Metabolism is the total of the chemical reactions taking place in the body. Metabolism is divided into two parts, anabolism, and catabolism. Anabolism refers to those reactions which build up [...]
Internal stressors are those factors, which originate from inside the body, which causes stress. Nutritional imbalances can be the result of stress but is also a cause of internal stress. This is [...]
Factors arising from outside our bodies, which affect our health, are called external stressors. They may include physical factors (heat, cold or noise), social pressures, financial or job [...]
There are two aspects to the body’s biochemical energy system, 1) the rate of energy production or oxidation rate and 2) the energy pathway or the steps involved in energy production. Both [...]
This is a particular type of mineral retention or non-utilization, due to lack of a releasing factor. Bio-unavailable minerals are generally elevated unless the mineral is locked up in tissues [...]
Adaptations are the way the body alters itself, changing mineral and vitamin levels, body temperature, blood sugar levels, etc., to survive in the best way possible, given the circumstances. In [...]