Understand Enzymes and Detoxification

Enzymes are powerful substances; they are responsible for initiating every action in the body, including blinking and breathing. As such, enzymes are often called our life force - because without them we would die. Enzymes are also responsible for helping us digest our food and breaking down and removing old and diseased tissue and cells from the body. But when our enzyme stores are low, diseased tissues and cells regularly remain inside the body - because the enzymes aren't available to help remove them.







Most diets these days are enzyme deplete and as a result, most people are enzyme deplete. This means our bodies often can't detoxify away the old, diseased tissue as they should be able to - and it leads to diseased people with health problems. Deep detoxification is one answer to the problem because detoxification removes old, diseased tissues and cells en masse - and it's why detoxification is recommended for most every disease. Another part of the answer lies in boosting our daily intake of enzymes. This helps our bodies engage in on-going detoxification and remove the old, diseased cells and tissue before they build and cause problems for us. Enzymes also give us life force and energy.

Eating plenty of nature's raw foods is one way to boost your enzymes and avoid depleting your enzyme reserves. This is the case because heating and processing food destroys the enzymes that are present in nature's foods naturally. So, the more raw foods you eat with their enzymes intact, the less your body needs to borrow from its enzyme reserves for digestion. This leaves more enzymes free for work like breaking down and removing old, diseased cells. Eating plenty of nature's raw foods also helps us because if those foods are grown without chemicals, they don't add to our toxic burden - as do processed, pesticide-laced and often cooked foods.

A few foods are bursting with enzymes and consuming them regularly is key. Some of the most enzyme-packed foods include:
- Unpasteurized sauerkraut
- Papaya - particularly green papaya and papaya seeds
- Pineapple - particularly the core
- Sprouts

For a simple everyday enzyme drink:
Blend 1/2 papaya, 1/3 pineapple, and about 20 papaya seeds. Add a little stevia for sweetness, if desired.

In addition to breaking down protein and old tissue in the body, papaya seeds are known to help with intestinal parasites. In quantity though, green papaya and papaya seeds can induce abortion and have contraceptive effects - so avoid them if you're pregnant or trying to have a baby. In addition, some Hawaiian papaya is genetically altered, so it's best to avoid Hawaiian papaya or purchase only organic.

Study links Diet Soft Drinks with Cardiac Risk

Drinking more than one soda a day even if it's the sugar-free diet kind is associated with an increased incidence of metabolic syndrome, a cluster of risk factors linked to the development of diabetes and cardiovascular disease, a study finds.







The link to diet soda found in the study was "striking" but not entirely a surprise, said Dr. Ramachandran Vasan, study senior author and professor of medicine at Boston University School of Medicine. There had been some hints of it in earlier studies, he said. "But this is the first study to show the association in a prospective fashion and in a large population," Vasan said.

That population consisted of more than 6,000 participants in the Framingham Heart Study, which has been following residents of a Massachusetts town since 1948. When the soda portion of the study began, all participants were free of metabolic syndrome, a collection of risk factors including high blood pressure, elevated levels of the blood fats called triglycerides, low levels of the artery-protecting HDL cholesterol, high fasting blood sugar levels and excessive waist circumference. Metabolic syndrome is the presence of three or more of these risk factors.

Over the four years of the study, people who consumed more than one soft drink of any kind a day were 44 percent more likely to develop metabolic syndrome than those who didn't drink a soda a day.

The findings are published in the July 24 issue of the journal Circulation.

A variety of explanations, none proven, have been proposed for the link between diet soft drink consumption and metabolic syndrome, Vasan said. That association was evident even when the researchers accounted for other factors, such as levels of saturated fat and fiber in the diet, total calorie intake, smoking and physical activity.

One theory is that the high sweetness of all soft drinks makes a person more prone to eat sugary, fattening foods. Another is that the caramel content of soft drinks promotes metabolic changes that lead to insulin resistance. "These are hotly debated by nutritional experts," Vasan said.

Vasan, who noted that he is not a nutritional expert, said he leans toward the theory that "this is a marker of dietary behavior" that people who like to drink sweet soda also like to eat the kind of foods that cardiac nutritionists warn against.

"But we cannot infer causality," Vasan said, meaning there is no proof that soda itself is the villain. "We have an association. Maybe it is a causal one or maybe it is a marker of something else." Carefully controlled animal studies might resolve the cause-and-effect issue, he said.

Dr. Elizabeth G. Nabel, director of the U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, which funds the Framingham Heart Study, said in a prepared statement: " Other studies have shown that the extra calories and sugar in soft drinks contribute to weight gain, and therefore heart disease risk. This study echoes those findings by extending the link to all soft drinks and the metabolic syndrome."

Dr. Suzanne R. Steinbaum, director of Women and Heart Disease at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City, said, " There is no safe way of eating junk food, just as we learned the lesson from trans fats and partially hydrogenated oils often found in fat-free or low-fat cookies. Diet soda does not protect us from the development of what we are trying to avoid by consuming it."

Wash your hands

"Wash your hands!" How many times have you heard that from your parents? You might think they're just nagging you, but actually the most important thing you can do to keep from getting sick is to wash your hands.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), if you don't wash your hands frequently, you can pick up germs from other sources and then infect yourself. You're at risk every time you touch your eyes, nose, or mouth. In fact, one of the most common ways people catch colds is by rubbing their nose or their eyes after the cold virus has gotten on their hands.

If people don't wash their hands frequently (especially when they're sick), they can spread germs directly to other people or onto surfaces that others touch. And before you know it, everyone around you is coming down with something!


The First Line of Defense Against Germs

Think about all of the things that you touched today - from the telephone to the toilet. Maybe you blew your nose and played with your dog. Whatever you did, you came into contact with germs. So it's easy for germs on your hand to end up in your mouth (maybe when you scarfed that handful of popcorn with your teammates right after soccer practice).

