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Ginger Syrup is used for?
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Cold
Flu Sore Throat Travel Sickness Nausea |
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Fresh Plant Decoction?
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1 Part fresh Plant
10 parts water cold water Boil 15 mins Cool Strain 1 part decoction : 2 parts sugar |
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Nutritional Pharmacy?
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Preparation & dispensing of nutritional medicine & food
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What is Nutritional medicine?
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Prevention, treatment of disease
Study of nutrition + Biochemistry Physiology Anatomy |
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Food, diet & micronutrients have?
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Therapeutic effect
Correct deficiencies |
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Foods that are also herbal medicine?
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Garlic
Turmeric Cinnamon Capsicum Fenugreek |
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Herbs with high nutrient levels?
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Nettle
Parsley Alfalfa Kelp |
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Health benefit of Basil?
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Anti cancer
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Health benefit of Cinnamon?
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Lowers blood glucose levels
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Health benefit of Cloves
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Anti bacterial
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Health Benefit of Coriander?
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Aids digestion
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Health benefit of Cumin?
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Anti inflammatory
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Health benefit of Dill?
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Anti bacterial
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Health benefit of Flat leaf parsley?
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Anti microbial
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Health benefit of Garlic?
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Lowers cholesterol
Anti inflammatory Anti microbial |
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Health benefit of Lemon grass?
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Anti cancer
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Health benefit of Marjoram?
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Anti microbial
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Health Benefit Mint?
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Anti Cancer
Anti bacterial Aids digestion |
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Health Benefit Oregano?
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Anti microbial
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Health benefit Peppermint?
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Anti microbial
Anti viral Soothing for irritable bowels |
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Health benefit of Rosemary?
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Anti cancer
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Health benefit of Sage?
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Bone strength
Memory |
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Health benefit of Tarragon
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Anti cancer
Aids digestion |
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Health benefit of Thyme?
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Bone strength
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Health benefit Turmeric?
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Anti cancer
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Base recipe for infusion or decoction of dried or fresh herb in OIL ratio?
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1 Part herb : 10 parts oil
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What do supplements do?
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Correct overt & Subclinical deficiency
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Supplements support at times of increased nutrient needs eg?
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Folate during pregnancy
Vitamin K for neonates |
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Medication & drugs deplete stores of certain nutrients eg?
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Diuretics & potassium
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What is an excipient?
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Non active
Functional substance Used in production of medicines |
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What is the function of an excipient?
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Powder flow
Compressibility Holds together Absorption |
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Specific functions of excipients?
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Bind, Fill, Flow
Lubricate, Preserve Disintegrants |
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Benefit in making your own supplements?
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Control Excipients, additives, coatings
Create a client specific product |
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Controversy regarding excipients?
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Sensitivity
Reactions |
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Why use a practitioner product?
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Stronger
Practitioner only combinations |
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Advantage of mfrd product
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Helps the majority
Convenient Specific needs - Preg, Veg |
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Disadvantage of mfrd product
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Toxic
Combo not in foods |
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What is a therapeutic good?
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Goods for therapeutic use
Ingredient for therapeutic use |
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Role of the TGA?
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Assessment
Monitoring Mfrg Advertising |
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What is the role of OCM?
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Office of Complimentary Medicine:
Pre market assessment Post market review Regulate products & services |
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What types of CAM are regulated by OCM?
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Food & services with a therapeutic health claim.
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As a practitioner, can I prepare medicines or supplements for my patient?
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Yes
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What is the purpose of the ARTG?
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Australian Register of Therapeutic goods.
Database of all therapeutic goods imported in or out of Australia |
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What is a listed medicine by the TGA?
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Used for self medication
Relieves symptoms of minor Promotes wellbeing |
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What is the restriction of Vit A in Therapeutic good?
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500iu or less per dosage unit
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What does the excipient - sorbent do?
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Moisture proofing
Limites fluid absorption |
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What do preservatives do?
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Maintain shelf life
Preserve the activity of the ingredients |
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What do Lubricants do?
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Prevent clumping during mfr
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What do glidants do?
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Promote powder flow
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What do disintegrants do?
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Expand and dissolve when wet
Tablet breaks apart in digestive tract |
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Infused oils are used for?
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Base for:
Topical lotions Ointments Skin care |
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Disadvantage of infused oil
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Oxidation
Rancidity (heat/light) Leaves oil residue after use |
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What is an infused oil?
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Active constituent infuses into fixed oil
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What is a liniment?
