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It is every person’s secret wish to find the elixir of eternal youth. Cosmetic companies work on this weakness to make big profits. However, it is not very difficult to look young if you live right. Looks can be compared to the savings a person makes. If you start saving at an early age, you can look forward to a comfortable retirement. Similarly, youth is an asset. If you squander it, you may regret it later. If you preserve it well when you have it, can be stretched to last – a long time. You can defy ageing by making certain lifestyle rules. It is vital to follow a disciplined lifestyle. Practise the following lifestyle rules to turn back the hands of the clock.

Avoid Excess sun:

Agreed that sunlight is essential for development but experiments have proved that a person gets the daily needed quota of vitamin K from 15 minutes in the sun. The ultraviolet rays in the sunlight harm the skin. Excess exposure may lead to cancer too. So, while venturing out, smother your skin with sunscreen. Use umbrellas and shades to keep those nasty UV rays off your lovely skin.

Eat right:

Eat healthy food and this will show on your skin. This does not mean that you have to follow a strict diet. In fact too severe a diet and a total lack of oils in food, robs your skin of its elasticity and glow. So, avoid crash diets. Vitamin C is good for the skin, so incorporate foods rich in it in your diet. Eat a lot of fruit and vegetables. Drink at least eight glasses of water daily. Avoid fried and spicy stuff in excess.

Diet supplements:

It is essential to supplement your diet with these additives for greater benefit. Vitamins give you vigour and glowing skin. Iron peps up your energy level, calcium is necessary for good bones and nails and Omega three will work wonders for your general well-being. Consult your doctor and ask him to prescribe the best combination for you.

Pamper your skin:

Nothing cuts down your age like a healthy glowing skin. Never step out without using a moisturiser. Use a sunscreen in the summers. Exfoliate once a week to remove dead skin. Use extra hydration for your hands, under the eyes and on your lips.

Exercise:

Besides getting rid of the extra calories, a regular exercising routine steps up your metabolism too. This revs up your circulation and gives you extra energy, vitality and a blooming complexion. Notice the people around you who move slowly, slouch and look much older than they are. A person who stands up straight and is agile looks much more youthful. Your body is machine that deteriorates if not used regularly. Some yogic exercises are said to retard ageing. Exercise at least three times a week for 30 minutes.

Sleep:

Your overworked body needs sleep to regain its vitality. Do not deprive yourself of sleep. Lack of proper sleep makes you sluggish and tired. Ensure that you have at least eight hours of peaceful sleep daily. Draw up a sleep routine and stick to it religiously. However exciting they might seem, frequent late night parties take their toll. Restrict them to once a week.

Keep stress at bay:

Notice how a problematic situation prematurely ages a person. Stress is one virus that eats up your vitality from within. The face is the mirror of the mind. A worried mind reflects worry on the face too. Avoid stress. This is easier said than done. Stress has became a way of life. You have to tutor your mind to stay away from unnecessary worry. Breathing exercises and yoga help. Keep yourself occupied, as an empty mind is a devil’s workshop.

Enjoy life:

Try to extract the best out of life. If you are bored, it will reflect on your face. A person who is passionately involved in anything remains energetic. Find something that fires your imagination. If life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Do not lose your vitality in the dreary desert sands of dead habit.

No smoking:

Apart from those much touted health hazards, smoking regularly leads to the formational feathery wrinkles along the upper lip. Lack of oxygen makes the skin sallow and dull. Smoking causes the lips to blacken too. These side effects of smoking are very difficult to reverse. Hence, it is advisable to refrain from smoking if you wish to preserve your youth and vigour.

Try these tips and see your youth stretch out for a long, long time!

Michael Douglas
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I have had bad health since I was a child. Up to now, I can’t ever recall exceeding the 125 lb mark or outgrowing 25 inch waistline pants. I’ve had backaches, toothaches, typhoid, fever colds etc repeatedly growing up. My worst enemy of all, however, was asthma. Ever since we were toddlers, me and my sisters exhibited a propensity towards developing asthma. Luckily, they were able to grow out of it eventually. I can recall my sister having her last ever asthma attack at 18 years old and almost nothing after that. I though, have to be a lot more careful. Up to now, if I fail to get a decent night’s sleep in 2 days, I just know I’m going to get sick.

We’ve had a family doctor, who is a family friend and a relative. He was already quite old when I got to know him, a little less older than my grandparents. He has been treating our family (our whole clan probably) and guess what, he never lets us pay. Whenever someone in the family comes down with something, we call him and he drops by to check up on us for free. Almost everybody who is sick dreads visiting the doctor, but with us, it feels like he is just a friend visiting. After the checkup, injections or whatever is needed to be done, we all go to the kitchen and have some coffee and snacks and talk about things. Of course we had tried to give him his consultation fee a number of times but he just refuses.

