scholarly journals Comprehensive skin care with cosmetic preparations, dietary supplements and functional food

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 293-297
Author(s):  
Joanna Grzyb ◽  
◽  
Sebastian Grzyb ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Beneficial Effect ◽  
Dietary Supplements ◽  
Functional Food ◽  
Dietary Supplementation ◽  
Good Health ◽  
The Body ◽  
Review Of Literature ◽  
Healthy Skin ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Quality Food

Diet and consumption of appropriate quality food products are one of the most important elements for good health and condition of the whole organism, including a proper appearance and healthy skin. The condition of the body and the skin is also influenced by additional dietary supplements, synthetic multi-ingredient preparations, especially the ones containing ingredients selected for their beneficial effects on the skin. The aim of the study was to describe the influence of dietary supplementation and the functional food for the condition of the skin, including preparations containing various nutrients and special-purpose food, which can have a beneficial effect on the skin and its healthy appearance. The scope of the work includes a review of literature and sources in the field of dietetics and cosmetology.

scholarly journals New Insights into Molecular Mechanisms Mediating Adaptation to Exercise; A Review Focusing on Mitochondrial Biogenesis, Mitochondrial Function, Mitophagy and Autophagy

Cells ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 2639
Author(s):  
Fiona Louise Roberts ◽  
Greg Robert Markby
Keyword(s):  
Mitochondrial Biogenesis ◽  
Mitochondrial Function ◽  
Therapeutic Intervention ◽  
Molecular Mechanisms ◽  
Good Health ◽  
Mechanisms Of Action ◽  
The Body ◽  
Adaptive Responses ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Adaptation To Exercise

Exercise itself is fundamental for good health, and when practiced regularly confers a myriad of metabolic benefits in a range of tissues. These benefits are mediated by a range of adaptive responses in a coordinated, multi-organ manner. The continued understanding of the molecular mechanisms of action which confer beneficial effects of exercise on the body will identify more specific pathways which can be manipulated by therapeutic intervention in order to prevent or treat various metabolism-associated diseases. This is particularly important as exercise is not an available option to all and so novel methods must be identified to confer the beneficial effects of exercise in a therapeutic manner. This review will focus on key emerging molecular mechanisms of mitochondrial biogenesis, autophagy and mitophagy in selected, highly metabolic tissues, describing their regulation and contribution to beneficial adaptations to exercise.

scholarly journals Dietary Supplements on Controlling Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms and Relapses: Current Clinical Evidence and Future Perspectives

Medicines ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina Tryfonos ◽  
Maria Mantzorou ◽  
Dimitris Fotiou ◽  
Michael Vrizas ◽  
Konstantinos Vadikolias ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Clinical Trials ◽  
Life Expectancy ◽  
Dietary Supplements ◽  
Dietary Supplementation ◽  
Clinical Indication ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Pubmed Database

Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) constitutes a chronic progressive demyelinating disease which negatively affects the central nervous system. MS symptoms detrimentally affect the quality of life, as well as the life expectancy of MS patients. In this aspect, the present study aims to critically summarize and evaluate the currently available clinical studies focusing on the potential beneficial effects of dietary supplements on controlling MS symptomatology and relapse. Methods: PubMed database was comprehensively searched, using relative keywords to identify clinical trials that investigated the beneficial effects of dietary supplementation against MS symptomatology and progression. 40 clinical trials were found, which were divided into categories. Results: Nutritional status of MS patients, as well as supplementation have been suggested as potential factors affecting progression. Several substantial studies have documented a systematically high prevalence of vitamin A, B12 and D3 deficiency amongst MS patients. At present, clinical data have suggested that most of the dietary supplements under study may exert antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, improving depression symptomatology and quality of life overall. However, malnutrition risk in MS patients has not been adequately explored in order for more precise conclusions to be drawn. The supplements that may have a positive effect on MS are vitamins, fatty acids, antioxidants, phytochemicals and melatonin. Conclusions: Several dietary supplements may decrease inflammation and fatigue, also increasing also autoimmunity tolerance in MS patients, and thus improving quality of life and life expectancy. Currently, there is no effective clinical indication for applying dietary supplementation as complementary treatment against MS symptomatology.

