NrZen for Beauty and Nature

Imagine you are seated in a space filled with public exhibiting all their diverse and obviously visible human traits. Most easily detected are gender, height, and weight, followed by size, age, and race or ethnicity. Your eyes scan the room, not in search of differences, but instead seeking out similarities profound in their ability to link you to another. However, in this scenario, one thing you may have in common is not discernible to the eye. Ready for a surprise? You may share with several of your “roommates” an identical composition of gut bacteria, placing you in one of potentially three categories only recently identified as enterotypes. Of course, expressing curiosity as to someone’s “gut type” isn’t a great way to begin a conversation. It could quickly get you shunned, if not slapped. It obviously is not a very sexy topic, but when placed within the context of functional modules meant to advance our knowledge of human health, it is uniquely provocative.

While many in the natural health community were learning how to best integrate probiotics and fermented foods into their diet for improved digestive health, a select group of scientists were busy cataloging the whole genetic code of gut microbiota. This research involves that mysterious internal world hosting about 50 trillion bacteria. In an effort to categorize micro-organics associated with human beings in both healthy and diseased states, researchers have begun the lofty task of sequencing microbial DNA. They have now moved from acknowledging microbial symbiosis to considering its purposes in the human body, and onward to mapping of the human microbiome. Their efforts have reaped a sizable reward.  Read more...

Natural Cholesterol: Its Functions and Associated Risks

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I think every woman dreams of a Natural Childbirth. It is after all the way it should be. However, in this day and age it seems to be uncommon to have a natural birth. By natural childbirth most people mean not having a Caesarean. But it can also mean not having any drugs or painkillers and being in complete control throughout the birth. Imagine that.

There are many things you can do to ensure your pregnancy and childbirth is a natural success. Preparation is the key. Not just for the actual childbirth but way before that. As a mother you should pay special attention to yourself throughout the different pregnancy stages. Notice how you are emotionally, physically and especially what you are eating.

Natural childbirth is possible if you are in balance and you have done the preparation. Yoga is great for your mental as well as your physical state.

There are many pregnancy yoga classes these days. But even better, start yoga before you get pregnant. Your body will be better prepared for childbirth as a result. It will strengthen your body and also give you the flexibility you will need. Plus, you will be more relaxed, essential during the birthing process.

Also pay attention to what you put into your body. Make sure you eat the right foods and make sure you reduce the amount of toxins entering your body. And by toxins I don’t just mean things you eat. Check out your environment too.  Read more...

Just after 2:46 p.m. on Friday, March 11, an earthquake warning buzzed on the cell phone belonging to Professor Kensuke Watanabe. He knew it was time for everyone in his class to bolt under their desks. The university building in Sendai, the biggest city hit by the quake and subsequent tsunami, began to shake violently. But Watanabe and his students, with that small warning, were able to use the sturdy desks as protection against falling objects. Shortly after, they fled the building for open ground. None in the group was hurt by Japan’s worst earthquake on record. “It was terrifying,” says Watanabe, “but the mobile warning really helped.

How does it work? “First you need to know about P-waves and S-waves,” says Satoko Oki of the University of Tokyo’s Earthquake Research Institute. The plucky 30-something seismologist cuts a rare figure among her male colleagues.

Since the March 11 magnitude-9.0 earthquake and tsunami devastation in Japan’s northeast, Oki has been responding to public concern and media interest as an in-demand specialist and spokesperson on earthquakes.

“Here, let me show you this pamphlet that we use to teach elementary schoolchildren,” she says. I read wide-eyed as the cartoon characters — a little green P and a big pink S — show me the powerful science behind quakes. P-waves are the first evidence of a quake (P is for primary), and have fast, short wavelengths and do little damage. These are followed usually several seconds later by the destructive S-waves (S is for secondary) with longer wavelengths. These snakelike seismic waves, feared as earth dragons in ancient China and Japan, are the gut-wrenching movements that crush buildings and create landslides.  Read more...

Have you ever tried a natural or herbal remedy to cure a condition or possibly for everyday usage? Some people think of herbal remedies are a ruse to lure people in and buy products. However now a days even medical doctors are realizing the benefits of natural herbal remedies.  Herbs have been in use for over 5,000 years with several different cultures including Sumerian, Greek, Egyptian, Arabian, Roman, German, Swiss, and English.

The western culture has been using herbal medicine for thousands of years making herbalism one of the oldest forms of medicine. Additionally it is possibly one of the most widespread medicines with about 80% of the worlds population still using herbal medicine. Herbal medicine unlike conventional medicine is not only used for treatment of symptoms or conditions. Herbal medicine prevents diseases and illnesses, maintains proper daily body functioning and enhances mental attitude, appearance and performance.

Herbal remedies can be used to help in areas such as digestion, respiratory, circulation, immune, endocrine, nervous system, detoxification, and externally for the skin, hair and nails. Herbal experimentation has been the basis for both Indian herbal medicine known as Ayurvedic and Chinese herbal medicine.

Chinese herbal medicine reflects Chinese belief that the universe is made up of energy called chi. Additionally human beings have an innate relationship with the world and environment surrounding them through chi; the human body is a small universe within itself made up of complex systems of energy and matter that works to maintain health of body and mind. Chinese herbal medicine is the primary therapeutic modality for internal medicine in China.  Read more...

Are you suffering from colon pain? Do you feel tired from your daily stressful life? Do you feel distressed from your excessive body weight? Then do not worry anymore as here is a product by the name of Natural Detox which flushes out all the harmful toxins present in the body. It is one of the best zing to make life healthy and active.

It is specially designed for those people who do not find time from their busy lifestyle for themselves. This product can easily be implemented with your exercise regime and dietary plan. Also it is necessary to use this product as colon waste can be detrimental to the body in long run.

Natural Detox is one of the refined ways to get rid of free radicals and harmful toxins present in the body. It is very necessary to carry out body detoxification to cleanse the body thoroughly. This product helps to flush out harmful radicals that may cause various harmful diseases in the body like colon cancer, diabetes and irregular bowel syndrome.

This process is important as it helps to keep a proper balance in the body functioning. It is one of the most sensible products for those people who waste lots of money and time in expensive treatments to eliminate harmful chemicals from the body.  Read more...