Author: Camille McClellan

Free Radicals: The Benefits of Antioxidants & Highly Sourced Foods that Fight Agin

Free Radicals: The Benefits of Antioxidants & Highly Sourced Foods that Fight Aging

Ever wondered how you get all those wrinkles? Those annoying crow’s feet at the corners of your eyes? Or those laugh lines around your mouth?  Sure, these things are but part of the normal aging process. But what causes aging anyway? And is there anyway to retard it? In biological systems, the normal processes of oxidation are what lead to aging. Oxidation causes the production of substances called free radicals which are highly reactive.  These free radicals can readily react with and damage other molecules. Note that it says “molecules” so that means free radicals don’t make the distinction between foreign bodies and healthy cells.  And when free radicals start attacking the body’s own cells, you can guess what the…

Getting Our Minds Around Mental Health & Essential Facts of Bipolar Disorder

Mental Illness: Getting Our Minds Around The Facts A recent survey by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) found that many people know little or almost nothing about the warning signs, causes and effective treatments for mental illnesses-even though in any given year, one in five Americans suffers from a diagnosable mental disorder. Each year, more people suffer from a mental illness than from cancer and diabetes combined. Research shows that mental illnesses are caused by genetic and environmental factors, traumatic events and other physical illnesses and injuries. Yet one-third of Americans mistakenly believe emotional or personal weakness is a major cause of common mental illnesses and almost as many think old age is a major cause. As a result, many…

Decrease Your Risk: Simple Steps to Avoid and Prevent Common Cancers

With its fairly unique characteristics, cancer strikes intense fear in many people and all would like to find ways to prevent and avoid cancer. Obviously, any disease that is a) fatal, b) incurable and c) derived from unknown causes will earn a position of esteemed concern among the general public.

Women’s Health: Hormonal Imbalance & Restoring it the Natural Safer Way

Women’s Health: Hormonal Imbalance & Restoring it the Natural Safer Way

A number of novels and stories of the early 18th and 19th centuries often portray women as mad and irrational beings, thus, espousing the creation of mad women literature.  But, modern medicine dispels this “mad” attribute. By establishing that women’s hormones are more sensitive and susceptible to change than that of men, more attention is given to female health.  Menstruation, menopause, PMS, and perimenopause – these are all part and parcel of general health topics related to women.  Aside from that similarity of being part of female health, these phenomena are due to one thing: hormonal changes.  Hormones are fickle, they change with the slightest variation in diets or physical activity. Sometimes even emotional upheavals are enough to make women’s…