National Geographic states that if you were to take off your skin it would cover nearly 22 square feet and would weigh an average of eight pounds, which makes your skin the largest organ within your body. As with any other organ, over time environmental influences and age causes your skin to lose its elasticity ...
Dr. Abram Hoffer and Linus Pauling were friends. Each influenced the other. When Pauling started orthomolecular medicine in 1968, he cited articles by Hoffer & Osmond on psychiatry. When Linus Pauling died on Aug. 19, 1994, the world lost one of its greatest scientists and humanitarians and a much respected and beloved defender of civil ...
Vitamin B-complex consists of eight different B vitamins: thiamine or B1, riboflavin or B2, niacin or B3, pantothenic acid or B5, pyridoxine or B6, biotin or B7, folate or B9, and cobalamin or B12. The symptoms of a vitamin B complex deficiency are manifested differently depending on which specific component the body is lacking. A ...
Dietary potassium is an essential nutrient that serves some valuable functions in the body. According to the American Heart Association, potassium is a necessary component in cell function, nerves, and muscle function. It also plays a role in reducing the risk of several medical conditions including high blood pressure, stroke, kidney stones, and osteoporosis. The ...
Most times doctors tell you that a well-balanced diet is the key to staying healthy. Although this is good advice for most people, individuals with bipolar disorder (or manic-depression) need to be careful. WebMD states that “there isn’t a miracle diet for bipolar disorder.” In general, they recommend avoiding fad diets and sticking to the ...
Vitamin B is a set of eight different vitamins: thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, pyridoxine, biotin, folate, and cobalamin. Symptoms of a vitamin B overdose, also known as vitamin B toxicity, are found to occur in three of the B vitamins: niacin, pyridoxine, and folate. The remaining five B vitamins are not associated with any ...