Omega-3 fats, eicosapentanoic acid (EPA)and docosahexanenoic acid (DHA), are essential for our brain and body function. They are extremely helpful for preventing heart disease, psychiatric and neurological conditions, cancer, immune deficiencies, and eczema among others. 60% of the brain consists of DHA and if there is a lack, your brain can’t function. These fats are essential for growth and overall health of blood vessels and nerves. They also help heal inflammation and promote ...
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There are several skin diseases that are exacerbated and/or precipitated with sunlight –
Plastics come in all sorts of shapes and colors to make our lives easier and more convenient, containing certain substances that improve their performance and also makes them less expensive. In general we are told that plastics have a low profile of toxicity due to its properties, for example water and relative chemical inertness. What we are usually not told is that plastics contain additional toxic substances -bisphenol A (BPA) used ...
Celiac disease is a dis-ease where the lining of the small intestine, the intestinal mucosa, is chronically damaged by gluten proteins and their interaction with the immune system. In the early nineties it was considered to be rare, affecting 1 in 4,850 North Americans. Recent numbers reveal that its present in 1 of every 111 apparently healthy/symptom free adults. Genetic research has now revealed that gluten sensitivity (immune/defense reactions to gluten) ...
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Did you know that the risk of being sued for malpractice has very little to do with how many mistakes a doctor makes? Studies of malpractice lawsuits have revealed that that there are highly skilled doctors who get sued a lot, and doctors who make lots of mistakes that never get sued. It seems that what makes the difference for a patient in deciding whether to file a suit is… ...
The more muscle you have, the higher your basal metabolic rate is, which means that you burn more calories during rest and burn more fat when your muscles are active. You can lose muscle mass either by dieting or by focusing mainly on cardio/aerobic exercise, which primarily burns sugar and protein as fuel sources – and leaves fat untouched.