By frequently washing your hands the right way, you'll wash away germs - such as bacteria and viruses - that you have picked up from other people, through contaminated water and food, from tainted surfaces, or from animals and animal waste.

Defensive Hand Washing

Did you know that an estimated 1 out of 5 people don't wash their hands after using the restroom? In 2005 the American Society for Microbiology did a survey of hand washing. They asked people questions about their hand-washing habits and also watched people in public restrooms. The results were kind of gross. For example:
People don't always wash their hands after using the bathroom - 91% of adults say they always wash their hands after using public restrooms, but just 83% were seen doing so.
People wash their hands less at home - 83% say they wash their hands after using the bathroom at home. Germs are germs, and a bathroom is a bathroom.
Only 32% of people in the survey said they wash their hands after coughing or sneezing. So it's nice that you protect the people around you by covering your mouth with your hand when you cough. But if you then reach for your friend's pizza, you might as well not have bothered.
Just 21% wash their hands after handling money.
Only 42% of the people in the survey washed up after petting a dog or cat. You've seen your dog roll in that mystery smell in the park or your cat rub against you after using the litter pan. Fido and Fluffy are dirtier than you think.

And even if you're a good hand-washer, your friends may be harboring some dirty little secrets: Students don't wash their hands often or well. In one study, only 58% of female and 48% of male middle- and high-school students washed their hands after using the bathroom. Yuck!

How to Wash Your Hands Correctly

There's a right way to wash your hands. A splash of water and a drop or two of soap won't do the trick. Follow these simple steps to keep your hands clean:
Use warm water (not cold or hot).
Use whatever soap you like. Antibacterial soaps are popular but regular soap works fine. If you suspect that your hands have come into contact with someone with an infection, think about using an alcohol hand sanitizer.
Rub your hands together vigorously and scrub all surfaces: Lather up on both sides of your hands, your wrists, between your fingers, and around your nails. Wash for 15 seconds - about how long it takes to sing "Happy Birthday."
Rinse well under warm running water and pat dry with a clean towel.
In public restrooms, consider using a paper towel to flush the toilet and open the door because toilet and door handles harbor germs. Throw the towel away after you leave.

To prevent chapping or dry skin, use a mild soap with warm water, pat rather than rub hands dry, and apply a moisturizing lotion liberally afterwards.

When there is no soap or water available, waterless hand soaps or scrubs are a good alternative. They're usually available as a liquid, wipes, or towelettes, and often come in small travel sizes that are perfect for keeping in your book bag, car, locker, purse, or sports bag.

Young Smokers Increase Risk for Multiple Sclerosis

People who start smoking before age 17 may increase their risk for developing multiple sclerosis, according to a study released February 20 that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 61st Annual Meeting in Seattle, April 25 to May 2, 2009.

The study involved 87 people with multiple sclerosis who were among more than 30,000 people in a larger study. The people with multiple sclerosis (MS) were divided into three groups: non-smokers, early smokers (smokers who began before age 17), and late smokers (those who started smoking at 17 or older), and matched by age, gender, and race to 435 people without multiple sclerosis (MS).

Early smokers were 2.7 times more likely to develop multiple sclerosis (MS) than nonsmokers. Late smokers did not have an increased risk for the disease. More than 32 percent of the multiple sclerosis (MS) patients were early smokers, compared to 19 percent of the people without multiple sclerosis (MS).

"Studies show that environmental factors play a prominent role in multiple sclerosis," said study author Joseph Finkelstein, MD, Ph.D, of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, in Baltimore, MD, which conducted the study in collaboration with Veterans Affairs MS Center for Excellence. "Early smoking is an environmental factor that can be avoided."

Heart Attacks and Drinking Warm Water

This is a very good article. Not only about the warm water after your meal, but about heart attacks. The Chinese and Japanese drink hot green tea with their meals, not cold water, maybe it is time we adopt their drinking habit while eating.For those who like to drink cold water, this article is applicable to you. It is nice to have a cup of cold drink after a meal. However, the cold water will solidify the oily stuff that you have just consumed. It will slow down the digestion. Once this "sludge" reacts with the acid, it will break down and be absorbed by the intestine faster than the solid food. It will line the intestine. Very soon, this will turn into fats and may lead to cancer. It is best to drink hot soup or warm water after a meal.

Heart Attack Symptoms

You should know that not every heart attack symptom is going to be the left arm hurting. Be aware of intense pain in the jaw line.

You may never have the first chest pain during the course of a heart attack. Nausea and intense sweating are also common symptoms. 60% of people who have a heart attack while they are asleep do not wake up. Pain in the jaw can wake you from a sound sleep. Let's be careful and be aware. The more we know, the better chance we could survive.

A cardiologist says if everyone who reads this message sends it to 10 people, you can be sure that we'll save at least one life. Read this & Send the link to a friend. It could save a life. So, please be a true friend and send this article to all your friends you care about.

Some people say that it is just an old myth to drink warm water to prevent heart attacks and I'd also like to point out that snopes.com declares this information as an urban myth and many other people agree that cold water is not related to cancer or heart attacks in any way. So, I have no idea if this is true and there is no research to support this theory however I still wanted to share this information about "heart attacks and drinking warm water" with all of you because its always better to be safe than to be sorry.

A heart attack occurs when the blood flow to a part of the heart is suddenly and permanently cut off, causing permanent damage to the heart muscle. Chest pain is typically severe and does not go away with rest or medicine that is effective with angina. Symptoms may indicate your heart is in danger many months or years before a heart attack occurs. Persistent symptoms, such as shortness of breath, nausea, great fatigue, angina/chest pain, fainting spells and gas-like discomfort, are red flags.1 in 3 adults, both men and women, has some form of cardiovascular disease. 
In 90% of adult victims of sudden cardiac death, two or more major coronary arteries are narrowed or blocked.

Brain death and permanent death start to occur in just 4-6 minutes after someone experiences cardiac arrest. 

It is in the early or initial stage that the heart disease is almost certainly treatable.