We fondly called him Doc V.D., that was his initials and as you can imagine, it also stands for something else so his friends jokes about it a lot! He passed away around 4 months ago and we sorely missed him. He was a good doctor and a good friend.

He used to be the only doctor who treated our family and everything he said, we took for gospel. However, my mother had her doubts. I’m still not entirely sure up to this day if what she did was right or wrong.

The good doctor prescribed a medication for my asthma, the generic name is betamethasone. I cannot mention the brand name . I got started on it when I was 5, even earlier says my mom. On really bad attacks, I would be on this every 4 hours. Now what is so bad about this?

My mom, along with some relatives were convinced that my health never recovered because I was exposed to a lot of strong medication when I was young. Her older sister too, was given strong medication which included betamethasone, which we also suspect was the cause of her slight disfigurement. So whenever the doctor prescribed the drug, my mom would cut the dosage in half. If the attack wasn’t so bad, she would do away with the drug altogether.

Betamethasone is classisfied as a glucocorticoid steroid used to treat a number of disorders ranging from respiratory, muscular, skeletal, gastrointestinal to skin conditions and many more. Basically, corticoid steroids are a class of steroid hormones that are produced in the adrenal cortex. Steroid hormones are steroids which act as hormones, hormones being chemicals which are released b.y cells that affect cells in other parts of the body. Everyone practically knows what steroids or “roids” are by now right? Most athletes and bodybuilders who desire immediate gain in muscle mass or performance turn to steroids. But not all is well and good, steroids are so potent they can easily create an imbalance in the body (an understatement) which can lead to death.

Now how could our good doctor, who always had our well being as his utmost priority, prescribe such a drug to such a young child? Let me jump to another story…

I was in a forum the other day, arguing about the merits of alternative medicine. The guy who I was discussing with was so adamant, claiming that there is no such thing and at best, what alternative medicine provides is a placebo effect. I think we were on different wavelengths on the discussion, perhaps what he had in mind was crystal therapy and such while I was just talking about cures and medicines one can find in the kitchen and the garden. Anyhow, here’s my thing against most synthetic and commercially produced medicine:

1. Big pharmaceutical companies are profit driven organizations while alternative medicine in not a profit driven endeavor. Information on how to heal oneself is readily available everywhere while synthetically produced commercial medicine are prohibitively expensive, trademarked and proprietary.

2. Despite all the funding, research and ultimately, agressive marketing for commercial medicines, a lot still manages to get recalled. Usually somebody has to be gravely ill or die first before the recall gets initiated. Alternative medicine, especially Chinese Traditional Medicine has been around for centuries and uses ingredients readily found in nature. I don’t think TV and other media would have been there back then for this to get advertised. A lot of people has professed and still professes to being healed, this being another reason why western medicine finds it hard to penetrate China and neighboring countries.

3. Yes, alternative medicine is fast becoming a multi-million dollar enterprise in the US and other western countries. Even big pharmaceutical companies are getting in on the act much like Shell and other big oil companies are going into renewable energy. But sometimes you just instinctively know when someone is earnestly interested in healing you PERMANENTLY and when someone just wants you to be perpetually dependent on a drug which at times, makes you feel well.

There are so many more arguments to be said but lets focus on the useful stuff first.

I got into thinking and came up with several reasons why our doctor prescribed the drug I mentioned earlier.

It is possible that since he was already old, he failed to keep up with the newer innovations in the medical community. Highly unlikely because as far as I know doctors are required to attend seminars to be updated…

The agent and the pharmaceutical company he was working for who endorsed the drug to our doctor failed, or intentionally kept information about the side effects of the drug. Of course, the information would be printed on the brochure, but take a look at this example:

Did GSK trial data mask Paxil suicide risk?

At times, only the information that would not scare off people are put on the brochure.

Ironically enough, I also have a cousin who works as a medical representative for an international pharmaceutical company. I have confirmed that indeed, these drug companies give doctors cash incentives, free vacations, gift baskets etc etc etc just to prescribe their drug, only their drug.

Pretty scary huh? Well you have a fighting chance. Here is what I propose you do.

If you are really unsure about the drug or the course of treatment given to you by your doctor, ask for a second and third opinion. Here’s another funny story…

My youngest sister is another one who is suffering from multiple afflictions. One minute there’s colds and cough, at times bruising or rashes, warts, fevers and and the all time favorite: asthma. At 15, she complained of a sharp pain near the diaphragm. My parents took her to an internist ans said she had problems with her spleen and she had to had an operation! My mother was shocked but went ahead to another doctor to ask for a second opinion. This time, the second doctor gave her a combination of laxatives and told her to drink cranberry juice, dismissing it as nothing more than cramps. Occam’s Razor, we opted to for the laxative and juice treatment. She has been well ever since.

