VITAMIN E AND THE DAMAGING EFFECT OF FREE RADICALS

Vitamin E has many uses in the body to stay healthy. It is one of the groups of fat-soluble compound. Its chemical compound has anti-oxidant property responsible for the protection of damaging free radicals when the immune system failed to give their over-all support.  

Vitamin E was composed of many chemical forms like delta tocopherol, beta, gamma and alpha, delta tocopherol and beta gamma. Each one of them has specific biological activity in the body.

The presence of free radicals is the effect of polluted environment (air pollution) from industrial fumes, vehicle smoke emission, cigarette smoke and other toxic chemicals in the manufacture of industrial products and consumer goods. The ultraviolet radiation of the sun invites free radicals to damage the human cells.

Vitamin E gives human cells enough protection against harmful effect of free radicals. Once the cells are damaged, many major diseases appear. It was found that it causes terminal cancers and cardiovascular diseases.

Vitamin E stops the production of reactive oxygen species especially if the fat goes into oxidative process. With vitamin E, it assists prevention of chronic diseases. Once the immune system is affected, the entire body system is vulnerable and under the mercy of free radicals. To remove it from the body if it is already penetrated deep in the cells is quite impossible.

Its anti-inflammatory agents inhibit platelet aggregation. It enhance the immune system to defend from the attack to the cells and keep it healthy. With regulr intake of vitamin E (fruits, vegetables, nuts and other dietary foods including supplements prevents or delay coronary heart and cardiovascular diseases. It prevents oxidation of low-density lipo-protein (LDL) cholesterol. 

Elevation of cholesterol level may create plaque to block the coronary passes of the blood in arteries, capillaries and veins.

Vitamin E has major role in the prevention of the formation of blood clots where many incidents of heart attack occurred. With regular intake, it lowers the risk of heart disease. With better eye vision, vitamin E found to be helpful in the treatment of macular degeneration due to old age. It antagonize vitamin K-dependent clotting factors.

It controls breakdown of body tissues. It protects essential fatty acids including vitamin A from oxidation in the cells of the body. It assists in the production of red blood cells.

Best sources of vitamin E are soybean oil, broccoli, spinach, olive oil, corn oil, hazelnut, peanut butter, dry roasted peanuts, raw tomato, mango, almond, sunflower seeds and oil, wheat germ oil. Other sources are liver, nuts, eggs, mayonnaise, vegetable oils, dark-green leafy vegetables, sweet potatoes, avocado, yams and asparagus.

Health conditions will occur if there is Vitamin E deficiency:

It cause muscle weakness and tiredness. There is loss of muscle mass. It has abnormal eye movement, vision problem and other eye defects. It leads to liver and kidney disease. There will be premature infant lacking full development at the early stage of his life. It is difficult for the liver to secrete bile into the digestive tract. Normal transmission of nerve impulses is hampered and slower in its action. Too much deficiency causes cystic fibrosis, a major health disease.

This is how important Vitamin E for is to the general wellness of the body. Take it and you will be in the arms of better health.

Health condition has its own remedy to relieve, lessen or prevent the impact of the disease. All vitamins and minerals have the ability to prevent whatever deficiency the body is lacking.  

Vitamin E is one of most important vitamins to prevent the deterioration of cell growth caused by the damaging free radicals. As the human cell dies, the immune system can no longer protect the human body against infections. The formation of terminal disease is the result of lack of necessary prevention.  The use of vitamin E gives promise to prevent free radicals to take total control of the body.

IODINE BOOSTS LEVEL OF THYROID HORMONES

Unhealthy thyroid gland brings many diseases. It is important to have balance and normal level of iodine. Iodine is chemical element taken from other source because the body can’t make its own. The best source of iodine can be found in seaweeds. Plant and animal-based foods has little to offer when it comes to iodine concentration not enough the body requires. It has important job in the development of central nervous system.

Thyroid gland is responsible for the manufacture of hormones. To be able to make hormones, iodine is the one that carry-out its delicate function. Any iodine deficiency put too much pressure to the thyroid glands. The feedback system in the body pushes the thyroid gland to work harder to be able to restore its normalcy. Swollen neck is the product of iodine deficiency.

Little sources of iodine can be found in banana, green peas, apple juice, lima beans, raisin bran, cheese, prunes, cream-style corn, tuna canned in oil, shrimp, ice cream, macaroni, eggs, fruit cocktail, white bread, milk, iodized salts, yogurt, cod, dairy products and grain products.

Iodine prevents goiter. It has promise in the treatment of fibrocystic breast cancer, diabetes, diseases of the eyes, heart attack and stroke due to hypertension.

Hospital and emergency unit are using iodine to protect the thyroid glands from the effect of radioactive iodides during radiation therapy.

Iodine has potent effect to the skin to kill the germs, reduce the soreness in the moth as side effect of chemotherapy especially cancerous disease.

