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Healthy Homework - Protein versus Carbs
We keep hearing "health experts" say - "you have to eat carbs" and also say to limit your protein intake - especially red meat.
So your homework was to find out :
1. What parts of the body are made up of protein and amino acids and what are proteins and amino acids used for in the body?
2. What parts of the body are made up of carbohydrates and what are carbohydrates used for in the body?
The answers are
1. Almost all parts of your body require protein and amino acids
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Healthy Homework Time !
We keep hearing "health experts" say - "you have to eat carbs" and also say to limit your protein intake - especially red meat.
So your homework is to find out
1. What parts of the body are made up of protein and amino acids and what are proteins and amino acids used for in the body?
2. What parts of the body are made up of carbohydrates and what are carbohydrates used for in the body?
Come on - it won't take much time - ...<< MORE >>
Red Yeast Rice Lowers Cholesterol: Study Backs Up Centuries of Traditional Use
Red Yeast Rice Lowers Cholesterol: Study Backs Up Centuries of Traditional Use
by S. L. Baker, features writer(NaturalNews) Research just published in the Annals of Internal Medicine concludes a nonprescription, natural supplement -- red yeast rice -- has significant cholesterol-lowering effects. However, one important part of this story is that this isn't really a new discovery at all. Red yeast rice, a bright reddish purple fermented rice cultivated with the mold Monascus purpureus, has been used in Chinese medicine for more than a millennium to treat heart ills and other health problems.
The new study was a randomized controlled trial ...<< MORE >>
Higher vitamin C levels associated with improved vascular function in type 1 diabetes
Higher vitamin C levels associated with improved vascular function in type 1 diabetes
In an article published online on June 24, 2009 in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Scandinavian researchers report that young type 1 diabetic patients with higher vitamin C levels have better vascular function compared to those with lower levels of the vitamin. Vascular function and structure changes can occur early in type 1 diabetes, and are ...<< MORE >>
Disease prevention often costs more than it saves
Disease prevention often costs more than it saves
Top Ten Nutritional Supplements
Today’s consumers are inundated with contradictory medical claims about nutrition, anti-aging supplements and vitamins, making it difficult to choose a science-based program to protect their precious health and wellness.
To take the guesswork out of what aging humans should do to extend their productive lives, Life Extension® publishes an annual list of the Top Ten best vitamins and nutritional supplements, including hormones, herbal supplements, and other nutrients.
When compiling this ...<< MORE >>
Reduced vitamin E levels linked with poorer quality of life in older individuals
Reduced vitamin E levels linked with poorer quality of life in older individuals
A communication published online on June 1, 2009 in the British Journal of Nutrition reported that reduced plasma levels of vitamin E predicted poor quality of life and increased inflammation in older men and women.
For the current investigation, researchers at the University Victor Segalen Bordeaux in ...<< MORE >>
"Sick Care" America Resorts to Borrowing Money to Pay for Disease
"Sick Care" America Resorts to Borrowing Money to Pay for Disease
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor(NaturalNews) America has crossed a new, disturbing threshold with the announcement that Obama's new health care plan will borrow money to pay for health care. In real terms, this means that sickness and disease in America will now be financed on credit.
This is a new "disturbing threshold" because it signals the beginning of a monumental mistake: The borrowing of money to invest in disease rather than health.
None of this borrowed money, you see, will actually go to teach people about the ...<< MORE >>
Gum Disease: The Forest Not the Trees
Gum Disease: The Forest Not the Trees
Date: 6/22/2009
Posted By: Jon Barron
We've all heard the expression, "You can't see the forest for the trees." Its meaning is simple: if you look too closely at small details, you miss the big picture. And so it is when it comes to studies that explore the relationship between gum disease and various illnesses. When each study is viewed as a single tree, no one sees the forest.
What specifically am I talking about? What is the trigger for today's newsletter?
It's a new study just ...<< MORE >>
SSRI Antidepressants Linked To Male Infertility
SSRI Antidepressants Linked To Male Infertility
by S. L. Baker, features writer(NaturalNews) The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning a few years ago that pregnant women taking the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressant paroxetine risk giving birth to infants with major birth defects, including heart abnormalities (http://www.naturalnews.com/021225_Paxil_pregnant_women_SSRIs.html). Now comes word that the same drug (sold as Paxil, Paxil CR, Seroxat, Pexeva, and generic paroxetine hydrochloride) carries another danger that could keep babies from being born in the first place. A new study just published in the online edition of the journal Fertility and Sterility ...<< MORE >>