Archive for November, 2010

Emotions have a connection to disease. Modern medicine must realize they have to treat the person rather than the condition. What seems surprising is the amazing ability of the mind and emotions to interact with all the systems in the body. The secret to health may lie in our emotional make-up. The whole body approach to health must include our mental status, and emotional make-up.

Studies

A study conducted by Leslie Kerr, Ph D, associate professor of biology and psychology at Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, and colleagues, examining the effects of stress and other social experiences on cancer development.

Young mice that experience the psychosocial stress or prolonged separation from their mothers had a higher incidence and faster onset of breast tumors compared with young mice that did not experience this stressful life event. They developed tumors twice as fast.

There are observations in humans that back this up. Stress seems to be a factor in a recurrence of the condition.

Another study of nearly 70,000 women found a clear association between abuse in childhood and adolescence and type 2 diabetes in adult women. Much of this can be attributed to a greater weight gain in girls who have been abused. The weight can account for only 60 percent of the incident of type 2 diabetes.

It doesn’t take rocket science to understand that stress can do you in. When under stress it is hard to feel great. All healing wisdom calls for stress control. Depression, and anxiety, is known to cause poor appetite, overeating, irritability, aches and pains, and fatigue.

The idea is simple your whole-body suffers when you are stressed. The physical and emotional are intertwined. The immune system responds to the hormones you release. Mental burnout takes a toll on the body. So how can anyone think emotions aren’t tied to physical conditions.
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Mushrooms  protect your health. This is one of the best keep secrets.Mushrooms are among the many foods thought to play an important role in keeping the immune system healthy. Now, Agricultural Research Service (ARS)-funded scientists have conducted an animal-model and cell-culture study showing that white button mushrooms enhanced the activity of critical cells in the body’s immune system. In the United States, white button mushrooms represent 90 percent of the total mushrooms consumed.

There is higher consumer awareness of the value of some of the more basic plant food. The fuzzy thinking of our health care providers devalue these small gems. Mushrooms trumps open the jar and pop a pill mentality for health.

Healing miracles happen when people shape their own path. Understanding this and being aware of the ability of plant food to flush, protect and eliminate unhealthy accumulated toxins, the magic of mushrooms will make sense.

Study

A study conducted at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (HNRCA) at Tufts University by center director Simn Meydadi, colleague Dayong Wu, and others. The results may show that white button mushrooms promote immune function by increasing production of antiviral and other proteins that are released while seeking to protect and repair tissue

How many drugs can do this withour side effects. Also, mushrooms are a rich source of riboflavin, niacin, and selenium. Selenium is an antioxidant that works with vitamin E to protect cells from free radicals. The most commonly eaten mushroom is the white button mushroom.

The latest findings show that white button mushrooms can reduce the risk of breast cancer and prostate cancer. An extract of white button mushrooms decrease cell proliferation and decreased tumor size in a dose-dependent way. The chemo-protective effect can be seen with an intake of about 100 grams (3.5 ozs) of mushrooms per day.

Shiitake mushrooms have have been used by the Chinese and Japanese to treat colds and Flu. A beta-glucan isolated from the body of shiitake mushrooms, appears to stimulate the immune system, helps fight infection, and also demonstrates ant-tumor activity.

There are many different organic and wild-harvested mushrooms that work their magic when placed on our dinner plates. The key to vibrant health is to use common foods that have uncommon abilities to build a strong immune system and promote overall health.

Beauty from within means what is inside counts. While some think it is good to use surgery and other appearance enhancing methods, the real trigger of beauty is your health. A holistic approach will that promotes well being is the best place to start. The move toward optimal health will have you reaping the benefits both on the inside and outside.

What provides the nutrition for your body is what provides the nutrition for your hair, nails, and epidermis. When you feel better you look better, when you look better you feel better. Along with phytonutrients, vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, amino acids, hydration, and essential fatty acids comes a younger looking appearance.

Rejuvenating Nutrients

The rejuvenating affects of replacing faux foods with premium ingredient fresh foods, are well know. Foods that extol beauty benefits are ones that help you retain the supple and young-looking appearance. Lycopene which is in tomatoes and other fruits and vegetables helps protect against sun damage. It only takes small amounts of daily sun exposure to start skin damage. Since the sun supplies vitamin D the best way to protect your skin is not by hiding in your house, but to supply your body with the right nutrients.

Vitamin E protects cell membranes and seems to play and important role in skin aging because of its antioxidant properties. Vitamin C provides sun protection. The B vitamins consist of eight different water-soluble vitamins that are found in many foods. Vitamin B3 is being examined for its role as an effective treatment for several skin conditions from acne to hype pigmentation (dark spots). To get the synergistic effects of antioxidants you have to eat a variety of whole foods. Since it is known that the two most important forms of vitamin A studied for protecting the skin from UV-damage are retinols, and carotenoids, Retinol is in liver, milk and eggs. These have the most biologically active form of the vitamin. Carotenoids are found in fruits and vegetables, such as the carrot.

Getting the adequate daily done of vitamins and minerals that support health can only come from what you eat. There is an enormous opportunity for consumers to shop for beauty in the produce department of grocery stores, farmer markets and farms that raise grass fed animals. Here you will find the micronutrients in the right combinations and proportions that benefit the body. It is the natural and best way to expose your inner beauty. .