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Drugs, Vitamins, Minerals and Supplements

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Many people nowadays are turning to “organics” and “naturals” otherwise known as herbals. The rising popularity of herbal supplements has created a new fad if not a new health lifestyle. But before you join the bandwagon, here are some things you need to know about this mean, “green” dietary supplementing machine.

What are vitamins, minerals, supplements and drugs?

DRUGS are chemicals that can prevent, prolong the life, treat other effects of a health condition, improve the quality of life, and/or cure ailments and diseases, or alter the function of any part or chemicals inside the body. These drugs have approved therapeutic claims.

VITAMINS are natural substances found in living things such as plants. Vitamins must be obtained in the body from foods or supplements as they cannot usually be produced by the body.

MINERALS are found in plants. Plants get their minerals from the soil ‘ soil gets minerals from water washing over rocks. For vitamins to do their job, they require minerals. Minerals must also be obtained from food or supplements.

SUPPLEMENTS are vitamins and minerals that have been extracted from a plant or created in a laboratory and put into a form that can be ingested and used by the body. They are effective supplements, ineffective supplements and hazardous supplements. Herbal supplements are not classified as drugs but as dietary supplements.

Most of the manufactured medicines we now have once came from animals and plants. Through the years, chemists isolated the life-saving or life-curing components and separated them from the harmful ones. This lead to the further drug research and drug development that lead to the production of a different variety of drugs for many ailments and conditions from synthetic sources. But still we have semi-synthetic drugs, as well as drug that more or less approximate more natural composition. Since herbal supplements are made from a mixture of crude herbs reduced into powder or gel form, and later on packaged as tablets and capsules, there is a possibility that life-threatening or at least body chemistry-altering components are still present, thus the expression of concern from the medical community.

Vitamins and minerals go from your stomach to your intestines. They then go through a very complex allocation system whereby the body distributes certain vitamins and minerals to parts of your body based on its own priority system.

If a nutrient is needed in a certain organ that if (the body) deems more important, it will take the nutrient from a less important organ, and allocate it to a more important organ. Sort of a “rob Peter to pay Paul” action. That’s why it is critical to maintain proper vitamin & mineral levels.

Vitamins and minerals in your body should not be viewed as independent substances, but rather as a cooperative network of nutrients working together. If one nutrient is missing, it throws the entire network of nutrients out of balance.

In his book Prescription for Nutritional Healing, James F. Balch says: “A deficiency of a vitamin or mineral will cause a body part to malfunction and eventually break down ‘ and, like dominos, other body parts will follow.”

What do Vitamins and Minerals Do for You?

Illness and disease are not “caught.” One doesn’t catch cancer, heart disease or a cold. You create these ailments with deficiencies based on what you eat or don’t eat.

Vitamins & minerals are involved in the release of energy from digested foods. Strong, lasting energy levels are good indicators of healthy vitamin and mineral intake.

Skin clearness, tone, and elasticity; hair strength, thickness and color; fingernail strength, color and texture all depend on vitamins and minerals. Some people don’t look 50 years old at 30. Some look 30 at 50.

Brain function, ability to concentrate and memory require proper vitamin and mineral levels.

Is there a growing concern with the use of herbal supplements?

Yes. With the rising popularity of using and consuming anything herbal or organic is the proliferation of fake herbal supplements that threaten to endanger lives. If that’s the case, then why are herbal supplements given drug administration approvals? One way of ensuring the safety of the people is to have all candidate drugs, food, drinks, and dietary supplements registered with the proper authority. Otherwise, they would pose more risk with these things being sold in the black market for a hefty sum. We could ensure the quality and safety of herbal supplements if they get proper classification with the food and drug administration. Moreover, people may be able to file the proper complaints in the event a worsening of health condition is proven to be linked to the use of a particular herbal supplement.

Is using herbal supplements worth the risk?

Yes. It cannot be discounted that many who have tried herbal supplements experienced an improvement in their healthwhether this is due to the herbals themselves or due to a placebo effect, as long as they do not worsen the condition of an individual, then using them is worth the risk. But of course, certain things must be considered before taking those herbal supplements

First of all, clear your condition with your doctor. Ask him/her if taking a particular herbal supplement is safe given your current health. People with heart, liver, or kidney trouble or malfunction, are usually not advised to take these, or at the minimum is to take these herbals in minimum amounts. All substances pass through the liver and kidney to be processed and filtered respectively. Kava, which is used to relieve people from stress, has been pulled out from the Canadian, Singaporean, and German markets because it contains substances that cause liver damage. Certain herbals such as Ephedra used for losing weight, contains chemicals with heart-inducing effects that can increase heart rate, which in turn can exhaust the heart and cause heart attacks in several documented cases by the American Medical Association.

