Monthly Archive: February 2011

Smoking Woman

Smoking Woman

Lung cancer is the number one cancer killer for women. Every year, 140,000 women die from tobacco-related diseases. One woman has a powerful message against smoking. When cancer survivor and ex-cigarette model Janet Sackman...

Macular Degeneration

Macular Degeneration

Macular degeneration is the progressive destruction of the macula, an oval spot in the eye that is responsible for central vision and is specialized for fine detail. Because this condition usually affects the elderly,...

Lupus

Lupus

The immune systems of people who have lupus, also known as systemic lupus erythematosus, are unable to distinguish between foreign antigens and the person’s own body. As a result, the immune system creates antibodies...

Leg Cramps

Leg Cramps

A leg cramp is a painful, involuntary contraction of a single muscle or group of muscles in the leg. Most commonly, leg cramps occur in the calf muscles, but the thing muscles can also...

Leaky Gut Syndrome

Leaky Gut Syndrome

A common but poorly recognized problem, leaky gut syndrome occurs when paces develop between the cells of the gut (the intestines), allowing bacteria, toxins, medications, and partially digested particles of food to leak into...

Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS, is a “functional” disorder of the lower intestinal tract. This means that although no structural abnormalities can be found, the body’s function in terms of the movement of the...

Forward March

Forward March

As winter prepares to hand over the baton to spring, you might be wondering if it’s too late for that New Year’s resolution to exercise more. The answer is no. In fact, with the...

Mistletoe

Mistletoe

Mistletoe is a parasite, growing on trees such as apple, lime, poplar, hawthorn, and rowan, although some may regard the plant as a semiparasite because the leaves contain chlorophyll. Viscum album is found throughout...

Milk Thistle, Mary Thistle

Milk Thistle, Mary Thistle

Milk thistle probably originated in the Mediterranean region, and is naturalized in much of Europe, North America, South America, and Australia, growing in abandoned fields, old pastures, and by roadsides. Ti has been cultivated...

Fish, Protein, Best Fish to Eat

Fish, Protein, Best Fish to Eat

When you are preparing for a competition, maximizing your weight loss or just getting some seafood, you need to know the best fish to eat. Fish high in the omeg-3 fats and that taste...

Insulin and Muscle Building

Insulin and Muscle Building

Before we jump to conclusions and assume all insulin is bad we need to take a step back. Insulin itself is not bad; it is insulin resistance that is the problem. Insulin is key...

Insulin and Fat Storage

Insulin and Fat Storage

Many people refer to insulin as the fat storing hormone, but it is important to understand where this comes from. Remember, insulin’s primary job is to lower blood sugar and get it into the...

Insulin Metabolism

Insulin Metabolism

Insulin is perhaps the most well-known of all hormones, and in the halls of health, fitness and fat loss it is mostly maligned and drastically misunderstood. As with many things in health and fitness...

No Excuses!

No Excuses!

“I just don’t have the time.” “I’m too tired.” “I’ll look silly.” If you find yourself backing out of exercise with the same old lines, it’s time to get a new act. Try these...

Essential moves to relieve lower back pain

Essential moves to relieve lower back pain

Most of us will have low back pain at some point. Yet low back pain is one of the least understood conditions. It’s so misunderstood that surgeons, chiropractors, pain doctors and osteopaths often disagree...

Break-fast

Break-fast

Everyone fasts when they sleep. The first meal you eat when you awake breaks your fast… hence the term breakfast. But breaking the fast doesn’t mean eating fast. Hurried eating can cause heartburn and...

Sports supplements

Sports supplements

Protein supplements Various types of protein supplements are available. They are usually sold as a means of increasing muscle bulk, sometimes as protein powders alone, sometimes with added carbohydrate. Some research supports the anabolic...

Exercising Restraint

Exercising Restraint

A little indulgence is okay. But overindulgence can lead to unhealthy habits, even addictions, and threaten to overtake your personal command. Self-control, especially when it comes to what you put into your body, is...

The Raw Truth

The Raw Truth

The premise behind the raw food diet rests on the notion that living cells require living nutrients (such as uncooked vegetables, fruits, grains, and nuts) as opposed to foods that have been heated —...

Ginkgo

Ginkgo

Ginkgo is a member of the gymnosperms, plants with seeds that are exposed, rather than enclosed in fruits as in the angiosperms. The species is the sole survivor of a group of trees, which,...

Ginger

Ginger

Ginger evolved in South-east Asia but is never found in the wild sate. It has been used as a spice and medicine in India and China since ancient times; it was known to the...

Health Bulletin

Health Bulletin

People are taking charge The percentage of Americans who have high blood pressure – about 30 percent – has been the same since 1999. But here’s some good news. According to data from a...

Organic or Conventional?

Organic or Conventional?

Cost can dictate whether or not you buy organic food. If you’re unsure what’s worth the extra money, follow some of these helpful hints. Avoid the conventional versions of the dirty dozen. When it...

Fish Oils

Fish Oils

There are two different types of fish oils – those that come from the liver of “lean” fish such as cod, and those that are extracted from the flesh of fatty fish such as...

Nutritional Supplements

Nutritional Supplements

These are supplements, usually ready-made drinks or powders that can be added to milk to make a drink that will replace meals for those who are unable to eat. Some products are also available...

Selenium

Selenium

Selenium is a trace element that acts as an antioxidant, protecting the polyunsaturated fats in cell membranes from damage by free radicals. Selenium is found in foods from both plants and animals. Selenium is...

Addiction to Sodium Causes Health Problems

Addiction to Sodium Causes Health Problems

First it was trans fats. Then it was calorie-laden fast foods. Now sodium is on the front line of the nutrition wars. Nine out 10 Americans eat too much it, according to the Centers...

Mineral and trace element supplements

Mineral and trace element supplements

As with vitamins, it is considered to be best to obtain our mineral requirements from food. As with vitamins, if you wish to take supplements it is best not to exceed the recommended nutrient...

Antioxidant Vitamins

Antioxidant Vitamins

Vitamins A (in the form of beta-carotene), C, and E are sometimes referred to as the “antioxidant vitamins” and may be sold together as such. Supplements of A, C, and E together with the...