron, vitamin D deficiency

Vitamin B-1 (Thiamine)

Food Source(s): Rice bran, sunflower seeds, nuts, egg yolk, whole grains, poultry, blackstrap molasses, brewer’s yeast, fish

Functions: Promote growth, maintain healthy nervous system, maintain proper intestinal muscle tone, improve for function of heart, improve function of muscles, improve digestion, improve learning capacity, improve metabolism of carbohydrates

Deficiency Symptoms: Appetite loss, mental depression, irritability, weight loss, constipation, insomnia, shortness of breath, impaired child growth

Nutrient Impediments: Caffeine, tobacco, alcohol, stress, fever, raw clams

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