admin @ July 20, 2011 # No Comment Yet
As a teenager, one can go for fried and packaged food items and yet not bother about weight gain. However, with age anything fatty just seems to add to your flabs. The reason is the loss of Human Growth Hormones with age. Human growth hormone produced by pituitary glands in the human body decreases by [...]
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admin @ April 20, 2011 # No Comment Yet
The bowel operates in close relation with the liver, one of the most important components of the GI system. The liver may be considered a vast metabolic factory. It processes proteins, carbohydrates, and fats, and synthesizes bile, glycogen, and serum proteins that the body uses for metabolism. Certain liver-friendly nutrients and botanicals can be used [...]
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admin @ April 20, 2011 # No Comment Yet
Glutamic Acid is a nonessential amino acid that the body uses to build proteins. It can be obtained from eating meat, poultry, fish, eggs, and dairy products. The fluid produced by the prostate gland contains significant amounts of glutamic acid. This had led scientists to believe that glutamic acid may play a role in the [...]
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admin @ March 10, 2011 # No Comment Yet
Today, both the young and old could succumb to serious medical conditions that are caused by the brain’s failing to communicate properly with the rest of the body. The majority of these cases are due to spinal cord injury, which occurs when a traumatic event results in damage to cells within the spinal cord or [...]
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admin @ January 16, 2011 # No Comment Yet
Tribulus terrestris has been used in centuries for traditional Ayurvedic medicine. The active ingredients are extracted from the fruits, which contain alkaloids, resins, tannins, saponins, sugars, sterols, essential oil, peroxidase, diastase, and glucoside. Tribulus terristris is a proven herbal remedy for depression, as harmine, the main active ingredient of the plant, is a very effective [...]
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admin @ December 28, 2010 # No Comment Yet
elvet bean is a botanical used in Ayurveda, the Indian system of traditional medicine. Velvet bean is a source of dopa, which the brain converts into the neurotransmitter dopamine. Modern Ayurvedic medicine has employed velvet bean seed to treat Parkinson’s disease. The brains of Parkinson’s patients are low in the neurotransmitter dopamine. Dopamine can be [...]
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admin @ December 15, 2010 # No Comment Yet
Serine is a non essential amino acid needed for the metabolism of fats and fatty acids, muscle growth, and to maintain a healthy immune system- as it aids the production of immunoglobulins and antibodies. It also plays an important role in the manufacture of cell membranes, and the synthesis of both muscle tissue and the [...]
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admin @ November 22, 2010 # No Comment Yet
Valerian is derived from the underground stem and root of Valeriana officinalis. Valerian has been used as a sedative for more than a thousand years. The root of valerian contains more than 100 chemical compounds, most notably valepotriates and valerenic acids that, when isolated and concentrated, have been found to have a very potent sedative [...]
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admin @ October 12, 2010 # No Comment Yet
The right place for protein in a healthy diet is a problematic concept for many Americans to grasp, fir virtually all of us have been brought up with the notion that ‘more is better’ where protein is concerned. In a sense, traditional nutritional ideas about protein have been oriented toward an outmoded model of building [...]
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admin @ October 1, 2010 # No Comment Yet
The making of the thyroid hormone starts with the hypothalamus- the body’s thermostat, which regulates many hormonal activities. When the hypothalamus determines that the blood levels of TH have fallen too low, it sets a chain of activity in motion by discharging thyroid release hormone. TRH signals the pituitary to release a second hormone, thyroid [...]
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admin @ October 1, 2010 # No Comment Yet
Perhaps the most effective way of coping with stress- and a true anti-aging technique- is meditation. We are all familiar with three states of consciousness: waking, sleeping and dreaming. Meditation apparently creates a fourth state of consciousness in which the mind is awake but still. During meditation, the muscles relax, the metabolism of red blood [...]
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admin @ September 17, 2010 # No Comment Yet
Acting as one of the nature’s own antioxidants, the soyabean may be one of the most important foods we add to our long life diet. Some nutritionists call soyabean a natural anti-aging pill because they interfere with free-radical damage and enhance our cells’ defenses against aging and age-related diseases. It is a known fact that [...]
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admin @ September 14, 2010 # No Comment Yet
Experts agree that older people especially should check with their physicians before embarking on any exercise program. Once you have been given the go ahead, the key is to get moving and have fun doing it. Give yourself feedback. For example, wear a pedometer, which will measure the number of footsteps you have taken, so [...]
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admin @ August 30, 2010 # No Comment Yet
A toxic liver leaks poisons into the bloodstream. Fortunately, the liver is one of the only organs in the human body that can regenerate. Here is a list of some of the natural nutrients that help in keeping the liver healthy: * N-Acetylcysteine is a powerful anti oxide that serves three functions: 1)it helps protect [...]
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admin @ August 18, 2010 # No Comment Yet
Most people resort to medicines and pills in their quest for youth and health but little do they realize that small changes in lifestyle like changing your reactions, learning to meditate, relaxation techniques and a positive attitude towards life can actually help you stay younger, reducing your biological age and expanding your abilities to maintain [...]
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