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Antioxidants Minimize the Atherosclerosis Risk

141209 health 1oksidan Antioxidants Minimize the Atherosclerosis RiskFat deposits in the lining of blood vessels (cholesterol plaques) to make the blood vessels become so narrow that blood flow less smoothly.

Cholesterol plaque in the walls of blood vessels are fragile and easily broken, leaving a “wound” on the walls of blood vessels that can enable the formation of blood clots.

Because the blood vessels have experienced narrowing and hardening of the plaque, cholesterol, and blood clots are easily clog the blood vessels in total. This condition is called atherosclerosis.

Antioxidants are believed to help prevent atherosclerosis, which is a risk factor for heart disease, stroke and related diseases with other blood vessels.

More consume food or beverages that contain anti-oxidants to prevent damage to blood vessels from free radicals.

Also, do the following easy steps. Read the rest of this entry »

Diabetes and the pH miracle diet

Diabetes is the third leading cause of death in the United States. Even more chilling, it is the first leading cause of death for children. The rising rates of obesity in this country have also led to rising rates of type II diabetes (also called adult onset diabetes). Today, one in 12 adults are afflicted with the disease. This means that over 16 million people have the disorder, with 6 million of them walking around undiagnosed and unaware of their sensitive insulin condition.

Type II diabetes is created by increased aging, obesity, poor nutrition, high stress and physical inactivity. All of these conditions can be traced back to one source…high acidity. Over-acid lifestyles and food choices have negative impacts on health, which is shown by the rapidly increasing diabetes rates in the country.

Diabetes is an old disorder. It has been known about for thousands of years and yet it is only today that it has become an epidemic. Part of the problem is that the nature of diabetes is a mystery, even to educated adults. People do not understand what insulin does in the body and how the insulin metabolism affects the health. Even current medical science has some misconceptions about the true nature of the disorder. Read the rest of this entry »