Another one. My dad is a diabetic. Some time ago he was having problems with his legs retaining fluids because of his heightened glucose levels. They had it checked up by a doctor who prescribed some albumin tablets. So they went shopping for those and found them to be prohibitively expensive! Went to another doctor. This doctor recommended just taking egg white instead along with this korean jade bed thing treatment. I myself was skeptical about this and just recommended the albumin tablets. We compared and contrasted the cost of both methods and found that egg white and jabe bed treatment would be much cheaper. Lo and behold, after several sessions the swelling indeed go down!

There is nothing wrong with taking commercially made medicine. My point only is this, if you are going to take medicine, do your research first. Get a consultation from a trusted doctor, then a second opinion, then research the facts on the Internet and library before proceeding with the treatment. If you find some conflicting information, consult again with your doctor. I am sure that if he has your best interests in mind, he will welcome your input.

A good doctor is also open minded. After all, where do you think most medicines come from? From Nature of course! He should be humble and open minded enough to propose course of treatments which are the cheapest and least invasive. A lot of alternative medicines and methods are now being accepted as legitimate medical treatments. For example, honey or Manuka Honey is now being used to treat burns:

Honey as a topical antibacterial agent for treatment of infected wounds

As always, your best weapon would be awareness. One has to read, compare and contrast before making a decision. Studies can be manipulated, people can be bribed, sometimes but not all the time.

As for my asthma, I have been using Ventolin (Salbutamol) for several years now but fortunately I haven’t had an attack for around a year already. If I feel like I’m coming down with it, I make sure to get some rest and sleep, drink plenty of ginger tea, eat well. Only when worse comes to worse do I use the inhaler. It is still full now but already about to go into expiration so I must be doing something right.

Shannon
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The best supplements of whatever nature are those that are natural, have no side effects and are not toxic. This essentially means that for any supplements to qualify to be categorized among the best supplements of vitamins for instance, they should have a combination of the above-said qualities. A good example of vitamin supplements can be found in the Bcaa plus G lemonade which has been enhanced with L-Glutamine. L-Glutamine is an active component in muscle size building and strengthening. This supplement contains amino acids which have proved to be responsible for promoting quick recovery after intense exercise and training while cutting down excess fats. It’s also enriched with vitamin B6 whose purpose is to enhance the utilization of the amino acid in the muscle tissue and in the process building the ideal muscle with a lean muscle mass.

Another of the best supplement in the multi vitamin and mineral category is the food-based TwinLab which has a total of eighteen essential nutrients. These natural components mostly fix cardiovascular health and general health problems. Extractions from super foods like wheat grass and alfalfa have been included in this supplement because they are mostly neglected even though their importance cannot be gainsaid. Within TwinLab there are several brands which have different nutritional components, they include the Allergy A & D which is designed for individuals with fish oil and fish allergy, TwinLab B-100 100 caps and TwinLab B-100 50 caps.

The Acai energy pack is also one of the best supplements of vitamins which like many is made from the organic ingredients which have simply been added to water in the form of an energy drink. It’s a combination of organic super-fruits Acai, six more super-fruits and natural compounds of the green tea, vitamin B and traces of B12, all this delivered in an organic soluble rice bran base. The tight curves Multi vit also fits the definition of the Best Supplements of vitamin because of its nutritional values which have been formulated to cater for the supplementation needs of the reproductive needs of active women.

Lewis Dylan
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Naturopathic experts highly recommend colon cleansing as a way to help clear up any eczema flare ups, lower blood sugar readings, clear up sinuses, give you more energy and help you to sleep better at night. Colon cleansing is a natural eczema remedy that you should seriously consider rather than depend on topical corticosteroids every time you have a flare up.

An unhealthy diet results in toxin build up in your body. Unhealthy food includes fast food, highly processed food with preservatives or fried food. When you eat these excessively, the overload can seriously impact your body’s ability to eliminate waste. Naturopathic experts say that an internal toxic build up results in problems that you observe externally on your skin. Colon cleansing can help remove the toxins and waste, and assist you in your recovery to healthy skin.

For colon cleansing, you can try using herbs. Traditionally herbs such as Aloe leaf, Senna, Cascara Sagrada, ginger and Cayenne pepper have been used. Some of the plants that have been traditionally used include barberry, fennel and garlic. These herbs and plants can eliminate impurities from your body by promoting proper bowel movement.

If you suffer from severe eczema, you may wish to purchase some colon cleansing herbal recipes from health stores. These recipes can be a lot easier than creating your own colon cleansing recipe for natural eczema relief. However, regardless of what you choose to use, you need to make sure that you follow the instructions carefully so that you do not become dehydrated and to minimize any side effects.

You would find that probiotics are also included in the numerous colon cleansing programs and packages. Probiotics are known to increase the number of good bacteria that live in your digestive system, while helping them to flourish and fight the bad bacteria. Some studies show that when you use probiotics over an extended period, you can experience better skin.

