Archive for 'Personalized Education'
Seven Reasons to Stretch
Posted on 28. Feb, 2010 by admin.
We all hear a lot about exercising and all of the wonderful things it can do for your mind and body (and, indeed, it can!). What is often overlooked, though, is the importance of including stretching as a main component of your fitness routine and lifestyle. No matter what your age, stretching is for you. [...]
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The Toxic Western Diet
Posted on 28. Feb, 2010 by admin.
A UCSF researcher has determined that a key reason for the epidemic of pediatric obesity, now the most commonly diagnosed childhood ailment, is that high-calorie, low-fiber Western diets promote hormonal imbalances that encourage children to overeat. In a comprehensive review of obesity research published in the August edition of the journal Nature Clinical Practice Endocrinology [...]
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BPA may reduce fertility in lab mice
Posted on 28. Feb, 2010 by admin.
July 13, 2009 BY MONIFA THOMAS Health Reporter/mjthomas@suntimes.com Exposure to Bisphenol A, a chemical widely used in plastics, may impair the growth and function of female reproductive cells in mice, a new study from the University of Illinois has found. Previous lab tests in animals have linked BPA to adverse effects in fetuses and newborns, [...]
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Six Sources of Air Pollution in Home
Posted on 28. Feb, 2010 by admin.
Indoor Air Pollution Can Kill The most widely quoted statistic about air quality is this: The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that indoor air can be two- to five-times more polluted than the air outdoors. And while the EPA is responsible for cracking down on outdoor pollution — the smog, ozone and other chemicals that spew [...]
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Parkinson’s linked to Pesticide
Posted on 28. Feb, 2010 by admin.
By Kate Devlin, Medical Correspondent Published: 7:00AM BST 14 Jul 2009 Researchers believe that the chemical could act as a “trigger” to people already prone to develop the disease. They hope that testing for the pesticide in the blood could someday identify patients at risk of developing the devastating neurological condition. Around 120,000 people in [...]
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Affects of DDE to Pregnant Women
Posted on 28. Feb, 2010 by admin.
Synopsis by Jonathan Chevrier, Ph.D. Researchers report that a woman’s DDE exposure during early pregnancy is associated with altered thyroid hormone levels, a condition that could affect fetal brain development. Pregnant women with higher blood levels of a long-lived pesticide residue were more likely to have skewed thyroid hormone levels, finds a study conducted in [...]
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Achieving Success and Happiness
Posted on 28. Feb, 2010 by admin.
No matter what profession your college career is geared toward — whether it is a stepping stone to more schooling or a final step to landing your dream job — all college students have one thing in common: a desire to be happy and successful in life. Most everyone, college student or otherwise, has surely [...]
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Sleep Deprivation Linked to Obesity
Posted on 28. Feb, 2010 by admin.
Sleep deprivation alters hormones and increases appetite, according to the results of a brief randomized study published in the December 7 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine. The National Institutes of Health, the University of Chicago, the European Sleep Research Society, and the Belgian Fonde de la Recherche Scientifique Medicale supported this study, which [...]
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Arsenic Linked to Increased Diabetes Risk
Posted on 28. Feb, 2010 by admin.
In a groundbreaking study, researchers have found that exposure to arsenic, a toxic substance which is often present in low concentrations in United States drinking water supplies, may be associated with an elevated risk of getting diabetes. Details and Findings of Study The said study was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, [...]
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Mineral Deficiencies Effect Your Health
Posted on 28. Feb, 2010 by admin.
For those of you have read my previous newsletters you know about enzymes and how they are the catalysts for all biochemical activity in the body. So if enzymes are the power, the electricity, of the body then minerals are the switches that turn on the electricity. Without the correct levels and ratios of particular [...]