scholarly journals Controlling inflammation

2005 ◽  
Vol 201 (5) ◽  
pp. 671-674 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roderick J. Flower ◽  
Mauro Perretti
Keyword(s):  
Inflammatory Response ◽  
Experimental Evidence ◽  
Dietary Supplementation ◽  
The Body ◽  
Fish Oils ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Biochemical Pathways ◽  
Endogenous Inhibitors ◽  
Defense Reactions

The inflammatory response protects the body against infection and injury but can itself become deregulated with deleterious consequences to the host. It is now clear that several endogenous biochemical pathways activated during defense reactions can counterregulate inflammation. New experimental evidence adds resolvin E1 to this group of endogenous inhibitors and provides further rationale for the beneficial effects of dietary supplementation with fish oils. It also highlights an unexpected twist in the pharmacology of aspirin.

scholarly journals Relationship between Diet, Microbiota, and Healthy Aging

Biomedicines ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 287
Author(s):  
Elisa Sanchez-Morate ◽  
Lucia Gimeno-Mallench ◽  
Kristine Stromsnes ◽  
Jorge Sanz-Ros ◽  
Aurora Román-Domínguez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Life Expectancy ◽  
Healthy Aging ◽  
Intestinal Bacteria ◽  
Good Health ◽  
Lifestyle Changes ◽  
The Body ◽  
High Fat ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Medical Advances

Due to medical advances and lifestyle changes, population life expectancy has increased. For this reason, it is important to achieve healthy aging by reducing the risk factors causing damage and pathologies associated with age. Through nutrition, one of the pillars of health, we are able to modify these factors through modulation of the intestinal microbiota. The Mediterranean and Oriental diets are proof of this, as well as the components present in them, such as fiber and polyphenols. These generate beneficial effects on the body thanks, in part, to their interaction with intestinal bacteria. Likewise, the low consumption of products with high fat content favors the state of the microbiota, contributing to the maintenance of good health.

scholarly journals A Review of Potential Beneficial Effects of Honey on Bone Health

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Mohd Amir Kamaruzzaman ◽  
Kok-Yong Chin ◽  
Elvy Suhana Mohd Ramli
Keyword(s):  
Animal Models ◽  
Beneficial Effect ◽  
Bone Health ◽  
Functional Food ◽  
Bone Remodelling ◽  
Current Evidence ◽  
Signalling Pathways ◽  
Polyphenol Content ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Bioactive Ingredients

Bone remodelling is a complex and tightly regulated process. Disruption of bone remodelling skewing towards resorption will cause osteoporosis and increase the risk of fragility fracture. Honey is a natural product containing various bioactive ingredients with health benefits, especially polyphenols. Therefore, honey may be a novel dietary supplement to prevent osteoporosis. This review aims to summarize the current evidence on the effects of honey on bone health. The evidence reported so far indicates a skeletal-beneficial effect of honey in animal models of osteoporosis. However, the number of studies on humans is limited. Honey can protect the bone via its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, primarily through its polyphenol content that acts upon several signalling pathways, leading to bone anabolic and antiresorptive effects. In conclusion, honey is a potential functional food for bone health, but the dose and the bioactive contents of honey need to be verified prior to its application in humans.

scholarly journals Role of Riyazat in prevention and control of lifestyle diseases: A review

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1-s) ◽  
pp. 211-214
Author(s):  
Yasra Farooqui ◽  
Mohd Yunus Siddiqui ◽  
Amreen Zehra ◽  
Maryam Zafar
Keyword(s):  
Good Health ◽  
The Body ◽  
Waste Products ◽  
Mortality And Morbidity ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Bodily Movement ◽  
Obesity Hypertension ◽  
Lifestyle Diseases ◽  
And Control