Another form of natural eczema remedy is to simply increase your fiber intake. Consuming more fiber aids in easier bowel movements and this helps you in the removal of waste and toxins from your body. For breakfast, consume such foods as wheat germ, oat bran or rice bran cereals and for all meals include plenty of fruits and vegetables. You should get between 20 to 30 grams of fiber each day.

Lastly, an important part of getting a natural eczema remedy is to drink at least 8 glasses of filtered water everyday. This helps you to help flush out the toxins. It is best that you drink filtered water rather than water right out of your tap. You need water that is as pure as possible. Distilled water would of course be great as well!

Evelyn Lim
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One of the most annoying infertility problems is male infertility that occurs because of low or decreased sperm count. Almost half of the infertility troubles are faced by couples are due to male infertility. The most widespread form of male infertility is a low or decreased sperm count.

“Normal or standard” sperm count, as stated by the World Health Organization WHO, is Typed by:

The attentiveness of spermatozoa should not be less than twenty million per milliliter.

The entirety volume of semen should not be less than 2 milliliter.

The full amount of spermatozoa in the ejaculate should not be less than forty million.

Not less than 75 % of the spermatozoa should be alive.

Not less than 30 % of the spermatozoa should be of standard shape and form.

Not less than 25 % of the spermatozoa should be swimming with quick forward movements.

Not less than 50 % of the spermatozoa should be swimming forward, even if only lethargically.

These numbers quantity to averages; Having a sperm count below these levels does not assure that a man will be not be capable to become a father of a child; similarly, having a sperm count more than these numbers does not assure that a man will be able to father a child.

There are assortments of factors that can lead to low sperm count

Stress

Genetic causes

Nutritional deficiencies

The use of prescription or illicit drugs

Obesity

Varicoceles

Infections

Smoking.

There are numerous things that may help increase sperm count which are as folows:

1. Regular Exercise – Regular exercise will assist in reducing stress, but one should be careful. Extreme exercise can also harm, as can some exercises that may cause bad impact the testicles, such as cycling.

2. Ejaculating less frequently. The more often a man ejaculates, the less thick semen will be. Therefore maintain a gap of 3 days between successive ejaculations.

3. Avoid smoking and drinking alcohol.

4. Massage your body with herbal massage oil that helps to improve blood circulation.

5. Try to have sex in the early morning or in afternoon as it is thought that sperm levels are maximum in the morning and afternoon as compared to evening and night.

6. Avoid wearing tight underwear, saunas bath and whirlpools, all of which may lead to the rise in the temperature of the testicles.

7. Try to use natural herbal supplements and vitamins that may help to increase the sperm count.

8. Continue a high protein, low fat diet that is rich in vegetables and whole grains. Completely avoid bitter and spicy foods.

There are also ranges of vitamin that may help with low sperm count. They include:

- Vitamin C or amalaki

- Vitamin E or wheat grass

- Vitamin B12 Selenium

There are numerous dietary measures that a person who has a low sperm count can undertake to endeavor to increase his sperm count, like:

- Consume a diet that contains whole and natural foods. The best foods for health in general and also for decreased sperm counts are whole grains, legumes, vegetables, fruits, nuts, and seeds.

- Abolish alcohol consumption. In addition to the general nutritional reimbursement of preventing alcohol. This helps in getting rid of sexual performance issues.

- Spot and evade food allergies.

- Raw sunflower seeds and pumpkin seeds have been revealed to help to enhance male fertility. It is suggested that a man with a low sperm count consume 1/4 cup of raw sunflower or pumpkin seeds daily.

- Drink at least 15 to 20 glasses of water daily.

- When ever possible, try to consume organic foods. Recent researches suggest a link between chemical fertilizers and pesticides equally in male and female infertility.

As you can see, a lot of of these nutritional changes are not only are helpful in rising sperm count but many of them just make nutritional sense also.

• Naturally and safely hold up the making of cervical fluids.

• Increase female stimulation and sexual stimulus.

• Increase hydration of the mucin.

• Promote mucus alkalinity and mucosal thinning.

• hold up a healthy uterine lining for implantation of the embryo.

Herbs that are helpful in increasing the sperm count are: –

Hygrophila (Astercantha longifolia) – Hygrophila belongs to Family Acanthaceae is a wildly found herb which is extensively used in Ayurveda as Rasayana and a vajikarana drug for treatment of various disorders especially that of sexual problems. Treatment of diabetic rats with aerial parts of Hygrophila for 21 days showed noteworthy decrease in blood glucose, thiobarbituric acid reactive substances i.e. (TBARS) and hydroperoxide in both the major organs i.e. liver and kidney. The treatment with HAEt considerably augmented the glutathione (GSH), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), glutathione S-transferase (GST) and catalase (CAT) in the drug treated group of rats that is analogous to the control group. HAEt and glibenclamide-treated rats also depicted reduction in lipid peroxidation that is linked with augmented activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and the catalase. The capability of HAEt on tissue lipid peroxidation and antioxidant status in diabetic animals has not been premeditated before. The results of this study thus demonstrate that HAEt has noteworthy anti-diabetic activity along with powerful antioxidant potential in diabetic conditions. It is also very widely used in raising the sperms count as it stimulates the male sexual organs to produce the increased amount of sperms.

