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Sleep & Your Immune System…They Work Together!

Author: Chuck Arnone

Aug 20

People, who catch cold, can recover quicker, and in some cases even prevent catching cold in the first place, as long as they help their bodies to improve it's immune system. There are some well-known ways to improve your self-defense system and there are some surprising ways that are less obvious to us. For example, when you inhale a cold virus, it inflames your nasal passages. The inflammation process causes the body to release chemicals, which include histamine. When you have a weak immune system, you are at a higher risk of catching a cold or a virus. Your immune ...
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  • Filed under: Disease & Illness, Nutrition, Supplements

    • Healthy Snacks for Busy Parents

    Author: Mari Peckham

    Aug 10

    As parents, we spend a lot of time thinking about the quality of snacks that go into our children’s mouths. But what about you? Are you snacking in a healthy manner, forgetting to eat at all, or just grabbing whatever you can get your hands on when you suddenly decide you are famished? Quick trips through the drive thru or grabbing a candy bar at the gas station limit the nutrition we are getting during the day, set unhealthy examples for our children, and can sap the energy we need to keep up with them. Here are some quick and healthy ...
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    • Do Not Ignore the Elderly and Their Nutrition!

    Author: Chuck Arnone

    Aug 1

    Nutrient deficiencies appear to increase with age. Some colleagues at the University of Iowa looked at over 400 Iowans 79 and older living independently in rural areas and found that 80 percent reported consuming inadequate amounts of four or more nutrients. When declining energy requirements are not matched by decreased caloric intake then total body fat increases. The Atkins diet leaves your body shy on some important nutrients, such as vitamin B, and also is negative for vitamins A, C and D, anti-oxidants that slow the effects of aging and calcium. Once again the lack of exercise has to enter ...
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    • Relieving Constipation: An Overview of its Causes and Symptoms

    Author: Tope Adeyemi

    Jul 24

    Constipation: An Overview of its Causes and Symptoms. Constipation is a normal occurrence that has been estimated to occur to every individual in his or her lifetime. It’s been ascertained that as we get older, we have a higher tendency to become more constipated. People above the age forty are particularly susceptible to this because they are at the peak of their lives at that period. Men in this age bracket are often achieving lots of things at this time and hence, there is usually less time for them to eat well, and exercise as they have a bust schedule. ...
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    • Your Immune System- Let It Help You Thru the Cold & Flu Season!

    Author: Chuck Arnone

    Jul 13

    This is your wakeup call for being prepared going into the fall and any time you are laid up with a cold or flu. Try and set-up a plan for your family, as it can save you a lot of time & money. Those trips to the doctor and/or emergency room, if you deal with older parents, can drain you and your family! The flu typically arrives later, in November, with the peak season from late December through early March. Odds are you'll catch a cold soon, if you haven't already this season. The average American adult catches about two to ...
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    • Weight Loss and Nutrition Go Together!

    Author: Chuck Arnone

    Jul 5

    Nutrition and weight loss are certainly important subjects and ones that you would love to learn all that you can and then jump in and start on your diet so that you can lose the weight you desire. However, I sincerely believe that dieting is not the best approach to losing weight.Knowing everything about proper nutrition is going to help you do what is necessary to lose weight. Nutrition and weight loss are plausible solutions to losing those unwanted pounds. Meditation, visualization and prayer also help. We are in the 21st century and have the luxury of liquid vitamins to ...
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    • A Healthy Immune System Can Protect You!

    Author: Chuck Arnone

    Jun 29

    Tap into the power of your immune system to avoid getting sick. You and a friend step into a crowded elevator and immediately notice two people coughing and sneezing up a storm. Within a couple of days you come down with a bad cold and blame it on that elevator ride. Yet your friend, exposed to the same germs at the same time, remains perfectly healthy. What made the difference? The power of the immune system. The strength of our immune system is what makes the difference between who stays healthy and who doesn’t. The ...
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    • You Think Soymilk is Healthy?

    Author: Dianne Gregg

    Jun 25

    Many people think of [tag-tec]soymilk[/tag-tec] as a healthy milk substitute. That’s because you read about in magazines and all the advertising about the benefits. But you shouldn’t drink it. Soymilk is bad for you. It’s an unnatural byproduct of soy that your body can’t digest without processing. If you were to eat unprocessed soy, it would cause cramping, nausea, and can cause more [tag-ice]serious health problems[/tag-ice]. Maybe you are experiencing these symptoms and never considered that it could be related to drinking soymilk. Soybeans contain toxins meant to ward off insect predators that was initially use in Asia to protect the soil. ...
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    • Fight Your Disease and Sickness with Nutrition!

    Author: Chuck Arnone

    Jun 24

    Who is at risk for getting autoimmune diseases? There are more than 80 types of autoimmune diseases and new treatments for autoimmune diseases are being studied all the time and can affect many parts of the body.  Women tend to be affected more often by autoimmune disorders; nearly 79% of autoimmune disease patients in the USA are women.  It is not known why this is the case, although hormone levels have been shown to affect the severity of some autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis. These diseases can affect connective tissue in your body (the tissue which binds together body ...
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    • Liquid Vitamins……Are They Really Necessary?

    Author: Chuck Arnone

    Jun 17

    High quality liquid vitamins and nutritional supplementation is essential to make up the deficit of nutrients in our food. The transition from pill form to liquid vitamins and minerals is taking place and the wave of the future for the health industry and nutritional supplements is liquid vitamins.  These vitamins are digested as they pass through the intestinal tracts, and the step of breaking down the pills is eliminated.  Liquid Vitamins are much better absorbed than pill vitamins while pills are more taxing on your digestive system and much harder to swallow! They also help you achieve better health much ...
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