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Effects of Sugar on the brain: How it Affects Your Long-Term Health
Posted by Dr. Elsa Stokes on
Sugar Rush: What Are The Effects Of Sugar On The Brain? When you consume something sweet, it causes many different actions within of you. Your tongue sends out signals to your brain as to what you're tasting. Your brain and your gut work hand in hand, with sugar stimulating your pleasure center, and dopamine boosting your excitement center. All this makes you feel good and makes what you just did (eating something sweet) so much better. But what are the long-term effects of sugar on the brain? Do they encourage the development of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in children?...
Benefits of Chamomile Tea
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The benefits of chamomile tea have been studied by man for centuries. In the Middle Ages, when it was first used as a tea, it was often drunk with bread or pastry. It is believed that during the medieval times women who used this tea would become more fertile because of the estrogenic substances found in it. It was also believed to help with blood circulation and headaches. What are the health benefits of chamomile tea? Studies have shown that it has certain anti inflammatory properties, has an anti-cancerous effect, has an antispasmodic effect, has an antibacterial effect and...
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How to Be Happy With Yourself
Posted by Dr. Elsa Stokes on
Have you ever wondered why no matter what you do, you don’t seem to find happiness? Happiness is not what you have it's who you are. We should not base our happiness on what we have accomplished in life or the material things we have. Our happiness should be based on what kind of person we are and how we make others feel. When we make others feel happy, we will be happy because we are all a part of God and we have goodness inside of us. Giving a compliment to someone you know or you don’t know will...
Vitamin D Deficiency
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Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that is produced by our body in response to low blood levels of vitamin D. Vitamin D deficiency can occur when the skin cannot produce vitamin D from the sun or when exposed to very low temperatures or very bright light. Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin. It is produced by the body when vitamin D levels drop. Vitamin D deficiency is when the skin is unable to produce vitamin D from sunlight or is exposed to very low temperatures and bright light. Vitamin D deficiency can lead to osteoporosis, an increasing disease risk....
How To Stimulate Collagen Production In Skin
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The Secret Behind Younger Looking Skin How to stimulate collagen production in the skin is a question that has occupied the minds of medical researchers for quite some time. Proven results are available as early as 100 years ago but only recently have science and skin care manufacturers been able to duplicate them using the latest skin rejuvenation technologies. The process works by encouraging more collagen and elastin to grow. Both are produced by our bodies naturally, but as we get older or the body cannot produce enough of them, lines, and wrinkles begin to form. The new fad is...