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Fluid or semifluid
Alchol or water based Externally applied with friction |
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Advantage of liniment?
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Non oily
Warm Relaxing Stimulates skin & muscles Pain, atrophy, spasms |
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Disadvantage of liniment?
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May irritate
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Advantages of Poultice?
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Draws out toxins
Excludes air Counter irritant Sprains, bruises |
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Disadvantage of Poultice?
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Inconvenient
Messy |
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Base Recipe for infusion or decoction of dried herb in oil?
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1 part herb powder : 10 parts oil
Cover herb with oil Cover jar Heat for 4 hrs in water bath Remove from heat & cool Leave for 12 hrs Strain |
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What type of capsules are there?
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Hard & soft
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The gelatine shell of a capsule is made from?
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Bone meal
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The gelatine shell of a capsule dissolves in how many minutes?
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10-20 minutes
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Hard shell gelatine capsules are made from a mixture of?
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Gelatine (Bone Meal)
Sugar Water |
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What is the preservative used for hard shell gelatine capsules?
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Sulphur dioxide
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Soft shell capsules are made from?
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Gelatine
+ Glycerine as a plasticiser |
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Advantages of a capsule?
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Slow assimilation in small intestine
Nourishing Mass production easy & cheap Self medication for difficult to consume products (chilli) |
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Disadvantage of capsules?
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Limit to capsule capacity
Labour involved Some constituents may not absorb |
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What are the advantages of pills
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Small
Easy to take Conceals taste |
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What are the disadvantages of pills?
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Slow disintegration
Not good for bulky powders or liquids Not good for irritating drugs |
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Excipients are used in?
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Pills
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What is an excipient?
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Mass for pills
Stops sticking to machinery Helps absorption |
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What is a tablet?
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Disk like
Moulded or compessed 2 types; moulded & compressed |
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Advantage of tablets?
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Efficient
Versatile Good for drug release No unpleasant taste Accurate dosages No alcohol professional |
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What is the disadvantage of tablets?
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Not many
Difficulty swallowing Diff to prepare extemporaneously |
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Enema safety?
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Caution - perforation of bowel
Hygeine: Clean equpment - infection Avoid air into bowels |
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Types of enemas?
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Coffee
Cathartic L Bifidus Retention Colonic irrigation solution |
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Tofu?
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Very Good source of protein
Prevents breast & prostate cancer Lowers cholesterol Menopause symptoms |
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Tomatoes?
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Phyto Nutrient - Lycopene:
Anti cancer Vit C & A |
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Borage
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GLA - prostaglandin
Anti inflammatory R arthritis |
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Brazil Nuts
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Selenium (hair nails skin)
Infections Muscle & heart health Zinc - Skin inflam aging fertility |
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Bok choy
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Cancer
Spina bifida Heart Disease |
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Broad Beans
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Heart disease
Insulin Iron Calcium Cholesterol Protein |
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Brussel Sprouts
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Immune boosting
Cancer Spina bifida Heart |
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B & C are destroyed by?
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When picked
Light Air Heat Dissolved in water |
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E is reduced?
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When frozen
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Minerals survive?
Disolve in? |
Heat
Water - over washing |
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Cooking makes protein easier to?
When it's over cooked its harder to? |
Digest
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Fatty Acids are sensitive to ?
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Heat
Light Air |
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Commercial processing of wheat to flour...60% of what is lost?
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Vitamins
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Soaking rice prior to cooking breaks down phytates but reduces ?
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Iron & zinc
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What 2 foods are nutritionally improved from advanced preparation?
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Onion & garlic
10 mins Cooking over 30 minutes reduce sulphur |
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Grains contain what that inhibits minerals iron & zinc
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Phytic acid
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What process reduces phytic acid in grains?
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Cooking
Sprouting Adding herbs |
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What is the protein in raw egg that binds with iron and blocks availability?
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Conalbumin
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Avidin in raw egg whites binds with ?
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Biotin and blocks availability
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Why cook eggs?
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Destroys Salmonella
Denatures Avidin & Conalbumin Makes biotin & iron available |
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Cooking Brassica's inactivates?
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Goitrogens
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6 rules to rpeserve nutrient in veg?
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Dont pre soak
Use little water as poss Little water contact as poss Never boil in high heat + direct water contact Vivid colour Tender - not soft |
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Why do we soak some foods?
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Beans
Reduces phytohaemagglutinin Cellular metabolism disruptor |
