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Dr Keith Scott's Articles in Fitness

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  • Metabolic Syndrome, Insulin Resistance: Causes And Treatments
    Metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance are under diagnosed, yet prevalent problems in most Western nations. They are caused primarily by abdominal obesity and a diet high in refined carbohydrates. Spices are helpful adjuncts in the prevention and treatment of these conditions.
  • Green Tea: Effective Protector Against Cancer
    Research has shown that people who consume significant quantities of green tea over long periods of time have lower incidences of several cancer types including cancer of the breast, prostate, lung, colon and bladder. One of the most important recent discoveries shows that green tea can protect those individuals whose genes make them susceptible to cancer.
  • Benign Fasciculation Syndrome and Muscle Twitching
    Excessive muscle twitching may be due to either an annoying, yet harmless condition, called benign fasciculation syndrome (BFS) or more serious neurological conditions. It is important to have a correct diagnosis as BFS can be treated successfully with antioxidant-rich food supplements.
  • Natural Treatments for Diabetes - Less Sugar, More Spice!
    Diabetes is one of the top five most significant diseases in the developed world and is rapidly becoming a burden in the developing world too. However contemporary research has found that several spices including cinnamon, garlic, fenugreek and caper have the potential to be effective natural treatments for diabetes.
  • Natural Chelation With Vitamins, Minerals and Phytonutrients
    There are many plant-derived compounds, vitamins and minerals that can protect us against heavy metals and other environmental toxins. Many of these natural substances are useful chelating agents while others properties protect against toxin-induced free radical damage.
  • Periodontal Disease and Heart Attacks
    Until recently periodontitis was thought to affect only structures in the mouth. However contemporary research has found that it is an important cause of chronic systemic inflammation, heart disease, diabetes, premature and underweight babies and possibly several other diseases. The timeous treatment of dental disease can make a significant contribution to the prevention of heart disease and stroke.
  • Spices – Healthy Food Additives
    There is a strong case for replacing synthetic food additives with spices. Not only do spices add color and flavor to foods but their powerful antioxidant and other beneficial properties provide protection against many diseases. Artificial flavorings and colorings do not provide any benefits and may even be harmful.
  • Non-Essential Micronutrients - Essential Natural Protectors
    Diseases in developed countries are caused primarily by malnutrition that is a result of the overconsumption of macronutrients like carbohydrates and the underconsumption of plant-derived phytonutrients.
  • Appetite, Weight Loss: How Spices Can Help Obesity
    This article describes the physiological mechanisms underlying weight control, how spices modify them and help to fight obesity.
  • Treatment Of Inflammation And Chronic Systemic Inflammation
    Chronic systemic inflammation is a condition that underlies many common illnesses from heart disease and diabetes to depression. This article examines the causes and the ways to prevent it from occurring.
  • Alzheimer’s Disease – Natural Treatment With Spices
    Spices may be the most important preventive and therapeutic agents against Alzheimer's disease.
  • Spices - Antioxidants and Oxidative Stress - Facts and Fiction
    This article explains why we need a wide range of different antioxidants to contain free radical damage and oxidative stress and that the best sources for these important compounds are spices.
  • Spices – Antioxidant Source Throughout the Ages
    Explains how humans have always depended on spices as as source of vital health promoting compounds like antioxidants and why we need to include more of them in our diets today.
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