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10 Iron-Rich Foods for Babies and Toddlers

Iron is a vital nutrient your body needs to produce hemoglobin, the component in red blood cells that carries oxygen to organs and muscles. Iron-rich foods are, therefore, essential for aiding oxygen supply, muscle metabolism, cell functioning, physical growth, nerve development, hormone production, and more. That means iron is a crucial component of healthy blood, ...

Nathan Machoka

A child eating.

9 Natural Gastrointestinal Medicinal Foods

Our stomach is the first port of call for any food consumed by the human body. Therefore, food choice is essential to nourish the stomach and avoid developing gastric acid reflux.  Hideaki Shimada, Chair of Digestive Surgery at the Research Institute of Toho University in Japan and Director of the Cancer Center of Omori Hospital. ...

Emma Lu

A cabbage head.