Garlic is a member of the perennial plant and is closely related to the onion, shallot and leek plants. Garlic tends to only have one leaf base unlike onions that have many. Sometimes, it is possible to eat the above portions of the plant, especially when it is soft and tender.

Ringworm is a contagious fungus infection that can affect the scalp, the body, the feet (athlete's foot), or the nails. Tinea (pronounced: tih -nee-uh) is the medical name for a group of related skin infections, including athlete's foot, jock itch, and ringworm.

Iron is a mineral needed by the body in the production of hemoglobin, the oxygen-carrying part of blood. Without proper supplies of iron, ATP (cellular fuel) cannot be properly synthesized; thus, iron-deficient individuals are likely to be constantly fatigued.

The mineral zinc is needed for more than 300 enzymes used by the body. These enzymes are responsible for such diverse functions as wound repair, fertility, protein synthesis, cellular reproduction, vision, immunity, and free radical protection.

Most of us may have some vague sense of having heard about something called vitamin K. But it's unlikely that we have any idea of what vitamin K is or what it does.

Allow me to give you an example of what I?m talking about by telling you about my friend Jeff (not his real name). Jeff had problems in school, church, and most social situations. His parents approached me a few years ago and while dietary changes (like eliminating white flour and sugar from his diet) helped some, Jeff definitely needed more help. I gave him a supplement to help his adrenal glands and lack of sugar metabolism, a good multi-vitamin, and omega-3 fatty acids, but most importantly a strong antioxidant formula. After a couple of months his transformation was so significant that his scout leader (a past patient) felt compelled to thank me (after talking to his mother). Not only was his concentration better, but he seemed to get sick much less than he had before.

Clomid is not an anabolic/androgenic steroid. Since it is a synthetic estrogen it belongs, however, to the group of sex hormones. In school medicine Clomid is normally used to trigger ovulation. Clomid also has a strong influence on the hypothalamohypophysial testicular axis........

Cytomel is not an anabolic/androgenic steroid but a thyroid hor-mone. As a substance it contains synthetically manufactured liothyronine sodium which resembles the natural thyroid hormone tricodidethyronine (L-T3). The thyroid of a healthy person usually produces two hormones, the better known Lthyroxine (L-T4) and the aforementioned L-triiodine-thyronine (L-T3). Since Cytomel is the synthetic equivalent of the latter hormone.........

Both natural and synthetic vitamin E have identical antioxidant activities, yet the natural vitamin E has roughly twice the availability of synthetic vitamin E. High doses of the most studied type of vitamin E, alpha-tocopherol, have been shown to deplete gamma-tocopherol.

You only have one body, so be sure to take care of it. Your lifestyle is probably preventing you from providing the kinds of vitamins and minerals that your body requires, so find out what you can do about that.