Melatonin: Never Ignore This “Wonder Hormone” https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/…/melatonin.aspx Oct 10, 2013 … Melatonin is a powerful antioxidant that helps protect you against heart disease, diabetes, migraine headaches, Alzheimer’s disease, and cancer. … When this hormone latches onto a breast cancer cell, it has been found to counteract estrogen’s tendency to stimulate cell growth. In fact, melatonin has a … The Link Between Alzheimer’s, Cinnamon,Continue reading “Melatonin counteract estrogen’s tendency to stimulate cell growth”
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Estrogen and Alzheimer
Estrogen and Alzheimer’s. Hormone replacement therapy does not appear to reduceAlzheimer’s symptoms, but it may help to prevent the disease in healthy women.. At menopause, the level of the hormone estrogen in women’s bodies begins to decline, marking the end of their childbearing years. Estrogen and Alzheimer’s – Memory Loss & the Brain http://www.memorylossonline.com/pastissues/winter2001/estrogenandalzheimer.html Feedback About this resultContinue reading “Estrogen and Alzheimer”
Melatonin – anti-aging and potent antioxidant
Gut Bacteria Have Own Circadian Clock
Summary: Researchers report our gut bacteria is sensitive to melatonin and expresses its own circadian rhythm. Source: University of Kentucky. The circadian rhythm, or circadian clock, is an internal mechanism that drives the 24-hour cycles that tell our bodies when to sleep, wake and eat — and now, new research has found that bacteria livingContinue reading “Gut Bacteria Have Own Circadian Clock”
Anabolic and catabolic process, hormones and exercise
The body faces a catabolic state during normal metabolic functions. This idea, opposed to an anabolic state, actually defines the breakdown of foods and nutrients so that they will later have the ability to build up and add to the muscle or tissue growth process. Exercise Catabolic exercises are largely aerobic, meaning they consume oxygen,Continue reading “Anabolic and catabolic process, hormones and exercise”
Parkinson’s Disease prevention diet and nutrition needs
Nutritional Factors Some supplements with reported benefits in Parkinson’s disease are acetyl-L-carnitine, octacosanol and evening primrose oil. Carnitine helps to increase energy production by channeling fatty acids into cells, it is especially brain active as acetyl-L-carnitine and helps to improve memory and possibly other brain functions. Octacosanol is a long-chain lipid concentrated from wheat-germ oil.Continue reading “Parkinson’s Disease prevention diet and nutrition needs”
Vision loss is tied to lack of sleep
Vision loss is tied to lack of sleep. Lose weight and still be healthy. At my age, my regular sleeping aid includes melatonin, calcium and magnesium and valerian. Young ones sleep better than older ones with their higher melatonin levels. Sleeping past 11pm is hard on our liver. Our eyes will show it when weContinue reading “Vision loss is tied to lack of sleep”
Not getting enough sleep, by Jane Brody
I regret that for most of my adult life, I treated sleep as more a luxury than a necessity. There was always something more to do before I crawled under the covers and turned out the light. I realize belatedly that I might have been more productive — and a lot nicer to live with —Continue reading “Not getting enough sleep, by Jane Brody”