- Lettuce (Lactuca scariola) – Lactuca species have moderately narcotic elements in the latex which give out from the whole plant when cut or busted. This latex is known as lactucarium when gathered and dried. The active ingredients are highest when the plant is in its flowering stage that is why we produce during this time. It is an excellent source of aphrodisiac agent. It is a powerful stimulant that not only enhances the stamina in men but also improves the power.

- Cowitch (Mucna pruriens) – it is commonly known as the kaunch beej. It is one of the best ayurvedic herbs that have the potential to increase the sperm count naturally by stimulating the internal body organs especially the reproductive once.

- Mosaic gold (Suvarnavanga) – Mosaic Gold or Suvarnavanga is used in Ayurvedic system of medication with a name Suvarnavanga. It is used in grievance of the reproductive organs. It is designated as a rejuvenator and a tonic of high effectiveness which persuades health, vigor, perks up hunger, raises memory, make semen of high quality and cures gonorrhea, spermatorrhea and leucorrhea. Suvarnavanga has been used as an aphrodisiac, brain tonic, antiemetic and in skin related diseases, night sweats, disorders caused by the derangement of doshas ‘vata’ and ‘kapha’. It perks up the complexion. It also has anthelmintic actions in addition to the above stated uses. It is an important component in ayurvedic medicines for treating impotency.

- Elephant creeper (Argyeria speciosa) – The effects of oral ingestion of the seeds has been evaluated to LSD, though appreciably less potent. The practice is frequently reported as psychedelic, depending on the quantity. Visually, some open-eye turbulence and closed-eye mold occur. The most distinguished alteration induced is cognitive, even though auditory hallucinations are also frequently reported. Awareness of time and space can be critically altered. At a low to medium dose of the seeds, creates a light euphoria and a mood fluctuations are also regularly reported.

- Small caltrops (Tribulus terrestris) – Some have evaluated the tonic properties of Tribulus terrestris or Small caltrops to the actions of Chinese ginseng, but these takes place due to completely different method. It is also asserted that Tribulus terrestris augment testosterone by raising the levels of gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) that in turn arouse the production of Leutinizing Hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH). Testosterone, in addition its role in muscle building and increasing fertility levels and augment libido is also known to have an encouraging effect on bone marrow commotion and the immunity.

- Jivanti (Leptadenia reticulata) – According to Ayurveda, the age old system of medication jivanti is a health tonic that is given for weakness and related conditions. Normally given for those people who are distressed from weakness or are short of energy. It gives wide-ranging strength to the body. A cooling, mucilaginous, demulcent with light intensification and tonic properties conventionally used in the treatment of seminal discharges and snake venom. The plant is good refreshment and best health tonic. The leaves and roots are supportive in various skin related diseases, inflammation of the skin and on wounds. The use of customary clinical doses casted no side effects.

- Stone flowers (Parmelia perlata) – Parmelia perlata or Stone flowers is a lichen that grows in badge or unevenly spreading over the rock layer giving the look of a flower and hence it got this name. It is typically poised of fungal mycelia that form a network surrounding algal cells or gonidia. The plant is kashaya or astringent, tickta or bitter, acrid, sheet or cooling, anti-inflammatory and vrishya or aphrodisiac in nature. It is helpful in sores, boils, inflammations, seminal weakness and amenorrhea.

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There are numerous types of cancer that affect different areas of our digestive systems. Two of the most life threatening are cancers of the biliary tract and gall bladder tumors. Tumors and cancers in this part of the digestive system are rare, with only about 7500 diagnosed each year, but are more often fatal than many other forms of digestive system cancer.

Gall bladder cancer occurs more frequently in women than men, and your likelihood of contracting it increases as you age. Hispanics are more likely to get gall bladder cancer than any other population. It is not usually diagnosed until it is far advanced, which is why the prognosis is usually poor.

We don’t fully understand the cause of gall bladder cancer, but we do know that people who suffer from gall stones are more likely to develop it later on. This appears to be because the gall stones cause chronic inflammation in the gall bladder, which can lead to the development of abnormal cells.

Other biliary tract cancers are diagnosed in about 2000-3000 Americans each year. Like gall bladder cancer, it is often not diagnosed until it has reached late stages and often metastasized.

Again, the cause is not fully known, but, as with other digestive system cancers, it occurs more frequently in the obese. It also occurs more frequently in Hispanics, American Indians, Eastern Europeans and Japanese.

In recent years, there has been a fair amount of research on the cancer preventative effects of drinking green tea. It appears that green tea has the power to prevent many forms of cancer, including those of the digestive system, like gall bladder cancer and biliary tract cancer.

