Health Benefit of Green Tea – Obesity and Green Tea
By John E. Jernstad
Mount Kisco, NY
Obesity
Few issues capture both medical and public attention as obesity. Widely associated with various illnesses as well as higher mortality, obesity may account for as many as 15 to 20% of deaths resulting from coronary heart disease and a whopping 65 to 75% of new cases of type 2 diabetes [1], and is blamed as a major culprit for myriad other disorders, respiratory illnesses, and even some types of cancer. Read more…
Output
By Kevin D. Ham, M.D.
Vancouver, BC, Canada
We breathe, drink and eat in order to provide the necessary nutrients to build and maintain the cells of our bodies, but we must also remove any metabolic waste products produced by the cells and any substances that are either harmful to the body or no longer of any use to the body.
We excrete these waste products by breathing, sweating, urination and defecation.
Breathing facilitates the removal of metabolic by-products, such as carbon dioxide, from the blood through constant breathing. Breathing can also eliminate volatile toxicants such as ethanol or pesticidal fumigants as well as volatile metabolites including acetone and carbon dioxide. Read more…
Mind
By Kevin D. Ham, M.D.
Vancouver, BC, Canada
The mind is responsible for the ability to be aware of the environment, to think and to react. The brain plays a central role in the function of the mind. There is a close connection between the blood and the brain through various routes such as the hypothalamus, a small part of the brain.
Health is defined not merely as the absence of disease or physical illness, but also the social, mental and emotional well-being of a person. Read more…