Healthy Life

Archive for February, 2010

Natural medicine dates back to ancient civilizations when people always turned to nature for natural therapies that helped their physical and emotional body obtain balance and order, relieve pain, improve health and treat illnesses. Since time immemorial, man has recognized that nature has countless elements just waiting to be discovered as helpful remedies in mans health maladies.

In fact, Hippocrates, considered to be the father of medicine, used countless botanical extracts and solutions available in nature to cure diseases as well as improve health and overall well being. Aside from herbal sources, natural medicine also uses therapies such as homeopathy, traditional Chinese and Oriental methods and other natural essences from the earth. They have been proven to be safe and have no side effects to say the least. Even modern medicine is slowly gaining interest in incorporating natural medicine with conventional medical practice.

One famous practice in natural medicine is aromatherapy where essences from plants such as flowers, leaves, seeds, twigs and bark are extracted to create essential oils whose scents are believed to help change moods, relax the mind and body, and treat certain ailments especially when coupled with other natural medications. Proofs that natural medicine is safe and that their efficacy is there is the fact that for centuries up to now, traditional Chinese and other Oriental methods of medicine are still widely practiced and some modern medical practitioners even in conventional medicine have adopted these methods. Of course the most common among natural remedies is the use of herbal plants.

Herbal medicine is common in almost all cultures around the world and its use dates back to thousands of years ago. Although plants and plant parts such as flowers, leaves, twigs and barks, are solely used, some cultures mix with these herbal extracts some animal or mineral products. The medicine may be in the form of tea, tablets, capsules, or any other forms of extracts.  Read more...

Fitness simply means having a healthy body that has the right amount of everything that the body will need. For those who are looking to lose weight, they need to exercise to get rid of excess fat. On the other hand, fitness for some people revolves around making their bodies bigger and stronger than ever. This can be for athletic purposes such as boxing, mixed martial arts, football or professional wrestling. People go on muscle building programs for a job such as a bouncer or bodyguard. At the same time, it can be for theatrical purposes because the part calls for a muscle bound character. Whatever the reason may be, muscle building is important for some people. However, like many other things, there is a right way to accomplish this and there is a wrong way.

There are people who get overly excited when they work out to build up their muscle mass. These people are the ones who tend to do too many repetitions that their body can handle or lift weights that are just too heavy for their body. This will result in one thing, injury and damage to the body which is the exact opposite of his original goal. You have to be careful and know your limits before working out. Try consulting others who on how and where you should start before going to the gym alone. A personal trainer or guide can help here.  Read more...

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The blood type nutrition is still a controversy for people in the medical field and according to experts it hasn’t proven medical research.  The theory is that blood type affects how your body breaks down and deals with the various foods.  By following blood type nutrition it is claimed that you’ll feel healthier, lower your risk of certain diseases and lose weight.  Until this day, you’ll be surprised that some people don’t even know there own blood type or the possible relationship it may have to nutrition, exercise, our personality, and vulnerability to diseases.  There is still skepticism among the medical field of experts stating that there is no correlation between blood type and nutrition or how it can prevent illnesses such as heart disease.  My purpose of this article is to bring awareness and information to the readers.  Observe and see what type of changes or affects it may benefit you if you plan to try it out. 

In 1950, William C. Boyd published a book called “Genetics and the races of man: An introduction to modern physical anthropology”.  His background is an immunochemist and blood type anthropologist. He explained how the genetic analysis of blood groups and divided the population into 13 geographically distinct races.  Peter D’Adamo who is a naturopathic doctor in Stanford, CT. grouped those thirteen races together by blood group.  Peter continued the work from his father James D’Adamo, who began the scientific research on this.  People became more interested after the release of Peter D’Adamo’s “Eat Right 4 Your Type” years ago in which it was a best seller. 

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The best anti-aging skin creams encourage and support the body’s natural ability to grow new collagen, elastin, cells, tissue and fibers.  The average anti-aging skin cream contains few if any truly active ingredients.  Rubbing a little animal collagen on your face will not produce results.

One of the best anti-aging skin creams on the market contains Cynergy TK, which has been clinically proven to stimulate the growth of collagen, elastin and new skin cells.  Slowly but surely, wrinkles disappear as the levels of these things increase.

Skin’s Building Blocks

You see, a couple of different kinds of protein are the skin’s “building blocks”.  One is called keratin.  An anti-aging skin cream may claim to contain keratin, but if it is not manufactured properly or comes from the wrong source, it cannot be absorbed through the pores and used by the human body.

Cynergy TK contains “functional keratin”, created through a patented process that is readily available for use by the skin.  You won’t find it in the big name brands that are often advertised as the best anti-aging skin creams.  You have to really look for it.

 
Another prime ingredient for an anti-aging skin cream is Wakame.  Wakame is a specific type of Japanese sea kelp or algae, whichever you prefer to call it.  It is rich in calcium, sodium, iron, potassium and many of the B vitamins. 

It is cultivated throughout Japan as a food and was used traditionally by women there to keep their faces looking young and smooth.  Recent laboratory analysis has revealed that a component of the kelp inhibits the activity of hyaluronidase.  That’s an enzyme that breaks down one of the skin’s protein building blocks, hyaluronic acid
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The best anti-aging skin creams contain wakame, because when used regularly, it increases the skin’s protein levels to that of a much younger person.  Also, it is a fine antioxidant.  Read more...