Can Alzheimer’s Be Prevented?
August 31, 2007
Can Alzheimer’s Be Prevented?
by: Gray Rollins
Alzheimer’s disease is a condition affecting up to 4.5 million Americans. While there is no known cure, studies have been conducted that indicate there may be ways of preventing the onset of Alzheimer’s disease.
The disease is characterized by symptoms such as forgetfulness, memory loss, and reduced ability to concentrate, and in later stages the sufferer may display anxiety and delusions, loss of speech and inability to sit up or walk. It is a slow disease with symptoms manifesting and worsening over the period of many years.
South Beach Diet - US vs. World
August 30, 2007
Diets concern especially Americans as they do have a “national weight problem”. So it would only be natural that dieting issues be so over proportioned in the US. Also, “miracle diet recipes” are very popular and make way rapidly into people’s minds. This also happened with the South Beach Diet ? the diet that will not only allow you get rid of a lot of weight rapidly without starving but will also help you improve your health condition.
Being so popular, diets have even gained the power of influencing the food commerce and industry. If you wonder how, well, food producers that have been educated for a while to flexibly follow the demands of the market in order to be competitive, came out with their offer of diet-friendly product versions, attracting customers in their yard.
It seems that in countries outside the US, although people have heard of the diet, generally they are not very anxious to give up their eating habits in favor of a not so very well studied diet. Yet, Dr. Agatston’s “South Beach Diet” book is said to have been sold to more than 20 countries.
Natural Liver Support Cleansing Products
August 29, 2007
Natural Liver Support Cleansing Products
by: Chester Ku-Lea
The liver is involved in thousands of biochemical mechanisms making it second only to the brain in importance and complexity. Natural health practitioners are also acutely aware of the detrimental effects on the liver of modern living, with its chemicals, excessive fat intake, pesticides, hormones, and stress. This suggests that we as a culture are in need of liver support. You should consider liver support supplementation if you:
Have a history of a Fatty Liver
Consume Alcohol
Consume Tobacco Products
Have been taking Medications/Drugs
Are exposed to Environmental Toxins or Chemicals or Second Hand Smoke
Have a history of Liver or Gall Bladder Problems
Dandelion
Dandelion root enhances bile flow, thus improving conditions such as liver congestion, bile duct inflammation, hepatitis, gallstones, and jaundice. Dandelion increases bile flow by affecting the liver directly to cause an increase in bile production and flow to the gallbladder, and exerting a direct effect on the gallbladder by causing a contraction and release of stored bile. Dandelion’s hepatic tonic effect may be attributable to the high choline content.
Milk Thistle
Body Building Supplements For Beginners
August 28, 2007
Body Building Supplements For Beginners|Supplementation To Gain Muscles Fast
by: Chris Chew
Do I need supplements to gain muscles fast?, What supplementations are needed for body building beginners?, Are the nutrients from my daily meals enough for me to gain bigger muscles fast?
All body building beginners must have asked themselves these questions. You are reading this article because you would have probably asked these questions yourself.
The answer to these supplementation questions is an affirmative yes. Body building supplements are necessary if you want gain bigger muscles faster. This is because various supplements have their own benefits and they work together complementing each other to support muscle mass gain. You will probably not be getting enough of them through your normal meals and that is the primary reason why you need supplementation.
Since there are so many body building supplements in out there, choosing the correct and effective supplementation to gain muscles fast is a daunting task for a body building beginner.
Well, your anxiety will be solved in this article. As a body building beginner, you need only the basic supplementations to gain muscles effectively. You may need some other supplements when you are at the intermediate or advanced stages of body building.
Natural Skin Care Products: An Overview
August 28, 2007
Natural Skin Care Products: An Overview
by: Jerrick Foo
Natural skin care products are chemical free and it is suitable for most skin types.
As we know already, skin is the important sensitive organ of all human beings, which requires constant care for looking younger. It is an important aspect to keep the skin healthy to avoid the occurrence of any skin diseases or irritations.
Although there are numerous products available in the brick and mortar stores for up keeping your skin, you should be careful in selecting the products of skin care. However, when you are not so keen in the selection of the skin care products, you will end up in so many adverse effects on the skin such as allergy, irritations, or even infections.
That’s why, the natural skin products are gaining importance for lessening the risk of getting the side effects. Natural skin care products consist of skin care product, which encompasses natural ingredients in them. These products do not contain any chemicals, thus reducing the risk of any allergic reaction or developing irritation when applied to your skins.
Natural Testosterone Supplements
August 27, 2007
Natural Testosterone Supplements
by: Chester Ku-Lea
Testosterone Support Supplements (or Testosterone Aids) are meant to enhance your performance, increase muscle gains and make you bigger. Testosterone is the master male hormone. Testosterone supplementation can increase male sex drive, strengthen bones, muscles, decrease body fat, improve thinking ability, boost energy levels and guard against the onset of depression and heart disease.
