Lets talk about body odor. The first thing you should know is that the reason you have body odor, of any kind, is because of what you eat and how it is digested. As I have said before, 1/3rd of your body’s waste products are excreted through your skin and the type of food you [...]
Archive for March, 2009
Exercise Practice Makes Exercise Perfect
Posted in Anatomy, Athletic Nutrition, tagged Adenosine Triphosphate, Aerobic, Anaerobic, Anatomy, ATP, Breathing Hard, Damaged Muscles, Endurance, Endurance Training, Energy, Exercise, Fat, health, Healthy, Heart, Homeostasis, Labored Breathing, Lactate, Lactic Acid, Lactic Acid Threshold, Muscle Soreness, Muscles, Nutrients, Nutrition, Obesity, Oxygen Debt, Physically Fit, Running, Sore Muscles, Strength Training, Ventricles, VO2 Max, Weight Loss, wellness on March 30, 2009 | 11 Comments »
Physically fit people will return to normal breathing and heart rate levels more quickly than unfit people. Why is this? Well it is partly because their bodies have been stressed more often and are more “used to” inducing a quick response to bring the body back into homeostasis. Practice makes perfect, as they say, so [...]
High Fructose Corn Syrup Is NOT Fine In Moderation
Posted in Nutrition, Things To Avoid, tagged Anatomy, Blood Sugar, Candy, Corn, Corn Syrup, Cravings, diet, Disease, Enzymes, Fat, Fructose, Fruit, Genetically Modified, Genetically Modified Corn, Grains, health, Healthy, Healthy Diet, Heart Disease, HFCS, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Insulin, Leptin, Liver Disease, Mercury, Moderation, Neurological Disorders, Nutrients, Nutrition, Obesity, Processed Food, Snack, Snacking, Soda, Sweet Surprise, Sweet Tooth, Toxic, Weight Gain, Weight Loss, wellness on March 27, 2009 | 8 Comments »
The corn refiners Association would love for you to believe that it is perfectly okay to consume High Fructose Syrup (HFCS) “in moderation” but we run into a problem when you realize that HFCS is in almost every processed food, candy and soda that you can buy. What exactly is moderation when every aspect of [...]
And The Cilia Shall Be Paralyzed…
Posted in Anatomy, tagged Alternative Medicine, Anatomy, Ciggarette, Cilia, Cough, Detoxification, Disease, Expectorant herbs, health, Healthy, Herbs, Holistic, Immune System, Lung Irritants, Lungs, muco-ciliary escalator, mucociliary escalator, Mucus, Oxygen, Respiration, respiratory mucosa, Respiratory Tract, Smoker's Cough, Smoking on March 26, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The lungs are our lifeline to the world. Every cell in our body is dependent on oxygen for life and, except in rare cases, most people can’t go more than just a couple minutes without oxygen. So lets talk about the lungs and what is happening to them when a person smokes. The respiratory mucosa [...]
Isn’t There A Happy Pill That Will Make Everything Better?
Posted in Anatomy, Aromatherapy, Nutrition, tagged Aging, Alternative Medicine, Anatomy, Anti Depressant, Antidepressant, Aromatherapy, Depression, diet, Essential Oils, Exercise, health, Healthy, Healthy Diet, Herbs, Holistic, MAOI, Neurotransmitters, Nutrients, Nutrition, Obesity, Sad, Sadness, Seratonin, SSRI, Synapse, Unhappy, Vitamin D, vitamins, wellness, Wrinkles on March 24, 2009 | 11 Comments »
Depression is something that many people in our society face. Especially now days when people are unhappy with their weight, unhappy with their jobs, unhappy with their relationships and are losing all their savings in the stock market. Many people think that getting a prescription for an anti-depressant will make everything better but I think [...]
Homeostasis Refers to More Than Just The Planet
Posted in Nutrition, tagged Alkaline, Anatomy, Balance, diet, Emotional Balance, Feedback Loop, health, Healthy, Homeostasis, Hormones, Imbalance, Negative Feedback Loop, Nutrition, PH, Physiology, Positive Feedback Loop, Stress on March 23, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Today I would like to talk a little about the importance of Homeostasis as it applies to our bodies. Homeostasis is what physiologists call the ‘relative constancy of the internal environment’ which is basically a fancy way of saying that your body doesn’t like a lot of fluctuations. It is extremely important for our bodies [...]
Put The Fork Down And Step Away From The Tofu
Posted in Nutrition, Things To Avoid, tagged Allergies, diet, Disease, Fermented Soy, Fermented Soymilk, Fermented Tofu, Fresh Green Soybeans, Genetically Modified, Genetically Modified Soy, GM, health, Health Food, Healthy, Hormones, Hypothyroid, Immune System, Isoflavones, Kidney Stones, Miso, Nato, Natto, Nutrients, Nutrition, Obesity, Organic, Organic Soy, Phytic Acid, Phytoestrogens, Soy, Soy Flour, Soy Milk, Soy Nuts, Soy Protein, Soy Protein Isolate, Soy Sauce, Soy Sprouts, Soy Vegetable Oil, Soymilk, Tempeh, Thyroid, Thyroid Disease, Thyroid Gland, Tofu, Unfermented Soy, Vegan, Vegetable Oil, Vegetarian, wellness on March 20, 2009 | 5 Comments »
For everyone who thinks soy is a harmless food or even a healthy food, you may want to do some research. The first thing I would like to state is that fermented soy foods are in fact healthy but it is the processed soy foods where you are being deceived. Fermented (Healthy) Soy foods include [...]
Dry Brush Those Toxins Away
Posted in Anatomy, Nutrition, Skin Health, tagged Bath Brush, Cellulite, Detoxification, Dry Brush, Dry Brushing, Dry Skin Brush, Dry Skin Brushing, Exfoliate, Exfoliation, Fat, Fatty Deposits, Healthy Skin, Improve Circulation, Lymph, Lymph Syste, Lymphatic Circulation, Lymphatic System, Muscle Tone, Natural Bristle Brush, Nutrition, Nutritional Deficiences, Skin Brush, Toning Muscles on March 19, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The skin is our largest organ and secretes 1/3rd of our body’s waste product each day through perspiration. The health of your skin is a large reflection on the health of your internal organs so taking care of the insides with proper nutrition is extremely important if you want healthy, glowing skin. Different skin problems [...]
Is IGF-1 Really a Safe Fountain of Youth?
Posted in Anatomy, Anti-aging, Athletic Nutrition, tagged Ageing, Anti-ageing, antiageing, Athletic Endurance, Athletic Performance, Belly Fat, Body Building, Cancer, Chlorella, Colostrum, diet, Endurance, Feeling Young, Grey Hair, HGH, Human Growth Hormone, IGF-1, Insulin Growth Factor, Insulin Like Growth Factor, Looking Young, Milk, Muscle, Nutrition, rBGH, Sports, Sports Nutrition, Supplements, Tumor, Tumor Growth, Weight Lifting, Weight Loss, Wrinkles, Young, Youthfullness on March 18, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Many athletes use a substance called IGF-1 or Insulin like Growth Factor in order to improve endurance and athletic performance. It is also known as the “Anti-Ageing Supplement” or “Fountain of Youth” helping to protect the body from the ravages of age like wrinkles, sagging skin, Grey Hair, Weight Gain, etc. I decided to do [...]


