Are Your Cells Talking To Each Other?Communication! It permeates our lives. We communicate for many reasons such as: 1) to get what we want, 2) to get rid of what we don't want, 3) to let people know how we feel, 4) to show people we care, 5) to work... Read More
You've no doubt heard the saying, "You are what you eat", as it typically pertains to encouraging people to be more health conscious- and really consider each food before it enters the mouth! In America in fact, a commercial for a popular brand of cereal bars actually... Read More
The adrenal or "stress glands" are small, triangular shaped glands located on the top of the kidneys. Their function is to prepare the body's resources to run or fight through the releasing of specific hormones. When this primitive, instinctive response is activated, blood is diverted from digestive system while our... Read More
The word 'homeostasis' is made up of two Greek words: homeo; meaning the same or similar, and stasis; meaning stable, or standing in the same place. The body's systems participate in maintaining homeostasis, keeping the body's internal environment healthy despite external environmental change.The cells that make up the body are... Read More
The subject of health care itself often seems plagued with conflicting advice, or even heated controversy. Witness the recent Cruise-Shields incident, which will doubtless occupy several chapters in future health and nutrition texts. So what to do about this advice-riddled and divisive field when you want to find out what... Read More
Copyright © 2004 Priya Shah Glutathione, the body's master antioxidant and detoxifier, is one of the 14 "Superfoods" listed in SuperFoods Rx : Fourteen Foods That Will Change Your Life, co-authored by Dr Steven Pratt. Glutathione levels cannot be increased to a clinically beneficial extent by orally... Read More
Having a personal wellness program has become a concern for more and more people. The problem is many people do not know where to begin a wellness program. Here are a few keys to maintaining a personal wellness program:Know and understand your current health situation. Do you have a proper... Read More
Cranberry juice was first made by American settlers in 1683. It is a love it or hate it beverage. For those who like it, it has a number of health benefits. Let me share some of those.Emulsifies Fat.This is for all of you that have some excess fat to lose.... Read More
Imagine you're a cell.Inside your body runs the machinery that creates life itself. But as that machinery keeps running, day after day, you begin to get worn out - the friction and the processes that cause damage (here the "free-radicals" - highly destructive little entities generated by biochemical processes, as... Read More
It's really hard to believe that something could be worse than the intense sugar loads from high fructose corn syrup and sucrose. But, Aspartame ( Equal, Nutrasweet, Equal Measure, Spoonful, Canderal) is even more dangerous to your health.Aspartame, was first discovered in 1965 when Searle chemist Jim Schlatter, who was... Read More
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It is not a myth. Eating breakfast is an important... Read More
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Manganese is a metallic mineral that was discovered by a... Read More
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Some of the things you think you know that just... Read More
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Our bodies need cholesterol. We use cholesterol to produce vitamin... Read More
I'm always amazed at how many people seem to know... Read More
During a recent discussion with my father about low carb... Read More
Copyright © 2004 Priya Shah Glutathione, the body's... Read More
During the past thirty years there has been a steadily... Read More
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Fire ElementAccording to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) there are five... Read More
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(Part 1 of a Special 5 Part Series on Body... Read More
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America's focus on nutritious eating began to receive national attention... Read More
Many people avoid avocados thinking them to be fattening, but... Read More
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