Colitis - Up To 2,000,000 Americans Have It
Posted on March 1, 2008 - Filed Under Diseases | Leave a Comment
Introduction
Colitis (also called ulcerative colitis) is an acute or chronic inflammation of the membrane lining the colon (your large intestine or bowels) producing sores, called ulcers, in the top layers of the lining of the large intestine. It can be identified using flexible sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy. In both of these tests, a flexible tube is inserted in the rectum, and specific areas of the colon are evaluated. Colitis may be acute (lasting only a few days) or chronic (lasting weeks or even many months) and may result in bleeding, ulceration, perforation (a hole in the colon). It is best managed… Continue reading
Read More..>>Living With Arthritis - Seven Points of Facts and Interest
Posted on February 29, 2008 - Filed Under Arthritis | Leave a Comment
Millions of people (estimated to be 20 million and growing rapidly) suffer from arthritis in the United States alone. Arthritis is a degenerative disease can be debilitating, and depending on the severity, can bring on unbearable pain affecting ones quality of life. And yet, not everyone is clear about what arthritis is, how it is treated, and what changes it can wreak upon the life of a person suffering from it.
What do we know about arthritis and about living with it? Here are seven facts about this debilitating disease:
1. There are many forms of arthritis. People tend to think… Continue reading
Read More..>>Why Your Trainer Will Insist Vitamin Supplements Are Useless
Posted on February 28, 2008 - Filed Under Supplements | Leave a Comment
You are not going to believe this, but the reason your trainer will insist vitamin supplements are useless is because that is what they learn at personal trainer school. I know this for a fact because I went to personal school myself, only I had come from the wellness industry … so there was no fooling me that vitamin supplements were useless. But for those in my class who didn’t come from my background, the deal was sealed. They were totally brainwashed by our tutors into believing you can get all the nutrients you need for your body from food… Continue reading
Read More..>>4 Simple Steps To Boosting Your Memory And Mental Clarity
Posted on February 28, 2008 - Filed Under Supplements | Leave a Comment
[An exclusive interview with George Foss, former general manager of Kayser Nutrition, southern California’s health food store chain to the wealthy and famous for 52 years. George has been called a “walking repository of nutritional supplement research knowledge,” and is a long-time consultant to the nutritional supplement industry. Featured on a variety of television and radio news broadcasts over the past 20 years, he is widely considered by west coast news media outlets to be the nutritional supplement industry’s “go to” guy on natural health topics.]
Steve Barwick: George, I understand you are going to reveal four simple steps readers can… Continue reading
Read More..>>Next Generation of Glucosamine Formulas Have Gone Liquid and Deliver Results Fast
Posted on February 25, 2008 - Filed Under Arthritis | Leave a Comment
Arthritis, particularly osteoarthritis, is a debilitating joint disease that has no specific cure though several treatments have been recommended to manage these conditions. In most cases, those suffering the joint pain associated with this affliction have been prescribed pain killers such as NSAIDs (Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs) such as Celebrex. These drugs are effective in controlling pain. However as time goes by the list of warnings and side effects grow. Probably the safest and most natural way of treating arthritic symptoms would be the intake of glucosamine as dietary supplement.
Arthritis is characterized by the degeneration and subsequent damage of cartilage that… Continue reading
Read More..>>What Are The Functions Of Vitamin B12 (Cobalamins)?
Posted on February 22, 2008 - Filed Under Supplements | Leave a Comment
Functions
Three main enzymatic reactions regarding vitamin B12 have been noted to occur in humans. The first reaction requires methylcobalamin as a coenzyme in the conversion of homocysteine into methionine. This reaction occurs in the cytosol of the cell. The reaction is intrinsic to the production of tetrahydrofolate (THF). The production of THF is irreversible and requires vitamin B12, therefore, a B12 deficiency can trap folate in its methyl form (also known as the folate-methyl trap), which in turn affects purine and thymidylate synthesis.
A second set of reactions requiring B12 are those catalyzed by mutases. These reactions occur within the mitochondria… Continue reading
Read More..>>Women, Depression & High Quality Nutritional Supplements
Posted on February 20, 2008 - Filed Under Depression | Leave a Comment
In this article we are going to take a look at the research that came out of Yale University research and the possible relationship between depression and high quality nutritional supplementation or luck of.
Older women are more likely than older men to become and remain depressed, Yale researchers report.
The study began in 1998 with 754 people aged 70 and older. The participants were assessed at the start of the study, and again at five 18-month intervals after that.
During the study, 269 (35.7 percent) of the participants suffered depression at some point. Of those, 48 (17.8 percent) were depressed at two… Continue reading
Read More..>>Best Probiotics - For Healthy Digestion and More
Posted on February 18, 2008 - Filed Under Supplements | Leave a Comment
What are ‘probiotics?’ Probiotics are beneficial bacteria that live primarily in our digestive system. Many people are familiar with yogurt, a food that ideally contains these kind of beneficial microorganisms. Lactobacillus is just one of a number of species that are beneficial to our health. Probiotics also come in supplement form.
Here are some of the benefits of probiotics: They help us digest and process food, promotes regularity and helps improve mineral absorption. Probiotics support the small intestine to promote healthy immunity, inhibit yeasts and enhance digestion of milk products. They also benefit the large intestine as the first-choice, safe… Continue reading
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