Vaginal cancer is a rare type of cancer. It occurs in the vagina which is the muscular tube that connects the uterus with the outer genitals. Vaginal cancer most commonly occurs in the cells that line the surface of the vagina, which is sometimes called the birth canal. While several cancers can spread to the… Continue reading
Category: Family Health
Some advices for hair caring during the pregnancy
Pregnancy brings with it a slew of changes that can affect everything — even your hair. Read on to find out what happens and how to handle it. Pregnancy — and the fluctuating hormones that come with it — can bring changes to your hair. With a little luck, at least some of these changes… Continue reading
No risk for women healing with hormone therapy
Women who take combined hormone therapy for just a few years around the time of menopause appear to have no decrease in heart disease risk, new research suggests. If anything, their risk may go up slightly. The analysis of data from the study that first linked hormone therapy to heart disease found that even in… Continue reading
What is vitamin K
Vitamin K is one of the fat soluble vitamins required for the formation of several of the proteins, called ‘clotting factors’, that regulate blood clotting. Vitamin K is actually 3 different compounds, all of which are fat soluble. It is absorbed from the upper small intestine with the help of bile (or bile salts) and… Continue reading
Vitamin D – sunny vitamin
Vitamin D, also known as calciferol, is a fat-soluble vitamin found in food, but also can be made in your body after exposure to ultraviolet rays from the sun. Vitamin D exists in several forms, each form acting differently, some actually relatively inactive in our body. The liver and kidney help convert vitamin D to… Continue reading
Vitamin E /d-alpha tocopherol/ review
Vitamin E is a fat soluble antioxidant vitamin that helps to neutralize potentially damaging free radicals in our body. It exists in eight different forms, d-alpha-tocopherol being the most active form and one of the most powerful biologically active antioxidants. Each form has a different level of potency (functional use) in the body. The tocopherol… Continue reading
Information for beta carotene
Ten carotenes, colored molecules synthesized only in plants, show vitamin A activity. In other words, they function like vitamin A. However, only the alpha- and Beta-Carotenes and cryptoxanthin are important to man, and Beta-Carotene is the most active. Beta-Carotene and other carotenoids that can be converted by the body into retinol are referred to as… Continue reading
Disease prevention with vitamins?
Vitamins can help prevent disease in two main ways: By preventing the deficiency syndromes characteristic of the respective vitamin, and through the health benefits conferred by that specific vitamin. For example, Vitamin A is important for our vision. It also plays a major role in bone growth, reproduction, cell division and cell differentiation. It helps… Continue reading