OUR HEALTH AND FOOD: July 2015

Wednesday, July 29, 2015

6 Causes of High Cholesterol

Cholesterol is a thick substance that can be found in the blood. While some cholesterol is good—your body actually needs it to build healthy cells—having very high cholesterol can have a negative impact on your heart, eventually leading to heart disease, according to the Mayo Clinic. In some situations this can result in fatty deposits building up in the blood vessels, making it more difficult for blood to flow through the arteries.

And so there’s no denying it: having high cholesterol is a very dangerous situation. The good news is that there are many ways to keep your cholesterol down. But it’s important you understand the causes of high cholesterol before setting out to lower it…

Diabetes Resource Center

Sadly, as we get older evil forces conspire against us to make losing weight more difficult.

An ulcer is like a nasty canker sore (or crater) that typically develops either on the lining of the stomach (a gastric or peptic ulcer) or at the opening of the small intestine in the duodenum (a duodenal or peptic ulcer). Ulcers occur due to an imbalance of digestive juices or if the stomach lining suffers some form of damage (i.e., alcoholism).

If you have back, hip or knee pain, you probably have tried methods of getting relief. You might have tried anti-inflammatory over-the-counter medication like Ibuprofen or painkillers like Tylenol, but you might be able to get some relief simply by performing exercises that work those muscles and are intended to stretch out the ligaments.

10 Warning Signs of Lung Cancer

Even though lung cancer kills approximately 1.3 million people each year, the disease is not a definite death sentence. Those diagnosed early stand a 50-percent greater chance of survival over those whose undiagnosed cancer spreads to other organs throughout the body.

Any of the following ten early warning signs of lung cancer could save your life if detected early…

Did you know that there are approximately 25 million Americans who are living with problems with their thyroids? More alarmingly, more than half of those people don’t even know that there is a problem. Are you one of them?

While approximately 59-million people in the US suffer from thyroid issues—the great majority aren’t even aware they have a problem. However, when the thyroid (the butterfly-shaped gland in the neck) is dysfunctional, it can cause an array of health issues—including weight gain, depression, sexual dysfunction, depression, heart disease, and extreme fatigue. That’s why it’s vital to determine if you have any of the following common symptoms that might indicate a thyroid condition…

In today’s culture, everyone seems to be constantly plugged into some device, be it a computer, laptop, tablet or smartphone. Sedentary lifestyles inevitably result in thousands of hours spent with your body resembling a human question mark—head jutting forward, shoulders are rounding and stomachs getting closer to your knees.

One Simple Exercise Can Cleanse Your Lymphatic System

Your lymphatic system likes sunsets and long walks on the beach. Are you ready to take it out? Because that’s the best way to cleanse it.

I’ll begin this article by stating the obvious: I am not a dentist and I don’t pretend to be. However, I talk with women all over the globe every week about breast cancer – as I coach them on my program which involves the ‘7 essentials’ of breast cancer prevention and treatment. One of the fundamental questions I ask them is: “Do you have root canals?”

Drinking water all by itself is a way to help flush the body of toxins on a daily basis, but with a few simple ingredients you can transform water into detox water and get even more benefit from it. This is something you can do each day, or as part of a more broad detoxing strategy. Each one of the ingredients listed here will provide slightly different benefits, so be sure to choose it according to the particular goal you have.

Researchers from the School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio have found evidence that directly links disrupted metabolism (energy production in cells) to a common and often fatal type of lymphoma. The finding was announced Thursday (July 16) in Nature Communications.

I know from experience that itchy skin, in specific eczema, can be a huge burden on your life. It is not only irritating but also very noticeable and sometimes painful. There are many ways in which you can deal with this issue, especially if you are looking for a quick and powerful solution.

Like most people, I grew up with weakness for sweet food. Before I started wearing my nutritionist hat, I would have opted for flavoured yoghurt over plain, I would choose jam over Marmite and have a drizzle of maple syrup wherever possible.

If you are worried about the accumulated fat in your blood and cholesterol levels, this article is the real deal for you. Fat tends to accumulate in blood mostly due to unhealthy lifestyle, but sometimes it may simply be a matter of genetics. Normal cholesterol levels range between 4.60 and 6.20 mmol/L.

The function and the health of the body are significantly affected by the condition of the colon. It has one of the most important roles in the human body.

Our bodies are similar to pools in two ways: pools and humans are both bodies of water (pun very much intended), and we both have a pH level that needs to be monitored and maintained. pH stands for power of Hydrogen and shows the levels of Hydrogen ions in a given body .