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Supplementing life
5/14/2008
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The role of plant nutrients and daily supplements after the age of 45.
TURNING 50, 60, 70 or even 80 isn’t what it used to be. Malaysians are living longer and enjoying life more than ever. One desire we all share is to feel good and stay healthy.
Nutrition plays a major role in determining our state of health and our susceptibility to many diseases.
While the overall improvement of dietary habits is the focus of much research on health promotion and disease prevention, healthcare professionals increasingly recognise that nutritional supplements also play an important role, especially as we age.
The August 2006 issue of Harvard Centre of Cancer Prevention (HCCP) Cancer News focused on the importance of taking multivitamin and minerals supplement daily. Along with lowering the risk of fractures and neural tube defects, you can add, among others, heart disease, colon cancer, and breast cancer.
To meet the special requiremen... read more
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supplements, nutrition, prevention, antioxidants, disease
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The Importance of Staving Off a Magnesium Deficiency
5/10/2008
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This is long but, well worth reading! All I can say is WOW....it agrees with what I've been saying! Shelly
The latest government study shows a staggering 68% of Americans do not consume the recommended daily intake of magnesium. Even more frightening are data from this study showing that 19% of Americans do not consume even half of the government's recommended daily intake of magnesium.(1) This article is an excerpt from the book "Transdermal Magnesium Therapy" by Mark Sircus AC., OMD.
'Studies show that as many as half of all Americans do not consume enough magnesium. Magnesium deficits have been tied to allergies, asthma, attention deficit disorder, anxiety, heart disease, muscle cramps and other conditions.'(2) - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
One of the great challenges in medicine today is to understand the complexity of causes that leads to the breakdown of health and the formation of serious disease. There are so many factors that si... read more
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supplements, health, prevention, minerals, disease
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Mangosteen Juice
5/9/2008
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Mangosteen contains flavonoids-plant nutrients with antioxidant properties. Among the most weell-researched health promoting chemicals in magosteen are xanthones, which exhibit potent antioxidant properties and reduce inflammation. Studies have shown that certain xanthones act as natural COX-2 inhibitors, similar to anti-inflammatory drugs such as celebrex, but xanthones do not have the toxicity risks associated with the drugs. Free-radical damage and inflammation are at the root of many chronic illnesses, such as heart disease, cancer and osteoporosis.... read more
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supplements, nutrition, free radicals, inflammation, arthritis
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