Zinc is one of the most important minerals in our diet and has antioxidant properties. Two hundred enzyme reactions in the body require zinc, some being the production of protein and tissue. This is why it is such an important mineral for growth and healing.
It is important for healing wounds and skin disorders such as [...]
One major difference between sadness and depression is that the latter is often accompanied by changes in biological functioning. These biological changes are among the most reliable tell-tale signs of depression, and when doctors and therapists look for depression they carefully inquire about changes in sleeping, eating, weight and sex drive. You should certainly pay [...]
How to heat a home according to sound, ecologic principles is a topic beyond the scope of this book (see “Suggested Reading”). However, certain basic guidelines can be given to those responsible for this area of domestic life. First, it is a good idea to have a heating engineer recheck the efficiency and safety of [...]
Not long ago, a Bulgarian political refugee in London died three days after a mysterious stranger jabbed him in the leg with a sharpened umbrella tip. Autopsy revealed a minute hollow pellet deep in his wound that, it was believed, contained a fatal poison.
From the nature of his slow death, it was determined that this [...]
Signs and symptoms
Heat rash consists of hundreds of tiny pinhead eruptions, each surrounding a skin pore. These eruptions may look like small pink or red bumps or like tiny water blisters. They are moderately itchy and may show scratch marks. If you look at the rash with a magnifying glass in good light, each dot [...]
It seems like we’ll do anything for kicks. Careen down rocky mountain trails on a bicycle? You bet. Strap skis to our feet and get dragged behind a boat? Sounds like a blast. Surprisingly (and fortunately), as reckless and dangerous as the activities we call sport may sound, they don’t often kill us. More often, [...]
The discussion of the side-effects of treatments in this section should not be seen as alarmist propaganda. It is important that this point be appreciated because, unfortunately, such techniques are used in some types of sales drives. The purpose of describing these effects in the following discussion is that they have a very important role [...]
A repeat laparoscopy, also sometimes known as a second-look laparoscopy, is performed some time after a diagnostic laparoscopy in order to monitor the progression of your endometriosis. It is most commonly performed for one of the following reasons:
• following a course of hormonal treatment
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One of the most fascinating avenues of biochemical research over the past few years led to the discovery that the body manufactures its own natural painkillers. These substances became known as endorphins, from endo (meaning “arising from within”) and morphine. Evidence suggests that endorphins play a direct role in regulating appetite and affect other functions [...]
Having discovered the secret of calorie-burning chores, Kay Black has never had a trimmer figure—or a cleaner, more organized house.
When Kay, age 55, recalls how she started losing weight, she laughs, “It was an accident.” Not that she didn’t wantto lose weight. Sure, she was carrying an unwanted 60 pounds on her frame; and of [...]