Potassium (dietary supplement)

Parsley, that little green garnish on every plate, is an often overlooked super food. Teaming with enormous benefits, here are just 5 reasons to use this leafy green as more than culinary décor. UNIQUE FLAVONOIDS: Parsley contains the powerful...

Dear Pharmacist: I keep stopping my blood pressure medications because of side effects, mainly fatigue, dizziness and leg cramps! Please help me solve this, or recommend different medicine? — A.P., Tucson, Ariz. Dear A.P.: This is a great question...

FARGO, N.D. -- As America changes its school lunch program to improve nutrition and cut juvenile obesity in the next decade, every commodity wants a piece of the new pie -- including beans and other pulse crops. "We offer high nutrition and low cost,...

FARGO, N.D. - Every now and then, someone emails me a story that is circulating on the Internet or Facebook. One day, the information was about artificial sweeteners. I happened to have a can of diet soda next to me. After reading the article, I could...

Knowing the right way to eat is one thing, but doing it is not always easy, especially when dining out. But some Baltimore-area restaurants are making heart-healthy dining easier and more attractive for their diners. Restaurants like Zia's in Towson are...

You’ve heard that good things come in small packages; well, that could not be truer of the itsy bitsy super outstanding chia seed. Despite their tiny size, Chia seeds are being hailed as a nutritional giant! The very word Chia means strength,...

"Canned salmon: It does a body good" doesn't pack quite the same punch as that other slogan. "Got edamame?" Not much better. They're worth remembering though, given a growing movement away from milk. Consumption is at its lowest level in 36 years,...

Figs are having a moment. Pickled figs, fig-based vinaigrettes, smoked figs and fig cheeses are all populating gourmet grocery shelves and upscale restaurant menus. It's no wonder, given all they have going for them: They're rich in calcium, iron,...

When Gatorade fan Sarah Kavanagh learned that her favorite drink contains an emulsifier banned in other countries over health concerns, she was taken aback. "I was shocked that they'd put their consumers at risk like that and that the FDA would allow...

FARGO, N.D. - The other day I followed my nose to the garlic and onions sautŽing in a pan on the stove in the food preparation lab. “What kind of soup are you making?” I asked one of my students who was testing recipes for a project we are completing....

Dear Pharmacist: I've dealt with stomach problems all my life. Sometimes it's hard to eat, but I am under physician's care. What natural remedy can soothe my tummy when it's hard to eat? — W.C., Denver, Colo. Dear W.C.: Probiotics are fundamental...

Early spring is usually the peak period for the occurrence of grass tetany in lactating beef cows in Kentucky. Grass tetany is caused by low blood levels of magnesium and is worsened by high levels of nitrogen and potassium and low levels of calcium and...