Easy Nutritional Boosts

May 27th, 2010

VITAMIN F Vitamin F helps to control the metabolic rate. It also helps to control cholesterol. It aids the skin, helps to prevent eczema and acne, and helps prevent dandruff. It helps hair to remain healthy because it assists in the production of oil in the sebaceous glands. Vegetable oils (see Vitamin E), oily fish such as tuna, salmon and eel,brown rice, wheatgerm, avocado, almonds, and most nuts contain Vitamin F. Vitamin K This is essential to help the blood clot normally. It is found in green leafy vegetables, the brassica family which include cabbage, brussels sprouts and broccoli, alfalfa, carrot tops, soya bean oil and cod liver ...

Manganese

May 27th, 2010

MANGANESE The word manganese comes from the Greek word meaning 'magic'. This aptly describes the roles of manganese. Manganese helps to build strong bones. Low levels can cause bone problems similar to osteoporosis .Children need Manganese to build straight strong bones. Manganese is a Nerve food and Brain food. It is important for healthy brain function and in maintaining the body's immune system. It assists the thyroid gland Benefits of Manganese: Manganese aids the production of reproduction hormones It helps the flow of breast milk. It aids in the elimination process. Manganese is important for the formation of collagen, used in the building of connective tissue. It helps to form ...

Preventing Macular Degeneration

May 27th, 2010

Preventing Macular Degeneration Keep your intake of Vitamin C to 1000 mg if you are near-sighted. A maintenance dose of 500 mg a day is probably best, unless you are treating a specific life-threatening disease like cancer, or multiple sclerosis, or Parkinson's disease. High doses of Vitamin C might be linked to some cases of retinal detachment in near-sighted people, although this is not conclusive.A high dose is considered to be more than 3000 milligrams of Vitamin C. Vitamin A is necessary - up to 25,000 international units daily. 8,700 international units daily is a safe maintenance dose. Carrots, pumpkin, broccoli, apricots, rockmelon, swede, kumara ...

Organic Insect Repellants

May 3rd, 2010

Natural Insecticides: There are many organic insect repellants which can be used instead of having to resort to harmful chemical mixtures. Commercial chemical repellants are best to avoid, as many of the chemicals used can contribute to cancerous states and other degenerative disease. This is because many of the poisons contained in repellants are retained in the body tissues and in the liver. The liver, kidneys, heart,  reproductive system,  brain and nerve function, and immune system are all affected by many of the chemicals which are contained in insect repellants. So it really is best to avoid poisons which might potentially ...

Calcium and Colon Cancer

April 21st, 2010

Calcium Helps Prevent Cancer: The relationship between Calcium and Colon Cancer has been proven. People who have an abundant intake of calcium-rich foods in their diets tend to have less colon cancer than those whose intake is less than 800 milligrams per day. The RDA, or recommended daily allowance of calcium is 800 mg daily, but this amount seems conservative in the light of studies which show that a higher intake of calcium than this does protect against many diseases. It is recommended that you try to have more than 1000 mg daily, half of which should come from your high fiber greens, ...
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