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Cider vinegar
Used as a condiment, and also medicinally, against
arthritis and as an appetite suppressant to promote weight loss.
Cinnamon
Herb
Widely used in cookery, cinnamon also has antispasmodic and
antimicrobial properties. It is a warming digestive and circulatory stimulant
and helps to counteract flatulence and diarrhoea. It is capable of suppressing
the growth of numerous micro-organisms, including Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus
aureus and Candida albicans, and
some parasitic worms.
Citrates
Many dietary supplements are manufactured by complexing
minerals with citric acid, forming weak chelates known as citrates. For the most part highly bioavailable,
these supplements include magnesium citrate, calcium citrate and zinc citrate.
Citrulline
Amino acid
An amino acid which takes part in the urea cycle and is converted to
arginine. Onions and garlic are good sources of citrulline. This amino acid is
not normally available as a dietary supplement.
Cleansing diets (see Therapeutic diets)
Clinical ecology (see
Environmental medicine)
Cobalt (see also Vitamin B12)
Trace element
Cobalt is a constituent of vitamin B12 and has no other
known function in the body.
Cod liver oil
Superfood
Cod liver oil contains sufficient amounts of vitamins A and
D to act as a good source of supplementation for these nutrients. However a
survey by the international environmental organisation Greenpeace has found
significant levels of pesticide residue in many brands of cod liver oil.
Consumers should seek a brand whose producers guarantee good quality control.
Cod liver oil is not a good source of EPA (eicosapenaenoic acid) or DHA
(docosahexaenoic acid).
The consumption of oily fish or fish oil (oil extracted from the flesh of oily
fish, not the liver) is required to obtain these nutrients.
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