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Dr. Juan Lopez 6-12-2010
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Good Healthy Habits
Good health is of prime importance to all of us. We need to be healthy, filled with abundant energy, sound sleep, and fit and disease free body, which will give us a sense of overall well being. In order to be fit and healthy we need to practice heal ... Read More
Vitamin C Supplements Found To Aid In A Variety Of Ailments
Its common these days to see people buying up vitamin C tabs, pills, and chewables at the beginning of cold and flu season. While some swear by the immune system boosting properties some still question whether these supplements really help. There a ... Read More
Vitamin E deficiency
A deficiency of vitamin E is rare in humans. Vitamin E is present in many of the foods we eat on a daily basis, Wheat, Sunflower seeds, Hazelnuts, Soybean oil (Soy is present in just about every packaged product on the market), Broccoli and etc. Th ... Read More
Beta Carotene and Smoking
Recent studies have shown that smoking and taking Beta Carotene supplements do not go together. Beta Carotene is an antioxidant, which means that it inactivates free radicals in the body. In the process it oxidizes and can become a kind of pro-oxida ... Read More
Folic Acid Functions in the Body
Folic acid is considered an essential nutrient because it cannot be made by the human body. It is required by the body for essential processes. Folic acid helps the body to create and maintain DNA and RNA, which is the building blocks of all life. ... Read More
The Health Benefits of Vitamin E
The health benefits of vitamin E are well documented. Much has been written about the potential link between vitamin E and heart health. Similarly, an anecdotal association between libido and this vitamin has often been claimed. Scientists have con ... Read More
Why Folic Acid is More Important Than Hair Spray
There are three fundamental vitamins which work in conjunction to help the human body synthesize DNA and RNA: Vitamin B6, vitamin B12 and folic acid. Hair is part of the epidermal layer and therefore part of the integumentary system--the bodys larges ... Read More
5 Natural Common Cold Beaters
The aptly named common cold hits nearly every one of us on a regular basis and once a single family member has it, it can spread quickly and viciously. While the cold itself is relatively harmless it still presents almost crippling symptoms. The comm ... Read More
A Natural Remedy for Eczema and other Skin Diseases
Most standard medical treatments fail to cure or give lasting relief to some of these disorders. This makes it so frustrating for those with these diseases since even dermatologist and doctors find it difficult to find a cure for them.

Finding ... Read More
Acidophilus
Acidophilus, a beneficial bacteria, can offer us protection from harmful bacteria. It is essential to maintaining good health and guards against some harmful organisms. Normally, acidophilus is found in the intestines where it promotes a healthy inte ... Read More
AEDs - Automated External Defibrillators saving lives in USA
Statistics give us more and more information related to sudden cardiac arrests and other heart failures. More and more people and in earlier and earlier stages of their life die of a heart disease. Statistics, in the US alone, are extremely alarming: ... Read More
Astragalus
Astragalus Astragalus MembranaceusBotanical Name: Astragalus membranaceusCommon Names: Milk-vetch root, Huang-Qi, Yellow Vetch, Bok KayAstragalus root has been used as one of the prima ... Read More
Benefits of Selenium in All Aspects of Life
Photovoltaic and photographic equipment use selenium for its chemical properties. The glass industry uses it for a pigment which imparts red color to glass and enamel. First identified in 1817 by Jons Jakob Berzeleus; selenium is named for the Gree ... Read More
Blood Cholesterol
Cholesterol, a yellowish fatty substance, is one of the essential ingredients of the body. Although it is essential to life, it has a bad reputation, being a major villain in heart disease. Every person with high blood cholesterol is regarded as a po ... Read More
Boost immunity to counter tonsillitis
Question : I HAVE the tendency of getting tonsillitis very often and my doctor has advised me to remove my tonsils. Each time when my tonsils are sore, my doctor would prescribe antibiotics. I don't believe this will help in the long term as I keep g ... Read More
BTNX Offers Free Blood Glucose Meters
The Rapid Response blood glucose meter is FDA cleared & CLIA waived. It reads results within 7 seconds, needs only 0.7 microliter blood sample, supports alternate site testing, requires no-cleaning and indicates ketone warning. With the large LCD scr ... Read More
Common Traits of the Long Lived

The oldest living person, Gertrude Baines, just turned 115. The California resident was born April 6, 1894, in Shellman, Georgia, to parents who were born into slavery. As People.com reports: Baines enjoys lifes simple pleasures, such as extra cri ... Read More

Cooking the Healthy Way
Learn more about healthy cooking and food preparation safety by visiting Healthy Cooking ... Read More
CPR
The emergency first aid protocol for an unconscious person on whom both breathing and pulse cannot be detected is called cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). It is a combination of mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and chest compressions. This kind of mou ... Read More
CPR Classes
CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) classes range from the traditional, wherein you have to attend classes from anywhere between four to six hours or online classes that have additional hands-on skill classes. Most courses teach how to recognize an e ... Read More
CPR Instructions
In an emergency if you have to provide CPR for an adult (anyone over 8 years old) there are some basic instructions to be followed. First you must call emergency services immediately by dialing 911. Ensure that the scene is safe for you to help. If a ... Read More
CPR Training
CPR is the artificial method of circulating blood and oxygen through a body and attempting to keep the brain alive. The survival rate for patients on whom CPR was performed within four to eight minutes is ten percent. More than 650,000 people die ann ... Read More
Depression Signs & Symptoms in Teens & Adults.
The depression feels like a black curtain of despair coming down over their lives. Teenage years are always a troubling time, with the numerous physical, emotional, psychological and social changes that come with this stage of life.
About four ou ... Read More
DHA, Krill Oil & Green-Lipped Mussel Which is Best?

DHA is the most biologically useful omega 3 fatty acid. Over the past year sellers of dietary supplements have promoted various forms of DHA-containing oils such as krill oil or green-lipped mussel as superior to DHA-containing fish oil. The purpo ... Read More

Do you know your immune system and how to enhance it?
The immune systems are defending our body many diseases are responsible for prevent entry into our body undesirable and dangerous individuals (viruses, batteries, allergens ...). When one of those diseases get into our body, immune come on alert and ... Read More