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1. Losing Weight After 40
2. Camel Milk and Gut Health
3. Hereditary or Genetic Neuropathy
4. Passion Flower as a Natural Sedative

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Losing Weight After 40: Top 4 Ways to Shed Pounds

With busy schedules and loads of processed and fast foods everywhere, losing weight after 40 fast can seem like a pretty difficult task. It’s no wonder so many people question, “How can I boost my metabolism after 40?”

While it’s a common assumption that your metabolism slows down after your 20s or 30s, new research suggests this isn’t necessarily true. It’s now thought that you burn roughly the same calories from your 20s until your 60s, which means losing weight after 40 has more to do with your lifestyle than your genetics or age.

Cause of Weight Gain after 40

Camel Milk and Gut Health

The human gut is a more complex health issue than most people think.

Scientists are just now discovering how important the gut really is. We are barely scratching the surface with research and studies, and we have already discovered fascinating links between gut health and weight control, thyroid function, mood, and cognition - just to name a few.

Additionally, researchers are exploring links between autism, diabetes, depression and gut health, along with many other diseases that may interplay with what’s going on in our gut.

HOW MANY MICROORGANISMS ARE IN OUR GUT?

A hundred million? Ten billion?

Try 100 trillion. That’s a number so large that it is hard to even comprehend. This enormous, complex ecosystem contains over 1,000 different species of bacteria.

The wide-ranging effects that our gut bacteria have on every aspect of our health are still being learned by researchers. Many scientists refer to the gut as the "second brain." It is that important.

WHAT CAUSES AN UNHEALTHY GUT?

The answer is unhealthy gut bacteria:

• The types of bacteria present in our gut
• The populations of those bacteria
• The ratios between each bacterium
• The gut barrier, which allows nutrient absorption and keeps out unhealthy bacteria and toxins.

These variables are closely related, so if a person has issues with one, most likely they will have issues with the others as well.

Most people assume that "gut problems" must mean "digestive problems." Sometimes, that is the case. But in reality, the problem is broader than that.

Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine, claimed over 2,500 years ago that every illness begins in the gut. He stated, "Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food." Modern scientific research is proving that he was probably right. The connections between gut bacteria and other aspects of our health, physical, mental and emotional, are wider and deeper than anyone previously realized.

The evidence clearly indicates that, even if you do not have serious digestive problems, you could still have an unhealthy gut microbiome (the ecosystem of bacteria in the gut).

LEAKY GUT SYNDROME

It is the gut barrier’s job to make sure nutrients are allowed in while passing the harmful bacteria and toxins through the body without harming you.
When the gut barrier becomes too permeable, it becomes "leaky gut syndrome". Large protein molecules and toxins pass into the blood stream when they are not meant to. Your body recognizes that they don’t belong and attacks them, triggering an immune response.

Leaky Gut Syndrome leads to digestive nightmares such as bloating, heartburn, constipation, diarrhea, and even more serious autoimmune problems. Additionally, several recent clinical studies identified that the function of the intestinal barrier is a major factor in autoimmune diseases.

We are all born with a leaky gut (literally an open, permeable gut lining). As we consume our mother’s nursing milk, which is rich in Colostrum and contains many growth factors and immune factors, they pass into the bloodstream and form our immune system and a healthy internal developing environment. Once this happens, the gut is meant to naturally close, allowing the bacteria to adhere to the gut lining, which is developing a healthy mucous thanks to the Colostrum, and forms our inner ecosystem (innate immune system) which is our first line of defense.

In the world today there are millions of people who are immuno-compromised. They lack the good bacteria needed to properly absorb nutrition from food and also keep out bad bacteria. They no longer have the ability to detoxify and maintain cleanliness of the blood. All the while, the undiagnosed, chronic lack of good bacteria and compromised gut health remains untreated.

It is now clear that our gut microbiota is a direct window into our overall health and numerous factors can negatively affect our gut microbiota, including diet, stress, antibiotics, and advancing age. When it is out of balance, the microbiotic environment plays a role in the development of Obesity, Ulcerative Colitis, Crohn’s Disease, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Celiac Disease and many other conditions.