The heart and brain muscles are the ones which cannot be revived once dead.

For a large number of patients, the first and only symptom of heart disease is a fatal heart attack. Thus diagnosis becomes extremely important for everyone and that too pre-emptive and non-invasive.

Antioxidants

The process of oxidation in the human body damages cell membranes and other structures including cellular proteins, lipids and DNA. When oxygen is metabolised, it creates ?free radicals? which steal electrons from other molecules, causing damage. The body can cope with some free radicals and needs them to function effectively. However, an overload of free radicals has been linked to certain diseases, including heart disease, liver disease and some cancers. Oxidation can be accelerated by stress, cigarette smoking, alcohol, sunlight, pollution and other factors.

Antioxidants are found in certain foods that neutralise free radicals. These include the nutrient antioxidants, vitamins A, C and E, and the minerals copper, zinc and selenium. Other dietary food compounds, such as the phytochemicals in plants and zoochemicals from animal products, are believed to have greater antioxidant effects than either vitamins or minerals. These are called the non-nutrient antioxidants and include phytochemicals, such as lycopenes in tomatoes, and anthocyanins found in cranberries.

The Effect of Free Radicals

Some of the degenerative conditions caused by free radicals include:
Deterioration of the eye lens, which contributes to blindness.
Inflammation of the joints (arthritis).
Damage to nerve cells in the brain, which contributes to conditions such as Parkinson?s or Alzheimer?s disease.
Acceleration of the ageing process.
Increased risk of coronary heart disease, since free radicals encourage low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol to adhere to artery walls.
Certain cancers, triggered by damaged cell DNA.

The Disease-Fighting Antioxidants

A diet high in antioxidants may reduce the risk of many diseases, including heart disease and certain cancers. Antioxidants scavenge the free radicals from the body cells, and prevent or reduce the damage caused by oxidation. The protective effect of antioxidants continues to be studied around the world. For instance, men who eat plenty of the antioxidant lycopene (found in tomatoes) may be less likely than other men to develop prostate cancer. Lutein, found in spinach and corn, has been linked to a lower incidence of eye lens degeneration and associated blindness in the elderly. Flavonoids, such as the tea catechins found in green tea, are believed to contribute to the low rates of heart disease in Japan.

Sources of Antioxidants

Good sources of antioxidants include:
Allium sulphur compounds - leeks, onions and garlic.
Anthocyanins - eggplant, grapes and berries.
Beta-carotene - pumpkin, mangoes, apricots, carrots, spinach and parsley.
Catechins - red wine and tea.
Copper - seafood, lean meat, milk and nuts.
Cryptoxanthins - red capsicum, pumpkin and mangoes.
Flavonoids - tea, green tea, citrus fruits, red wine, onion and apples.
Indoles - cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, cabbage and cauliflower.
Isoflavonoids - soybeans, tofu, lentils, peas and milk.
Lignans - sesame seeds, bran, whole grains and vegetables.
Lutein - leafy greens like spinach, and corn.
Lycopene - tomatoes, pink grapefruit and watermelon.
Manganese - seafood, lean meat, milk and nuts.
Polyphenols - thyme and oregano.
Selenium - seafood, offal, lean meat and whole grains.
Vitamin C - oranges, blackcurrants, kiwi fruit, mangoes, broccoli, spinach, capsicum and strawberries.
Vitamin E - vegetable oils (such as wheatgerm oil), avocados, nuts, seeds and whole grains.
Zinc - milk and nuts.

Vitamin Supplements

Some studies suggest that antioxidants are less effective when isolated from food and presented in tablet form. For instance, vitamin A (beta-carotene) has been associated with a reduced risk of certain cancers but an increase in others, such as lung cancer in smokers, if vitamin A is purified from foodstuffs.

A study examining the effects of vitamin E found that it didn?t offer the same benefits when taken as a supplement. Also, antioxidant minerals or vitamins can act as pro-oxidants or damaging ?oxidants? if they are consumed at levels significantly above the recommended dietary intakes (RDI). A well-balanced diet, which includes consuming antioxidants from whole foods is best. If you insist on taking a supplement, seek supplements that contain all nutrients at the level of the RDIs.

General Recommendations

Research is divided over whether or not antioxidant supplements offer the same health benefits as antioxidants in foods. It is recommended that people eat a wide variety of fresh fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean meats and dairy products every day. The diet should include five daily serves of fruit and vegetables. One serve is a medium-sized piece of fruit or a half-cup of cooked vegetables. See your doctor or dietitian for advice.

Where to Get Help:
 -Your Doctor
 -Dietitian

Things to Remember:

The process of oxidation in the human body produces chemicals called free radicals, which damage cell membranes and other structures.

Free radicals have been linked to a variety of diseases, including heart disease and certain cancers.

Antioxidants are compounds in foods that scavenge and neutralise free radicals.

Evidence suggests that antioxidant supplements don?t work as well as the naturally occurring antioxidants in foods such as fruits and vegetables

Positive and Negative Side of Waterbirth

Lately, the water birth method becomes increasingly popular. Many of woman felt the benefits. Besides the ability to reduce pain, childbirth in the pool of warm water also makes the pregnant women have more power to push. Some research even claims that the method of giving birth in water is also beneficial for the baby.

International water birth based reports that this method requires a special maternity pool containing water with a temperature of 95-100 degrees Fahrenheit. It is strongly recommended to avoid the use of bathtubs because it is difficult to maintain the right temperature.

Here are some things you need to know about water birth.

Benefit
Water birth helps pregnant women feel more relaxed so it can reduce pain during childbirth. In water depth, the skin will have a greater elasticity, thus minimizing the risk of tearing in the birth canal.

Giving birth in water is also beneficial for babies. Water medium baby ease the transition from the womb, contains amniotic fluid, to the outside world. Supporters of this technique say that birth in the water harmless. The baby will breathe in the water, because he/she will not start using his/her lungs until he/she was taken to the air in the first 10 seconds after birth.

