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									<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 11:25:44 +0000</pubDate>
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						<title>LISTEN TO YOUR BODY EXPRESSIONS, KNOW YOURSELF</title>
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						<description><![CDATA[I often hear the statement &amp;ldquo;I know about me or I know what I am.&amp;rdquo; To me this sounds weird as I think knowing oneself is the end of all the miseries. If we peep a little deeper and ask any one what he knows about himself, straight comes the answer: I am so &amp; so, I know this, I can do that and so on &amp; so forth&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;..a series of I.  But do we really know what we are? The sad part is we know nothing about ourselves. What we really know is a &amp;lsquo;droplet and what we do not know is an ocean of ignorance.&amp;rsquo; Our reality is based on the perceptions we have about ourselves, others and the world and reality is not the perception.  If we deeply analyze and ask the question what am I ? We find it difficult to get the complete answer. Do we really know what our bodies are made of and do we know what our body likes and body doesn&amp;rsquo;t like. If we have watched our body&amp;rsquo;s behaviour and its response to situations and to what we eat then we will be amazed to find out that our body speaks to ourselves in many ways and invariably we do not understand.  Take a simple matter- Many of the health problems from simple cold to real complications are the result of our negligence to understand our own body by us. If we catch cold people blame it to the cold weather or getting drenched etc., but the interesting part is that prior to getting a cold attack we definitely must have had a severe stressful condition that has put our immune system out of gear and the result is the cold caught us. Like this for any health problem or any problems of today there definitely an emotional factor that affects the ability of our immune system which is also called the nervous system in motion.  People who understand this never gets health problem. One proven fact is that women of reproductive age gets frequent cold or infections just before or during periods or during pregnancy during which the immune/ resistance status is suppressed other wise the bay which is also a infection crudely speaking or a foreign organism cannot survive to complete the pregnancy to come out in to this world.  Like this when we eat some foods we feel awful, literally screwed up in mind and body. The body is confiding to us that buddy, you are a stupid skunk, you think that I can tolerate all the atrocities that u do to me, better understand I have my own way of expressing my retaliation and without knowing this, we rush to the doctor making a big story and get a prescription of cure to torture the body again by the indulgence in activities that disrupt the harmony of health and happiness.  If the so called &amp;ldquo;I know about me personality&amp;rdquo; had some sense to listen to his body&amp;rsquo;s talk then probably he would have understood that he is hurting himself and will definitely can avoid the misery. A clear example is the &amp;ldquo;diabetics or the obese&amp;rdquo;. Both repeatedly indulge in activities in which they have a severe guilty consciousness. They think that this once- in- a- way heavy gastronomic exploration is just once- in- a- way and this once in a way becomes every day affair that goes on and on with the suffering remaining. Any activity that creates guilty feeling results in creating a negative mental state that aggravates the disease or problem outcome  Why do we do this? We do this because our because our desires conquer the will and we fail to perceive and understand our body&amp;rsquo;s communications, whispers or cues causing the mind &amp;ndash;body communication failure, due to the inability or the apathy of the so called &amp;lsquo;I Know&amp;rsquo; guy to knowing what he should know.  Look at animals, they invariably do not touch things that harm them or have the uncanny ability to know the good and the evil. When the humans evolved they have been deprived of the ability to differentiate what is right and what is wrong and that is the cause for most of the problems in life. We grew in push-button technology but we pushed away the nature&amp;rsquo;s gifted science to differentiate the good and the evil.  If we know that our mind is the inner guide that does what should be good for us then life is healthy and otherwise it makes everything a misery.  Listen, listen, and listen to our inner self and we can be free from many problems and life can be healthy and wonderful.   rackon]]></description>
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						<title>Free Radicls and Antioxidants</title>
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						<description><![CDATA[FREE RADICALS &amp; ANTIOXIDANTS   FREE RADICALS:  A free radical is defined as an atom, which has an unpaired electron &ndash; an electrically imbalanced atom. These are highly reactive and they always try to steel an electron from another molecule nearby by creating an imbalance of the molecules or cells.  Redox Chain: (Reduction oxidation reaction chain)  When a free radical steals an electron from a nearby molecule it makes the other molecule a free radical. This is called free radical chain or Redox Chain.   SOURCES OF FREE RADICALS:  Human body is exposed to free radicals within the body (intrinsic) or from outside (Extrinsic).  INTRINSIC &ndash; SOURCES (INTERNAL)  1. Incomplete use of oxygen in the mitochondria.  2. Phagocytic cells releasing peroxides.  3. Interaction with cellular metals.  4. Oxidant enzymes &ndash; Cyclo&ndash;Oxyginase, MAO etc.   EXTRINSIC &ndash; SOURCES (EXTERNAL)   1. Air pollutants.  2. Cigarette smoke.  3. Ultra violet rays / sunlight.  4. Radiation.  5. Drugs.  6. Foods etc.   INTRINSIC:  Free radicals are formed by incomplete aerobic metabolism in the mitochondria. These are called super oxide radicals.  