b>Our eyesight is a precious sense...
We often take our eyesight for granted, specially when we are
young; but as we age, we become more and more interested in
preserving it. More money is spent on dietary supplements for
eye health than for nearly any other supplement category, except
for weight loss.
Until recently, age-related macular degeneration (AMD) was a
discouraging eye disorder. Most patients were told that nothing
could be done to improve their vision. Scientific studies now
show ...
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Taking a megadose of vitamins for preventive health is still
being researched. There are hopes that certain vitamins will be
proven to prevent certain diseases and disorders from
developing. Yet, there are many in the medical community who
believe that vitamin supplementation will never take the place
of modern medicine, and "miracle"statements will never be made
about vitamins.
However, what cannot be disputed are the medicinal properties
found in vitamins, and more specifically in ...
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Question : I HAVE two big white patches on my neck. I am worried
that these patches will spread to other parts of my body. I have
consulted many doctors and was told that I have vitiligo. I'm
only given creams to apply on the patches. May I know what is
the cause and what can I do?
Answer : VITILIGO occurs when the skin's pigment-producing
cells, the melanocytes, stop producing pigment and white patches
come out as a result. Any part of the body may be affected.
Common areas of involvement are ...
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Psoriasis is a skin disease that is constant and never ending.
It can be recognized by red patches of skin that are covered
with white scales. People with Psoriasis usually have this red
scaling looking rash on various parts of their body including
the genitals, ears, elbows, knees, bell button, bottom and even
the scalp.
There are over five million people in the United States that
have been diagnosed with Psoriasis. This cause of Psoriasis is
from hasty replication of skin cells that ...
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Many people believe that eating a well balanced diet provides
all the vitamins and minerals necessary for good health. In
ideal circumstances, this is the case, but in reality there are
many reasons why you may need vitamin supplements to cope with
living in the twentieth century environment. Taking vitamins
when required is a safe method of optimizing your dietary
sources of nutrients, providing you follow the instructions on
product labels.
1. Poor Digestion
Even when your food intake is ...
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Aging, a steady decline
The History of the world is filled with stories of individuals
trying to find eternal youth. Wealthy people going to private
centers for magic elixirs. Many individuals taking megadoses of
certain vitamins, drink green tea, use coenzyme Q10 etc, hoping
to find the "fountain of youth". Lets take a closer look and see
what happens to our bodies as we age.
Time,our worst enemy
Growth Hormone declines steadily at the age of 31 and at the
rate of 14% per decade. Along with ...
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Question : I HAVE white patches on both my hands and forehead.
Please help.
Answer : YOU may be suffering from a skin condition known as
vitiligo, resulting from the loss of pigment which produces
white patches. Commonly affected are the face, lips, hands,
arms, legs and genital areas. About half the people who develop
vitiligo do so before the age of 20 and about one-fifth have a
family member with this condition.
It may be an autoimmune process (the body makes antibodies to
its own pigment ...
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Cancer is a process that has always effected animals, it is just
as common in domestic and farm animals, birds and fishes as it
is in humans. Western scientific medicine has been effective in
minimising infectious diseases. Many of us are living longer and
cancer has almost been accepted as a normal feature of the
ageing process. But statistics do not bear this out. The
incidence of cancer is increasing in all age groups.
Because cancer cells take some time to grow to a stage where
they are a ...
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Staying young and beautiful is an important factor in many of
our lives. The thought of getting old, wrinkly and losing our
faculties is rather daunting to say the least.
Scientists who have studied aging are now saying that your
genes only have 40 percent of the deciding factor to how old you
look and feel, the rest is due to what you eat, drink and your
state of mind. According to these studies, this means you can
delay aging symptoms by years, simply by taking small steps to
improve your ...
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Prescription eyeglasses are manufactured in a variety of
materials. The most basic is the glass lens. The glass lens is
by far the best in absorbing ultraviolet light. It comes in
several different colors and is, of course, scratch resistant.
It is also one of the least expensive. The downfall to the glass
lens is the weight of a pair of prescription eyeglasses made of
glass. They are also very breakable and have to undergo a
heat-treated process to ensure durability.
Another material used to ...
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