Osteoporosis and Iron Loss Some experts think that you can get all the necessary vitamins you need from food. That may be true for vitamins, but minerals are important too and because of over-farming of the same fields, much of the vegetables available in the U.S. have much lower mineral content than they did back […]
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There are a lot of claims made by supplement manufacturers touting huge benefits from their products. These range from the credible to the doubtful. However, there are many effective nutrients and substances in the anti-aging arsenal. Below is a list recommended by naturopathic doctors around the country. Telomeres and Aging Docosahexaenoic Acid Docosahexaenoic acid or DHA […]
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What Causes Acne? Acne is a very common problem that can cause scarring, social insecurity and in extreme cases, depression. Just under the skin there a lot of glands called sebaceous glands. They secrete a natural moisturizer called sebum. This oil, sitting inside your pores, mixes with dirt and toxins on your skin and clogs […]
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Vitamins are organic compounds that are necessary for proper health and cannot be synthesized by the body. By strict definition there are 13 nutrients considered to be vitamins in humans. Below are lists of vitamins, their functions in the body, diseases that occur when they are lacking, and dietary sources of vitamins. There are also […]
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There are a number of factors that contribute to aging skin and wrinkles. Exposure to the sun, diminishing hormones, free radicals, smoking, and even gravity all contribute. There are also multiple changes that occur to the skin that result in wrinkles and an aged appearance. Collagen gives skin its strength, elastin gives skin its elasticity, […]
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A few years ago I got fed up with being tired all the time, depressed, stressed out, and overweight. I read about bioidentical hormone replacement therapy, but was skeptical. I decided to talk to some of my friends who had mentioned that it helped them. Then I researched it myself and by so doing, began […]
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Alpha-Lipoic acid is an organo-sulfur compound that is found in almost all foods, but in very low amounts and does not absorb well into the body from food since it is covalently bound. It has been taken as a nutritional supplement since the 1950’s, and has been the subject of numerous clinical studies since its […]
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