A naturopathic precept is that 'a body that cannot detoxify, cannot heal!' The various methods of detoxification, both East and West are covered in the lessons, including the GI detox, liver cleansings, lymphatic drainage, and 'draining of the impediments,' etc.
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The word senescence is derived from the Latin word senex, meaning old man, old age, or advanced in age.
Senescence or biological aging is the change in the biology of an organism as it ages after its maturity. Such changes range from those affecting its cells and their function to those affecting the whole organism. There are a number of hypotheses as to why senescence occurs; for example, some posit it is programmed by gene expression changes, others that it is the cumulative damage caused by biological processes. Senescence is not the inevitable fate of all organisms. A variety of organisms, including some cold-blooded animals, have negligible senescence. Whether senescence as a biological process can be slowed down, halted or even reversed, is a subject of current scientific speculation and research.
In human nutrition and biology, advanced glycation end products, known as AGEs, are substances that can be a factor in the development or worsening of many degenerative diseases.
Eating brown rice instead of white is seen as a way to cut down on advanced glycation end products.
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These harmful compounds can affect nearly every type of cell and molecule in the body and are thought to be one factor in aging and in some age-related chronic diseases. They are also believed to play a causative role in the blood-vessel complications of diabetes mellitus. AGEs are seen as speeding up oxidative damage to cells and in altering their normal behavior.
Senescence or biological aging is the change in the biology of an organism as it ages after its maturity. Such changes range from those affecting its cells and their function to those affecting the whole organism. There are a number of hypotheses as to why senescence occurs; for example, some posit it is programmed by gene expression changes, others that it is the cumulative damage caused by biological processes. Senescence is not the inevitable fate of all organisms. A variety of organisms, including some cold-blooded animals, have negligible senescence. Whether senescence as a biological process can be slowed down, halted or even reversed, is a subject of current scientific speculation and research.
In human nutrition and biology, advanced glycation end products, known as AGEs, are substances that can be a factor in the development or worsening of many degenerative diseases.
Eating brown rice instead of white is seen as a way to cut down on advanced glycation end products.
Photo by Dan McKay
These harmful compounds can affect nearly every type of cell and molecule in the body and are thought to be one factor in aging and in some age-related chronic diseases. They are also believed to play a causative role in the blood-vessel complications of diabetes mellitus. AGEs are seen as speeding up oxidative damage to cells and in altering their normal behavior.
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A catastrophic illness is an extremely harmful event bringing physical and/or financial ruin. This can range from a catastrophic depression; to an illness harboring a ruinous course of action. This course is designed to teach the signs and symptoms that may be lurking in an otherwise normally appearing patient. Unlike other aspects of a typical health screening encounter, there is a current void of knowledge for many on detecting expensive and catastrophic illness experiences and harboring malignancies. Student will learn to recognize conditions that need emergency measures in the clinical setting.
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