Fitness and Health: A Practical Guide to Nutrition, Exercise and Avoiding Disease

Be Careful with Food Combinations Another important consideration for healthy stomach function is the rate of digestion of diffe ...

patients to take all these nutrients in supplement form, the problem was often not the lack of nutrients but the inability of th ...

liver function comes from eating real food and avoiding environmen- tal toxins as much as possible. Of the many nutrients requir ...

! Do you eat less than about eight serving of vegetables and fruits per day? If you answered “yes” to even one or two of these q ...

the carotenoids (lycopene, beta carotene, zeaxanthin, lutein) and the full vitamin E complex, especially beta, delta and gamma t ...

els of hydrochloric acid can cause stress in the colon from undigested food. This can cause irritation directly, or influence th ...

ment for making nutrients, including biotin, some of the B vitamins and vitamin K, and for generating energy. Many strains of ba ...

The most common indication for the need of a probiotic supple- ment is when the friendly bacteria are replaced by other unhealth ...

In seeking the best probiotic products, consider these factors: Read the label for the numbers of each bacteria strain per serv ...

With the wrong bacteria residing in the gut, stool content may be low. But with the proper bacteria in the large intestine, stoo ...

Acid-Alkaline Balance Nutritionally, a healthy diet does more than provide nutrients. Through digestion of these foods, an impor ...

aging, this increases the risk of falls, fractures and disability, and also leads to the loss of independence, all of which cont ...

activity such as regular walking. In almost all cases, these habits will result in normal gut function (having at least one to t ...

30. Mechanical Fitness and Health It seems like almost everyone you meet has some type of physi- cal problem with a muscle or jo ...

part of the problem was discussed in relation to balancing fats to con- trol inflammation. Muscle Imbalance The combination of m ...

either. Most tendon problems are secondary to muscle imbalance. Likewise, ligaments connect bones to other bones. And, muscles h ...

cle, a twisted ankle or other injury. Micro-trauma is even more common; it’s the accumulation of minor physical stress in a musc ...

areas of fitness, but can also help improve most other areas of the body and brain, including speech, vision, balance, memory an ...

Breathing Mechanics We take breathing for granted, until we have a breathing difficulty. But many people breathe improperly and ...

This is normal breathing. Most movement occurs in the abdomi- nal areas with only slight movement of the chest, which expands mo ...