Health Topics

The Health section contains articles about ways to maintain your health through life-style choices. It also provides information about diet, nutrition, common diseases and health conditions. The section includes discussions about anatomy, metabolism and environmental chemicals.

Healthy Living

• Diet Calculator - Find out how much you should eat to maintain a healthy weight based on your level of activity.
• Quit Smoking - Smoking tobacco is an addictive habit that causes many debilitating illnesses and is one of the major causes of preventable untimely death.
• Normalize your Cholesterol - Your blood cholesterol level depends on the balance of saturated to polyunsaturated fats that you eat, and on the amount of soluble fiber in your diet.
• How to Sleep Better - Facts about sleep, insomnia, and sleeping pills.
• Healthy Skin - Information about how to care for your skin.
• Hygiene - Viruses, bacteria, and parasites are the causes of many diseases that may be prevented by cleanliness and disinfection.
• Cancer prevention - How to reduce cancer risks Simple life style changes that can keep you cancer-free.
• Oral Hygiene - How to take care of your teeth. Learn basic dental hygiene and how to keep your teeth and gums healthy.
• The Microbiome - Bacterial ecosystems within our body that keep us healthy.
• How to prevent accidental death. Accidents and unintentional injuries are the fifth most common cause of death and include motor vehicle accidents, poisonings and falls.
• Eat Nuts - Adding nuts to your daily diet may reduce your chance of death by twenty percent.
• Anti-aging Strategies This is a compilation of over 100 specific anti-aging strategies by Dr. Michael Lam. Every strategy is based on scientific research backed by years of clinical experience.
• Six foods that you should eat every week - These six foods contain nutrients that are essential for good health.
• Stages of life by decade - We encounter new challenges as our body changes during our lifetime.

Fitness

Recipes

Nutrition and Diet

• Calculate your Body Mass Index (BMI) The BMI is widely used to assess degrees of obesity. Use the BMI calculator to find out if you are overweight.
• Optimum Nutrition A definition of Optimum Nutrition and the guidelines provided by the Food and Nutrition Board (FNB) of the Institute of Medicine (IOM).
• Caloric Restriction Calculator This calculator provides a control against which to measure your degree of caloric restriction (CR).
• Caloric Restriction and Intermittent Fasting Caloric Restriction and Intermittent Fasting are dietary interventions to increase lifespan. These are the only scientifically proven ways to enhance health and longevity.
• Diet Tips for Weight Loss - Obesity increases the occurrence of heart disease and cancer. Eating less to achieve a normal weight may help to lengthen your life.
• Weight-Based Percent CR Calculator This calculator uses the Mifflin-St Jeor equations to estimate the percentage of caloric restriction based on changes in weight and physical activity.
• Make your own Mineral Water Mineral water provides chemical elements essential for health and longevity.
• Gerolsteiner Mineral Water - Mineral composition of one of Europe's most popular mineral waters.
• Vitamins and Minerals. General information about micronutrients and dietary deficiencies.
• How to Count Calories. A practical guide for counting the calories in the food that you eat. What you need to know to lose weight.
• Nutritional Content of Foods The USDA National Nutrient Database contains information about 6800 different foods. You can search this extensive resource to find out the number of calories in produce or packaged foods. The information contains detailed nutrition data such as the amount of protein, fat, carbohydrates, and fiber. The analysis of fat contains the proportions of the fatty acid constituents.
• Macronutrient Calculator Customize the ratio of macronutrients for any specific caloric requirement. This calculator takes into consideration fiber, protein, fat, and carbohydrates.
• Effect of Calorie Restriction on Body Weight A correlation of the experimental mouse CR data with the Mifflin-St Jeor human energy equations. The results lead to some interesting conclusions about the maximum safe percent CR.
• Tools and Resources for the Calorie Restriction Diet A guide about books, software, recipes, blogs, and web sites dealing with CRON.
• Artificial Sweeteners Chemical Structure of Sugar Substitutes and Artificial Sweeteners

Diseases and Conditions

• Gout - The most painful form of arthritis. Learn what causes gout and some chemical information that can help alleviate the pain.
• Gout, cancer and urinary alkalinization - Alkalinization of body fluids increases the solubility of uric acid and may prevent cancer.
• Alzheimer's Disease - Warning signs of a degenerative brain disease for which there is no cure.
• Autism - Description of autistic behavior and ways of coping with it.
• Cardiovascular Disease - The number one cause of death. Learn about the circulatory system and how to reduce risks through diet and lifestyle changes.
• Heart Block - a condition when the electrical impulses that control the beating of the heart muscle are disrupted.
• Fungal Infections - Pathogenic fungi cause a variety of skin infections.
• Types of Cardiovascular Diseases - Learn the meaning of common terms such as atherosclerosis, hypertension, coronary thrombosis, aneurysm, ischemic stroke and hemorrhagic stroke.
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases - Information about the microorganisms responsible for Sexually Transmitted Diseases.
• Drug Rehabilitation and Drug Addiction Treatment - Discussion of the effects of addiction and the drug rehabilitation process.
• Mesothelioma - An aggressive cancer affecting the membrane lining of the lungs which is most commonly caused by exposure to airborne asbestos dust.
• Nail Fungus - Information about fungal nail infections and their treatment.
• Prostate Cancer - Information about the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of the most common cancer in men.
• Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD) - A pattern of behavior that frequently interferes with accomplishment of tasks and normal interpersonal relationships.
• Hygiene - Viruses, bacteria, and parasites are the causes of many diseases that may be prevented by cleanliness and disinfection.
• Sport Injuries - Some sports increase the risk of serious injury. The the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission identifies the most dangerous sports.
• Normal Blood Sugar - Diabetes has reached epidemic levels in the U.S. Obesity and inactivity are two of the major contributing factors for this disease.
• Viruses - Viral Structure Information about the structure of viruses with emphasis on the Influenza Type A Virus.
• Eating Disorders - Obesity and anorexia are the two most common eating disorders.

Health-Related Topics

• Medicare Health Insurance - Medicare is a federal health insurance program that helps U.S. residents who are disabled or who are 65 years of age or older.
• What makes a good caregiver? - Sometimes we have to make hard choices when taking care of a family member who has become disabled.
• Environmental Toxins and Poisons - How to avoid harmful chemicals that may be found in your home or your workplace.
• Meditation - Meditation provides self-awareness, inner peace and may have health benefits.
• Healing through prayer - Is there a scientific basis for healing prayers, faith healing and miracle cures?
• Omega-3 Fatty Acids - Essential fatty acids are necessary for a healthy brain and cardiovascular system.
• Omega-3 deficiency will shrink your brain - Higher blood levels of DHA and EPA have been associated with a reduced risk for dementia.
• Chemical Glossary Definitions of common chemical terms and their structural diagrams.
• Lipoproteins - Good cholesterol (HDL), Bad cholesterol (LDL) Lipoproteins are small spherules that transport fats in the body and consist of protein, cholesterol, triglycerides, and phospholipids.
• Longevity Science - Discussion of the basic causes of aging and a list of books dealing with the scientific principles of longevity.
• Anatomy and Structure of Human Sense Organs Discussion of the five senses: sight, smell, taste, touch, and hearing.