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FACTS ON VITAMIN B12  DEFICIENCY Vitamins are organic compounds needed for normal  function, growth and maintenance. t here are two types of vitamins ( fat soluble & water soluble). Water soluble vitamin B12, also known as cyanocobolamine, is transported via the blood, stored in small amounts, and eliminated from the body through urination. The importance of vitamin B12 for healthy DNA synthesis is especially clear in tissues that are actively dividing, like the gastrointestinal tract and erythroid precursors. Once it has bonded with the intrinsic factor, it is absorbed from the distal ileum. When DNA synthesis fails to occur during the development of red blood cells, cell growth without division continues, resulting in macrocytosis that is not functional and is referred to as megaloblastic anemia or macrocytic anemia. The most common cause of this problem with red blood cell DNA synthesis is a vitamin B12 and folic acid shortage because vitamin B12 is required as a co-fac...

Gout, The Fact Of High Protein In Diet    What is gout? Gout is a form of inflammatory arthritis occurred as a result of deposition of monosodium urate crystals in the joint, It usually affects the big toe joint causing swelling , inflammation accompanied by sever pain, the symptoms get worse named as gout flares, some times disappeared named as gout remission.  This disease become more complicated when the symptoms worsen forming a chronic gouty arthritis which is the most sever form of gout.  It is caused by the chronic hyperuricemia ( uric acid > 7 mg / dl). Uric acid is the end product of purine metabolism caused by xanthene oxidase enzyme that oxidizes many reaction up till forming the end product of protein metabolism named by uric acid salts.  Most of uric acids in the blood is excreted by the renal Proximal convoluted tubules.  Diuretic drugs also may interfere with the uric acid excretion leading to its retention with subsequent increase of...

 The Effect of Depression On Your Mind Depression is one of the most common mental health problems, However it is more of a mood disorder than a mental health condition because it does not influence how you think or conduct. Depression might strike someone only once, multiple times, or for an extended period of time. It is associated with extremely negative emotions, a loss of enjoyment, and a sustained interest in any physical exercise.  Adults are affected by depression because they are subjected to a long term stresses in their work, bad economic conditions and social interactions, Depression can  influence them in a manner can lead to suicide  .  According to the World Health Organisation, suicide claims the lives of over 700,000 individuals each year. And it disproportionately affects women.  Young individuals are especially vulnerable to depression and suicidal ideation as a result of many factors related to d isintegration of the family, e motional ...

Helicobacter Pylori  Humans' stomachs are susceptible to infection by the gram-negative spiral flagellate known as Helicobacter pylori, or H. Pylori. This bacterium was first identified in 1982 and has been reported to be associated with cancers of the mucosa of the stomach, esophagus, colon and rectum. especially the type of cancers associated with the lymphoid tissue of the stomach mucosa known as diffuse large B cell lymphoma and stomach adenocarcinoma. H. pylori might be located in the stomach's antrum  with out any clinical symptoms. Other times in immune- compromised individuals can cause sever inflammations even ulcers in the lining wall of the stomach. Certain enzymes and toxins produced by the bacterium can damage stomach and duodenum tissues  as it causes production of the urease enzyme and affects the stomach's protective lining. Your stomach acids are neutralised (made less acidic) by this enzyme. Your stomach's lining becomes more fragile as a result. Aci...

  Hormonal regulators of calcium & Bone Homeostasis    Bones are the living growing hard tissues that are composed mainly of proteins, collagen and calcium, the most important component in bone formation that giving the bone tissues their hardening and strength. Bones support your body, giving the body its shape, allowing your movement, protect your internal organs and protect the brain even production of your blood cells. Why it is important to keep your bones healthy? Before the age of 30, your bones are in a continuous formation and remodeling, you gain more bone mass than you lose and your bones mass reach their peak, after this age, the curve begin to go down because you begin to lose more bone mass than you gain, this affecting your bone density and this often associated by what is called by osteoporosis, a condition in which your bones become more weak and liable for fracture. Factors affecting the health of your bones: 1. A diet low in calcium considered the m...

   Influence of Vitamin D in your body Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that comes in two different forms: Vitamin D2 (ergocalceferol) and Vitamin D3 (cholecalceferol). Your skin naturally produces vitamin D when it is exposed to direct sunshine. Studies have demonstrated that vitamin D3 can increase your vitamin D levels more quickly than vitamin D2. To guarantee that your blood levels of this vitamin are within normal range, you can also obtain vitamin D from specific meals and supplements. Any liver or kidney problems can affect the production of vitamin D because vitamin D is transformed in the liver to 25-hydroxyvitamin D, the inactive form that circulates most, and then transformed in the kidney to 1, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D, the known active form of vitamin D. What is the main role of vitamin D in your body? 1. Vitamin D plays critical roles in all of your body reactions especially the bone as it mainly help calcium deposition (calcification)  by encouraging calc...

  Can chronic stress cause stretch marks??   In the current century, Every year people all over the world face a great challenges, need more demands. Also, live requirements in recent years become more complicated.  Unlike the simple, quiet life in the past. Day by day we are working under pressure, feeling a bad emotions and are always under stress. Sometimes due to the work overload, some times due to the difficult economic life, Other times due to feeling of fear of  a certain disease or even any bad news or situations that cause anxiety and stress.  People under a lot of stress for an extended time can develop many chronic diseases especially autoimmune diseases  like rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, pernicious anemia, dermatomyositis and even stretch marks. Stretch marks are type of scars that are occurred when your skin stretches quickly giving striations. This is occurred when your collagen and elastin proteins which support your skin are ...