Documents tagged 'Immune System'
Published: 27/06/2008
A lot of people these days are suffering with a variety of health issues. It's mainly due to our fast paced society, stress, and plain ignorance.
Stress and poor diet will wreck havoc on our immune systems and leave us in a serious unhealthy state. If we take the time to educate ourselves...
Published: 26/06/2008
Vitamin D is also sometimes used to treat other diseases in which calcium is not used properly by the body. Vitamin D is fat soluble, meaning it is stored in your fat cells. It is not excreted daily like many other essential nutrients and can build up to unhealthy levels.
Vitamin D is needed...
Published: 17/06/2008
There is still much confusion in the world yet about probiotics and how they are useful in maintaining our horse's health. What are probiotics and what do they do?
The term probiotics comes from the Greek word "for life". Thus antibiotics mean "not for life" as anti means "against". Probiotics...
Published: 16/06/2008
Unlike me, my dad is not a fan of sandwiches. He is a meat and veg man, which may possibly be the reason he has just had a particularly severe case of food poisoning.
On a recent trip out, my dad, my mum and I all had a meal of duck, new potatoes and salad. None of us were impressed the...
Published: 09/06/2008
Walking, shopping, or other movement not meant as exercise - matters more than most people realize.
A recent study marked the difference in weight gain between women who ate a 1,000 calories a day over and above the maintenance caloric diet. Some women did not gain weight and some did. The...
Published: 03/06/2008
It's true that we are what we eat and more important, what we absorb. A person who fills up on junk food each day is probably going to age faster and get sick more often than the person who eats a balanced diet and exercises daily.
Importance of Protein in Our Diets
Protein is not just...
Published: 30/05/2008
We all have emotions, that is a given. As our day unfolds, we may experience a variety of emotions depending upon the people we interact with, the tasks we undertake, our communing and so on all of which stimulate feelings which in turn result in emotions. What about relieving stress?
When...
Published: 29/05/2008
You've already heard many compelling reasons to lose weight or maintain a healthy weight. Moderate weight loss prevents illness and extends your life considerably. Diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and some types of cancer are directly related to obesity and a nutrient-poor diet.
There...
Published: 29/05/2008
Antibiotics were once seen as miracle medicines. They vanquished diseases that were responsible for the deaths of millions of people and protected the population from infections. When the first generation of antibiotic users was marveling at the abilities of these miracle medicines, they couldn't...
Published: 29/05/2008
Many health products on the market make outlandish claims of being the answer to all our health problems, and complete body detoxification, but very few can justify these benefits with scientific research and proven clinical results. Recently a sensational new product has arrived on the market...
