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Nutritional Aspects of Vitamin A and Carotenoids Historical

Nutritional Aspects of Vitamin A and Carotenoids Historical

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Vitamin A was discovered in the early 1900s by McCollum and colleagues at the University of Wisconsin and independently by Osborne and Mendel at Yale. Both groups were studying the effects of diets made from purified protein and carbohydrate sources, such as casein and rice flour, on the growth and survival of young rats. They observed that growth...

Ways to Help You Enjoy Your Detox Plan

Ways to Help You Enjoy Your Detox Plan

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Be a BookwormFirst think first: make sure you have a good supply of magazines, newspaper and book to keep your mind occupied. Your detox plan could be the big chance to catch up on all the reading you have been desperate to do.Pen a NoteIs there someone out there you have not written to in a long time? Now is the moment to put pen to paper, when your...

Diabetes Insipidus

Diabetes Insipidus

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Diabetes insipidus is a condition in which the kidneys are unable to conserve water.Endocrine glands release hormones (chemical messengers) into the bloodstream to be transported to various organs and tissues throughout the body. For instance, the pancreas secretes insulin, which allows the body to regulate levels of sugar in the blood. The thyroid...

The Wonder of Detoxing

The Wonder of Detoxing

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If an alien landed on earth and wanted to know all about the latest health and beauty trends, the worlds 'detox' would be on everybody's lips. It's the all natural way to look and feel healthy without having to spend a fortune. Gone are the days when only face lift would do - now we've got better options and eternal you this not the only...

THE UNIVERSALITY OF HUMOR AND LAUGHTER

THE UNIVERSALITY OF HUMOR AND LAUGHTER

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Humor and laughter are a universal aspect of human experience, occurring in all cultures and virtually all individuals throughout the world (Apte, 1985; Lefcourt, 2001). Laughter is a distinctive, stereotyped pattern of vocalization that is easily recognized and quite unmistakable (Provine and Yong, 1991). Although different cultures have their own...

Introduction to the Psychology of Humor

Introduction to the Psychology of Humor

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We all know what it is like to experience humor. Someone tells a joke, relates an amusing personal anecdote, makes a witty comment or an inadvertent slip of the tongue, and we are suddenly struck by how funny it is. Depending on how amusing we perceive the stimulus to be, it might cause us to smile, to chuckle, or to burst out in peals of convulsive...

Get more advantage by consuming your daily fruits

Get more advantage by consuming your daily fruits

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The very first if you had your own idea to buy some fruit in the market, you must be picky every time you put down your selecting fruit on your basket. Make sure to see the form of the fruit closely, it will easily to notice which one is the fresh one. Do not make your own decision to buy some, make sure you bring friend or family to ask for advice....

Future of genetic engineering

Future of genetic engineering

Gene therapy, genetic engineering, gene swops. Lastest research. Animal and human science of genes. How genes are reprogrammed. How scientists use genes to cure disease or create new plants and animals. Transgenic pigs. New genes in health and medicine to cure disease. Comment by Dr Patrick Dixon, physician, Futurist, author of The Genetic Revolution...

The Diet

The Diet

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For the next six weeks, follow these six simple guidelines.For the next six weeks, you can create any meals you like as long as you follow these six simple guideline. That’s all—there’s no need to count calories or fat grams.1. Eat protein and fruit and/or vegetables at every meal.To supply all the amino acids you need to maximize muscle tone, have...

10 Years Thinner

10 Years Thinner

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Want to reverse age-related weight gain? There’s no magic pill. But there is a magic plan. Follow this 6-week diet-and-exercise program, created by Christine Lydon, MD, and you’ll wipe out 15 pounds—and look a decade younger.You want to lose a few pounds. And you’d love to look younger. To help you on both counts, Health teamed up with fitness-and-weight-loss...

The Perfect Pregnancy Weight

The Perfect Pregnancy Weight

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No more eating for two in the new guidelines for a healthy baby.Gaining 35 pounds during pregnancy used to be the standard. Now the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology recommends 20 to 25 pounds at most, says Frances Crites, M.D., an OB-GYN at Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas: “Patients were getting enormous, which led to delivery problems.”...

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Being overweight can up your risk for certain diseases.Heart DiseasesIf you’re 40-something and overweight—even if you have normal blood pressure and cholesterol— you’re much more likely to get heart disease as you get older. Researchers at Northwestern University studied almost 18,000 people for 32 years and found that the obese were 43 percent more...

Leprosy

Leprosy

What is leprosy?Leprosy is a bacterial disease of the skin and nervous system caused by Mycobacterium leprae. The two main types of leprosy are called lepromatous and tuberculoid. Tuberculoid leprosy is not related to tuberculosis.Who gets leprosy?Leprosy is usually found in South Asia, Southeast Asia, tropical Africa and some areas of Latin America....

How to set up a healthy sleep environment

How to set up a healthy sleep environment

Insomnia is a common condition. Most people will have an occasional bout of sleeplessness due to temporary stress, worry, or irregular schedule. However, when the inability to sleep well continues for weeks or months, it can become a health problem.If you have chronic insomnia, it may be caused by an underlying factor such as depression, anxiety, or...

WHAT IS INSOMNIA

WHAT IS INSOMNIA

Insomnia is the perception or complaint of inadequate or poor-quality sleep because of one or more of the following:difficulty falling asleepwaking up frequently during the night with difficulty returning to sleepwaking up too early in the morningunrefreshing sleepInsomnia is not defined by the number of hours of sleep a person gets or how long it...

The Right Regiment for You

The Right Regiment for You

You've discussed your symptoms and risk factors with your doctor, you've done some research, and you've decided to take hormone therapy (HT)1. Before you take any pills, apply patches, or rub in creams, you need the answers to some questions: What should you take, how much should you take, and when should you take it?What to TakeWhile there is no set...

Estrogen for Younger Looking Skin

Estrogen for Younger Looking Skin

Estrogen and Skin-AgingWell-known for its influence on osteoporosis and mood, estrogen also appears to exert strong influence on aging of the skin. Estrogen receptors are located in the skin, and studies show that estrogen increases the activity of skin fibroblasts, cells that produce collagen. Collagen is the connective tissue that adds ''plumpness''...

Hormones and Aging

Hormones and Aging

Hormones are powerful chemical messengers produced by your body that tell your cells what to do, and regulate every organ and major body system. Hormones affect everything from your ability to fall asleep, to your mood, thinking ability, cholesterol level, response to stress, and the speed at which you age.As we age, hormone levels decline, creating...

Glaucoma

Glaucoma

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