No matter how the product pamphlet or the label of the bottle sounds about how it has been found to be helpful in certain health conditions, these herbal supplements are not therapeutic. So do not substitute these for the medications prescribed by your doctor for the treatment of certain diseases, or for the maintenance of blood pressure, lowering of blood sugar and cholesterol, and fight off infections.

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Kitty Litter Facial Mask : Deep Cleansing


Yep Kitty Litter, but DON’T FREAK OUT! Read or watch the video before you make any assumptions. This mask is perfect for oily, dirty, large pores skin! If you need to detoxify your skin, this is the best mask to use, and you can make it right at home! Use this once every 2 weeks. You should deep cleanse your face once every 2 weeks to remove impurities. Detailed entry here www.xanga.com Unscented Kitty Litter is made out of Clay, Bentonite clay to be excat. Bentonite is clay that is is rich in minerals and it comes from volcanic ash. After a Volcano erupts, the ash settles onto the ground, cools down and becomes the clay that we use in many products. This mask detoxifies your skin from impurities and toxins. This mask is amazing for oily skin and helps to visually improve the look of blemishes, cellulite, sun damage, stretch marks, wrinkles, age spots and reduce the size of pores? Basically all this means is the clay masks that you use for your facials are really just expensive versions of unscented kitty litter. Please look past the fact that it’s Kitty Litter! In reality, it’s all just clay! I used Publix Brand Kitty Litter Songs sample Atashi Datte Onaji Koto Omotteru yo “ROUND TABLE feat. Nino” 2 estockmusic.com Bossa Nova songs Sample Janice Wei “Chocolate Ice”
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The Best Colon Cleansing Diet Recipes

In case, an individual is looking for colon flushing by eating, then an individual would need great colon cleansing diet recipes. There are some things which an individual can look forward to, in addition to the fabulous recipes for getting started.


Search for Good Colon Cleaning Diet Recipes:


When an individual undergoes research for finding the ideal colon cleansing diet recipes to suit the lifestyle and the needs, numerous key points need to be kept in mind. The first and foremost things involve the fact that, no processed foods are contained by all best colon cleaning diet recipes. There is no point in the cleansing of the colon, when an individual would just put more junk in. The second factor involves the fact that, the diet recipes offer a lot of fiber. It is fiber which moves everything out of the system. This would mean that an individual would need lots of them.


The third factor involves the fact that the colon cleansing diet recipes need to be organic. This is the same concept as the first rule. With the cleaning of colon, an individual also gets rid of many non organic foods such as hormones, pesticides, and other toxins, in addition to the numerous non-organic foods. In addition, it does not make any sort of sense to consume the non-organic food recipe.


The fourth factor involved is the fact that a colon cleansing diet recipes need to include lots of vegetables and fruits. These are the best things which can be consumed, during the colon cleaning diet.


It needs to be checked for making sure that, the website or the books written by the professional in the field of recipe contains any sort of mineral or medicinal herb. There are some communities for colon cleaning, who are of the belief that an individual need not cook any thing, when they are in a cleaning diet. These people are of the belief that the process of cooking releases the natural vitamins of the fruits and vegetables and also, those minerals which help in detoxification.


Colon Cleansing Diet Recipes:


There are some recipes, which would begin on the colon clearing and detoxifying journey.


These include Lemon Detox Drink and Colon Cleanse Soup. In case of Lemon Detox Drink, 2 tbs. lemon juice or a lemon, 1/10 tsp red cayenne pepper, 2 tbs. pure grade maple syrup, 12 oz. hot purified water, 1 serving powdered fiber need to be taken and mixed well in the large glass and immediately drunk. In case of colon cleanse soup, 2-3 cucumbers, peeled and seeded, 1 seeded jalapeno, 1-2 seeded and cubed tomatoes, 1 tsp. parsley, 1 tsp. cilantro, 2 cups of organic vegetable stock, 3 cloves roasted garlic, quarter of a lime juice and a diced sweet onion, need to be taken either in the pureed or on the whole. These need to be then mixed well and served either hot or cold.

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Detoxification Part IV – How to Detoxify Your Body With Vitamins and Minerals

As we mentioned in previous articles we know that American diet is high in saturated fat, trans fat, and other harmful substances such as sugar, caffeine, pesticides, additive substances, and less in fruits and vegetables. These types of harmful substances is toxic. Our body’s detoxifying functions try to get rid of them everyday, when they fail it causes disruption of hormone production, damaging our body’s detoxification organs and weakens our immune system resulting in hormone imbalance and many chronic illness consequently. In this article, we will discuss how to detoxify your body with vitamins and minerals.

