Understanding NutritionWritten by Dave Saunders
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What happens when cells of your body are missing parts? You eat to provide your cells with nourishment. It's not just about calories. That nourishment is collection of parts every cell in your body needs to function properly. You provide your cells with parts and those parts are assembled according to instructions in your DNA to create a variety of finished products. That could include new cells, of which there are many kinds, anti bodies to fight disease, neurotransmitters to carry signals between nerves, and hormones to regulate your body. So again, there are beneficial raw materials in foods, which our bodies use, and need, to carry out vital cellular functions. These functions keep us alive. These functions combat disease. These functions allow us to heal. These functions allow our cells to build new cells and all of other finished materials that are necessary for normal life and optimal health. And these raw materials are called nutrients. We eat to give our body access to nutrients. Sadly, our food does not contain nutrients it once had in abundance, so it is necessary to supplement a good diet with quality nutritional supplementation to ensure that our cells do not suffer from a parts deficiency. We should still strive to have a good diet, from as many whole foods as possible, with supplementation being a means to supplement, not substitute, benefits of a good diet.
Dave Saunders is a certified nutritional educator, wellness coach, member of the American International Association of Nutritional Education (AIANE) and author. He is also the host of a weekly, nation-wide telephone lecture on health and nutrition. For additional information, please visit www.glycoboy.com or www.glycowellness.com or email Dave at dave@glycoboy.com
| | Stop Snoring. Learn How To Stop Snoring. No More Loud zzzzzzz PeriodWritten by Robert Walker
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If a person has very unbalanced sleeping habits during week, it can result in development of very significant respiratory instability during sleep. It's that simple: unstable sleeping patterns lead to unstable breathing. Therefore, all you need to do is regulate your sleep by getting at least 7.5 hours of it per night. Sometimes, this is all that is required. Medical problems Anything that can lead to a blockage of nose, throat, or lungs potentially plays a role in development of OSA. Pertinent nasal problems include allergies to air-borne particles such as animal dander, and dryness of nose because of a wood-burning stove. Factors that can block throat include large tonsils, large adenoids, excessive amounts of fatty tissue, and at times, enlargement of some of complex tissue at back of throat. In these cases, surgery can help by removing unwanted or excess tissue. Snoring can also be a symptom of diabetes or hypothyroidism. Therefore, sometimes best treatment for snoring and apnea is to go to source of problem and treat medical problem itself. lifestyle before surgery On a final note, if you are an excessive snorer, and constantly get complaints from friends and loved ones, look at your lifestyle very carefully first. Try changing some bad habits to good ones, and exercise more. As long as your doctor determines that your snoring is not stemming from apnea (a disorder where snorer stops breathing for seconds. here are some natural snoring suggested tips for alleviating your predicament: Sew an object (i.e., a tennis ball) into pajama top near small of your back in order to make it uncomfortable to sleep on your back. For at least two to three hours before bedtime, don't drink alcohol or take sleeping pills, antihistamines, or tranquilizers. They depress central nervous system and make your tongue floppy and throat muscles loose. Add some humidity to your bedroom. A dry throat tends to vibrate more than one that's moist. Try putting a container of water near your radiator. Use extra pillows to raise your head and align your airway. Try not to eat dairy products before bedtime because some people notice a build-up of mucus that can interfere with breathing. Try taking honey (chew honeycomb or swallow a couple of spoonfuls of liquid) daily for a few weeks. Have someone you sleep with, or your roommate, roll you over onto your side when you start to snore If after all this, you still snore excessively, then I suggest you go see a physician or a nose, ear and throat specialist. Always make surgery your last resort. Even though proven to be safe, surgery can still do damage to your pockets, when all you needed to do was quit smoking or join a gym.Here are more health hints... http://todays-man-health-advocate.com
Robert is a health information marketer and writer.Get more health information for men at http://todays-man-health-advocate.com
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