Stress has several long-term affects on the body. The nutrients provided by the food we eat and produced within our bodies are used up more rapidly in times of stress. Therefore our bodies require additional supplementation otherwise the bodies resources will be depleted and normal function will suffer or cease. The adrenal glands are chiefly ...
Back in the 90s when I was in elementary school, I loved getting there early enough to eat breakfast because they’d serve us Super Donuts which most of the students loved. I hadn’t had one in years, but I recently saw that a Mobil gas station sold them. It was a random place to bring ...
A disorder of a peripheral nerve is described as neuritis. The condition is often caused by pressure. For instance, drunkard’s palsy is caused by compression of the radial nerve when a person, in a drunken stupor, hangs his arm over a chair, causing paralysis of the extensor muscles of the fingers. The ulnar nerve, where ...
Today’s lifestyle calls for a stronger immune system. Reporting for work, taking care of the family, doing sports activities and even spending time alone requires high levels of energy. While we strive hard to maintain a healthy diet, we often neglect to provide our body with the right amount of nutrients to support various physical ...
I’ve seen Zatarain’s boxed meals countless times at the grocery store. But, not being used to eating spicy-hot Cajun foods, I’ve always passed them by. Until I spotted a box of Zatarain’s New Orleans Style Chicken & Rice Dinner at Big Lots recently. I read the box and checked the ingredients, then decided to give ...
Alcoholic Encephalopathy: A Very Real and Extremely Dangerous Complication of heavy Alcohol Use (Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome) What is Alcoholic Encephalopathy (Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome)? Alcoholic encephalopathy is a serious complication of alcoholic liver disease usually caused by years of excessive drinking. Alcoholic liver disease does not affect all heavy drinkers, and women may be more susceptible than men. ...