A study conducted in China attempted to establish a link between consumption of green tea and the prevention of these cancers.

The study looked at a large segment of the population. It included 627 patients with various forms of biliary tract cancer (including gall bladder cancer), 1037 cases with biliary stones, and 959 randomly selected control participants.

This study concluded that the women who were regular tea drinkers had (meaning that they drank at least one cup of green tea a day for at least six months) a significantly lower risk of biliary tract cancer and gallbladder cancer – even if they had gall bladder disease – than those who did not drink green tea.*

For men, the study found a slightly lower risk of cancer among the green tea drinkers; however it was not enough to be considered significant.

In addition, it was found that a higher than average number of the male participants in the study were smokers, so this may have skewed the results, since smoking increases a person’s overall risk of cancer.

Why Green Tea?

Many of us may be surprised to find that green tea is so healthy. The reason is that it’s loaded with anti-oxidants in their natural state. Black tea also contains anti-oxidants, but during the fermentation process that black tea undergoes, these anti-oxidants change, and become less healthy than in their original state.

The anti-oxidants in tea are called catechins, part of the flavan-3-ol class of flavonoids. EGCG is one of the catechins contained in tea, and is one of the most potent anti-oxidants around. Because green tea hasn’t been fermented, the EGCG is in its most natural and potent state.

Anti-oxidants are so important because they combat the free radicals in our bodies. Free radicals are damaging oxygen molecules that occur as a result of our body’s process of converting food to energy. If they are left unchecked, they cause cell and DNA damage, which eventually leads to aging and disease.

So, to protect our health, it’s important to get anti-oxidants in our diet every day. Fruits and vegetables are good sources, as is coffee, black tea and dark chocolate. But, green tea is one of the very best sources. A diet rich in anti-oxidants can help prevent cancer, heart attack and stroke, as well as general premature aging.

The research regarding cancer is significant. In addition to the study mentioned above regarding digestive cancers, there have been numerous other studies suggesting that green tea can protect against many forms of cancer. In fact, Japan’s medical community now considers green tea to be a known cancer preventative.

This news is, of course, quite exciting, but it goes even further. There have also been studies that suggest that green tea may be helpful in treating cancer, too. Several studies have shown that when green tea was used as an adjunct therapy along with traditional chemotherapy, the chemotherapy was more successful.

Cancerous cells showed a higher concentration of the cancer drugs when green tea was administered along with the medication.

Some studies have even suggested that green tea may be beneficial in preventing the spread of cancer. It appears that the growth of cancer cells slows significantly or even stops when patients of certain cancers are given green tea in significant quantities.

Of course, green tea is not a magic bullet, and is not designed to replace traditional cancer treatments. However, it certainly appears that green tea is an important tool for protecting your body against many types of cancer and other illnesses, and may even be an effective adjunct treatment for those who already have cancer.

So, add some green tea to your diet. It’s delicious and you have nothing to lose. There are no side effects and green tea is well tolerated even by the caffeine sensitive. Drinking green tea may be the simplest thing you can do to protect your health.

Marcus Stout
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Due to the inactive lifestyle some people live and the unhealthy eating patterns; obesity has become one of the major health issues in our society today.

It is estimated that more that 50% of the American population is overweight or obese. An increasing awareness on the risks of obesity, a lot of people are now aiming to lose weight and live healthy lifestyles. Although it takes having better eating habits and more active lifestyles, being on a diet plan is also a very popular because it helps on the goal to lose weight.

While it is critical to lose weight, people also realize that the diets they join must be risk free and do not have any negative side effects in the short or long term. This is where green tea comes in.

Green tea is a natural ingredient which not only helps with weight loss, but also brings various health benefits for improved body vitality and longevity.

What Is Its Background?

The green tea diet has been extremely appreciated by the Chinese as an herbal and medicinal drink for four thousands of years. It comes from the plant called Carmellia sinensis. The key health benefits of green tea diets are due to the fact that it is steamed during the process of making it, thus preserving the natural antioxidants in its original form. This is very beneficial to one’s health as the body can easily and quickly absorb these antioxidants.

What Are The Health Benefits Of Green Tea Diet?

There are many health benefits associated with the diet.

For one it can help prevent cancer. Some specific substances called epigallocatechin gallate or EGCG in green tea diets help in destroying cancer cells without harming any neighboring tissues.

EGCG is also helpful in boosting the 24-hour energy expenditure of the body. Based on a study on the special diet conducted by American and Swiss scientists at the University of Geneva, it was shown the tea causes an additional increase of 4% in the body’s natural energy expenditure. People who were on a green tea diet were more likely to use up more fats than those not on the diet, thus helping with reducing stored fat.

Green tea diets have also been shown to greatly help in reducing cholesterol levels. Another study was conducted in China using 240 people with high cholesterol levels as subjects. These people were placed on a green tea diet of one capsule (equivalent to seven cups of green tea) every day. After 3 months, those who were on the diet dropped 16% in their cholesterol levels.