1. Vitamins C and A
Vitamin C is an antioxidant and also has a mighty function in increasing absorption of nutrient intake. Without enough vitamin C, food entering our stomach will either be wasted or little will be digested through the cells of the intestine. Be sure to add vitamin C your food intake together with vitamin A. It also promotes strong immune system, dissolves heavy metal that accumulated in our body, as well as prevent the loss of eyesight in elders. Remember, overdose of vitamin C causes diarrhea and vitamin A is toxic causing jaundice.

2. Be sure to have a balance of magnesium and calcium
Mineral deficiency causes our body to pick up other forms of toxic minerals to compensate for these deficiencies weakening our body tissue, blood and bones. Unbalanced or deficiency of magnesium and calcium decreases the function of our heart as well as increase the risk of calcium sticking on the arterial wall and arthritis.

3. Vitamin E
Besides helping to promote the production of sperm and testosterone in men, vitamin E in the form of tocopherone and d-alpha tocopherol reduces the accumulation of heavy metals in the brain, increasing the physical and mental sharpness, and other activities as well as decreasing the risk of muscular degeneration.

4. Zinc
Zinc is a critical mineral for prostate gland in men, deficiency of zinc not only increases the risk of enlarged prostate and prostate cancer. It also is a vital mineral in the forming of stomach acid, decreasing the chance of malabsorption syndrome.

5. Iron
Deficiency of iron not causes anemia but also decrease the production of red blood cells resulting of the depletion of oxygen circulated in the bloodstream, weakening the immune system and increasing the risk of inflammation and chronic diseases.

6. Vitamin K
Vitamin K can be found abundant in broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, kale, kohlrabi, and brussels sprouts. It is an essential vitamin needed to underline skin membrane. Without vitamin K our skin becomes less elastic, becomes dry and increases the risk of forming skin free radicals, wrinkles and skin diseases.

I hope this information will help to rejuvenate your health and detoxify your body. If you need more information, please follow my article series of the above subject at my home page at:
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I have been studying natural remedies for disease prevention for over 20 years and working as a financial consultant since 1990

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Body Cleansing Facts to Save You Money and Time

Body cleansing was once considered a practice used only by health nuts. But it is now becoming more accepted as a way to help gain new perspectives on health and life. You can use body and colon cleansing to help you lose weight, regain lost health or even get more energy. But learn the facts, first.

It is even becoming accepted in the medical community that our modern day lifestyle brings us into contact with many toxins. Whether is it chemical pesticides used on your veggies and fruits or preservative cooked into your bread, it is hard to avoid contact with toxins. In fact, there are so many chemical toxins in our lives that it is becoming difficult for our bodies to keep them moving out as fast as we consume them.

Body cleansing can be a tool to use as a way of helping your body help itself. The right body cleansing program can help you eliminate toxins, break down toxins that are already built up, and pull out toxins that may already be stored in muscle tissue or elsewhere.

A body cleanse can be done in a number of ways. In fact, there are other terms to describe a body cleanse including a colon cleanse and detoxification. So which way works for you and your lifestyle? Let’s explore the many options.

Diet is one of the first ways that comes to mind for most. Body cleansing foods help your digestion rest so your body can put more energy into the much needed cleansing organs. Eating the right foods will supply minerals, vitamins and nutrients that help your body naturally carry toxins out.

Cleansing supplements will be a big help to your body cleanse. They may be called a colon cleanse, but no matter what the label says they usually all have the same goal – to help your body clear out and eliminate built up waste. Most of them have the herbs necessary to complete a cleanse including goldenseal, marshmallow root, burdock root, or cascarga sagrada, among others.

Something to keep in mind is that these cleansing supplements will work far better when a fiber supplement is also used. Fiber adds needed bulk, attracts toxins, feeds good bacteria in your intestinal tract, softens old waste and helps it move out. So choose a good cleansing supplement that includes fiber or add it if your favorite product doesn’t.

Many believe that certain types of body work, or body therapy will help your body cleanse. These might include massage, lymphatic drainage or colonics. A fact is that these have helped people for centuries, but today they can be costly.

If you choose to use body work to help your cleansing program, don’t count on it to do all the work for you. To get the most for your money, be sure to start taking your supplements, including fiber, and eat a cleansing diet for at least a week before you start.

When you choose which body therapy you need, try to do a “series.” Many times the body responds better after more than one session of anything including massage, acupuncture and even colonics. Add to this the fact that a body cleanse takes time. You cannot make it go faster than it already does. Ask the health practitioner or therapist you’re working with to see how many will be beneficial.

Following these principles can help your body get ready and cleanse. Take the burden off of your body to regain lost health, lose weight, feel healthier, more youthful and help your body cleanse for life.

Learn more about how to do a body cleanse and colon cleanse before you start any program.

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