Weakness

An investigation revealed a concern about the medium of water will make the umbilical cord becomes tangled or compressed, so the baby would hardly breath and suck water into their lungs.

A 2002 study published in the medical journal of Pediatrics, also concluded that water birth increases the risk of infant drowning.

Live Science adds that the water birth is not recommended by the American College of obstetricians and Gynecologists as a feasible option childbirth. Water birth is feared to trigger the risk of pneumonia or infection of the brain, and less oxygen attack.

Risk
Women with certain medical conditions or complicated pregnancy should avoid doing process of giving birth in water. Including women with herpes, high blood pressure, women who have experienced unexpected bleeding during the pregnancy, women who are pregnant twins, and when the baby is in breech position. Giving birth in water is also not recommended for women who go into preterm labor.

Drink Water to your Health

Seventy percent of our body is water. Dehydration occurs when the level of water in the body drops drastically affecting normal bodily functions.
Drink plenty of fluids, specially in the summer months. Water is the best choice.
Ensure your intake of fluids is larger than the amounts you may lose through vomiting, diarrhea or sweating.
Preferably consume water at room temperature. It allows for quicker hydration than water taken at any other temperature.
The best way to assess the water needs of the body is by checking the colour of urine. Darker the colour, greater are the body?s fluid needs. Urine should be clear to pale yellow.
Avoid drinking large quantities of tea, coffee, alcohol and sugar since they increase the fluid losses of the body causing dehydration. Have an extra glass of water each time you have one of these.
Large losses of body fluids cause an electrolyte imbalance. Maintain your electrolytes by adding sugar and a pinch of salt to your glass of fruit juice or water.
Patients with dietary restrictions - salt, sugar, water or fluids, must check with their consultant or seek professional help to make suitable modifications.

Urinalysis

A urinalysis is an array of tests performed on urine and one of the most common methods of medical diagnosis. Urinalysis can reveal diseases that have gone unnoticed because they do not produce striking signs or symptoms. Examples include diabetes mellitus, various forms of glomerulonephritis, and chronic urinary tract infections. Urine tests are typically evaluated with a reagent strip or dipstick that is briefly dipped into your urine sample. The technician reads the colors of each test and compares them with a reference chart. These tests are semi-quantitative; there can be some variation from one sample to another on how the tests are scored.

pH: This is a measure of acidity for your urine.

Specific Gravity (SG): This measures how dilute your urine is. Water would have a SG of 1.000 . Most urine is around 1.010, but it can vary greatly depending on when you drank fluids last, or if you are dehydrated.

Glucose: Normally there is no glucose in urine. A positive glucose occurs in diabetes. There are a small number of people that have glucose in their urine with normal blood glucose levels, however any glucose in the urine would raise the possibility of diabetes or glucose intolerance.

Protein: Normally there is no protein detectable on a urinalysis strip. Protein can indicate kidney damage, blood in the urine, or an infection. Up to 10% of children can have protein in their urine. Certain diseases require the use of a special, more sensitive (and more expensive) test for protein called a microalbumin test. A microalbumin test is very useful in screening for early damage to the kidneys from diabetes, for instance.

Blood: Normally there is no blood in the urine. Blood can indicate an infection, kidney stones, trauma, or bleeding from a bladder or kidney tumor. The technician may indicate whether it is hemolyzed (dissolved blood) or non-hemolyzed (intact red blood cells). Rarely, muscle injury can cause myoglobin to appear in the urine which also causes the reagent pad to falsely indicate blood.

Bilirubin: Normally there is no bilirubin or urobilinogen in the urine. These are pigments that are cleared by the liver. In liver or gallbladder disease they may appear in the urine as well.

Nitrate: Normally negative, this usually indicates a urinary tract infection.

Leukocyte esterase: Normally negative. Leukocytes are the white blood cells (or pus cells). This looks for white blood cells by reacting with an enzyme in the white cells. White blood cells in the urine suggests a urinary tract infection.

Sediment: Here the lab tech looks under a microscope at a portion of your urine that has been spun in a centrifuge. Items such as mucous and squamous cells are commonly seen. Abnormal findings would include more than 0-2 red blood cells, more than 0-2 white blood cells, crystals, casts , renal tubular cells or bacteria. (Bacteria can be present if there was contamination at the time of collection.)

Facts about Blood Donation

Here are some blood donation facts for those who have any questions about blood donation. Blood Donor should be between 18-55 years of age with a weight of 50 kg or above with pulse rate, body temperature and blood pressure should be normal. Both men and women can donate blood. Our body has 5.5 ltr of blood of which only 350 ml - 450 ml of blood is taken depending upon weight of donor. Majority of healthy adults can tolerate withdrawal of one unit of blood. The withdrawn blood volume is restored within 24 hours and the hemoglobin and cell components are restored in 2 months. Therefore it is safe to donate blood every three months.

Blood Donation Facts
-Person above 18 years of age and over 50 Kgs. in weight can donate blood once in three
  months.
-A normal adult has five to six liters of blood in his/her body of which only 300 ml is used during blood donation.
-This blood is replaced by your body within 24 to 48 hours!
-No special diet, rest or medicine is required after blood donation.
-The donor should not have taken any medicine in the last 48 hours.
-The donor should not have contacted jaundice in the previous three years.
-Every donor is given a medical checkup prior to donation to see if he/she is medically fit and doesn't suffer from anemia, high blood pressure etc.
-The donor cannot contract AIDS or any other disease by donating blood.

The Skin Health Benefits of Taking Vitamin E

Vitamin E, like alpha-tocopherol type, can help avoid wrinkles. It acts as an antioxidant which fights toxic substances found in skin tissues.

You can apply Vitamin E oil on your skin, take capsule supplements, or eat foods rich in Vitamin E to realize the potential health benefits of Vitamin E on your skin.

