Sentences with phrase «scurvy which»

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It may also be a reference to a hardy variety plant which does not dry up in extreme dry summer but a plant that scurvies the summer and provide sustenance to life in hard times.54 In mystical Islam, the road to the stage of intimacy (uns) with God - for - us is reckoned to be lonely, for not many undertake this journey prior to death in a voluntary sort of way.

A deficiency of vitamin C — which is actually rare in the developed world — can lead to a condition called scurvy, the symptoms of which include pain in the joints, fatigue, bleeding or inflamed gums and — in babies — problems with growth.

The cedar's common name, arborvitae, which means «tree of life,» dates from the 16th century, when French explorer Jacques Cartier and his men brewed tea from its bark and leaves to overcome scurvy.

For the Jan Mayen group another possibility exists: there were no foxes to catch, and the bear meat they ate was so badly cooked that they contracted trichinosis, a parasitic infection of muscle tissue which, like scurvy, makes movement difficult.

Deficiencies, excesses and imbalances in diet can produce negative impacts on health, which may lead to diseases such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, scurvy, obesity or osteoporosis, as well as psychological and behavioral problems.

The official deficiency of Vitamin C is known as «scurvy», which although uncommon, can still occur in adults and children and is characterised by irritability, leg pain, and loss of appetite, shortness of breath, fever, tissue haemorrhaging and pain.

It's no different to the vitamin C which you consume in an orange, the same vitamin C which could save you from death by scurvy if you were a 18th century pirate on a long - haul voyage.

Philip Day, in his book health wars, describes heart disease as a «slow motion scurvy» caused by nutritional deficiencies of the 2 amino acids above + vitamin C — which cause damage to the arteries, which is then repaired by cholesterol (which then builds up eventually blocking arteries)(I'm pretty sure it was lysine and proline — you'd have to check).

For example, vitamin C used to treat scurvy and other deficiency conditions is more effective when given as a natural food concentrate, which includes minerals, rutin and other analogs.1

Insufficient vitamin C, for instance, causes scurvy, which results from defective collagen, a protein in connective tissue.

It's the reason vitamin C deficiency is the cause of scurvy, which is really a breakdown of the body's ability to manufacture collagen and connective tissues.

A severe form of vitamin C deficiency is known as scurvy, which mainly affects older, malnourished adults.

Consider the famous disease scurvy, which plagued sailors of the British Empire for hundreds of years.

For example, the RDI for vitamin C is 75 mg, which is just enough to prevent scurvy.

Scurvy is nothing but extreme vitamin C deficiency which results in bleeding gums, madness and eventually death.

This conversion takes place with aid from vitamin C, which is why the now uncommon disease of scurvy results in weak and flimsy skin.

Witness the condition of scurvy, which in the 17th century plagued sailors everywhere.

In the past, soldiers and sailors were given lime to keep them safe from scurvy, which was a horrible and potentially fatal disease back then.

Severe scurvy can even paralyze your poor pet's hind legs, which will leave them hopping or dragging their stiff hind legs behind them.

The following is a brief description of some of the more common problems of guinea pigs, which include respiratory infections, diarrhea, scurvy (vitamin C deficiency), tumors, abscesses due to infection, urinary problems and infestations by lice, mites or fungus.