Below is a reference list of journal articles and books used in the writing of Medicinal Seasonings.

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Anderson, R. A., Broadhurst, C. L., Polansky, M. M., Schmidt, W. F., Khan, A., Flanagan, V. P., et al. (2004). Isolation and characterization of polyphenol type-A polymers from cinnamon with insulin-like biological activity. J Agric Food Chem., 52(1), 65-70.

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Azadbakht, L., Shakerhosseini, R., Atabak, S., Jamshidian, M., Mehrabi, Y., & Esmaill-Zadeh, A. (2003). Beneficiary effect of dietary soy protein on lowering plasma levels of lipid and improving kidney function in type II diabetes with nephropathy. Eur J Clin Nutr., 57(10), 1292-1294.

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Baum, L., & Ng, A. (2004). Curcumin interaction with copper and iron suggests one possible mechanism of action in Alzheimer's disease animal models. J Alzheimers Dis., 6(4), 367-377.