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Know Your Vitamins
What exactly are vitamins ? A combination of ' vita ' which means life in Latin and " amines " which stand for a chemical group of nitrogen-carrying compounds, vitamins are generally acknowledged as " life-giving " substances IN SCIENTIFIC TERMS, VITAMINS are organic substances that act as coenzymes and/or regulators of metabolic processes. There are 13 known vitamins, most of which are present in natural foods or supplements, and some are produced within the body. Vitamins are extremely vital for life. They are needed for almost every growth and developmental function in the body. FAT- ...
Author: Anonymous
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Developing a Fitness Attitude - A Healthy Weight Loss Program Approach
Exercise is Not a Four Letter Word It's obvious that the word 'exercise' has more than four letters, but many of us will agree it sounds like a four-letter word. Indeed, many people feel so negatively about exercise, experts often advise using the term 'physical activity' instead. No matter what you call it, moving your body is critical to feeling and staying well. And to achieve and maintain healthy weights, it's key. The sticking point generally comes when we try to do it. (Regardless what Nike says, there's a bit more to it sometimes than just doing it.) So ...
Author: Marsha J. Hudnall
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What on Earth is an Enzyme?
Enzymes are the workers in our body that make everything function, by enabling chemical reactions. All living cells contain enzymes. They are hard to visualize, since they are not something tangible, but they are essential to our bodies and our lives depend on them. There are many kinds of enzymes, and they do everything from helping us breath to helping begin life at conception. Eighty percent of our DNA code relates to enzymes. But the kind of enzymes discussed here relate to our digestion and the food we eat. In the process of digestion, the digestive enzymes in our bodies br ...
Author: Dianne Ronnow
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Rabbit Coat Colour Genetics
Genetics are what make a rabbit, or any living organism, look the way it does. It makes a rabbit be a certain size, be a certain colour, have a certain type of coat or ears, and more. This introduction, however, is just for the genetics concerning the coat colours of rabbits. Chromosomes and Genes
Chromosomes are strands of DNA that act as a map. They map out exactly how the rabbit will look. In each cell, inot including the sex cells and red blood cells, a rabbit has 22 chromosomes. Each one of these pairs controls a different thing about the rabbit. For example, one might control t ...
Author: Sarah Giers
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The Great Awakening--Menopause
The Great Awakening--Menopause By: Dr. Loretta Lanphier, ND, CN, HHP
Menopause is a natural transition all women experience, as natural as adolescence. For your grandmother and great-grandmother, life expectancy was shorter. Reaching menopause often meant that their life was nearing an end. But this is no longer true. Today women are living longer—on average, until age 78. How you experience menopause is determined by many factors: attitude, diet, overall health, genetics, and your cultural group. Medical science views menopause as the state of your body after you had completed one f ...
Author: Dr. Loretta Lanphier, ND, CCN, HHP
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