Iodine is important to purify water to make safe and potable. It is best in the treatment of ulcers arising from diabetes. Iodine has the ability to kill fungus, bacteria and amoeba. Victims of radioactive disaster can be remedied by taking potassium iodide to handle the effect of radioactive materials. It was used as expectorant to prevent cough due to flu.

The side effects of taking iodine overdose are diarrhea, headache, stomach pain, nausea, runny nose, swelling of the lips and face. There is severe bleeding and bruising of the skin. There is severe fever (high body temperature). There is enlargement of lymph nodes.

 It causes allergy and other allergic reactions. There is soreness of gum and teeth due to infection. It brings burning sensation in the mouth and throat. It increases the production of saliva. There is inflammation of the throat. Direct application of iodine causes irritation and skin burn. It worsens thyroid disorders like goiter and thyroid tumor. It worsens the condition of skin rashes.

Goiter can be remedied by the use of iodized salt.

Iodine deficiency results to the following:

Low level of thyroid hormones affects the ovulation period of women that later on may cause infertility. It causes immune disease of the thyroid. It gives high chances of thyroid cancer and other terminal cancers (prostate, breast, ovarian and endometrial).

It causes high blood pressure during mother’s pregnancy period. It causes mental retardation of unborn child. It severely affects the physical and mental growth of children in their stunted development.

Iodine is vital to the proper functioning of thyroid glands. Thyroid gland is responsible in the manufacture of thyroid hormones as assurance that the thyroid gland is in normal condition. Any slip, it may be deficient in concentration or over the required numbers may cause adverse reaction that will results to many diseases the body can no longer handle and give enough protection.  

 Regular intake of iodine can correct the deficiency and restore the level of hormonal imbalance.

STAY YOUNG, STAY HEALTHY

It is always our dream to have healthy body and sound mind. All this desire is only in deaf ears. We can’t afford losing our satisfaction to the things we liked. We sacrifice our own wellness because the temptation to follow what is not healthy is more important than anything else.

We socialize with other people. Foods and drinks are all round us. But what kind of food we eat? What is the drink we take? The outside influence in the environment makes us blind to understand what healthy meant to us.

A healthy body can’t be realized by eating foods laden with fats and cholesterol. The muscles and joints are handicap without flexing its strength because of physical inactivity. The mind can’t give its potential because the kind of drink taken distorted and restricted the release of mental power. It dull the senses and clip its mental alertness.

To stay young and healthy is great sacrifice one is to take. If the foundation of complete change is weak, it is easy to crumble and the initiated efforts are useless. If the determination is come and go, the desire to stay healthy will never be realized.

What you can do about it? Are you willing to sacrifice simple pleasure to the tons of healthful benefits? Then you make your wrong move.

Many food specialists in health magazines were reiterating the importance of eating vegetables in our meals. It has been repeated million times in different periodicals the benefits it can give. Our level of intention wasted whatever efforts we started.

Any kinds of vegetables it may be green leafy of the yellow ones are enough to give the body the needed nutrients both vitamins and minerals. Vegetables with yellow color have enough beta-carotene compared to the others. Beta-carotene is chemical compound in vegetables acts as the anti-oxidant to fight the damaging free radicals. Free radicals are responsible for frightening diseases like cancers when the cells started to be unhealthy, dying and cancerous.

Many diseases are common to people that are overweight. Weight gain is the result of uncontrolled appetite to eat. Over-eating is not healthy option. Overweight is sign that there’s abnormal level of cholesterol in the arteries. A plaque stayed too long in the artery wall will narrow the passage of the blood to the different parts of the body. This was the reason heart attack and other cardiovascular disorder is the disease of adults.

Overweight gives too much strain to the heart. It has to work extra hard to be able to respond to additional burden in its function. Normal weight is the best option to take. It gives the kidneys certain space to work in effective manner.

Eating fish is the safest food for our health compared to meat and meat products. Fish contains essential fatty acid. Omega-3 and omega 6 and DHA are abundant. Fatty acid found to assists the cells to have flexibility and permeability in circulatory and nervous systems. It takes part in the enhancement of better skin structure.

Physical activity is one way of keeping weight in check. Muscles and joints have flexibility to stretch to its maximum strength. It is how important exercise to keep the heart muscles in better shape with enough strength and strong pumping structure.

Change the kind of unhealthful lifestyle you have now. With good eating habits it is your trip ticket to better health. Include fruits in your daily meal plan. Fruits are composed of many nutritional benefits. It has enough sources of vitamins and minerals and other helpful chemical properties that can aid the body to correct any nutritional deficiency.

Keep away from environmental inhalants and vehicle smokes. This is the culprit of the onslaught of the damaging free radicals to the human cells leading to the existence of many kinds of cancers.

Use your brain to maximum potential. Writing something as hobby may enhance mental power by exercising every fiber of it. This will help prevent mental deterioration.

Avoid eating contaminated foods especially those cultivated under the care of pesticides and other harmful chemicals. As much as possible, keep away the mind from many stresses of the day. Relax and have better composure. Deep breath or to do something for the mind to be occupied will help to release feeling of anxiety. Too much stress induces physical changes that will accelerate fast aging.