As you age wrinkles are unsightly and unavoidable. You can avoid wrinkles and enjoy younger-looking skin, with Vitamin E. Here is a short explanation on how Vitamin E helps prevent wrinkles:

Contains antioxidants

Preventing premature wrinkles is easy because of the antioxidant properties in alpha-tocopheryl Vitamin E. Antioxidants fight for your body and neutralize radicals in your body. These free radicals are unbalanced and unstable molecules which may lead to the breakdown of body tissues, including the collagen on the dermis of your skin. A small quantity of free radicals is not harmful, but as you age, these free radicals also grow in number. They enhance with prolonged exposure to sunlight as well. With vitamin E, these free radicals can be neutralized, thus protecting your skin from the sun’s harmful radiation and preventing the wrinkles that appear with age.

Take advantage of the Vitamin E benefits, with a choice of rubbing your skin with Vitamin E oil, swallowing a capsule, or eating foods loaded with Vitamin E.

Oil from Vitamin E

Vitamin E oil is prevalent in most of the pharmacies and is affordable. You can apply the oil directly to the wrinkled part of your face, particularly around your mouth and on the forehead. To facilitate absorption, apply Vitamin E oil to hands and feet and cover them with cotton gloves and socks. You can apply the oil once or twice a week before going to bed for the best results. The oil is quite thick and sticky, but you can reduce its thickness by warming it a bit. Argan oil is another suitable oil that is rich in Vitamin E that you can use as a substitute. Argan oil benefits are numerous and are not only limited to preventing wrinkles and keeping your skin protected from sun exposure. You can also combine the oil with other skin-rejuvenating oils, such as peppermint oil, olive oil, and jojoba oil to make a relaxing and wrinkle-reducing bath.

Vitamin E in capsule form

You may consume a vitamin E supplement in capsule form as well. For effectiveness this must be work with other nutrient and therefore be taken after meals. Iron prevents the absorption of Vitamin E, hence avoid iron when you have these supplements. Check with your physician to ascertain the correct dosage so that you do not develop any side effects from taking too much.
Foods rich in Vitamin E


Probably the best way to get Vitamin E is to consume foods rich in Vitamin E. Included in this category are dark and leafy veggies, broccoli, nuts, olives, legumes, whole grains, milk, eggs, and meat from organs. To stay healthy and beautiful through and through, enjoy these foods that are filled with nutrients (especially Vitamin E).

The routes of administration of Vitamin E are parenteral route, oral tablets or powders to be ingested mixed with juices, water or gels. Too much Vitamin E can cause internal damage so know the limit of how much you can ingest on a daily basis. When anticipating using Vitamin E pills, ensure that you check with a physician for the correct amount to take.

The Benefits Of Vitamin E

Vitamin E is an absolutely essential nutrient for your body, but most likely it can't do half the things you heard it can.

What does Vitamin E do?

For starters, vitamin E is an antioxidant. It controls dangerous free radicals and helps prevent blood clots and blockages in the coronary arteries. Research has discovered its ability to reduce the risk of chronic diseases, including heart attacks and some types of cancer.

It is also believed that vitamin E helps slow the aging process and assist nerve conduction. But most importantly, it act to enhance and protect vitamin C and vitamin A. There is also promising research that indicates that vitamin E might help prevent or slow the onset of cataracts.

Here are some of the diseases and conditions that vitamin E has been credited with curing or preventing:
-Parkinson's disease
-Infertility (in both men and women)
-Alzheimer's disease
-Hepatitis
-Eye tissue inflammation
-Fibromyalgia
-Hair loss
-PMS (pre-menstrual syndrome)
-Heavy menstruation
-Healing wounds
-Diabetes
-Arteriosclerosis
-Menopause
-Osteoarthritis
-Restless leg syndrome

Time will probably prove that vitamin E is helpful in some of these and other common health conditions, but probably not in many or even most of them.

As with many vitamins, there is a heated debate over how much vitamin E your body needs. The US recommended daily allowance (RDA) is 8-10 milligrams per day, but most people in the nutrition field believe that to enjoy the long-term benefits, your need 10 - 20 times that quantity, which is well short of the maximum recommended 1,000 milligrams.

Vitamin E is found in many foods in small quantities. The good news is that virtually everyone gets a sufficient amount of vitamin E to avoid a deficiency, with a few exceptions noted below. The bad news is that most people do not get the RDA, so vitamin E is definitely a vitamin that should be supplemented.

Be careful about which supplements you choose though, since the synthetic version of vitamin E isn't nearly as effective as its natural form. Look for nutritional supplements containing natural vitamin E, preferably in the liquid form.

People on low fat diets need supplements the most because oils and fats are the largest sources of vitamin E in our foods. Nuts and green, leafy vegetables are also excellent sources, as are liver, egg yolks, and whole grains.

While vitamin E will probably never be a cure for a broken heart or live up to half of the claims people make about it, it is a very important vitamin for maintaining overall good health, and it is needed in quantities above what most people get via the foods they eat.

Protein

Protein have been compounds stoical of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen, that have been organised as strands of amino acid. They fool around an necessary purpose in the mobile maintenance, growth, and functioning of the tellurian body. Serving as the simple constructional proton of all the tissues in the body, protein creates up scarcely 17% of the sum physique weight. To understand

Protein have been compounds stoical of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen, that have been organised as strands of amino acid. They fool around an necessary purpose in the mobile maintenance, growth, and functioning of the tellurian body. Serving as the simple constructional proton of all the tissues in the body, protein creates up scarcely 17% of the sum physique weight. To understand

Protein
    Age / Recommended Dietary Allowance (g/day)Children 0–6 mos. 9.1 (AI)
   Children 7–12mos.                            11
   Children 1–3 yrs.                              13
   Children 4–8 yrs.                              19
   Children 9–13 yrs.                             34
   Boys 14–18 yrs.                              52
   Girls 14–18 yrs.                               46
   Men19≥ yrs.                                    56
   Women 19≥ yrs.                              46
   Pregnant women                              71
   Breastfeeding women                       71