In recent studies, it has also been shown that green tea diets can also be a potential cure to obesity. The catechin polyphenols available in the diet can holdup the reaction of gastric and pancreatic lipases in the body. These enzymes are responsible for converting calories in the body into fats. By delaying these enzymes, the diet can therefore stop fat from being stored and prevent obesity in people.

In addition, the special type of diet contains considerable quantity of caffeine which means it mildly suppresses appetite. However, the caffeine is not as high as those found in other caffeine-based beverages, like coffee. These high levels of caffeine are potentially harmful for the body since an excess of it can cause heart palpitations, hypertension, and insomnia. Because green tea contains only very low levels of caffeine, there is no risk of experiencing these negative side-effects.

Green tea can potentially offer several benefits to your diet. It is recommended to include the wonderful drink in your diet. With this weight loss strategy, not only can you drop those pounds, but you can also boost your overall health and vitality.

Julie Health
http://www.articlesbase.com/fitness-articles/green-tea-diet-weight-loss-and-body-vitality-91581.html

A detox diet is a diet where the individual makes a complete change in their consumption habits so that the body gets detoxified by removing toxins and contaminants. With a detox diet, it is possible to improve health, energy, digestion, mental state, your resistance to disease and even experience weight loss.

The modifications that you have to make in detox diet includes fasting with juice fasting and water fasting, increasing the consumption of fish like salmon, restriction in calorie intake and using a herbal detox or master cleanse called the lemonade diet. Most important, a detox diet calls for more of fruits and vegetables in one’s food intake, limitations in processed food and the elimination of alcohol and smoking.

The main reason people go on a detox diet is because a human body ingests lots of water, food and air in a day. It is very possible that fat soluble chemicals existing in them get deposited in the cells of the body. With a poor diet, the human body cannot detoxify these chemicals and this leads to a further build up of toxic waste in the body which in turn leads to illnesses, hormonal imbalance, nutritional deficiencies and a weak metabolism.

Once you go on a detox diet, you tend to experience improved energy, have regular bowel movements, find an increase in concentration and clarity in life, improvement in your digestion and clearer skin. However before you go on a detox diet, it is better that you consult with your doctor to see if the detox diet is appropriate for you. Nursing women, children and pregnant women should never go on a detox diet. People with anemia, kidney disease, liver disease, diabetes, cancer, low blood pressure and with additions to drugs and alcohol should not go on a detox diet unless advised by the doctor.

Like all good things in life, a detox diet too has its side effects of which the most common one is a headache that starts within a few days of the start of the detox diet. This is often due to the sudden quitting of caffeine. This is why practitioners often suggest a gradual stopping of caffeine instead of a sudden stop. In fact, some people take time off for a detox diet or start it on Friday night to last the weekend.

Some people go through a bout of diarrhea because of dehydration and a loss of electrolyte while there are some people who increase their fiber intake, but don’t drink sufficient water. This in turn leads to constipation. Prolonged use of a detox diet can lead to a deficiency of nutrients, especially proteins and calcium as some detox diets omit animal products.

Other side effects of the detox diet include acne, weight loss, hunger, irritability and tiredness. If you find any worsening of these symptoms when on a detox diet, it is advised to visit a qualified health professional immediately. You never know if these symptoms had arisen because of the detox diet or because of some other underlying cause as the symptoms of some diseases like cancer similar to the side effects of a detox diet.

SUMMARY:

Detox diets are very helpful in ridding the body of all the chemical and toxic waste that enters the body through the water, food and air that you use everyday. The benefits of a detox diet will be realized only by those who have done a detox diet.

Sharon Price
http://www.articlesbase.com/health-articles/what-is-a-detox-diet-140417.html

Reiki healing treatments give many benefits. A total healing can occur and at times …there are amazing miracle recoveries. But traditionally, Reiki removes the old negative energy-layer by layer.

Reiki Benefits Those In Hospitals

1. It can be used as a complementary therapy
2. It enhances the healthcare the patient receives in the hospital or from other healthcare providers
3. Many nurses are becoming Reiki practitioners
4. Treatment reduces some of the side effects of drugs and helps the body’s recovery after surgery and chemotherapy.
5. Some hospitals invite Reiki healing into client care because it will provide the added energy needed to recover from illness.

The Reiki energy is a natural energy from the Universe. It’s unlimited and it seems to know what to do without any effort on the part of the practitioner except for them to start the flow by drawing the Reiki symbols in the air or just thinking… Reiki heal.

The client always feels refreshed after a treatment. When the healing treatment is combined with the sincere desire of the healee to do whatever it takes to get better, the results are very beneficial. Some times there is a healing crisis (a release of toxins causing some discomfort) because of the cleansing within their physical, emotional and spiritual body. When this happens, toxins are released within the body, and the client should drink plenty of spring water and take it easy for a few days. Further Reiki applications assist the body in cleaning itself and dissipating the released toxins.