Healing the gut is something we all need to consider if we want to experience good health, so doesn’t it make sense that, as soon as we introduce into our body, a source of good bacteria and nutrients, such as Camel Milk, that we would experience improvement in our health?

Camel Milk has been used for thousands of years as a medicinal drink and has been clinically proven to improve bacterial imbalances. Some bacteria such as Allobaculum, Akkermansia & Bifidobacterium increase in abundance with Camel Milk. Additionally, it is full of necessary nutrition.

Camel Milk is called the "White Gold of the Desert" and is similar to human milk. It is virtually bio-identical to the Colostrum in human mother’s nursing milk. It is different from other ruminant (cow, sheep, deer, etc.) milk because it contains low cholesterol, low sugar, is high in minerals (potassium, iron, copper, zinc and magnesium), high in vitamin C and high in protective proteins like lactoferrin, lactoperoxidase, immunoglobulins and lysozyme.

Camel Milk is recognized as a superfood that contains over 120 strains of lactic acid bacteria and has peptides and proteins that exhibit biological activities that have a beneficial effect on many bio-processes such as digestion, absorption, growth and immunity.

Camel Milk can be an important part of your daily diet and enjoy the myriad of health benefits that will improve your gut health and positively impact your overall health.

More about Camel Milk

Hereditary or Genetic Neuropathy

Is neuropathy hereditary?

Hereditary neuropathies are a group of inherited disorders affecting the peripheral nervous system.The Inherited Neuropathies are those that are created when the genes create some form of metabolism interruption.

Heredity comes from the gene makeup and one thing should be mentioned is that genetic damage and alteration can be done by many factors in our environment. This damage can be from a break in the DNA strand structure, or a change in the sequence of the genes. In human cells both metabolic activities and environmental factors can cause DNA damage

Chemicals, radiation and toxins can also produce damage.

Metabolic activities producing large amounts of free radical can produce damage. (A good reason to make sure that a person has enough antioxidants. See Free Radicals and Anti-Oxidants)

Types of Inherited Neuropathy -

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Passion Flower as a Natural Sedative
By Dr. Eric Berg

Find out why passion flower has the potential to relax an anxious mind and body.

In this video, we're going to talk about the health benefits of passion flower.

I've been studying different herbs that mimic the effects of prescription medications. Passion flower stood out because of its ability to work as a sedative.

In a 2001 clinical trial, researchers found that passion flower was as effective as Oxazepam for relieving anxiety. Oxazepam is a conventional tranquilizer medication.

They also found that there were fewer side effects when using passion flower over conventional medications.

Another study on rats showed a significant increase in deep sleep and a reduction in time it took to fall asleep when using passion flower.

Passion flower contains a compound called GABA. This is an inhibitory neurotransmitter that regulates your mood and counters excitement.

The uses for passion flower are extensive.

• Anti-anxiety

• Sleep issues

• Pain

• Menopausal symptoms

• ADHD

See the video

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Nerve Damage - Why R-Alpha Lipoic and Acetyl L-Carnitine

If you have nerve damage, R-Alpha lipoic acid and acetyl L-carnitine are two key supplements that you should add to your daily routine.

Evidence indicates that alpha lipoic acid has an ability to kill free-radicals which may help provide added nutritional support to people who have nerve damage in the arms and legs, such as:

- pain
- burning
- itching
- tingling
- numbness

Alpha lipioc acid comes in two forms. R and S. Alpha lipoic acid is a combination of these two forms. Most supplements have alpha lipoic acid with both forms, not just the R form.

The R form of alpha lipoic acid is the form normally found in the body. Studies indicate the R-alpha lipoic acid form appears to be better absorbed than the combination of R and S alpha lipoic acid.

Additionally, some small preliminary studies suggest acetyl L-carnitine may help provide nutritional support to people with pain and who want to improve feeling in affected nerves. It is also possible that acetyl L-carnitine can help nerves regenerate.

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