Month: November 2011
Fibromyalgia — Amino Acids, Msm and Enzymes
It has been discovered that people with fibromyalgia almost always have a protein deficiency which in turn causes an enzyme deficiency as the body uses the amino acids from proteins to manufacture enzymes. Enzymes in turn are used for almost all functions in the body. Studies have also shown that people with fibromyalgia have a sulfur deficiency.
Also prevalent as one of the symptoms of fibromyalgia is hypoglycemia or the inability of the body to metabolize carbohydrates. This symptom is also connected to protein deficiency or the body’s inability to break down protein into amino acids. The pancreas needs these amino acids to produce enzymes so your body can digest the foods you eat. Kind of a “catch 22” sort of situation. When there is an enzyme deficiency foods are not digested properly and your body becomes nutrient deficient.
Proteins when digested properly break down into amino acids. These amino acids are involved in creating enzymes, the growth, repair and maintenance of body tissues, balancing blood sugar, digesting food, the proper functioning of the immune system and the production of hormones
So, when you are protein deficient it causes a huge problem for your body. Fibromyalgia is one of the ways this deficiency manifests itself.
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Kathy Love is the creator and webmaster for natural-cure-remedy.com where she has compiled information about natural cures and remedies for various health problems and ailments. For more information about fibromyalgia, go to her Fibromyalgia page.
Obesity: Exercise Encourages Healthy Diet, sense of Fullness
| … a person to resist food temptations). "When exercise is added to a weight–loss diet, treatment of obesity is more successful and the diet is adhered to in the long run," Miguel Alonso Alonso, a researcher at Harvard University said in a statement. … See all stories on this topic » |
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What is the Caveman Diet? Is it a Healthy Diet Option?
The amount of fiber from plant foods creates better heart health, lower risks for certain cancers. If anyone is overweight the changes in the diet will cause weight loss as well. One study took a group of generally healthy people and put them on the …
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Medical: Why is weight loss hard?
They studied 50 overweight or obese patients without diabetes and entered them in a weight–loss program that uses a very low-calorie diet intended to have them shed at least 10 percent of their weight. Researchers measured nine hormones related to …
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Mid-Morning Snacks May Thwart Diets
"If you start snacking in the morning, you might be eating more throughout the day and taking more food in." Smart snacking can be part of a sound weight–loss plan, McTiernan noted. The timing of snacks, frequency of eating them and quality of snacks …
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Glucosamine And Chondroitin Sulfate Plus For Stronger Bones
As one grows old, the cartilages in the joints of our body undergo a continuous process of breakdown and repair. Glucosamine chondroitin supplements are helpful in repairing our joints by providing new blocks of cartilage. Glucosamine is a precursor of glycosaminoglycan, which is a major component of joint cartilage and chondroitin sulphate is an important structural component of cartilage, which is essential for its resiliency. Glucosamine and chondroitin are believed to repair damaged cartilage, prevent cartilage degeneration, and stimulate the production of new cartilage. It is also believed to preserve joint integrity, and in effect stop osteoarthritis in its tracks.
The human body is capable of manufacturing both glucosamine and chondroitin sulphate readily. But the level of production of these two compounds might decrease as a person ages or in conditions like osteoarthritis. So, the strategy in supplementation is to increase the basic level of these two compounds in the body. The synthesis of glucosamine and chondroitin requires a substantial amount of sulphate. Glucosamine chondroitin supplements have glucosamine chondroitin & msm, where the MSM (methyl sulphonyl methane, an organic form of sulphur) functions as a natural source of sulphur.
The effect of these three supplements, glucosamine, chondroitin & msm, working together is believed to be much greater than one or two compounds taken separately. The glucosamine sulphate tablets also have fewer side effects than commonly used steroids that are used to relieve pain. So, taking these glucosamine chondroitin supplements is much safer for the digestive system.
Glucosamine chondroitin supplements are beneficial to both the young and the old for developing stronger bones. For young people, glucosamine chondroitin & msm helps build connective tissues, which may prevent arthritic conditions later in life. In fact, Glucosamine chondroitin supplements are also becoming popular among athletes, because these two compounds are thought to soothe painful joints and decrease the risk of osteoarthritis. For complete joint care try the discount glucosamine supplements available at RippleCreek.
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Better ovarian cancer screening, still no answers (Reuters)
Hank Paulson's exercise in crony capitalism
No wonder the Occupy protests have generated such interest – Bloomberg Markets has a nifty piece about how former Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson clued in several hedge fund managers about the likelihood that the government would place Fannie Mae and …
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Pfizer maneuvers to protect Lipitor from generics (AP)
Rick Perry Helps Establish the Institute for Applied Cancer Research (ContributorNetwork)
ContributorNetwork – Texas Gov. Rick Perry, a candidate for president, left off the campaign trail for a day to announce the formation of the Institute for Applied Cancer Research at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, according to the Houston Chronicle.
Lana Peters, Daughter of Josef Stalin, Has Died (ContributorNetwork)
ContributorNetwork – COMMENTARY | Lana Peters, aka Svetlana Alliluyeva, has died in Wisconsin of colon cancer at the age of 85. Peters has two main claims to fame. She was the only daughter of Josef Stalin and she defected to the West in 1967 in the midst of the Cold War.