Reiki healing is beneficial to the health of men, woman (even pregnant women), children, babies, pets, farm animals, plants, garden flowers and you can even bless your water and your automobile with this energy.

There is great respect among those in the Reiki (healing arts) community. Reiki people know and feel there is a common bond between them. They know that they are helping the world become a better and more peaceful place.

It’s wonderful that almost all practitioners feel the harmony and joy that flowing The healing Light brings to each one of us. It is a natural high without drugs.

When you are Reiki you are taught not to take on the problems of others and not to use your own energy for healing.

Reiki healing energy is an energy tool you take with you everywhere you go. It’s built into your body and hands for use at any moment, any time, anywhere for on-the-spot treatment for your automobile’s stuck starter, a dead battery, your friend’s stress release, pain relief from injury, and/or even to give yourself a quick burst of energy while driving on long trips.

Reiki Helps People With Negative Or Blocked Energy

Most people suffer a little bit from blocked energy flow. When your “Life Force Energy” is disrupted, weakened, or blocked the physical body can no longer do its maintenance work to keep the body going. Because the body is weakened … mental, emotional and physical problems tend to occur.

When the flow of good energy is blocked the person has a low vibrational frequency. They are often found in destructive relationships and lifestyles. They appear to be on a self-sabotage or self-destruct path by continually making the wrong choices. They neglect themselves in many ways. Plus they don’t (or can’t) love themselves or others. That causes a real strain on relationships. They push away and hurt the people who love them. This emotional turmoil can be helped by Reiki treatments.

Reiki raises the vibrational frequency of the client and the healer. It promotes, health, joy, and well-being for all.

Taylore Vance
http://www.articlesbase.com/religion-articles/understanding-reiki-healings-part-2-of-3-50337.html

Reiki healing treatments give many benefits. A total healing can occur and at times …there are amazing miracle recoveries. But traditionally, Reiki removes the old negative energy-layer by layer.

Reiki Benefits Those In Hospitals

1. It can be used as a complementary therapy
2. It enhances the healthcare the patient receives in the hospital or from other healthcare providers
3. Many nurses are becoming Reiki practitioners
4. Treatment reduces some of the side effects of drugs and helps the body’s recovery after surgery and chemotherapy.
5. Some hospitals invite Reiki healing into client care because it will provide the added energy needed to recover from illness.

The Reiki energy is a natural energy from the Universe. It’s unlimited and it seems to know what to do without any effort on the part of the practitioner except for them to start the flow by drawing the Reiki symbols in the air or just thinking… Reiki heal.

The client always feels refreshed after a treatment. When the healing treatment is combined with the sincere desire of the healee to do whatever it takes to get better, the results are very beneficial. Some times there is a healing crisis (a release of toxins causing some discomfort) because of the cleansing within their physical, emotional and spiritual body. When this happens, toxins are released within the body, and the client should drink plenty of spring water and take it easy for a few days. Further Reiki applications assist the body in cleaning itself and dissipating the released toxins.

Reiki healing is beneficial to the health of men, woman (even pregnant women), children, babies, pets, farm animals, plants, garden flowers and you can even bless your water and your automobile with this energy.

There is great respect among those in the Reiki (healing arts) community. Reiki people know and feel there is a common bond between them. They know that they are helping the world become a better and more peaceful place.

It’s wonderful that almost all practitioners feel the harmony and joy that flowing The healing Light brings to each one of us. It is a natural high without drugs.

When you are Reiki you are taught not to take on the problems of others and not to use your own energy for healing.

Reiki healing energy is an energy tool you take with you everywhere you go. It’s built into your body and hands for use at any moment, any time, anywhere for on-the-spot treatment for your automobile’s stuck starter, a dead battery, your friend’s stress release, pain relief from injury, and/or even to give yourself a quick burst of energy while driving on long trips.

Reiki Helps People With Negative Or Blocked Energy

Most people suffer a little bit from blocked energy flow. When your “Life Force Energy” is disrupted, weakened, or blocked the physical body can no longer do its maintenance work to keep the body going. Because the body is weakened … mental, emotional and physical problems tend to occur.

When the flow of good energy is blocked the person has a low vibrational frequency. They are often found in destructive relationships and lifestyles. They appear to be on a self-sabotage or self-destruct path by continually making the wrong choices. They neglect themselves in many ways. Plus they don’t (or can’t) love themselves or others. That causes a real strain on relationships. They push away and hurt the people who love them. This emotional turmoil can be helped by Reiki treatments.

Reiki raises the vibrational frequency of the client and the healer. It promotes, health, joy, and well-being for all.

Taylore Vance
http://www.articlesbase.com/religion-articles/understanding-reiki-healings-part-2-of-3-50337.html