Testosterone
Testosteroneis a powerful anabolic hormone that stimulates and controls the development of muscle, bone, skin, sex organs, and most other masculine, physical features. Recently, scientists have discovered that testosterone also aids mental function, enhancing both visual and perceptual skills. Male testosterone is produced in the testes by a group of cells known as the Leydig cells. These cells begin secreting high doses of testosterone during puberty to trigger increased lean muscle mass, sex organ development, bone formation and higher energy levels. Testosterone levels peak during a man’s early to mid twenties.
Testosterone in Elderly Men
Six Ways to Eat More Healthfully
August 26, 2007
With so much ‘diet advice’ around today it is little wonder if you feel somewhat confused. Whether you are wanting to lose weight, maintain your weight or help your family eat more healthfully….these six, simple ideas will help you to eat more heathfully.
1 Stay away from the inside aisles When you grocery shop, fill up your trolley from the aisles around the outside the perimeter of the store. This is where the fresh fruit, vegetables and fresh foods are kept.
2 Eat small amounts frequently
Don’t allow yourself to get hungry. Keep your appetite in control with smaller meals and healthy snacks in between.
3 Keep close to nature
Fresh is best and generally much better for you than pre-packaged. For example, a fresh potato baked in its jacket is more healthy than pre-packaged “potato au gratin”.
4 Experiment and use spices
Get used to cooking with a wide variety of spices. It’s possible to get fabulous flavor with spices without adding high calorie fats and oils.
5 Read “fat free” labels carefully
Many “fat free” items contain additional carbohydrates in the form of sugar or fructose to compensate for reduced flavor and can do more to add to your weight than the “full strength” product.
Natural Herbal Skin Care
August 25, 2007
Natural Herbal Skin Care
by: Jerrick Foo
Natural herbal skin care has been the choice of beautiful women the world over for thousands of years. It has only been recently that cosmetic companies have formulated makeup and skin care products that contain chemicals and artificial additives in an effort to improve on the natural herbal skin care regimens that have been around for centuries.
But today many women have come to realize that these harsh chemicals and artificial ingredients that are so expensive aren’t necessarily good for their skin - in fact, in some cases they can cause drying and stripping of the skin’s natural pH balance and interfere with the body’s natural skin repair process. That’s why so many have returned to the natural herbal skin care routines that are based on some of the same key ingredients that might have been used by legendary beauties like Cleopatra or Marie Antoinette.
Some basic beauty secrets of the ages - natural herbal ingredients for skin care includes essential oils, rose water, crushed almonds, sea salts, rice powder, shea butter and purified water are common. These ingredients are good for the skin as rarely you will encounter any allergy to them. These natural ingredients can help to moisturize dry skin and contains cooling botanicals to promote the healing of blemishes and a complete skin care regimen. The benefits include slowing down the aging process and help to diminish those fine lines and crow’s feet.
Common Ingredients Found in Fat Burning Supplements
August 24, 2007
Common Ingredients Found in Fat Burning Supplements
by: Chester Ku-Lea
The term commonly used with fat burning supplements is often thermogenics, which as the name suggests, has to do with temperature. These supplements have been shown to help increase the body’s temperature enabling the body’s ability to burn calories as heat; to be used as energy, thereby preventing them from being stored a fat.
Effective thermogenic supplements are those that contain key ingredients that create a fat burning ‘thermogenic’ environment by working together and in synergy. Some of these ingredients also aid in reducing appetite and spiking an increase in short-term energy. Such common ingredients are:
Alpha Lipoic Acid
Prevents cellular damage (from free radicals), reduces oxidative stress, lowers blood sugar
Increases energy levels
Powerful insulin potentiator
Banana leaf extract
Balances blood sugar levels
Transports blood sugar into the cells and aids in controlling carbohydrate cravings
Cayenne
Raises the body’s metabolic rate
Citrus Aurantium
A highly effective calorie and fat burner
Helps to burn fat, and does not affect the central nervous system
Increases energy levels
Why We Need Amino Acids
August 23, 2007
Why We Need Amino Acids
by: Chester Ku-Lea
AMINO ACIDS are the building blocks of the body. Besides building cells and repairing tissue, they form antibodies to combat invading bacteria & viruses; they are part of the enzyme & hormonal system; they build nucleoproteins (RNA & DNA); they carry oxygen throughout the body and participate in muscle activity. When protein is broken down by digestion the result is 22 known amino acids.
As the building blocks of protein, amino acids are vital to health. Next to water, amino acids in the form of proteins make up the greatest portion of our body weight. They comprise tendons, muscles and ligaments; organs and glands; hair and nails; important bodily fluids, and are a necessary part of every cell in the body.