Food Protein (g)

 Hamburger, lean, 3 oz.         24.3
 Pork chop, bone in, 3 oz.     23.9
 Beef, pot roast, 3 oz.          22.0
 Chicken, roasted, 3 oz.        21.25
 Fish, 3 oz.                            20.6
 Tuna, H2O packed, 3 oz.   20.0
 Oysters, 3.5 oz.                   13.5
 Yogurt, low fat, 1 cup          11.9
 Tofu, ½ cup                         10.1
 Lentils, cooked, ½ cup       9.0
 Milk, 1 cup                           8.0
 Beans, kidney, 1 cup         7.6
 Cheese, cheddar, 1 oz.     7.1
 Soymilk, 1 cup                    6.7
 Egg, 1 large                        6.1
 Peanut butter, 1 tbsp.        4.6
 Potato, baked, 1 med.      3.0
Bread, sum wheat, 1 slice 2.7
 Bread, white, 1 slice         2.45
 Pecans, 1 oz.                    2.2
 Banana, 1                          1.2
 Carrots, sliced, ½ cup      0.8
 Apple, 1 med.                   0.4


AI =Adequate Intake

g =gram

protein’s purpose and duty in the tellurian body, it is critical to assimilate the simple have up and composition.

Amino Acids

atom (H), and a fourth group, referred to as the R-group, that determines the constructional temperament and containing alkali properties of the amino acid. The initial 3 groups have been usual to all amino acids. The simple amino poison have up is R-CH(NH2)-COOH.

There have been twenty opposite forms of amino acids that the tellurian physique utilizes. These forms have been renowned by the fourth non-static substituent, the R-group, that can be a sequence of opposite lengths or a carbon-ring structure. For example, if hydrogen represents the R-group, the amino poison is good good known as gly-cine, a frigid yet uncharged amino acid, whilst methyl (CH3) organisation is good good known as alanine, a nonpolar amino acid. Thus, the containing alkali components of the R-group radically establish the identity, structure, and duty of the amino acid.

The constructional and containing alkali relatedness of the R-groups allows sequence of the twenty amino acids in to containing alkali groups. Amino acids can be personal according to visual wake up (the capability to polarize light), astringency and basicity, polarity and nonpolarity, or hydrophilicity (water-loving) and hydrophobicity (water-fearing). These categories suggest clues to the duty and reactivity of the amino acids in proteins. The biochemical properties of amino acids establish the purpose and duty of protein in the tellurian body.

Of the twenty amino acids, eleven have been deliberate low (or condonable ), definition that the physique is means to enough harmonize them, and 9 have been necessary (or indispensable), definition that the physique is incompetent to enough harmonize them to encounter the needs of the cell. They contingency thus be granted by the diet. Foods that have protein enclose both low and necessary amino acids, the latter of that the physique can use to harmonize a little of the low amino acids. A sustaining diet, therefore, should embody of a enough and offset supply of both necessary and low amino acids in sequence to safeguard high levels of protein production.
Protein Quality: Nutritive Value

The peculiarity of protein depends upon the turn at that it provides the supplying nourishment amounts of necessary amino acids indispensable for altogether physique health, maintenance, and growth. Animal proteins, such as eggs, cheese, milk, meat, and fish, have been deliberate high-quality, or complete, proteins since they furnish enough amounts of the necessary amino acids. Plant proteins, such as grain, corn, nuts, vegetables and fruits, have been lower-quality , or incomplete, proteins since many plant proteins miss a single or some-more of the necessary amino acids, or since they miss a correct change of amino acids. Incomplete proteins can, however, be sum to furnish all the necessary amino acids, yet combinations of deficient proteins contingency be used up at the same time, or inside of a reduced duration of time (within 4 hours), to acquire the limit supplying nourishment worth from the amino acids. Such multiple diets in all furnish a high-quality protein meal, upon condition that enough amounts and correct change of the necessary amino acids indispensable by the physique to function.
Protein Processing: Digestion, Absorption, and Metabolism

The cells of the tiny intestine actively catch the amino acids by a routine that requires energy. The amino acids transport by the hepatic portal capillary to the liver, where the nutritious have been processed in to glucose or fat (or expelled in to the bloodstream). The tissues in the physique take up the amino acids fast for glucose production, expansion and maintenance, and alternative critical mobile functioning. For the many part, the physique does not store protein, as the metabolic rate of amino acids occurs inside of a integrate of hours.

Amino acids have been metabolized in the liver in to utilitarian forms that have been used as office office building blocks of protein in tissues. The physique might implement the amino acids for possibly anabolic or catabolic reactions . Anabolism refers to the containing alkali routine by that eaten and engrossed products have been used to effectively set up or correct corporeal tissues, or to revive critical substances damaged down by metabolism. Catabolism, upon the alternative hand, is the routine that formula in the recover of ardour by the relapse of nutrients, stored materials, and mobile substances. Anabolic and catabolic reactions work hand-in-hand, and the ardour constructed in catabolic processes is used to fuel necessary anabolic processes. The critical biochemical greeting of glycolysis (in that glucose is oxidized to furnish CO dioxide, water, and mobile energy) in the form of adenosine triphosphate, or ATP, is a budding e.g. of a catabolic reaction. The ardour released, as ATP, from such a greeting is used to fuel critical anabolic processes, such as protein synthesis.




The metabolic rate of amino acids can be accepted from the energetic catabolic and anabolic processes. In the routine referred to as deamination, the nitrogen-containing amino organisation (NH2) is cleaved from the amino poison unit. In this reaction, that requires vitamin B6 as a cofactor, the amino organisation is eliminated to an acceptor keto-acid, that can form a new amino acid. Through this process, the physique is means to have the low amino acids not supposing by one’s diet. The keto-acid middle can additionally be used to harmonize glucose to in conclusion furnish ardour for the body, and the cleaved nitrogen-containing organisation is remade in to urea, a rubbish product, and excreted as urine.
Vital Protein Functions

Proteins have been critical to simple mobile and physique functions, together with mobile metamorphosis and repair, hankie upkeep and regulation, hormone and containing alkali substance production, liquid balance, and the sustenance of energy.

