We are talking about acupuncture, ear acupuncture, acupressure or similar alternative therapies, all working with the body’s meridian points. The acupuncture meridians are a central concept in Chinese medicine, and they constitute a basis for the application and issued basis of many therapies of oriental wisdom.

Basically, the body’s meridians are lines of energy during that run throughout our body. We all twelve meridians in all, and these are divided to six in each half of the body. The energy runs through them freely, and any disruption in its course may bring unwanted effects.

The energy blocks generate health problems of various kinds, which can range from constipation and headaches to depression. Acupuncture and associated therapies attempt to release these energy blockages by stimulating certain meridian points, so you can promote good health and have the energy to run freely through the channels. Read the rest of this entry »

Smoking is the major causal factor of cancer in the population, and in turn the causal factor of cancer easier to get rid of. Often we ignore this, and when we look at the statistics of the smoking population by country, the obvious conclusion is that people do not quite understand the implicit potential for harm in smoking.

Of course, smoking not only causes cancer, but in turn creates a host of problems in the individual associated with it. One of these deficiencies occurs in relation to feeding people, which is severely hampered by the habit of smoking without it being aware of it.

For example, in conjunction with vitamin C on snuff is devastating, since smokers are unable to retain sufficient amounts of vitamin C your body needs. A single cigarette robs the body 25mg of vitamin C (the equivalent of an orange). Given the antioxidant and preventive potential of this vitamin, its loss can be fatal.

Furthermore, the amount of vitamin D also decreased in smokers compared with normal people who do not have the habit. The data show that the former have 50% less vitamin D than the latter.

Smoking causes hardening of the arteries, and vitamin E acts by removing fatty deposits on the walls of the same. If a smoker does not consume vitamin E, high risk of atherosclerosis.

Finally, in relation to calcium also influences smoking negatively. The body of smokers tends to be unable to absorb enough calcium to maintain bone health. Thus, they have weaker bones, and are at increased risk of osteoporosis than nonsmokers.