The Smart Application of Nutrition Can Prolong Life and Reduce Susceptibility to All Types of Diseases
Calcium is a vital mineral that is involved in many biochemical processes throughout the body. It is an abundant and essential element for proper cardiac function, the structural integrity of bone, muscular contractions, nerve transmission, hormonal secretion and acts as an enzymatic signal in biochemical pathways. Calcium is mostly associated with the formation and metabolism…
Sodium is an essential mineral of the human body and the major cation of the extracellular fluid. It regulates fluid balance, blood pressure, and cellular homeostasis by regulating plasma volume and cellular transport. Sodium serves many physiological functions and is necessary for health. Humans can obtain sufficient sodium from the low amounts present in many…
Potassium is an essential mineral of the human body and the primary cation found within the intracellular fluid of all cells. As a major intracellular cation, potassium acts to preserve acid-base balance and maintenance of isotonicity, as well as electrodynamic cellular function. It activates many enzymatic reactions within our body, and plays an essential role…
Iodine is a vital micronutrient required at all stages of life, with fetal life and early childhood being the most critical phases of requirement. Iodine is an essential component of the hormones produced by the thyroid gland. The thyroid gland uses iodine from food to make the two thyroid hormones, namely, triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4). It also stores…
Vitamin D, also known as calciferol, is a fat-soluble vitamin/prohormone that plays a pivotal role in calcium and phosphorus homeostasis, and bone metabolism. It also has a pivotal role in the proper functioning of various organ systems- musculoskeletal, immune, nervous, and cardiovascular. A unique property of vitamin D as a nutrient is that apart from…
Obesity is linked with structural and functional changes in the gut microbiome. The abundance and diversity of specific bacteria seem to favor energy harvest and metabolic pathways leading to obesity. Therefore, the field of gut microbiota has risen as an area of great importance that can be manipulated to obtain optimal health. Probiotics-induced changes in…
Fermented milk products have long been associated with the ability to provide health benefits to those who consume them on a regular basis, and have been analyzed both clinically and in the laboratory for at least a century, primarily by Ellie Metchnikoff’s original research [15]. Russian scientist and immunologist Ellie Metchnikoff, who worked at the…
The human body can survive without food for many months, but without water only for a few days. As you may guess, water is the most precious component of our diet, and is only antagonized by the even more essential oxygen. The average adult’s bodyweight consists of 55-75% water. In particular, water comprises 70-75% of…
The digestive system or alimentary canal is a long muscular tube in which food passes through our body that starts with the mouth and ends at the anus. Along the way, a set of organs, glands, and their complex physiological functions are able to process and transform large, insoluble food molecules into small, water-soluble molecules…
The first adverse, allergic reactions to cow’s milk originate over 2000 years ago. It was before 370 B.C. when Hippocrates, the father of Western medicine first talked about skin and gastrointestinal symptoms appearing after the consumption of bovine milk. Another Greek medical researcher and one of the most influential and brilliant physicians in human history,…
If someone told you that you own a unique metabolism that is designed to thrive on particular foods and macronutrient ratios, how would you react? Would you be shocked? Have you ever wondered why no one diet works for everyone? How do some people get healthy and lose weight on a low-carb, while others on…
Magnesium is an essential mineral and one of the main electrolytes in the human body along with calcium, potassium, sodium, and chloride. Some 60% of the body’s magnesium resides in the bones. The other 40%, in conjunction with the basic energy molecule ATP (adenosine triphosphate), is essential for all body manufacturing processes, the burning of…
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