Another trace mineral that is anything but small in its contributions to our body is iron. Sixty to seventy percent of iron present in the adult human body is found in the blood. Iron is most commonly associated with the oxygen-transporting capabilities of red blood...
I guess you could say your bladder is what keeps you going. Without this handy disposal system, toxins filtered from our blood by our liver and kidneys would back up in our body and we would become seriously ill. Our urinary system is one of the smallest systems in...
Turmeric is the common name for Curcuma longa – a plant from which turmeric is extracted from the rhizomes (the base or core of the plant). Although turmeric consists of three curcuminoids (a derivative of a curcumin), diferuloylmethane (or curcumin as it is commonly...
Introduction "If I knew I was going to live this long, I would have taken better care of myself!" - George Burns Many have searched for the fountain of youth and failed because they didn't know one very important thing; it's already within your grasp. Staying active...
Introduction Most people understand the necessity of nutrition during the early stages of life and how good nutrition can impact your health and vitality as you move through the decades. However, once in our sixties, nutrition seems to fall from the forefront of daily...
Introduction Every minute of every day our body is exposed to bacteria, viruses, and fungi that can gain entry to our body either through open areas on the skin or by being ingested via our respiratory or digestive passages. Some of these minute microbes are benign...
Allergies Allergies are the result of an overreaction of the immune system to a substance that's harmless to most people. But in some, the immune system goes into overdrive when an otherwise harmless allergen invades, resulting in symptoms that can be anywhere from...
Sodium is a mineral that is necessary to our body's health. Unfortunately, sodium has been vilified and become synonymous with salt, which is not entirely correct. Table salt is only 40% sodium and 60% chloride. Sodium has also been given a bad rap when associated...
All of us, no matter what our age, occasionally experience jogs of memory, irritations while completing normal day-to-day taskings, and changes in the way we behave and feel. It is commonly held that this is a normal part of aging as well. However, it really isn't and...
Sometimes it's hard to sit still for long periods of time without moving around. This urge to move is natural. It's a feeling that helps keep your blood and lymph fluids circulating in your body when you have to sit through a long flight or a boring movie. What's not...
Introduction What would a turkey or roast chicken dinner be without that yummy, crunchy, flavor-filled skin? Or how much would you enjoy your meat without that charbroiled strip of fat down the side of the steak? How bleak would life be if you could never taste those...
Introduction The word seems to be popping up everywhere these days. , in its simplest form, it means something we can't live without and protein is definitely one of those things. Protein occupies pride of place on a long list of nutrients that are to our health...