Recipe: Roasted Baby Cabbage. Last week I showed you some baby cabbages I bought at the Hollywood Farmers' Market in my post about dropping in on other cities' farmers markets. These little fist-sized gems called out to me so I bought an armful without knowing how I'd cook them.
Supplements That May Be Harmful: Vitamin E supplements, once touted for heart health, have not been found to provide a benefit for people with cardiovascular disease, and could actually be harmful for some heart disease patients, since they could reduce the effectiveness of cholesterol-lowering agents.
Vitamin C: Championed by Linus Pauling as an antiviral and anticancer nutrient, vitamin C is an immune system booster par excellence. White blood cells use vitamin C to combat infections, and in the face of inflammation or microbial challenge, levels of vitamin C are depleted. vitamins: The B vitamins often are thought to work together in concert as a âB complex.â For example, in AIDS, more rapid disease progression is seen in patients with deficiencies of the B Vitamins B6 and B12. B6 is particularly important for immune function.