The Discovery of Insulin
It all started with a dog’s pancreas. In 1889, Oskar Minkowski and Joseph von Mering, two German researchers, found that removing the pancreas gland from dogs resulted in symptoms associated with diabetes. In 1910, Sir Edward Albert Sharpey-Shafer suggested that a chemical was missing from the pancreas in people with diabetes. This chemical was called insulin.
The Health Benefits of Peppermint
Peppermint or Mentha piperita, originally from Europe and the Middle East, is an herb that is a hybrid of watermint and spearmint. It comes in a variety of forms such as essential oils, extracts, capsules, and teas.
Azúcares FODMAP: fructosa, lactosa, fructanos, galactanos y polioles
En esfuerzos para ayudar a personas con Síndrome del Colon Irritable (SII) aliviar las molestias digestivas, como hinchazón, exceso de gas, diarrea o estreñimiento, muchas personas optan por seguir una dieta baja en las azucares FODMAP.
FODMAP son carbohidratos fermentables de cadena corta, es decir, atraen agua al intestino delgado que pueden manifestarse como diarrea y son fermentables en el colon que pueden causar gases e hinchazón abdominal.