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Health :: Tips for a Restful and Restorative Sleep
Image courtesy of BettaLiving.UK Tips for a Restful and Restorative Sleep There are many physiological things that occur in order for sleep to happen and I find that once people understand body mechanisms, when explained simply, allow a deeper understanding and compliance. We will first begin in the pineal gland. Sleep Physiology Located near the center of the brain, a tiny pine shape endocrine ( hormone) gland resides. This gland is called the pineal gland and it spends some of its time releasing a hormone called melatonin. This hormone affects the modulation of wake-sleep patterns. Basically this gland is involved in the regulation of melatonin synthesis which…
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Skin Care from the Inside-Out: How what we eat affects our skin health
Skin Care from the Inside-Out: How what we eat affects our skin health “Let food be our medicine, and medicine be our food” ~ Hippocrates One my all time favorite medical words ( peristalsis and uvula are other top ones) is angiogenesis. Angiogenesis is the formation of new blood vessels; a vital process for growth and development in the body. However, these new blood vessels are also a vulnerable to tumor growth; where cancer cells may step in if they are given the chance. Although it’s very important to remember that the body does not want to be sick and will do its very best to make sure that…
