Take Back Your Life 4Written by Stephen Ayers
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Here in 21st Century, we prefer to eat and profess virtues of fresh foods as opposed to heavily processed versions when we consider what will best support our good health and help to maintain out desired state of wellness. If fresh food supplies are not available or are lacking in nutrition we need, then freeze-drying is best method for preserving many nutrients. And of course, whole food extracts are preferable to high-dose single-nutrient supplementation. Supplementation with whole-food extracts can and do provide necessary and beneficial nutrients that support good health, prevention of disease, and wellness. Today we know that there are thousands of nutrients, and we are just beginning to understand complexities by which beneficial nutrients protect and support our bodies. But we do know one thing for sure. And that is that we need antioxidants to maintain health and wellness. The main and most urgent reason why we need to provide antioxidant protection through dietary means can be summed up in two words: heart disease. Heart disease is number one killer throughout entire developed world. It is also number one killer of American adults. Heart disease accounts for more than 40% of all deaths and costs over $286 billion in health care expenses and lost productivity. Today, about 61 million Americans are coping with problems related to this disease. Life expectancy would increase by almost 10 years if we could, somehow, get rid of this cause of premature death. While some risk factors, such as genetic predisposition, gender, and age cannot be altered, most can. Good dietary practices, maintaining an appropriate body weight, eliminating abuse of alcohol, drugs, and tobacco will help reduce risk, but antioxidant protection is essential also. It has also been shown that individuals with increased blood levels of homocysteine, an amino acid that can be converted in body into glutathione, an important cellular antioxidant are at significantly higher risk of developing heart disease. This is especially true if adequate blood levels of folic acid, vitamin B6, and vitamin B12 do not exist to make possible this conversion. This results in rising homocysteine levels which then can lead to blood clotting, narrowing of arteries, and toxicity to blood vessel lining cells. What can be done? The best available dietary practices can derive increased benefit from supplementation. Many of most beneficial nutrients are those found in foods most commonly lacking in typical diet: whole grains and fresh fruits and vegetables. Antioxidant nutrients can be beneficial because they reduce risk of atherosclerosis. Other dietary nutrients can help maintain or lower blood pressure, total blood cholesterol and LDL cholesterol, lipid, and homocysteine levels and elevate blood HDL cholesterol levels. Some of vitamins and other nutrients that constitute good antioxidant and healthy heart protection are: vitamins C, E, B6, B12, Magnesium, L-Arginine, Folic Acid, Garlic, Grape extract, Hawthorn Berry extract, Taurine, Trimethylglycine, Alpha-Lipoic Acid, N-acetyl-L-Cysteine, and Coenzyme Q-10. These nutrients are contained in some fresh foods as well as dietary supplements. If you are supplementing, make sure you obtain supplements that are food formed so that your body will be able to recognize and utilize these good things. And remember that more is not necessarily better. There is a synergistic relationship at work here. Very few supplements are produced and marketed with synergy in mind, but they are out there. Go find them. Common sense must prevail when considering supplementation. A dietary supplement is intended to supplement an already healthy diet. And amount of supplements taken should probably be adjusted if foods containing these nutrients are eaten regularly. Finally, anyone under care of a physician for heart-related issues should share their dietary habits, including their supplement use, with their physician. However, your health is ultimately in your hands. Remember to move your body, eat well, supplement wisely, and TAKE BACK YOUR LIFE!
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| | 6 Steps to Super-Sexy, Summer Skin!Written by Yvonne Finn
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Step four: After your facial, you will want to maintain your fresh, clean,glowing skin. Make sure you have right products for your skin type. Then your routine should take between 3-5 minutes, morning and evening. Any less and you're not doing enough, any longer, you'll soon get fed up and don't do it at all! Step five: Gently exfoliate and clean days dirt and dead cells from your skin, every day! There are facial scrubs and face cloths, but I prefer to use my fingers, as they give me more control over pressure that I apply, especially on my face and around eye area. Remember skin works hard but can be very easily damaged by too much rough handling! Step six: Moisturize, moisturize, moisturize! Day and night, you must moisturize your skin with proper formula for your skin type ( Dry, Oily, Normal, Combination). As well, in daytime, use skin care products with highest SPF(Sun protection factor). One of surest way to age your skin is to allow it to become dried out. This why moisturzers are such an important component of your skin care regimen. Moisturizers, don't really provide moisture, as much as they lock it in! You supply moisture by drinking enough water to hydrate your skin and right moisturizer will lock it in, giving you young looking, glowing, radiant, wrinkle-free skin for years!
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