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You Won’t Believe the Health Benefits of Turmeric Curcumin
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What is Curcumin? Everyone knows of turmeric. It’s that delightful yellow spice that gives vibrant color and flavor to many Indian and eastern dishes. Contained within turmeric is a chemical compound called curcumin that has come to the forefront of health and wellness of late. High in antioxidants, curcumin is what gives turmeric its yellow coloring and the deep, musty warmth of its flavor. In Asian culture, turmeric and its chemical compound have long played a part in traditional, herbal medicine, and now the medicinal world of the west is starting to explore the potential benefits of improved...
Infertility: The Root That Could Make You Pregnant
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Over the past years an increased number of women are delaying motherhood to become established in careers, resulting in an increased number of women seen by doctors each year for infertility issues. Now the ancient root vegetable, Maca may be the answer to increased fertility and healthier babies. A Growing Problem Recent numbers show infertility affects 7.5 million women only in the U.S. from ages 15-44. The is a staggering number and not only does it affect women, but also men. The inability to conceive riddles couples with guilt, and blame. Oftentimes it is just one partner who...
Lutein Has a Role to Play in Eye Health
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Lutein is an organic yellow pigment, technically known as a carotenoid vitamin and related to beta carotene, synthesized by plants and thus stored in the fat of herbivore animals. It gives chicken fat its colour, for instance. The pigment accumulates in the human retina, where it helps protect against the cellular damage caused by the sun's radiation, specifically the free radicals created by the ultraviolet wavelength that produces the colour blue. Lutein absorbs the light from that portion of the spectrum. Lutein is particularly concentrated, due to selective filtered accumulation from plasma, in the macula, the retinal area dedicated to...
5HTP Effectiveness on Anxiety and Depression
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5HTP is a naturally occurring chemical byproduct of a protein building block called L-trypotophan. This substance is also commercial produced using the seeds of an African plant called Griffonia Simplicifolia, whose seeds have 20% naturally occurring 5HTP. The difference in the commercial produced and the kind naturally occurring in our bodies, is that the ones coming from these seeds is smaller. This smaller size is the main factor behind why it works so well in the human population. Since the 5HTP molecules in the seeds are smaller, they are able to pass what is known as the blood-brain...
Collagen For Healthy Bones & Joints
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To understand why collagen is vital for healthy bones and joints, one must first understand what collagen actually is. To break it down, collagen is a protein that uniquely fits into both protein categories (structural and functional). Proteins are comprised of basic biological building blocks called amino acids, which are vital for numerous different body functions. Amino acids are particularly important, however, for joints and tendons. Collagen's Role In Healthy Bones Let's begin by taking a look at what bones really are. We all know that bones are basically the structural foundation of all humans, comprising the...