Nothing can compare to the human touch when it comes to pain relief and stress reduction. No longer considered a luxury for the elite, massage therapies and bodywork have become powerful tools for physical rehabilitation and have proven beneficial in the treatment of many conditions such as arthritis, bursitis and back pain. Continue reading »
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It is known that smoking produces free radicals in the body. Find out more about what these are and how they’re related to antioxidants.
Oxygen may be hazardous to your health. We can’t live without oxygen, of course. But just as exposure to oxygen causes iron to rust and butter to go rancid, it can wreak it’s own havoc in the body.
Free radicals are the culprits. They are created every minute in our bodies. To provide energy, the body’s cells use oxygen to burn fuels and in the process, some oxygen molecules may lose an electron, thus creating a free radical. There’s no problem when these free radicals are captured and inactivated by the body’s own army of antioxidants.
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Vitamin supplements are also often recommended to especially include Vitamin D (400-600 IU/daily). Avoidance or limitation of certain foods such as those high in sodium which is contained in a variety of food products such as canned soups, bacon, sausage, ham, pickles, sauerkraut and even dehydrated soups is highly recommended for the arthritis patient on steroid therapy. Continue reading »
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