BABY BOOMER RETIREMENT The Baby Boomer generation is a demographic term for the Americans born somewhere in between 1946-1964. Based from a 2000 United States census, the Baby Boomer generation holds the population of roughly 83 million. To date, baby boomers range from 42 to 60 years of age. This means that the baby boom generation is on its way …
Baby Boomer Defined and Their Impact in the Society
BABY BOOMER DEFINED AND THEIR IMPACT IN THE SOCIETY Today, there are countries which are considered as overpopulated. This is due to the increasing birth rates in different places, despite the measures of controlling birth. Babies born after World War II, when economic prosperity was at its highest, are called Baby Boomers. The exact years covered are from 1946 to …
Antioxidants Health Benefits
ANTIOXIDANTS HEALTH BENEFITS Antioxidants are a class of nutrients that protect the body from damage caused by different factors, most importantly oxidative damage caused by substances called free radicals. Free radicals are known as reactive oxygen species, or ROS. They are produced when your body uses oxygen for energy. Just as fire emits smoke as a by-product, ROS are emitted …
Amazing Antioxidants
AMAZING ANTIOXIDANTS The prefix ‘anti’ means against, in opposition to, or corrective in nature. In this case, the ‘anti’ in antioxidants describes the effect these chemicals have against oxidants. Oxidants, usually referred to as ‘free radicals’ are produced as a natural by-product of the millions of biochemical processes undertaken by the body every minute. The same life-giving oxygen that supports …
Alternative Medicines – Why The Silence?
ALTERNATIVE MEDICINES – WHY THE SILENCE? If there are alternative medicines and natural treatments that really work, why don’t we hear more about them? I don’t think there are many true conspiracies around, but this is one of those areas that makes me wonder. The movement between government posts and positions in the pharmaceutical corporations is well documented. This easy …
Alternative Medicine – What Happens During Acupuncture Treatment
ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE – WHAT HAPPENS DURING ACUPUNCTURE TREATMENT Acupuncture is one of several popular alternative therapies tracing its roots to traditional medicine in China more than 5,000 years ago. Although the treatment is regarded as one of the most common and oldest worldwide, acupuncture only started to become recognized in the US after New York Times journalist James Reston wrote …
Alternative Medicine – Gaining Popularity And Acceptance
ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE – GAINING POPULARITY AND ACCEPTANCE Alternative medicine has been gaining in both popularity and acceptance in recent years. Many cities now have a plethora of shops where a person interested in buying alternative medicines can go to find whatever they are seeking, in addition to being able to take advantage of many alternative medicine services at local practitioners’ …
Alternate Your Strength Training Workout With Some Yoga
ALTERNATE YOUR STRENGTH TRAINING WORKOUT WITH SOME YOGA Many who think of strength training equipment think of the massive muscles that many bodybuilders get and consequently show off in competitions. This can be a plus or a drawback for many consumers. The average consumer likes to be able to say feel good about themselves when they go swimming, but many …
Are health supplements safe?
ARE HEALTH SUPPLEMENTS SAFE? Health supplements are now a common addition to our diet and in many situations they are the only solution to our health problems. However the Internet is simply flooded by SPAM and pop-up advertisements promising a quick relief from various illnesses if only we take (put a name here) health diet supplement and they are treated …
Amino acids
AMINO ACIDS – Chemistry will tell you that an amino acid is any molecule that has both carboxylic acid and amino functional groups. They are the basic building units of a protein. In biochemistry, the shorter and more general term is used to refer to alpha amino acids. Those are amino acids wherein the amino and carboxylate functionalities are attached …