Background: Riyazat (exercise) is a planned, structured and repetitive bodily movement that is done to improve or maintain physical fitness and overall health. It plays an important role not only in maintaining good health but also in preventing and curing certain ailments as well. Lifestyle diseases are ailments that are primarily based on the day to day habits of people. Lack of exercise and habits that detract people from the activity and push them towards a sedentary routine, these are the major causes which serve as an important factor in the rising prevalence of lifestyle diseases. Some of the emerging lifestyle diseases are obesity, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, joint diseases and psychological disorders. Mortality and morbidity rates have also increased with increasing levels of these diseases. Frequent and consistent exercise helps in the prevention of these diseases. It helps in maintaining or losing weight, improves metabolic function and mental health by reducing stress. Many ancient Unani physicians like Hippocrates, Galen, Razi and Avicenna have discussed the beneficial effects of riyazat in their treatise. Conclusion:  It is used as a regimental therapy that acts by inhibiting agglomeration of morbid material in the body and helps in revocation of waste products through natural routes, thus reducing risks for the development of various diseases. So there is an indispensable need to procure exercise regularly to forestall lifestyle diseases for the betterment of life. Keywords: Riyazat, metabolic, ancient, regimental, morbid

scholarly journals Sweating as a Preventive Care and Treatment Strategy in Traditional Persian Medicine

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 2003
Author(s):  
Mahboubeh Mahlouji ◽  
Mahdi Alizadeh Vaghasloo ◽  
Majid Dadmehr ◽  
Hossein Rezaeizadeh ◽  
Esmaeil Nazem ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Preventive Care ◽  
Treatment Strategy ◽  
Good Health ◽  
The Body ◽  
Current Evidence ◽  
Waste Products ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Persian Medicine ◽  
Traditional Persian Medicine ◽  
Care And Treatment

Proper and regular sweating plays a significant thermoregulatory role. It is a common perception that, sweating has other important homeostatic functions such as clearance of excessive micronutrients, waste products of metabolic processes, and toxins from the body, which helps to maintain human good health. In addition, sweating, thermotherapy, and sauna are commonly used to treat various diseases such as cardiovascular, respiratory and joint diseases. In traditional Persian medicine (PM) textbooks, sweating is considered a preventive care and treatment strategy as well. In this study, we aim to explain the beneficial effects of sweating in human health and its role in the management of various diseases, as well as introducing the therapeutic applications of some diaphoretic plants from the viewpoint of PM. We reviewed the most famous PM textbooks such as Kamil al-Sinaa al-Tibbiya, Al-Qānūn fī al-Tibb, Zakhireye Kharazmshahi, Kholasat al-Hikmat, Exir-e-Azam, and Hifzos-sihhat-e Naseri. Also, current evidence was searched in PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, and other relevant databases related to the topic. The results of this study revealed that PM scientists believed proper sweating removes waste products and maintains the body’s health, thus, any disturbances in the excretion of these waste products can cause diseases. They recommended the induction of sweating through hot and dry baths, sun bath, sand bath and also the use of diaphoretic herbs for the management of various diseases. Therefore, further researches are recommended to evaluate the effectiveness of these diaphoretic plants. [GMJ.2020;9:e2003] DOI:10.31661/gmj.v9i0.2003

Glucose Calibration Modeling in Blood with Spline Regression Approaching to Non-Invasive Tools

2018 ◽  
pp. 144-149
Author(s):  
Ria Hayatun Nur ◽  
Indahwati A ◽  
Erfiani A
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Linear Regression ◽  
Good Health ◽  
Cubic Spline ◽  
The Body ◽  
Spline Regression ◽  
Linear Quadratic ◽  
Important Thing ◽  
Non Invasive

In this globalization era, health is the most important thing to be able to run various activities. Without good health, this will hinder many activities. Diabetes mellitus is one of the diseases caused by unhealty lifestyle.There are many treatments that can be done to prevent the occurrence of diabetes. The treatments are giving the insulin and also checking the glucose rate to the patients.Checking the glucose rate needs the tools which is safety to the body. This research want to develop non invasive tool which is safety and do not injure the patient. The purpose of this research is also finding the best model which derived from Linear, Quadratic, and Cubic Spline Regression. Some respondents were taking to get the glucose measuring by invasive and non invasive tools. It could be seen clearly that Spline Linear Regression was the best model than Quadratic and Cubic Spline Regression. It had 70% and 33.939 for R2 and RMSEP respectively.

scholarly journals SARS-CoV-2: is there neuroinvasion?

