Monthly Archive: September 2010

Chloride

Chloride

Chloride Electrolytes are molecules in your plasma – the liquid portion of your blood – that maintain either a positive or negative charge. These charges allow them to respond to messages from your nervous...

Minerals and Calcium

Minerals and Calcium

Minerals Many important bodily functions require certain minerals in order to operate correctly. Yet minerals, unlike vitamins, cannot be produced by our bodies. Therefore, adequate consumption of minerals is very important for your health....

Choline, Inositol and Vitamin C

Choline, Inositol and Vitamin C

Choline Choline is an important nutrient that plays a role in almost every bodily system. The important compounds acetylcholine and lecithin are derived from this B vitamin. Acetylcholine is believed to protect against certain...

Vitamins B5 and B6

Vitamins B5 and B6

B5 (Pantothenic Acid) Like the other elements of the vitamin B complex, B5 – pantothenic acid – is involved in the body’s metabolism of carbohydrates, fats, and proteins. It is named “pantothenic”, which is...

B2 (Riboflavin) And B3 (Niacin and Niacinamide)

B2 (Riboflavin) And B3 (Niacin and Niacinamide)

Vitamin B2, or riboflavin, is very much involved with your body’s energy processes, as well as many other processes. It is vital, for example, for healthy eyes, the production of antibodies, and proper tissue...

Combining vitamins with medication

Combining vitamins with medication

Some medications can deplete your body of specific vitamins and minerals. Similarly, some vitamins can increase or decrease your body’s absorption of some medications. The following list provides common examples of both possibilities. If...

Good fats and bad fats

Good fats and bad fats

This is possibly the most confusing topic in the field of nutrition, and the problem is made worse because in many cases, nutritionists, doctors and scientists really don’t’ know all the answers. Fats have...

Diet and Supplementation

Diet and Supplementation

Low stress diet Eliminate the stressors: By eliminating foods and substances which can irritate or create allergic responses, the body has a chance to recover and heal itself. For many diseases, especially the so...

Shingles

Shingles

It is a very painful condition where a virus infects usually just one nerve and causes a painful rash on the skin supplied by that nerve. The rash often becomes infected, and sometimes after...

Prostate enlargement

Prostate enlargement

The prostate gland surrounds the urethra, which in males is the tube taking urine from the bladder. With increasing age, the prostate gland can swell, restricting and then finally blocking the flow of urine....

Pregnancy

Pregnancy

While pregnancy is not a disease, and is the most natural thing in the world, the suggestions ensure that everything is optimal, making both the pregnancy and delivery easier, and can in fact create...

Multiple sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis

The cause is unknown, but it may fit into the “autoimmune” group of diseases, where the body’s immune system attacks itself. The myelin sheath around the nerves and the brain is slowly destroyed, causing...

Migraine

Migraine

This debilitating headache can destroy a person’s quality of life. It usually starts with an aura – jagged visions, unusual light, sounds or even smells and other unusual sensations. This is then followed by...

Insomnia

Insomnia

Difficulty in getting off to sleep or waking up soon after. Note that early morning waking can sometimes be an indication of depression. Doctors can • Prescribe sleeping pills. While these help people get...

Hepatitis

Hepatitis

A viral infection of the liver. There are a number of different viruses whose names are identified by a different letter. Hepatitis A is caught through eating or drinking food with viral faecal contamination....

Heart attack

Heart attack

A heart attack feels like severe angina pain lasting more than 30-40 minutes and is often associated with sweating, nausea, faintness and a feeling of being unwell. It is caused by a total blockage...

Aneurism

Aneurism

Occasionally the pressure inside an artery can stretch the wall and a “blow out” (similar to what happens in a car type) can occur. The most common area for this to happen is in...

The Alzheimer Epidemic

The Alzheimer Epidemic

Sadly, the incidence of this debilitating condition, where our loved ones slowly lose their memories and ability to cope with everyday life, is rising in the Western world. It has been calculated that by...

Arthritis

Arthritis

Osteoarthritis is simply a process where the protective cartilage that covers the ends of the bones wears away, exposing the bone which can also be damaged. Apart from a very few people who have...

High blood pressure (hypertension)

High blood pressure (hypertension)

High blood pressure causes strokes, heart attacks, aneurisms, kidney failure and may other diseases. In most cases the cause is unknown. While drug treatment is frequently required, doctors stress the benefits of a healthy...

Stroke and Cancer

Stroke and Cancer

Most stokes develop from blockages in the arteries feeding the brain or from pieces of these blockages breaking off (emboli). The process is very similar to that in coronary artery disease and the action...