Everyone - healthy or unhealthy - has bacteria, viruses, and cancer cells in their bodies. However, not everyone presents symptoms of these medical issues. The reason is differences in immunity. Some people have a high immunity, some have a low immunity, and others are deficient in the antigen which defends their body from foreign bodies.As you age, your immune system lowers. You may start experie...

Lauren Hutton is an American actress, and she is sixty seven years old.  Before becoming a movie star she was a model for the Ford Modeling Agency.Lauren Hutton has been revered  all her life for her natural beauty.  Today, her beautiful skin is not from plastic surgery, but from a healthy lifestyle. Being natural is very important to her. She stays out of the sun, eats organic food...

People at the age of forty and older notice difficulty in remembering, a slower reaction time, and a dullness to their mentality. People make jokes, and call it a “senior moment." However, there is no reason why you have to have a fuzzy brain.  A brain is like a muscle that needs exercise. When you’re passive, don’t read, and don’t think, then you’re going to lose mental sharpness.  Or, ...

This information comes from the NYTimes.com blog that has been published March 25, 2010. The blog discloses what a Congressional investigative report has revealed. Sellers of ginseng have made false claims of their product’s ability to cure cancer and diabetes. Claims of ginkgo biloba curing Alzheimer’s Disease are false, as well. Another false claim is that garlic will lower blood pressure. In ad...

Loose government regulations have allowed people who market products on television to say anything that they want. This blog deals specifically with televised infomercials. The Dietary Health Supplement and Education Act of 1994 or DHSEA essentially says that people who purchase dietary supplements are intelligent people who do not need governmental guidance. Consequently, people who market supple...

The Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act or DSHEA of 1994 makes it legal for the Food and Drug Administration or FDA not to regulate diet supplements. The thinking behind this bill is that people who take supplements are educated and informed. An intelligent consumer will read on their own to determine which supplement is safe and which supplement is not safe. Therefore, the FDA need not re...

Hormones differentiate men from women. It follows, then,  that it is hormones which cause men and women to react differently to stress. Women get more overwhelmed from stress than men do. Because of hormones, when women get stressed, they get very upset. When men get stressed, they lose interest. Nevertheless, in both men and women, the hormone corti-s-o-l is released. The Mayo Clinic calls c...

CoQ10 is an anti-oxidant that is naturally produced in you body. As you age, however, the levels of CoQ10 decrease. As a result, your heart is vulnerable and in some cases you may be at risk of cancer, especially breast cancer. A healthy diet will provide you with CoQ10. The website EliminateYourCancer.com lists the foods which contain this essential mineral. There are also CoQ10 supplements which...

Don't be duped by the television ads that show relief for  fibromyalgia. The medicine that the ads promote don't work. Conventional medicines seem to be ineffective in relieving the pain. Fortunately, people are getting good results with alternative treatments.People get relief from fibromyalgia with a full body massage and exercising 30 minutes each day. Also, you can supplement your diet wi...