Archive for the 'Enhancing Health' Category
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Nutrition for Defense: Diet for Immune Strength
Nutrition and Diet for Immune System Strengthening
Nutrition plays a critical role in how well the immune system functions. Optimal nutrition increases the activity of our immune cells, helps normal body cells function properly (including having some protection), and provides antioxidant chemicals, which help protect against the poisons produced by invading organisms. Some foods contain antibiotic [...]
Published by on July 5th, 2008 tagged Enhancing Health | Comment now »
Nutrition for Your Brain: Improve IQ, Memory, Learning, Focus and Concentration
In the past two decades, research has clearly demonstrated that our nutrition, affects the functions of the brain dramatically. Not only can there be a dropping of the risk of developing Alzheimer’s Disease, Parkinson’s, and Dementia, there can be an important increase in cognitive functions, including memory, learning, focus, concentration, and an increase in IQ [...]
Published by on July 3rd, 2008 tagged Enhancing Health | 1 Comment »
Nutrition for Longevity: Antiaging Diet for Life Extension
Living longer is a goal of many people. Some people actually make efforts to increase their lifespan. Most of those interested in a longer life try supplements that often have exorbitant claims of life extension, most of which have little, if any, basis for their claims.
It is important to keep in mind that extra years [...]
Published by on July 3rd, 2008 tagged Enhancing Health | 1 Comment »
Nutrition of Proteins: Poor Digestion with Drugs?
Proteins are critical for building the body, rebuilding our body, and causing all of the chemical reactions called metabolism. For the most part, Americans eat enough protein every day. But many do not absorb enough of the building blocks of protein, the amino acids, into their blood.
Without sufficient levels of amino acids, the body can [...]
Published by on June 21st, 2008 tagged Enhancing Health, Nutrition Basics | Comment now »
Sugar can Drive you into a Wall
What could cause a long vehicle to suddenly leave the road and crash into a bridge abutment or tree? Often, the driver just slipped into a mental stupor or dozed off. Why? Probably low blood sugar, perhaps from a poor-quality meal or snack consumed earlier. Here’s how that happens:
Sugar and Blood Sugar
While there are several [...]