Did your forget where you placed your keys? Where you parked your car?

Well, it happens to all of us. All of us have mild memory slips occasionally. You park your car before a movie and you come out after the show and haven’t a clue where you parked it. You can’t find your wallet one day and your glasses the next.

These are just signs of normal brain activity. But how do you know when memory loss is abnormal and requires that you see a physician. You can read more here about the latest research on memory loss.

Some studies are blaming milk not only for osteoporosis, but also acne, anemia, anxiety, ADD, allergies, asthma, obesity, heart disease, diabetes, autism, and multiple cancers. Read the rest from “Skinny Bitch in the Kitch”

Recent clinical studies have demonstrated that vitamin D may extend life.

An analysis of data selected from 18 randomly selected controlled trials found that individuals who took at least 500 international units of vitamin D had a seven percent lower risk of death. The study was conducted by researchers at the International Agency for Research on Cancer and the European Institute of Oncology.

The 18 trials that were researched involved 57,000 subjects who were studied for six years. At this point, researchers are not able to understand why vitamin D apparently is able to improve health and apparently prolong life. However, previous studies have shown that vitamin D can halt the growth of cells and since cancer is characterized by the growth of cells, it may be that vitamin D is able to control this growth.

Two other recently published papers have also shown vitamin D’s apparent benefits. One demonstrated that Finnish men who took a vitamin D supplement had half the number of respiratory infections compared to those who didn’t take the supplement and another study in the Netherlands concluded that those individuals who had a higher levels of vitamin D in their bloodstream were less likely to end up in a nursing home and less likely to die.

In June, 2007 the Canadian Cancer Society published a recommendation that adults take 1,000 IU of vitamin D daily during fall and winter and that older individuals and those with darker complexions should consider taking the supplement year round.

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Most of seem to believe the old adage that a glass of warm milk before bed will have us in dreamland in no time at all.

Well, it seems this may be more of a belief than a reality. It is believed that because milk is high in tryptophan, an amino acid that induces sleep, then it should assist us in sleeping. However, for tryptophan to work it has to cross the blood-brain barrier and unfortunately it is not very good at doing this.

However, insulin helps to make it easier for tryptophan to enter the brain. Foods high in carbohydrates stimulate the release of insulin.

So perhaps the conclusion is that you should have a cookie with that glass of milk before bed.

That’s medicine that’s not too hard to take.

Many people believe that acne is created by dirt. Acne is not created by dirt and is actually a complicated syndrome that involves the hormonal system and the skin’s renewal system. Many skin specialists consider acne to be, in part, a reaction to the hormone called testosterone.

There are a number of things that you can do to manage or prevent acne and to have healthy skin. Here are five tips:

Acne Prevention Tip Number 1 – Remember, acne is not caused by dirt, so there is no necessity to over-wash. Scrubbing and washing your face will not make the acne go away and will just tend to dry out healthy skin and irritate acne-prone area. Over-washing may also stimulate extra oil production resulting in more breakouts. Limit your face washing to two or three times per day.

Acne Prevention Tip Number 2 – Keep your hands off your face. Excessive touching of your face, including rubbing or even resting your chin in your hands, can drive Propionibacterium acnes (the bacteria that causes breakouts) into your pores.

Acne Prevention Tip Number 3 – Drink plenty of water to flush out toxins in your body. This is a good advice even if you don’t suffer from acne. Try drinking four to six large glasses of water per day.

Acne Prevention Tip Number 4 – When you exercise, wash off. Exercise generates heat and moisture which is trapped against your skin. This creates an ideal breeding ground for the spread of bacteria.

Acne Prevention Tip Number 5 – Don’t squeeze or pick. This will tend to inflame your skin and may force bacteria deeper into the skin causing greater infection. You will also damage the surrounding tissue which may leave a scar.

A excellent guide about acne treatment that you may want to examine is written by Chris Gibson. He claims he cured his acne in three days. You can read about how he achieved this at Acne Cure in 3 Days