Nutritions Daily – Wellness Living

As an antioxidant, glutathione (GSH) is one of the most important substances in my program. A small tripeptide (composed of three amino acids) found in all our cells, GSH performs as an antioxidant by detoxifying hydrogen peroxide into water molecules before it can be transformed into a dangerous hydroxyl free radical. This decreases the long-term risk of cancer, heart disease, and other degenerative diseases. This antioxidant action of GSH is catalyzed (sped up) by the selenium-containing enzyme, glutathione peroxidase (GPX).

GSH is important in all cells, particularly so in our livers. We are exposed to different toxins every day—for example, the average Ameri­can is exposed to fourteen pounds of food additives each year, many of which are toxic, and when these toxins enter our bodies, our livers activate the cytochrome P-450 enzymes. These enzymes then convert the toxic compounds to less toxic substances that can be excreted out of the body (this process is called the “phase-I” liver reaction).

Hundreds of studies on diet, physical activity and weight made by the World Cancer Research Fund and American Institute for Cancer Research reveals benefits of healthy eating, based in particular on products of plant origin. Fruits and vegetables low in fat and calories and rich in phytonutrients and antioxidants help the body fight cancer.

The importance of antioxidants and phytochemicals
Antioxidants such as vitamin C, lycopene, beta carotene found in many fruits and vegetables,if you eat regularly, protects against cancer. “Phytochemicals in plant protects from harmful substances in the environment and prevent mutations,” said Jed W. Fahey of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

For cancer prevention requires the adoption of a balanced diet, not necessarily exclusively vegetarian. Therefore, do not have to eat only fruits and vegetables, but also foods like lean meat, fish, whole grains. You also need to pay attention to weight gained. Obesity favors the appearance of the most feared disease. “We know that overweight and obesity are risk factors for cardiovascular disease and diabetes. It was also agreed that is a major factor in causing breast cancer, endometrial and colon cancer,” said Arthur Schatzkin from the National Cancer Institute.

With more obvious results, both fruits and vegetables are fast changing the traditional cosmetology method for daily beauty care. With more scientific studies and laboratories results, natural ingredients like fruits and vegetables are undoubtedly playing important role in our daily skincare and beauty care. For start, there are already some well-known fruits that are of great care to our tender skin.

Cherry
Since ancient times, cheery has been used widely in cosmetology. Cherry juice can help in maintaining our tender skin especially the facial part.  It is widely used in skin whitening products, especially for Asian. It is also a good idea to include cherry in your diet, for its great health benefits. Not only richly contain Vitamin C, cherry’s iron contain is about 20 times more than Apple ! Further, it is also high in Vitamin A which play important part in anti-aging, and bring younger feels to our skin.

Researches also suggest that cherries could have positive affects in inflammation related to some illness such as heart disease and arthritis. It may even help in maintaining muscle strength for those suffering from chronic pain disorder ( or ‘fibromyalgia‘ ).

Asthma, actually comes with 2 major components. One of it is noisy type, which most of us familiar with – like choking, coughing, wheezing. The other is quit type ( also called as ‘inflammation‘ ), which most people doesn’t really notice about it.

Commonly, asthma is treated with drug that open-up airways for smoother breathing, and reduce inflammation as well as avoiding substances that would trigger attacks. However, some researches might sugges that certain nutrients could well play a role in easin asthma, by reducing the lung’s airway sensitivity, and as well dampening inflammation.