Cellular and hankie provisioning. Protein is an necessary member for each sort of dungeon in the body, together with muscles, bones, organs, tendons, and ligaments. Protein is additionally indispensable in the arrangement of enzymes, antibody, hormones, blood-clotting factors, and blood-transport proteins. The physique is all the time undergoing renovation and correct of tissues. The volume of protein indispensable to set up new hankie or say have up and duty depends upon the rate of renovation or the theatre of expansion and development. For example, the abdominal tract is renewed each integrate of days, since blood cells have a hold up camber of 60 to 120 days. Furthermore, an tot will implement as most as one-third of the dietary protein for the purpose of office office building new junction and flesh tissues.

Hormone and containing alkali substance production. Amino acids have been the simple components of hormones, that have been necessary containing alkali signaling messengers of the body. Hormones have been secreted in to the bloodstream by endocrine glands, such as the thyroid gland, adrenal glands, pancreas, and alternative ductless glands, and umpire corporeal functions and processes. For example, the hormone insulin, secreted by the pancreas, functions to reduce the blood glucose turn after meals. Insulin is done up of forty-eight amino acids.

Enzymes, that fool around an necessary kinetic purpose in biological reactions, have been stoical of vast protein molecule. Enzymes promote the rate of reactions by behaving as catalysts and obscure the activation ardour separator between the reactants and the products of the reactions. All containing alkali reactions that start during the digestive process of food and the metabolic processes in tissues need enzymes. Therefore, enzymes have been critical to the altogether duty of the body, and thereby prove the elemental and poignant purpose of proteins.

Energy provision. Protein is not a poignant source of ardour for the physique when there have been enough amounts of carbohydrate and fats available, nor is protein a storable energy, as in the box of fats and carbohydrates. However, if deficient amounts of carbohydrates and fats have been ingested, protein is used for ardour needs of the body. The use of protein for ardour is not indispensably careful for the body, since hankie maintenance, growth, and correct have been compromised to encounter ardour needs. If taken in excess, protein can be converted in to physique fat. Protein yields as most serviceable ardour as carbohydrates, that is 4 kcal/gm (kilocalories per gram). Although not the categorical source of serviceable energy, protein provides the necessary amino acids that have been indispensable for adenine, the nitrogenous bottom of ATP, as good as alternative nitrogenous substances, such as creatine phosphate (nitrogen is an necessary component for critical compounds in the body).
Protein Requirement and Nutrition

The endorsed protein money coming in for an normal adult is in all formed upon physique size: 0.8 grams per kilogram of physique weight is the in all endorsed every day intake. The endorsed every day allowances of protein do not change in times of eager activities or exercise, or with surpassing age. However, there is a far-reaching operation of protein money coming in that people can devour according to their duration of development. For example, the endorsed stipend for an tot up to 6 months of age, who is undergoing a duration of fast hankie growth, is 2.2 grams per kilogram. For young kids ages 7 by ten, the endorsed every day stipend is around 36 sum grams, depending upon physique weight. Pregnant women need to devour an one more thirty grams of protein on top of the normal adult money coming in for the nourishment of the building fetus.

Sources of protein. Good sources of protein embody high-quality protein foods, such as meat, poultry, fish, milk, egg, and cheese, as good as prevalent low-quality protein foods, such as legumes (e.g., army beans, pinto beans, chicky peas, soybeans, separate peas), that have been high in protein.
Protein–Calorie Malnutrition

The nitrogen change index (NBI) is used to weigh the volume of protein used by the physique in more aged with the volume of protein granted from every day food intake. The physique is in the state of nitrogen (or protein) change when the money coming in and use of protein is equal. The physique has a sure nitrogen change when the money coming in of protein is larger than that depleted by the body. In this case, the physique can set up and rise new tissue. Since the physique does not store protein, the overconsumption of protein can outcome in the one more volume to be converted in to fat and stored as gross tissue. The physique has a disastrous nitrogen change when the money coming in of protein is reduction than that depleted by the body. In this case, protein money coming in is reduction than required, and the physique cannot say or set up new tissues.

A disastrous nitrogen change represents a state of protein deficiency, in that the physique is violation down tissues faster than they have been being replaced. The ingestion of deficient amounts of protein, or food with bad protein quality, can outcome in critical healing conditions in that an individual’s altogether illness is compromised. The defence complement is exceedingly affected; the volume of blood plasma decreases, heading to healing conditions such as anemia or edema; and the physique becomes exposed to spreading diseases and alternative critical conditions. Protein gauntness in infants is called kwashiorkor, and it poses a vital illness complaint in building countries, such as Africa, Central and South America, and sure tools of Asia. An tot with kwashiorkor suffers from bad flesh and hankie development, detriment of appetite, dappled skin, sketchy hair, diarrhea, edema, and, eventually, death (similar symptoms have been benefaction in adults with protein deficiency). Treatment or impediment of this condition lies in competent expenditure of protein-rich foods.

Boosting Your Work Out With the Right Protein Supply

Working out is not enough without good supplement which can boost your working out program. If you are willing to tone your body to achieve great body shape, you might want to devote your attention to your program. With great nutrition supply, you can get your body tone that you want without wasting your time and everything. Casein protein is a type of protein that you will need to help your program works faster than without any protein. You can get casein protein very easily online nowadays. Buy this way and you will be able to get your protein without wasting your time.

When you work out, it is likely that your body will lose some weight. This is caused by the loss of muscle and tissue mass that is caused by your working out. Casein protein helps you to preserve your muscle and tissue mass so that you will be able to keep on toning your body without wasting any of your muscle mass. There are many products of casein protein that you can get online. They are in form of supplement that you can take everyday while you perform your work out.