Metals like iron and copper can produce free radicals in the presence of ferrous metals &amp; can react with super oxide radicals to form reactive radicals (OH2-).  Phagocytic cells:  Macrophages and other phagocytic cells produce hydrogen peroxide to kill intracellular organisms and it also damages surrounding cells, common occurrence in inflammatory reactions.  Oxidant enzymes:  The enzymes cyclo-oxygenase, monoamine oxidases etc, are essential for prostaglandin formation and degradation of catecholamines &amp; during the process, free radicals are formed.  Extrinsic:  Air pollution, cigarette smoke, ultra violet-radiation, sunlight, radiation, drugs and energy production.  Free radicals &ndash; Benefits:  Free radicals are produced by WBCs in attacking pathogenic / foreign materials to protect the body. They destroy pathogens, but when produced in excess they damage tissues than protecting.  Harmful effects of free radicals:  Free radicals are capable of extensive damage to all vital constituents of cells leading to cell death.  1. Cell membranes:  Cell membranes are formed of lipids (poly unsaturated fatty acids) and are particularly vulnerable to free radical damage.The disruption of the cell membrane function leads to break down of receptors of the membrane and cell itself.  2. DNA:  DNA is the most important part of cell. The free radical attack result in breaks in the DNA strand and can be responsible for cancer producing effects, mutation and cell death due to chromosomal damage.  Other effects are:  1. Damage of cellular membranes &amp; organells.  2. Free radical damage of proteins leads to inactivation of enzymes.  3. Improper Carbohydrates metabolism results in improper energy release.  4. DNA damage leads to mutation, cancer, decreased protein synthesis.   DISEASE BY FREE RADICALS   Reperfusion Ischaemia  Atherosclerosis  Ischaemic Heart disease  Heart attack  Hypertension Diabetes  Inflammation  Arthritis Inflammatory bowel disease.  Pancreatitis  Cancer  Neurological  Neuritis  stroke  Parkinson&rsquo;s disease  Trauma Sepsis  Hypoxia  Cancer Cataract  Pulmonary disease  Blood cancer etc.   When there are more free radicals and less antioxidant, it leads to DNA damage of cells leading to improper instructions in cellular function. The increased free radicals damage immune system and causes cancer.  AGING:  As a person ages, cells can be easily damaged by free radicals. This is because the anti oxidant in the body comes down and degenerative changes like diabetes, blood pressure, skin wrinkles, cataract, atherosclerosis etc take place.&nbsp;  ANTIOXIDANTS: are substances whose presence in relatively low concentrations significantly inhibits the destruction of target cells by free radicals. They neutralize free radicals before they can cause damage. Hence anti oxidant systems in the body and anti oxidants that we consume in food are important for protections of health.    ANTI OXIDANT      Enzymatic Non-enzymatic    Prevention Neutralizes or  Of metal ions in scavenges or chain  free radical formation breaking type   Anti oxidant Enzymes:  These anti oxidant enzymes are intra cellular. They are,  1. Super Oxide Dismutase (SOD):  It inactivates super oxide ions by converting it into hydrogen peroxide. SOD is high in tissues with high oxygen utilization like heart, liver, brain etc. There are two types of SOD enzymes:  1) Cytosolic copper - zinc dependent (in cells).  2) Manganese dependent &ndash; in mitochondria.   2. Catalases:  This catalyses formation of water from hydrogen peroxide.  3. Glutathione peroxidases:  Removes hydrogen peroxides and other oxidants. This is selenium dependent and is abundant in heart, lungs, brain &amp; RBCs.  4. Scavenging or chain breaking antioxidants (Suicidal antioxidant)  These react with free radicals before they attack cells &amp; these agents sacrifice themselves in saving the cells.  Eg. Ascorbic acid (Vit-C) Alpha Tochopherol (Vit.E), Betacarotein etc.It is also to be noted that antioxidants work as a team. Some antioxidants protect others. Eg. Flavonoids can protect Vit.C, which in turn regenerates Vit.E.    ANTI-OXIDANTS &amp; FUNCTIONS:  Antioxidants function to neutralize the free radicals and protect cell membranes, proteins, DNA and vital organs and prevent diseases and delays ageing process and age related health loss. When there is an excess of free radicals and reduction of antioxidants then one can supplement with antioxidant nutritional supplementations and also include more of fresh fruits ( colored fruits) and vegetables which provide the natural antioxidants and prevent degenerative diseases from manifesting and retains healthy life longer and stronger.  The table below shows the free radicals and the antioxidants that inactivate the corresponding free radicals and the mode by which it does.  Free radical&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Antioxidants&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Peventive&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Scavenging&nbsp;  Lipid peroxide&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Glutathione&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Beta-carotene  Hydrogen peroxide&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Catalase&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Vit.E  Superoxide&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Super oxide Disismutase&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Vit.C  Hydroxy radical&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Vit.A / Vit.E  Akoxy radical&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Betacarotene  Peroxy radical&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; L-glutamic acid  Singlet oxygen&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; L-Cysteine,Glycine,Selenium  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Cu,Mn &amp; Mg.&nbsp;   More on free radical and disease in daily life - See next issue. rackon ]]></description>
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