Do energy drinks really rev up your body and sharpen your mind? And what, exactly, are they even made of? To help you separate the science from the sales pitch, we analyzed the claims and ingredients of five of the most popular potions on the market, and rated them from best to worst. All to answer the most important question of all: Are energy drinks safe—or should you can these beverages for good? Read on for your exclusive report, compliments of the brand new book Eat This, Not That! The Best (and Worst!) Foods in America.
Countdown of the Top 5 Energy Drinks
#5. 5-Hour Energy (2 fl oz) Read more
Fight Addiction – The Social Evil
November 6, 2009 by lchealthtips
Filed under Health Articles, Personal Care
Addiction is a very serious problem that affects the community as a whole apart from the individual self destruction. This is the reason why it is popularly known as a social evil. Addiction is a permanent condition which requires complete abstinence for giving it up completely. Addiction can be either physical or psychological or both.
The primary thing in helping a person combating addiction is to identify, intervene and send him to a referral center where he would be treated and rehabilitated. Read more
Pharmacologic And Life Style Changes To Manage Cholesterol
October 15, 2009 by lchealthtips
Filed under Health Articles, Weight Management
Cholesterol management can be brought about in two ways:
1) Pharmacologic therapy
2) Life style modification
Not all the people who have elevated levels of cholesterol need the drug therapy. Life style modification is of prime importance for them. Dietary changes include consumption of low fat diets, avoiding fried and oily items. Read more
Proper Food, Exercise, Sleep Are Keys To General Good Health
September 15, 2009 by lchealthtips
Filed under Health Articles, Personal Care
Proper food, exercise and sleep in the right proportion are the major factors that can lead to a good and healthy living. Here are some ingredients to good health.
Carbohydrate Balance In The Diet
Feeling fatigued and tired after your meals suggest that your food intake is inappropriate. You got to feel energized after your food and not tired. You got to check back on your diet. High carbohydrate diets are likely to make you feel sleepy. Sufficient servings of green leafy vegetables, sprouts and fruits are mandatory to make an energizing meal.
The secretion of sufficient digestive enzymes is naturally accomplished by the smell of the food and proper chewing of the food. When you do not chew your food properly, the body will miss on the natural signals required for the synthesis of the digestive enzymes.
Insufficient insulin secretion in the body is attributed in part to poor chewing habits. A simple strategy for effective induction of digestive enzyme secretion is to chew your food properly.
Drinking warm water alongside your meals is also likely to instill easy signals for digestive enzyme secretion and also several fatty acids will be easily broken down this way making way for effective digestion.
When basic digestion and absorption of nutrition in the body is getting along the right way, then that by itself solves most of the health issues. Including seasonal herbal teas to deal with seasonal ailments is another great way to general health. Of course, provide your digestive system with appropriate rest once in a while by healthy fasting regimes.
Importance of NREM Sleep
Feeling fatigued and tired after long hours of sleep suggests that your sleeping pattern was not refreshing enough. You perhaps failed to enjoy sufficient NREM sleep (dreamless sleep).
The self-recuperative powers of the body are in to action only in your NREM sleep. It is essential that you get at least 4 hours of NREM sleep; and, 4 hours of REM is okay in your 8 hours quota of sleep per day.
Disturbed sleep can never have you recuperate better for day next. The reasons for disturbed sleep are mainly related to the strains and stress of day to day lives. You got to just keep yourself learned on that worrying never gets things to be better.
It is impossible to walk all the roads of the world by yourself and it is impossible for you to solve all the troubles in the world. Forget them all and retire to an 8-hour sleep. Rest soothers and brightens your endocrine system, which is very essential for mental stability and problem solving approaches in life. When you sleep you will be fresh enough to solve the wrong loops. When you correct it you are automatically out of stress. So, the root need is mental rest = sleep.
Importance of Appropriate Work Out and Reserve Energy
Feeling fatigued after a work out suggests you have over-worked and abused the limits of exercising. Exercising heavily might leave you with lesser energy reserve for other activities in the day. So, exercise within limits.
It might be hectic or out of way for you to deal with the reflexology points (acupressure) in your body routinely. A good way will be to go for a regular comfortable walk and do a bit of physical cleaning of your apartment yourself. The pressure points in your legs and palms will be automatically touched upon when you work and walk and self-healing is therefore already initiated.
Above all avoid shallow breathing. Learn to breathe deep enough to relax and provide your body with sufficient oxygen.
The Truth About Energy Drinks
July 31, 2009 by lchealthtips
Filed under Energy and Fitness, Health Articles
By David Zinczenko, with Matt Goulding – Posted on Tue, Jun 02, 2009, 6:02 pm PDT
47 Simple Herbal Remedies
July 29, 2009 by lchealthtips
Filed under Health Articles, Target Nutrition
Herbal Medicine has been around for thousands of years. Here is a brief overview of 47 simple herbal remedies to common, everyday ailments.
Identifying specific herbs and their uses:
- Agar Agar – An algae from sea weed- gelatinous natural thickener and natural laxative
- Agrimony – Remedy for digestive system and appendicitis
- Alder Tree – Easing pain of swollen breast or burning and aching feet.
- Alfalfa – Good for the pituitary gland, alkalizes the body rapidly and detoxifies liver.
- Aloes – Treating cancer, stomach ailments and good for burns
- Angelica – Expectorant for coughs, bronchitis and pleurisy Read more
