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Wednesday, 23 April 2008 |
By Christine Dreher
Whole Foods for Optimal Nutrition
Whole foods are our best source of nutrition and provide the most complete sources of vitamins and minerals. We are nourished by eating whole foods because they contain the necessary proteins, fats, carbohydrates, fiber, enzymes, vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and other micronutrients that our body needs for proper nourishment and optimal health. Unfortunately, most of us do not eat enough variety of whole, nutrient-dense foods for proper nutrition levels. Instead, our modern diets include too many processed foods that provide sub-standard levels of nutrients. These days, dietary supplementation is often needed to provide our nutritional requirements for optimum health and energy.
The Complexity of Whole Food Vitamins and Dietary Supplements
Dietary supplements and vitamins made from whole foods contain not only recognized vitamins and minerals, but a whole symphony of other micronutrients (phytonutrients or phytochemicals) that work in concert with vitamins and minerals to orchestrate a natural harmony in our bodies. More than 25,000 different micronutrients, also known as cofactors, have been discovered in whole fruits and vegetables alone. These micronutrients are still being studied, but what we do know is that they not only provide additional nutritional |
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Wednesday, 23 April 2008 |
By Gregory Smyth
Private health care in the west continues to be very expensive and lot of people hope that Thailand will provide cost-effective solutions to their medical problems. 'Generation X' has assumed charge and their legacy is to realize a world where government 'interference' in free market and health care is at an unprecedented low extent.
After failing to access state health care systems many people in many parts of the world now have to depend on their private resources for the operations and medical treatments they require.
Private health care in the west is extremely costly and for some, prohibitively so. Even less taxing medical areas like dentistry and orthodontics are heavily priced, while surgery and major operations will end up indebting you.
Considering the costs, and the stakes, lot of people have shown the tendency to look for relatively cheap medical care abroad and escape the whooping costs they encounter at home. Many of them have reached Thailand and got the solutions they were looking for, triggering an influx of new-found energy into 'medical tourism' in the country.
There are so many reasons behind choosing Thailand. The Thai medical profession is possibly |
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