The Environmental Working Group or EWG spearheaded the study of Bisphenol A or BPA in canned goods sold in the US back in 2007. BPA is either a resin or a plastic ingredient that is being used to line metal cans. These cans in turn are being used to store a wide assortment of food [...]
DHEA, a naturally produced steroid hormone that develops into the sex hormones testosterone and estrogen, has had a tremendous amount of positive press about its ability to help boost a person’s health. It has been considered for treatment of lupus, Alzheimer’s, Addison’s disease, heart disease, schizophrenia and other disorders as well for slowing the rate [...]
What is DHEA?
DHEA or dehydroepiandrosterone is a steroid hormone that the body produces to create male and female hormones. It is secreted by the adrenal glands.
DHEA hormone levels in the body tends to peak in our twenties and decline as we get older. People who have diseases such as type 2 diabetes, AIDS, osteoporosis, heart [...]
Steroid abuse is currently becoming rampant not only in the world of athletic sports but progressively more in high schools, colleges and even the workplace. Although anabolic steroids are available only through a doctor’s prescription, they are often regulated like narcotics. Illegal distribution of different types of steroids is prevalent in gyms, sports competitions, and [...]
You’ve probably heard that you should be taking more vitamins. But don’t necessarily start popping supplements. The truth is that much of what you’ve heard about vitamins isn’t accurate and what you don’t know could be very harmful to your health.
#6 – Vitamin C & Colds
We’ve all heard that taking Vitamin C is supposed to [...]
Teenagers are very prone to try something new especially if they have an idea like it makes them look great. They do this without thinking of the adverse effects or possible consequences of trying one. One of the concerns among teenagers in America is the use of anabolic steroids among teenage boys. These anabolic steroids [...]
Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths among men in the United States today. More often than not, someone who has been inflicted with prostate cancer would not show any symptoms. By the time that this is diagnosed, the cancer has become extremely aggressive and malignant. It is for [...]
Selenium is one of the most relevant minerals having a positive impact on the general health and well-being of people today. Although selenium is recommended only in trace amounts, it is a substance that helps the production of important proteins that prevents cellular damage and free radicals. Selenium is a well known anti-cancer mineral since [...]
Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers to be diagnosed in men. Unlike many other cancers, prostate cancer often grows very slowly and is difficult to detect for many years. A man with this disease may not exhibit any prostate cancer symptoms for some time.
Many men pass off prostate cancer symptoms as just [...]
Prostate cancer claims its turf silently. The tumor grows in the prostate gland discreetly without any obvious symptoms until an advanced stage of growth is reached. The symptoms that do show up at this stage are too mellow to be associated with something as serious as cancer, and men usually ignore them attributing them simply [...]
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