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  Foods have Anti-inflammatory effects  Inflammation is a defense mechanism through which the body can counteract any  bacterial or viral infection, It is also considered  a part of your immune system response  to any foreign body attacking your body cells. Inflammation usually indicates that some thing in your body is not okay. There are 2 types of inflammation, acute & chronic types. However, long term inflammation ( chronic inflammation) can lead to many other problems and cause several diseases. Some food categories can trigger the inflammatory condition as in processed meat, refined carbohydrates, sugars, fried food, saturated fats, trans fats, omega 6 fatty acids and some dairy products. Other food categories can act as anti inflammatory and produce antioxidant effects that keep your body cells from the bad effects of any free radicals or any inflammatory conditions and those type of food what we want to discuss here. What are the main food categories ...

How To Boost Collagen In Your Skin What is collagen? Your body makes collagen, which accounts for around 30% of all the proteins in your body and is the protein that is most prevalent there. Proline, hydroxyproline, and glycine are the three amino acids that make up collagen; ascorbic acid (vitamin C) is necessary for the three amino acids to come together to form the particular collagen structure. Each and every connective tissue in your body benefits from collagen's strength and stability. As well as your intestinal lining, it can be found in your bones, muscles, tendons, ligaments, skin, and hair. It is located in the dermis, the middle layer of your skin, and gives your skin its structure, thickness, and suppleness. Additionally, it plays a crucial role in replacing dead skin cells with freshly developing skin cells, which is why it gives you healthy-looking skin away from sagging and shrinkage. Types of collagen:   Collagen comes in a variety of forms, however the following ar...

 Five Potent Anti-Hair Fall Drugs In your kitchen Both men and women are susceptible to hair falling and this can occurred as a result of many causes but the most common cause for hair falling is the hereditary hair loss by age and this is the typical cause of baldness in men, sever hair loss in women. Other factors may contribute in the hair falling as hormonal imbalance, stress factors, cancer treatment, chemotherapy and radiation even as a result of deficiency in some minerals like iron, zinc, biotin, folic acid and vitamins as vitamin B12 and riboflavin. Some times hair loss is a symptom to an internal diseases like thyroid gland disorder either hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism, malnutrition or deficiency in vitamin D. Also, coloring of hair can cause damaging in your hair follicles, by the time this damage can lead to continuous hair loss. Most common ways to stop hair fall : 1. To encourage hair development, make sure you consume adequate proteins daily in your meals. 2. To ...

BE AWARE OF MYCOTOXINS IN FOOD Molds are living microorganisms that can grow and multiplied on moist places so, they are present in air, soil, plants even stored food in refrigerator making the food unpalatable  and unfit for human consumption. There are thousands of known mold species, Some are beneficial as mushrooms , yeasts used in bread fermentation and cheese production and also, penicillin, The famous natural antibacterial drug produced by penicillum spp and was firstly discovered in 1928 by Alexander Fleming. Other types of  molds constitutes a public health hazards as well as many of economic losses as they not only causes sliminess, offensive odours, off-flavours and the unpalatable taste that render the food of inferior quality. But also, It also produces a very toxic metabolites called mycotoxins which cause a disease called mycotoxicoses manifested by carcinogenic, mutagenic, teratogenic, estrogenic, immunosuppressive and anabolic effects.    What a...

SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS OF FOOD ON ACNE Do you think before about the food you are eating and how it can significantly affects all your body even your skin?? Scientists suggested that food play a role in acne-prone skin. However, Not only food causes acne, It is also related to other factors like your genes , life style , stress, hormonal changes and so on., After a meal, blood glucose level rises and insulin hormone is secreted in response to this rise in glucose according to this food glycemic index. Glycemic index (GI) : It describes the capacity of food to raise blood glucose in normal glucose tolerant individuals. Food with high glycemic index may be associated with high risk  postprandial hyperglycemia.  Such food also increases the risk of acne Also, When your body secretes more insulin in order to lower blood glucose to its normal level, It affects other hormones as growth hormone, glucocorticoids and androgen all can boost oil production   Androgens represent t...