At the end of the day, your body needs time to rest and sleep. This is the body’s natural way of renewing its cells and cushioning the harmful blow of life’s stress. Without sleep, a person is likely to become irritable, unproductive, tired and lacking in energy for the day ahead thus preventing optimum level [...]
Filed under: Sleep Problems on January 23rd, 2009 | No Comments »
Fiber is essential in aiding our digestive system to perform its main functions within body. The fiber content in your food is referred to as dietary fiber since it cannot be absorbed by the body and contains no calories at all. Think of it as a broom, sweeping away all the waste that is left [...]
Filed under: Dietary Health Tips, Digestive Health, Nutrition on January 21st, 2009 | No Comments »
Sulfur dioxide is a chemical substance that is used in many chemical processes like bleaching paper and textile. It is a colorless, foul smelling, inorganic and poisonous gas that can be lethally harmful if inhaled excessively. Sulfur dioxide has many uses including, but not limited to, refrigerant, pesticide, fungicide and food preservative.
Sulfite is used to [...]
Filed under: Nutrition on January 20th, 2009 | No Comments »
There are two types of diabetes; Type I diabetes mellitus, also known as juvenile diabetes, and the more common Type II diabetes, also known as adult onset diabetes. Juvenile diabetes is an autoimmune disease, resulting from non-production of insulin by the pancreas. This type is usually supported by injections of insulin to the body to [...]
Filed under: Natural Remedies on January 18th, 2009 | No Comments »
Echinacea was used by Native American people as a healing herb long before the antibiotics became popular throughout the globe. Echinacea has been used to treat and prevent colds, flu, sore throat and other infections. The plant is believed to stimulate the body’s immune system to help the body fight the infection right away.
Echinacea is [...]
Filed under: Natural Remedies on January 15th, 2009 | No Comments »
As our never ending search for good health and long life continues we come across, on more than one occasion, these two words - ‘natural’ and ‘organic’. It seems that people are more conscious nowadays of what they put inside their bodies. This leads us to consider healthier options than just the synthetic and chemically [...]
Filed under: Nutrition on January 13th, 2009 | No Comments »
Anxiety is our body’s normal reaction to stress. It is a troubled feeling when we experience fear, worry, and alarm. It is our brain’s signal to the body that there is an impending danger, even though sometimes it is unfounded. Anxiety is usually associated with sweating, palpitations of the heart, nausea, pain in the chest, [...]
Filed under: Mental Illness on January 11th, 2009 | No Comments »
While it was found that moderate alcohol consumption can reduce incidents of heart attacks and keep other cardiovascular diseases at bay, heavy drinking is actually bad for the heart - especially for women. Excessive drinking may cause arterial stiffening and enlarged heart and is more evident to women than with men.
A person who drinks 14-21 [...]
Filed under: Cardiovascular Health on January 3rd, 2009 | No Comments »