May 27th, 2009 in healthy food | No Comments »
The Acai Berry is being touted as the antioxidant dietary supplement. There are good reasons why many people use this antioxidant dietary supplement. I am going to go over some of the reasons you should try them.
Your body is full of free radicals. These free radicals roam around your body and damage your cells. I won’t go over the mechanics of this, but suffice it to say, these are bad. If you want more details, I recommend trying Wikipedia or WebMD.
Free radicals are neutralized by antioxidants. However, in the process of neutralizing a free radical, the antioxidant is destroyed. This means you have to keep replenishing the supply of antioxidants in your body.
You can get more antioxidants by eating fruits or vegetables that are rich with antioxidants. Below are some fruits and vegetables and how much antioxidants they have in them. I can’t tell you exactly what ORAC is, but more is better so you want to have higher values if you are trying to get more antioxidants.
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May 5th, 2009 in healthy tips | No Comments »
Myths, half-truths and wives’ tales persist in medicine. Sometimes doctors and nurses believe things that aren’t true or at least are unproven. That’s the focus of a new book, “Don’t Swallow Your Gum! Myths, Half-Truths and Outright Lies About Your Body and Health,”
by Dr. Aaron E. Carroll and Dr. Rachel C. Vreeman.
INSERT DESCRIPTION Two doctors tackle medical myths.
Dr. Carroll and Dr. Vreeman, both from the Indiana University School of Medicine, have written a lot about medical myths and misunderstandings. In December 2007, the pair published an article in the British Medical Journal about seven medical myths even doctors believe. A year later, they identified six medical myths for the holiday season.
Now, “Don’t Swallow Your Gum” offers a fun collection of numerous medical myths that are likely familiar to most of us. The book is organized to focus on various types of myths, including myths about your body (you should poop at least once a day), myths about disease and illness (cold weather makes you sick), myths about sex and pregnancy (twins skip a generation) and myths about what we eat and drink (gum stays in your stomach for seven years.)
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