Antioxidant and Free Radicals What are free radicals? Why are they damaging to the human body? And how does vitamin E and the other antioxidant nutrients help protect the body against free radical damage? In this article, we will attempt to answer all your questions about antioxidant and free radicals, plus help you understand why it is so important to include rich sources of antioxidant nutrients in your daily diet. A Little Background on Chemical Bonding When talking about antioxidant and free radicals, we can’t help but touch a little on biochemistry. You probably remember from your old high school days that the human body is composed of many different cells and each cell is composed of many different molecules.…
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Women’s Health: Aligning Your Emotional Health for Optimal Wellness
It’s so important now more than ever to strengthen your inner voice. Each step you take in strengthening your inner self will help you value yourself in more ways than I can describe. When you’re stuck or in a crossroads in life, the way to bring alignment within is to allow your Manipura chakra to be open In order to create a positive transformation. This particular chakra helps strengthen your digestive system. When we strengthen the digestive system we create overall wellness since almost 90% of the immune system is located in the digestive pathways. Now let’s talk about health and wellness through removing emotional blocks in order to live a more abundant life: Be more connected: By bringing in…
Homeopathy: A Window into this Dynamic Holistic Medicine
Homeopathy is a modality, I love. I’ve fallen in love with it more after the 3 years of study I completed at American Medical College of homeopathy. I’ve been using homeopathic remedies and herbal medicine since I was about 9 or 10 years old. I was fortunate enough to be raised by my mother who is in holistic medicine. So when I went into conventional medical school I was able to understand holistic approaches in detail. What is homeopathy you might ask? Homeopathy is not to be confused with herbal medicine. Homeopathy is a diluted remedy whereas herbal medicine comes from the root, steam or bark of a plant. Homeopathy is diluted many times over. This is why there are…
A Deep Dive into Modern Medicine VS Holistic Medicine
Alternative medicine has been gaining in both popularity and acceptance in recent years. Many cities now have a plethora of shops where a person interested in buying alternative medicines can go to find whatever they are seeking, in addition to being able to take advantage of many alternative medicine services at local practitioners’ offices. Alternative medicine is simply a way of referencing a type of treatment that is not officially recognized by the medical establishment as a relief or cure. There are literally thousands of practices that fall under this category, and most people would be surprised to find some of the items that either are or were once considered to be against the grain, or categorized as “alternative” medicine.…
Alternatives Approach For Hormone Replacement Therapy
There are so many hormone replacement therapies (HRT) out there on the market today. In fact, HRT’s is now a money making niche that’s becoming very popular yet many of the risk exceed the health benefits. When we analyzed synthetic hormone replacement therapy drugs such as bioidentical hormones which are man-made hormones derived from the estrogen plants are chemically loaded with unwanted toxic products that enter the bloodstream of human body. Estrogen and progesterone are the most commonly replaced hormones used for hormonal treatments. They may include: Gels Creams Pills Patches injections The common synthetic hormones are Premro, provera and Premarin just to name a few. There are many other HRT medications on the market today. As we know today…