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Cloves Strengthen The Immune System By: Dr. Victor Marchione
Your immune system is very complex. It has a set of
pathways that allow your body to respond to foreign
invaders such as bacteria, viruses, and other infectious
agents, as well as foreign material such as pollen. It's an
amazingly powerful alternative cure for disease. Your
immune system consists of a bunch of different types of
cells, each of which have a specific task assigned to them in
the defense of your body.
Basically, your immune system is divided into two main
parts: "humoral immunity" and "cell-mediated immunity."
So what's the difference? Humoral immunity deals with
infectious agents in your blood and body tissues. Cell-
mediated immunity, on the other hand, deals with body
cells that have been infected. In general, the humoral
system is managed by B-cells (with help from T-cells), and
the cell-mediated system is managed by T-cells. Together,
these two systems can help protect you from just about
anything -- in fact, they take on this task every single day
of your life.
What's one way to boost your humoral immunity? This is
the system that protects your blood and tissues after all, and
it deserves a little help to do its very important job. Try
adding cloves to your diet. Researchers have recently found
that clove oil could significantly increase your humoral
immune response.
Researchers at the Department of Pharmacology,
University College of Medical Sciences, in Delhi, India
conducted a trial involving the essential oil of clove. They
tested the effect of the oil on red blood cells and found it
caused a significant increase in the primary as well as
secondary humoral immune response.
It's not difficult to add some cloves to your diet. The spice
is popular and is often used to add a sweet and aromatic
taste to pumpkin pie, muffins, cookies, and breads. Cloves
are also added to many entrees.
Clove contains significant amounts of an active ingredient
called "eugenol." This ingredient has been the subject of
numerous health studies, including studies on the
prevention of toxicity from environmental pollutants like
carbon tetrachloride, digestive tract cancers, and joint
inflammation.
Cloves are an excellent source of manganese, a very good
source of dietary fiber, vitamin C, and omega-3 fatty acids,
and a good source of calcium and magnesium -- all things
that can boost your nutritional health. Cloves can also act
as a digestive aid.
When using clove oil, keep in mind that the oil is very
strong and can cause irritation if used in its pure form. Get
your doctor's advice before applying clove oil topically.
You can dilute the clove oil in olive oil or distilled water
before applying topically. Remember that it is not
recommended that you take clove oil internally -- use the
ground spice instead.
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Common Diabetic Concerns By: Mark Tucson
A typical anxiety about controlling diabetes would be to do whenever possible to prevent getting sick. Obtaining a flu and pneumonia shot every year will assist you to prevent illness. Once the patient will get the flu or perhaps a cold she or he ought to be careful when utilizing over-the-counter medicines because most of them raise blood sugar.
Taking good proper care of yourself is essential to ensure that a small illness won't are a major one. A disease that's prolonged may have a bad impact on blood sugar so blood pressure measurements ought to be taken frequently while ill. Blood sugar levels that stay over 200 mg/dL are extremely high and want treatment. When blood sugar levels achieve 500 mg/dL it can causes heart strokes or even a coma.
For the time being, there's no remedy for juvenile diabetes Everett but you will find a lot of things someone can perform to guide an effective existence. Reducing anxiety and stress might help someone to stay well both physically and psychologically. When depression becomes a problem makes sure and seek treatment from the physician. Depression could be assisted with prayer, reading through the Bible, and placing a person's hope in God. "Why art thou cast lower, O my soul? And why art thou disquieted inside me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise Him, who's the healthiness of my countenance, and my God." (Psalm 42:11)
Among the best methods to tackle pre diabetes diet changes would be to seek the counsel of the nutritional expert or diet professional. A juvenile diabetes diet could be simplified by utilizing trades rather than calorie counting or fats. A nutritional expert will have the ability to supply the patient with a few suggestions regarding how to use exchange lists and may provide a listing of free meals and meals that shouldn't be eaten. A few of the primary meals to prevent include cake, chocolate, frozen treats, snacks, jelly, pastries, regular sodas, plus some granola bars. As substitutes for meals to prevent, have vanilla wafers, graham crackers, jell-o, frozen yogurt, or sherbet in limited amounts. A nutritional expert will have the ability to explain the significance of maintaining a healthy diet and can have the ability to answer any queries that could show up concerning diet.
Certainly diabetes can be either due to the non secretion of insulin in the blood causing the type 1 diabetes. Insulin is the hormone responsible for controlling the body metabolism and blood sugar levels. And its non secretion results in excessive concentration of sugar in the blood. And the other reason could be as if the body has stopped reacting to the insulin section. Thus the body can't judge the levels of insulin in the body and further cause imbalance in the body metabolism that catalyzes the blood sugars for various activities. Your consultation with the physician can help you know the levels of diabetes in your body and also he can help you find suitable ways to control the blood sugar levels. Pre diabetes weight loss can also be a good way to control diabetes.
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Feeding Your Eyes By: Dr. Victor Marchione
Even if you believe that there is nothing that needs to be done to help your vision, eating nutritious foods is going to benefit the rest of your body. The truth is, of course, that your eyes are very complex organs that need a daily dose of vitamins and minerals to function properly.
Adding a few eye-healthy foods to your diet is really not a difficult thing to do. All of the foods that are listed in the next few paragraphs are delicious and easy to find at your local grocery store. By adding these foods to your diet, you should see improvements in your eye health, which is all the motivation that you should really need. So here's a list of ten different foods that will help protect one of your most precious assets: your sight.
1. Apricots
Apricots are great for your eyes because they are rich in both beta-carotene and “lycopene”—two “phytochemicals” that research tells us promote good vision. Beta-carotene is changed by your body into vitamin A—an important antioxidant when it comes to eye health. Vitamin A can help resist “oxidative stress” damage to the lenses of your eyes, helping prevent cataracts and “macular degeneration.”
