Showing posts with label Vitamin E. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vitamin E. Show all posts

Sunday, September 4, 2011

Vitamin E is Awesome. Here's Why!


    Vitamin is essentially awesome. But you knew that right?
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     Although scientists aren't positive as to why exactly it's important for the body, they do know that it's a huge building block in the formation of red blood cells, muscles, and other tissues in the body. Several medical professionals even believe that vitamin has the power to prevent different types of cancer because it significantly protects cells against the damage done by free radicals. Vitamin E is yet another important immune boosting vitamin. Research in elderly people shows that it can help protect them against colds and other viruses by keeping their immune system strong.
    Where do you see vitamin E products frequently? Think back to your skin lotions and hair products. Vitamin E is all the rage lately because of the awesome benefits it provides to  skin and hair. If used correctly, vitamin E can help fight against every day pollutants (i.e smoke, smog, and all of the other nasty things floating around outside) as well as healing wounds quickly. When paired with Vitamin C, the two can do incredible things in regards to the healing of skin and hair. 

Saturday, September 3, 2011

Chronic Inflammation, Do YOU have it?

What is it exactly?

Inflammation is meant to help the body deal with problems and infections. The act of inflammation it's self is not the problem and when in proper working order, it's exceptionally helpful. It helps make blood clot when there is a wound as well as increases the blood flow. Wherever there is a threat to the body, whether it be perceived (emotional hurt) or serious i-just-tore-off-my-leg kind of action, the process of inflammation is ready to act. 

We run into a problem when inflammation continues on too long and becomes chronic inflammation.  It kills off the good and healthy cells in an attempt to get rid of the bad bacteria. Look at it this way: Cops are often great at hitting the scene of the crime efficiently and taking care of the problem. But what would happen if they stayed there too long and perceived everything as a threat, no matter how normal the situation? The cops would start creating new problems, and what was once a great help now hinders the normal functioning processes.

And especially now-a-days when people are putting their bodies through the max every waking moment (and sometimes sleeping!) the process of inflammation is on overdrive. Gum disease and painful stomach ulcers can be linked with the over production of H. pylori bacteria.  When the process of inflammation lasts too long, it can easily spread to other parts of the body from where it originally started.