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Hormones play a role in everything we do - how we handle stress, how we absorb fat, and how we reproduce. When these hormones go haywire, that's when things can get scary. A common problem with endocrine disorders is that they're difficult to diagnose because the symptoms are often vague and seemingly unrelated.

Diet, exercise, and stress management all play important roles in heart, lung, and brain health. however a recent report from the world Health Organization suggests that the positive effects of those healthy way decisions may be jeopardized by the straightforward act of taking a breath.

ScienceDaily (July 7, 2010) - A new report from the EarlyBird Diabetes Study suggests that physical activity has little if any role to play in the obesity epidemic among children. Obesity is the key factor behind diabetes, heart disease and some cancers.

Cholesterol- you hear the word all the time buy what does it really mean and why you should care? Cholesterol is waxy fat like substance found in bloodstream and in cells throughout the body. Normally people think negative about cholesterol but you may surprise to know it's not inherently bad. In fact, cholesterol plays a critical role in the formation of cell membranes and manufacture hormones.

Thiamine is also called as Thiamin or Vitamin B1- it is a member of the Vitamin B family and it was first discovered by Umetaro Suzuki (a Japanese Scientist) in Japan. But in 1926, it was crystallized by Barend Coenraad Petrus Jansen and Willem Frederik Donath. Later in 1935, Robert Runnels Williams determined the chemical structure of it and named it as Thiamine. Thiamine plays a major role in the disease of Beriberi. This is a disease of muscular weakness, energy deprivation, and inactivity. Vitamin B1 or Thiamine is a water soluble vitamin helps to convert carbohydrates into glucose.

Your diet plays an important role on your mental health and your mood swings. Foods can make you feel positive and foods can put in negative mindset as well. Just like a healthy diet that improves our physical health, a well balanced diet can improve our mental states also. Depression is a major problem to our modern society. Depression affects your lifestyle and restrains you to live normally. But anxiety, stress or depression can be reduced by following a proper diet.

Omega 3 fatty acids are essential fatty acids which are very important for the health. These are polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) crucial for preventing wide range of medical problems. Polyunsaturated fatty acids are unsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has more than one double or triple valence bond per molecule. Omega 3 fatty acids play an important role in brain functions and cardiovascular health. Good food sources of omega 3 fatty acids are Flaxseeds, Walnuts, Salmon, Sardines, Halibut and Shrimp.

Quercetin is flavonoid or a plant based chemical (phytochemical), which is found in some vegetables and fruits. Quercetin is beneficial for humans and promotes good health. This phytochemical is responsible for the colors of Apples and Onions. Quercetin is also an antioxidant and plays an important role as anti-histamine and anti-inflammatory. Because of its anti-histamine properties it treats and reduces the allergies. Apples and red onions are great sources of quercetin. Besides these other natural sources of quercetin are tea, berries, nuts & seeds, grapes and dark cherries. Quercetin can also be found in red wine.

Body detoxification plays an important role in determining our health status and prevent most common diseases. Whether we like it or not, toxins in various

Morning friends,this post is linked to my previous post & is specifically directed to one of my friend who placed a query regarding the side-effects of cranberry. Cranberry is usually a relatively well-tolerated herbal-medicine.As previously mentioned cra

If you want to know how to burn fat fast without a diet, you have to understand the role metabolism plays in weight loss. Metabolism is the key to burning fat...

Hi friends,today i,ll try to explain the positive effects of exercise on overcoming depression.Depression is perhaps one of the most common problems of the present day society. There are many sorts of therapies for depression.

For the last few years popularity of Kava is on the rise. Kava or Kava Kava or Piper methysticum is a crop or herb of the western Pacific. The roots, stems and also leaves of Kava plants are used to make medicinal preparations. It has been used traditionally throughout the Pacific Ocean cultures of Polynesia, Vanuatu and Melanesia. In the modern time Kava is gaining popularity in the western world too. It is now very popular in Unites States and Europe. Kava is native to the South Pacific islands and plays an important role in the islanders' social and religious lives. Basically it is used to reduce the stress, calm down the nerves and to relax the muscles. But besides these Kava or Kava Kava also has some more health benefits.

Corn is a very popular food in America and also in the other parts of the world. Corn is native to America and part of the American culture. It has been used as a food for over seven thousand years and played important roles in Mayan, Aztec and Incan civilizations. There was a time when corn was the basic food and played in the livelihood of many native cultures. Scientifically corn is known as Zea may and it was the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times. In the modern time, United States, China, Brazil, Mexico and Russia are largest commercial producers of corn.

Protein is extremely essential for body's growth. It's a vital part of the living tissue and plays important roles in various functions of the body. Proteins are biochemical compounds combination of different amino acids. Amino acids are organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group. Proteins are composed of various proportions of about 20 common amino acids. Protein is an important part of our diet as our body needs amino acids to synthesize its own proteins. Protein can be found in the whole body including skin, hair, muscle and bone.

Vitamin B2 or Riboflavin is a water soluble vitamin which our body needs to process the carbohydrates, fats, and proteins. Riboflavin plays an important role in maintaining the health. Riboflavin also adds color to solid B-vitamin preparations (orange), vitamin supplement solutions (yellow) and to the urine (fluorescent yellow) of persons who has high-dose B-complex preparations.

One of the major healthy compounds that can be found in tomatoes is lycopene. In the recent studies on the phytonutrients presence in the fruits and vegetables, found that lycopene in tomatoes plays an important role to make this vegetable an extremely good food for the health. Lycopene, along with the other important nutrients in tomato, makes it a super food for health. The list of Tomatoes Nutrition and Health Benefits of Tomatoes is really impressive. This highly nutritious vegetable should be the part of our daily diet.

Vitamin B6 is a very important vitamin that protects heart from cardiovascular disease and cardiovascular problems. Vitamin B6 plays a crucial role in methylation. Methylation is a chemical process in which methyl groups (chemicals) are added to several molecules including proteins and DNA. This chemicals process is required for keeping body in healthy condition. Without proper methylation we can face many health problems. Methylation is extremely important for cardiovascular protection as well.

Here are the some super foods you'll want to consider adding to your diet. There's no doubt that diet plays an important role in the maintenance of health and the prevention of disease