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Articles by Vincent Platania
The Health Benefits Of Vitamin E Category: Health Care
The health benefits of vitamin E are well documented. Much has been written about the potential link between vitamin E and heart health. Similarly, an anecdotal association between libido and this vitamin has often been claimed.
Antioxidant Dietary Supplement Category: Health Care
"Antioxidant dietary supplement" is a catch phrase that is bantered about without much clarification. American's are educated in the simple definition of antioxidant: cancer fighter. There is really more to be explained about how these supplements work.
Antioxidant Health Supplement Category: Health Care
Antioxidant health supplement is a term that generates reams of paper both favorable and unfavorable as confused consumers read on and on trying to decide who is right. No one can say for sure about most of these because they are not regulated by the United States Food and Drug Administration. These are not considered to be drugs and are not fully regulated.
Beta Carotene And Smoking Category: Health Care
Recent studies have shown that smoking and taking Beta Carotene supplements do not go together. Beta Carotene is an antioxidant, which means that it inactivates free radicals in the body. In the process it oxidizes and can become a kind of pro-oxidant or form oxidized by-products.
Better Than A Car Wash Category: Health Care
How much do you spend at the car wash each year? Here in the Northeast where road salt eats car finishes for breakfast, it’s not unusual to spend $50 or more a month protecting your car from damage. Why throw money down the drain at the local car wash when you can do it yourself at home – and get the satisfaction of a job well done.
Folic Acid Functions In The Body Category: Health Care
Folic acid is considered an essential nutrient because it cannot be made by the human body. It is required by the body for essential processes. Folic acid helps the body to create and maintain DNA and RNA, which is the building blocks of all life.
Benefits Of Manganese Category: Health Care
Manganese is a mineral found in green leafy plants, nuts, pineapple, seeds, wheat and tea, raisins, egg yolks, ginseng, hops, raspberry and many other plants. It is needed for the growth and maintenance of your skin, bone, joints, and cartilage. Manganese is important for the metabolism of fat and protein and it helps to maintain proper blood sugar levels in your body.
Benefits Of Selenium In All Aspects Of Life Category: Health Care
Photovoltaic and photographic equipment use selenium for its chemical properties. The glass industry uses it for a pigment which imparts red color to glass and enamel. First identified in 1817 by Jons Jakob Berzeleus; selenium is named for the Greek word “selene” which means moon.
Benefits Of Vitamin C Category: Health Care
Vitamin C is a necessary part of the human diet. Our bodies cannot make Vitamin C, nor to they store vitamin C and so it's essential that you get some vitamin C every day. Interestingly our inability to create Vitamin C is a genetic defect that developed sometime in the past and spread through the human population.
Controlling Mold With Common Sense And Common Cleanliness Category: Health Care
There are over 1000 species of mold that are common in the United States, and most of them can have serious consequences for both your house and your health. The United States Center for Disease Control says that mold spores are a major irritant for children and adults with asthma – which is growing at an alarming rate around the country. In addition, since mold’s job in nature is to break down organic compounds in the soil, it does the same thing to the wood in your house – breaks it down.
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