Nutrition. Vitamins. You.
With summer quickly approaching, it is common to see more individuals than usual hitting the gym and trying their best to maintain their diets. Diets such as a low-carb diet or vegetarian diet can really help you to remove toxic and damaging foods from your …
According to the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD), Alopecia Areata is a medical condition where hair falls out in round patches, predominantly on the scalp. This condition occurs because the immune system attacks the hair follicles (the structures that contain the roots of the hair), …
Adult-onset acne (also known as adult acne), according to the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD), is most common among women going through menopause. Adults – both men and women – may continue to get acne well into their 50s. The AAD reports that adult-onset acne can be due to the following reasons – foods in your diet, fluctuating hormone levels, stress, family history, use of chemicals in hair and skin care products, medication side effects, or undiagnosed medical conditions, how do you cure it though? There are thousands of different treatments for acne out there, each of them proving to work on different people – you have to remember everyone’s skin is different. SApart from the obvious causes listed above, some healthy foods are actually bad for your skin although they are widely assumed to be a super food. So let’s look at why these so called healthy triggers cause acne!
When food manufacturers remove fat from their products and label it as “fat free” or “Low fat”, it usually means they are replacing the fat content with added sugar. Stay clear of these foods and be sure to include “good” fats into your diet, including avocados and fish.
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The concept of drinking skim milk is similar to that of drinking diet sodas – it may actually trigger the body’s sugar response, as many diet or low fat foods and beverages use sucralose as a sweetener. A study performed in 2005 by the Department of Nutrition at Harvard School of Public Health found that participants who drank skim milk had much higher rates of acne that those who drank less.
Vegetable Oils contain trans fats, which have been shown to increase your risk of heart disease. In 2015 the FDA released a statement, taking action against the use of PHOs (Partially Hydrogenated Oils) like trans fats, hoping to reduce the risk of coronary heart disease and prevent thousands of fatal heart attacks in the United States. But other types of oils are very good for you in small amounts – olive oil, extra virgin olive oil and coconut oil!
Living with a gluten allergy can be daunting; it limits the types of foods you can eat, where you can dine, and may even restrict you from buying store-bought foods like wheat bread. Symptoms of this allergy include stomach pains, headache, skin rashes, and insomnia to name a few. Dr. Mark Hyman, M.D., founder of The UltraWellness Center reports that as many as 30% of individuals may have non-celiac gluten intolerance. Are you one of them? Get tested for a gluten allergy as soon as possible. In the meantime, switch to gluten-free rice or veggies until you are in the clear.
Yes – there is no doubt that fruits are healthy. But many fruits also contain high levels of sugar. Sugar has a direct relationship with the increased risk of diabetes, regardless of how much physical activity or calories a person burns in one day. The sugar in your favorite fruit smoothies eventually gets stored in your body as fat. Portion your fruit servings to be sure you are not consuming too much sugar.
Your body absorbs up to 60% of what is applied on your skin, according to Mariesette Zeyl, ND. Many skin and hair care products are loaded with harmful toxins and chemicals that could be effecting, not just your skin’s health, but your overall health as well. Be sure to avoid BHAs, DBPs, Parabens, Artificial Fragrances, and Sodium Laureth Sulfate. Opt for natural ingredients in your skin care products, including Vitamin C and A, Aloe Vera and Shea Butter.
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Researchers from the University of Utah have projected that aggressively lowering blood pressure could help prevent more than 100,000 deaths in the United States each year. Blood Pressure According to Nicole Crane, BS, NTP of InVite Health, in the United States alone, 72 million adults, …
L-Carnitine is a natural substance found in most cells of the body, and it is crucial for the production of energy. After your body metabolizes fats and carbohydrates into fatty acids, L-Carnitine transports them into the mitochondrial power plants of the cell, where they serve …
Turmeric is the herb that gives curry its major culinary characteristics. The turmeric root supplies many constituents related to ongoing good health; curcuminoids and essential oils often referred to generically as curcumin. Unfortunately these constituents are difficult to absorb.
BioCurcumin is an extremely well absorbed form of Turmeric supplement supplying all of the essential oils and curcuminoids. These active constituents make up 95% of the supplement (in research the name is abbreviated into BC 95 – the 95 refers to the concentration of constituents). A number of studies show that BioCurcumin helps adults with major depressive disorder and also atypical depression. It works on its own and if used in conjunction with the commonly prescribed antidepressant drug fluoxetine (Paxil generic) it improves the number of people who achieved substantial improvements of their mood.
In this new study 123 patients with major depressive disorder were treated with BioCurcumin, or placebo, or BioCurcumin with saffron; saffron supplies powerful antioxidants. Biocurcumin significantly improved symptoms of depression and anxiety compared to placebo at doses of 250mg or 500mg a day with food. Adding saffron gave no additional benefit. The study is published in the Journal of Affective Disorders.
Everyone feels sad from time to time; It’s a human reaction to stress, loss, relationship problems, and lots of other normal life circumstances. Depression does not fall into that category. When someone is truly depressed, it’s not the same form of sadness. Depression is a serious medical illness that negatively affects how you feel, the way you think, and how you act on a regular basis. In severe cases, it leads to suicide – 15% of people who are clinically depressed die by suicide.
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Turmeric (aka Curcumin) is the brownish herb in curry that has so many benefits. Turmeric is a powerful antioxidant herb useful for inflammation and tenderness, but Turmeric is difficult to absorb. Bio-Curcumin is a vastly more absorbable version of Turmeric with up to 8 times greater bioavailability. Human clinical trials show that Bio-Curcumin lasts much longer in our body giving a more sustained benefit.
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