2. Collard Greens
Like all leafy green vegetables, collards are high in a “carotenoid” called “lutein.” Eating foods that are rich in carotenoids, particularly lutein and “zeaxanthin,” is associated with a reduced risk of developing age-related macular degeneration.
3. Zucchini
Zucchini is another food that is rich in lutein and zeaxanthin. Lutein and zeaxanthin help your eyes by protecting the central retina (also known as the macula) from blue and ultraviolet light. Consumption of zeaxanthin, with lutein, has been found in studies to reduce the chances of developing cataracts.
4. Broccoli
Broccoli and broccoli sprouts have been found to protect the retinas from damaging “free radicals.” There is a compound in broccoli called “sulphoraphane” that studies have shown naturally boosts your body's defense system against free radicals.
5. Eggs
Eggs are high in both “cysteine” and sulfur. These two substances are components of “glutathione”—a protein that acts as an antioxidant for the lenses of your eyes. Sulfur-containing compounds have been found in studies to protect against cataract formation. Egg yolks also contain lutein, and diets that are high in lutein lead to s reduced risk of developing age-related macular degeneration.
6. Garlic & Onions
Garlic and onions both contain lots of sulfur. Like eggs, the sulfurs in garlic and onions are important for the production of glutathione. Boosting glutathione levels could be a significant factor in both the prevention and the resolution of visual problems like macular degeneration, glaucoma or cataracts.
7. Tomatoes
Tomatoes contain two eye-healthy nutrients called lycopene and lutein. Both of these phytochemicals are carotenoids. You may have heard about lycopene's abilities when it comes to cancer protection, but its antioxidant capabilities could also help protect your eyes from sun damage.
8. Carrots
The saying that carrots are good for the eyes is not just an old wives' tale. Carrots are rich in beta-carotene, which is a precursor to vitamin A—a necessary nutrient for vision. Carrots are also rich in lycopene—a phytonutrient with antioxidant-protective power against UVB radiation. Carrots also contain lutein—a protective phytonutrient that is found in high concentrations in the macula, which protects it from free-radical damage.
9. Blueberries
Eating blueberries may help reduce the amount of eye fatigue that you experience. Blueberries contain the eye-healthy carotenoids lutein and zeaxanthin. Blueberries also contain “anthocyanins.” Anthocyanins are eye-nourishing phytonutrients that have been shown to improve night vision. They also contain the “flavonoids” “rutin,” “resveratrol” and “quercitin,” which may help prevent the onset of macular degeneration. Last but not least, blueberries contain both selenium and zinc—two minerals that are necessary for proper vision.
10. Fatty Fish
You'll want to add some cold-water fish to your diet, too. Salmon, tuna, cod, haddock and sardines are all rich in healthy omega-3 oils. Fish are especially high in two substances called EPA and DHA. These two omega-3 fats are important for cellular health. In fact, DHA makes up 30% of the fatty acids that are found in your retinas.
E-Bonus
Two Berries That Protect Your Brain
Blackcurrants are high in vitamin C and “gamma-lineolic acid” (GLA) (a rare fatty acid that is difficult to find in foods). The GLA is found in the seeds. Concentrated blackcurrant is an effective “monamine oxidase inhibitor.” Don't worry about the name; the important thing to know is that concentrated blackcurrant can act as a natural anti-depressant. Researchers have found that these berries protect brain cells against stress—specifically, the kind that causes Alzheimer's disease. Blackcurrants may be able to prevent or delay the onset of this devastating disease.
Not many people include boysenberries in their weekly diets. Like blackcurrants, boysenberries are not readily available, but they are also excellent sources of “anthocyanins” and “polyphenols.” Scientists and nutritionists have found that the darker the berry, the more potent these compounds tend to be. Polyphenols have been found in studies to protect the brain from damage.
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Youthfulness And Beauty: Gift For All By Dr. Yoel Shahar By: Dr. Yoel Shahar
Beauty is God's fragile contribution in our life that gradually loses its charm with time. Everything that is beautiful, whether it is nature or charm in a person, tends to fade over a long period of time.(read entire article)(posted on: 2011-09-01)
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Zo Skin Health And Cosmedix Skin Care: Radical New Ways Of Looking After Your Skin! By: Vikram kumar
As we age, though we might be sad at losing our fresh-faced look and gaining wrinkles, most of us resign ourselves to the thought that there is probably not much we can do about it.(read entire article)(posted on: 2011-08-31)
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What Kind Of Career Most Likely To Get Insomnia By: Isabel
Which jobs are the most of modern society that could not make people sleep? Here is an introduction of the insomnia career.(read entire article)(posted on: 2011-08-31)
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Glominerals Makeup—a New Way Of Looking At Your Look! By: Vikram kumar
GloMinerals Makeup products are based on the entirely reasonable premise that makeup should be good for your skin.(read entire article)(posted on: 2011-08-31)
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Three Steps To Get A Good Sleep By: Isabel
There are so many tips to help people get a good sleep. But for someone who doesn't know clearly about insomnia, they are still confused how to overcome it.(read entire article)(posted on: 2011-08-31)
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Looking After Your Skin The Responsible Way With Zo Skin Health And Cosmedix Skin Care By: Vikram kumar
We all like to think of ourselves as environmentally aware when we can, don't we? But sometimes even our eco-selves can be swayed by worries that we are not treating ourselves as carefully as we are the environment, especially when our own bodies are involved.(read entire article)(posted on: 2011-08-31)
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The Health Benefits Of Drinking Milk By: Isabel
When I was a child, my mother always told me many benefits of drinking milk and compels me to drink it.(read entire article)(posted on: 2011-08-31)
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