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Conor McQuaid ◽  
Molly Brady ◽  
Rashid Deane
Keyword(s):  
Respiratory Distress ◽  
Vascular Dysfunction ◽  
Multiorgan Failure ◽  
Neurological Complications ◽  
Wide Distribution ◽  
The Body ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
Main Body ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
The Brain

Abstract Background SARS-CoV-2, a coronavirus (CoV), is known to cause acute respiratory distress syndrome, and a number of non-respiratory complications, particularly in older male patients with prior health conditions, such as obesity, diabetes and hypertension. These prior health conditions are associated with vascular dysfunction, and the CoV disease 2019 (COVID-19) complications include multiorgan failure and neurological problems. While the main route of entry into the body is inhalation, this virus has been found in many tissues, including the choroid plexus and meningeal vessels, and in neurons and CSF. Main body We reviewed SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19, ACE2 distribution and beneficial effects, the CNS vascular barriers, possible mechanisms by which the virus enters the brain, outlined prior health conditions (obesity, hypertension and diabetes), neurological COVID-19 manifestation and the aging cerebrovascualture. The overall aim is to provide the general reader with a breadth of information on this type of virus and the wide distribution of its main receptor so as to better understand the significance of neurological complications, uniqueness of the brain, and the pre-existing medical conditions that affect brain. The main issue is that there is no sound evidence for large flux of SARS-CoV-2 into brain, at present, compared to its invasion of the inhalation pathways. Conclusions While SARS-CoV-2 is detected in brains from severely infected patients, it is unclear on how it gets there. There is no sound evidence of SARS-CoV-2 flux into brain to significantly contribute to the overall outcomes once the respiratory system is invaded by the virus. The consensus, based on the normal route of infection and presence of SARS-CoV-2 in severely infected patients, is that the olfactory mucosa is a possible route into brain. Studies are needed to demonstrate flux of SARS-CoV-2 into brain, and its replication in the parenchyma to demonstrate neuroinvasion. It is possible that the neurological manifestations of COVID-19 are a consequence of mainly cardio-respiratory distress and multiorgan failure. Understanding potential SARS-CoV-2 neuroinvasion pathways could help to better define the non-respiratory neurological manifestation of COVID-19.

scholarly journals Pinus Species as Prospective Reserves of Bioactive Compounds with Potential Use in Functional Food—Current State of Knowledge

Plants ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 1306
Author(s):  
Marcin Dziedziński ◽  
Joanna Kobus-Cisowska ◽  
Barbara Stachowiak
Keyword(s):  
Human Health ◽  
Bioactive Compounds ◽  
Functional Food ◽  
Biological Activities ◽  
Food Ingredients ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Pine Tree ◽  
Pine Trees ◽  
Health Promoting ◽  
Few Data

The pine (Pinus L.) is the largest and most heteromorphic plant genus of the pine family (Pinaceae Lindl.), which grows almost exclusively in the northern hemisphere. The demand for plant-based remedies, supplements and functional food is growing worldwide. Although pine-based products are widely available in many parts of the world, they are almost absent as food ingredients. The literature shows the beneficial effects of pine preparations on human health. Despite the wide geographical distribution of pine trees in the natural environment, there are very few data in the literature on the widespread use of pine in food technology. This study aims to present, characterise and evaluate the content of phytochemicals in pine trees, including shoots, bark and conifer needles, as well as to summarise the available data on their health-promoting and functional properties, and the potential of their use in food and the pharmaceutical industry to support health. Various species of pine tree contain different compositions of bioactive compounds. Regardless of the solvent, method, pine species and plant part used, all pine extracts contain a high number of polyphenols. Pine tree extracts exhibit several described biological activities that may be beneficial to human health. The available examples of the application of pine elements in food are promising. The reuse of residual pine elements is still limited compared to its potential. In this case, it is necessary to conduct more research to find and develop new products and applications of pine residues and by-products.

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