Exfoliate your skin to restore normal glow. Protect your skin from irritation and burns. With better skin care, it will not dry easily. This is to skin check visible wrinkles too early to appear and make the necessary prevention and other possible protection to avoid further damage to the skin.

Drink potable water that is safe and sure. Water is needed to quench the thirst and to avoid skin dehydration. Too much exposure to chlorine may aggravate body aging.

You can live longer if you have desire to stay healthy most of the time. Remember, to stay young you must stay in good health. Be healthy and happy.

 Reaching old age is a blessing to many of us because of the desire to stay healthy and fit. They sacrificed a lot controlling the urges to eat not healthy to body system. The rule of better health is not satisfaction to the food eaten but the satisfaction to stay healthy and in better health.  Reaching old age is a wonderful feeling of accomplishment that it can be done if only we intend to make it happen.

THE RISK OF FALLING

There were many reasons why we fall. The degree of the fall depends on the distance it happened. Even misstep can cause you to fall especially if you are not aware of your awkward movement. You may get bruises, slight injury, broken bones or deadly fall. Falling was common to older people as the can no longer control their every movement due to weakness, lack of better perception and body coordination as well as his declining health.

A child will fall as he was still beginning to learn how to walk his own. He was put in the care of his parents attending him closely to avoid minor accident. Constant practice in walking will slowly give the child the idea to walk unsupported.

If our sense of balance is deteriorating and the reaction to the fall is slow, accident will follow. Awareness of the correct movement will save us to be hospitalized. Sight is also important to see clearly our steps due to sudden changes of the surface or you or we did not notice the hole or depression of the road we are walking. Good eyesight will keep us alert of many obstructions in our path. Presence of mind and good eyesight will prevent us to get injured.

Road accident  were common in our street because of the negligence of the driver by failing to see a pedestrian crossing in the street unaware of the passing vehicle bumped him head on putting his head to fall first on the paved road. Most often this kind of accident caused the victim to have head trauma with seriously broken bones.  He was in the state of coma not remembering what happened to him.

The percentage of death is higher. A careless movement put the family in danger. The extent of the injury is costly and medical care may be exhausted if not enough resources is available in longer period of recuperation and not even sure if he is lucky enough to be alive.

Aside from careless movement and lack of sense of balance, there are other instances that will trigger a man to fall. Taking medications and potent drugs designed for particular illness affects proper posture and distorts better perception.  Taking diuretics, sedatives and anti-hypertensive medicines can affect the psychological condition of the mind.

If you have poor vision, you can’t see clearly ahead. You bad eyesight was the result of the disease called macular degeneration or glaucoma by clouding your sense of sight. If you have stroke, it affects sense of balance and your ability to walk properly. It weakened your feet. You can’t stand erect and lack of muscle conditioning. Even hyperthyroidism can affect it also.

If you have congestive heart disease affecting your blood vessels and heart, you will go into fainting spell increasing you chance to fall down. Because of the degree of the disease, you have inactive lifestyle as you don’t want to give pressure to your heart from physical exertion. Your movement was limited to light kind of activity, stiffness of the tendons and muscles, less flexibility in walking.

Lung disease like emphysema limits your movement because of the deteriorating condition of the illness. Being inactive has less muscle conditioning and imbalance of movement, a possibility of falling while walking. Arthritis and foot problems will affect coordination. There is weakness in the muscles. Nerve damage causes unsteadiness of posture. There is tingling, numbness and pain in hands and feet as the result of developing arthritis.

If you have bladder problem will cause you to urinate frequently especially during period of sleep. As you move quickly and stand up -lightheaded sensation is felt due to sudden drop of blood pressure. Any minor obstacle in your way while walking sleepy during the night without turning the light at home will surely put you the danger of falling.

Alcoholism induced the body to the state of imbalance. If you are drunk, you can’t stand up straight prone to falling down as the alcohol affected correct posturing and positioning. You wanted to lie down immediately to any place you choose because there is nausea, vomiting and painful headache distorting the ability to walk.

There are many what-to-do tips you can use in avoiding accidental fall:

-A regular walking will put strength in your feet. Your tendons and muscles has flexibility and can easily stretch if there is pressure. It helps you to have better coordinated action without losing balance that leads you to fall. It corrects walking mistakes by giving proper posture.

-Make slow movement steady and sure. Carelessness may cause harm.

-If you are ill, don’t stand up abruptly. Rise up slowly, moving your feet in right foothold.

-While descending on stairs look down and stay focus.

-Put rugs in the house in proper place. Stepping to a rug will slide you without recovering from an awkward position and falling backward.

-Don’t let electrical and telephone cords to obstruct the flooring of the house. Tripping to the wires will off-balance your movement. You will stumble without notice.

-Fix your ladder properly while in use. Attach it tightly to something it can hold on.

-While walking in slippery road, walk slowly and seek right footing.

Protect yourself from a fall. Walk slowly but surely. Accident can make drastic changes in your way of life especially if it causes a very serious fall.