In the small amounts needed for seasoning food, you can safely add nutmeg to dishes and drinks, but unpleasant side effects occur if you eat just 1 tbsp. of the ground nut powder on an empty stomach, according to the Utah Poison Control Center....
Vitamin K is an important fat-soluble nutrient for your body. Jonny Bowden, Ph.D. and Clinical Nutrition Specialist, explains in his book "The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth," that vitamin K is essential for your bone health because it aids in...
Epilepsy is a neurological condition characterized by a recurring pattern of seizures in the brain. The lower your seizure threshold at any given time, the greater the likelihood of your experiencing a seizure. Certain individuals find that...
Nutmeg comes from the nut of a tropical evergreen native to Indonesia. Some Caribbean islands, such as Grenada, also propagate nutmeg trees. First introduced in Europe by Arab traders and later supplied by Portuguese sailors in the 16th century,...
Derived from the fruit of the Myristica fragrans plant, nutmeg is an aromatic spice first popularized in southeast Asia. Along with imparting its distinctive flavor to foods such as eggnog and mulled cider, nutmeg has a long history of therapeutic...