It is very easy to find affordable casein protein online. You only need to browse them online and read the review about the product that you like and buy it via online shopping. You will be able to find that those supplements can be bought without any prescription. There are also guides of toning great body that you can get while you shop for your casein protein online. Be sure that you know the contraindication when using a certain type of supplement, especially those diet and working out supplements. Usually they are not suitable for those who have severe heart problem, high blood pressure, or diabetes.

Why the Food Guide Pyramid is a Big Business, and Not a Health Guideline

This may shock you, but following the Food Guide Pyramid — with all its cute colors and healthy “wisdom” — may actually put you at much greater risk of heart disease, cancer, obesity, and other deadly medical conditions. This is simply because the Food Guide Pyramid, which we’ve looked up to for decades, has been revealed to be nothing more than a big business ploy.

Here’s the fact — when the Food Guide Pyramid was being developed by the best nutritionists in America, fruits and vegetables formed the foundation of the pyramid. A heart-healthy diet, after all, should consist of the food that Nature designed us to eat. Grains, crackers, pasta, breads, and rice were put close to the top, since eating these in large amounts can be tantamount to eating large amounts of sugar.

But the big food companies were worried — such a guideline would definitely eat into their sales. So they lobbied with government authorities to modify the Food Guide Pyramid to put carbohydrates at the very bottom of the pyramid, much to the horror of the pyramid’s original creators.

But against their vehement protests, the government went on to please the big food companies by establishing the Food Guide Pyramid as the premier American health guideline. And as we all know, the rates of obesity, heart disease, and diabetes keep soaring year after year.

The cold fact is this — carbohydrates are a high-glycemic food group. That means the body converts it into glucose too quickly. And glucose, when not used up soon enough, gets stored away as fat.

So don’t be another victim of the government and big business! Go back to the basics and let fruits and vegetables form the foundation of your diet. Limit your carb and sugar intake, and take natural food supplement to make sure you’re getting all the nutrition you need.

What is the Daily Basic Seven Food Guide?

Of all the food guides that have come and gone over the last decades, here is a guide that is more complete as to meeting the body’s daily needs. It is called The Basic Seven !

1) Carbohydrates

Carbohydrates provide essential nutrients for the function of the brain, central nervous system and muscles. They are the chief source of energy for all body functions. We must have carbs – our systems depend on carbs! But we need to understand which carbs we need and do not need. We do not need refined carbs: white sugar and white flour. These are the empty, low nutrient, high calorie carbs that can not feed the system, just cause chemical reactions in the system. The carbs we do need come from raw fruits (and some vegetables) and whole grains. Whole grains do not just mean whole wheat breads, this means cooked or sprouted grains eaten in the whole form.

2) Proteins

Proteins are necessary for maintenance, building and repair of tissues. There are good proteins as well as not so good proteins. Commercially grown meats and milk products are raised with growth hormones, anti-biotics, and vaccinations that end up in the meat and milk themselves, and ultimately in the consumer. Meat also heats the body and is not the best source of protein to consume during warm weather and climates. Meat also contains high fat, cholesterol, and connective tissue that stresses the heart, arteries, and can promote obesity. Easier digestible proteins are the plant proteins such as legumes (beans and peas), raw nuts and seeds, and even whole grains. These are great sources of proteins and our diets should consist of more of these than the animal proteins. If so, we are leaner, and ultimately have a cleaner system.

3)Fats

We do need fats! We must have them for brain and spinal functions. Just like carbs and protein, there are good fats as well as not so good fats. Animal fat (lard, butter), hydrogenated fats (shortening, margarine, etc.), fried fats, and even regular heat extracted oils are not good fats. These are toxic to the body and go on us as “fat”. Our best sources of fats come from olive oil, omega-3 oils (from flax seeds and fish), and from our nuts and seeds. These are healthy fats that work with and nourish the body, not against the body as do the former ones do.

4) Vitamins

Vitamins are the nutrients found in the foods we eat. They are the reason we do eat. It is not enough to just fill the stomach, we really should be eating to nourish the body. Our best sources of vitamins come from whole food sources, those found as close to nature as possible: raw fruits and vegetables, raw nuts and seeds, whole grains, beans, and sprouts. These foods in their raw state also provide natural enzymes that are necessary for proper digestion and assimilation of foods.

5) Minerals

Minerals are also found in the foods we eat and are for the nourishment of the system. Our best sources of minerals come from vegetative sources as well. For instance, most believe that the best sources of calcium come from milk, and the best sources of iron come from meat. However, as milk is pasteurized, it changes the physical structure of the milk proteins and becomes difficult for the body to use and assimilate it. Better sources of calcium are our leafy greens, and seeds and nuts (sesame, sunflower, almonds, etc.). Better sources of iron are also the leafy greens (spinach, chard, lettuce greens, etc.) as well as raw nuts and seeds. Seaweeds are also great sources of minerals as well as natural high mineral brands of salt.

6) Fiber

We must have fiber in the foods we eat. Fiber and carbs naturally grow together in our fruits, vegetables, whole grains, beans, nuts, etc. – we need to eat them together rather than in a refined state. Fiber is necessary for the cleansing of the walls of the small and large intestines. We need to eat the peelings of vegetables, and eat more whole grains (not just breads).

7) Water

The last of the body’s basic seven is water. The others come in the form of foods, yet water is extremely important in the body’s daily needs. As the saying goes, “If it’s not water, it’s not water!” Milk, sodas, juice, teas, and all other drinks are not water. We need water – good pure distilled water is best – it’s the natural cleanser for the body. A good daily water formula is to divide your body weight in half, and that is the amount in ounces of water you need minimally in one day. All other drinks are extras. Drink lots of pure water for your health!

Following The Basic Seven food guide gives one a better balance of daily consumption for the body. You will feel better, have more energy, and have better natural weight management as you use The Basic Seven as your daily food guide!