Papaya is rich in carbohydrates, vitamin A, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin C, papain, organic acids, and minerals such as iron, calcium, potassium, and phosphorus. Eating papaya can supplement some of the nutrients the body needs. But papaya is a kind of cold fruit, which means that it decreases our… Continue reading
Once upon a time a daughter complained to her father that her life was miserable and that she didn’t know how she was going to make it. She was tired of fighting and struggling all the time. It seemed just as one problem was solved, another one soon followed. Her… Continue reading
In the days when an ice cream sundae cost much less, a 10 year old boy entered a hotel coffee shop and sat at a table. A waitress put a glass of water in front of him. “How much is an ice cream sundae?”“50 cents,” replied the waitress. The little… Continue reading
There are several reasons: MSG tricks your tongue into making you think a certain food is high in protein and thus nutritious. It is not a “meat tenderizer”. It is not a “preservative”. The food industry is trying to confuse the issue by focusing on the “fifth” taste sense they… Continue reading
According to some MSG opponents the glutamate added to foods is “bad” and the natural glutamate in our bodies is “good”. MSG sellers argue that MSG is exactly like the glutamate in the human body, therefore it must always be “good”. It is not so simple. There are contaminants in… Continue reading
Most amino acids if not used right away, are not stored as amino acids. The body has elaborate means of changing extra amino acids into other amino acids, and removing nitrogen and changing amino acids into fuel to be stored. There are processes such as “transamination” and “deamination” which… Continue reading
Glutamate is just one of many amino acids used by the body and linked into the chains of protein in the body. However some amino acids are free to float around by themselves as well as being found linked into proteins because they serve vital functions – some are neurotransmitters… Continue reading
Hormones are extremely potent protein based messengers that travel around the body connecting the lines of communication between glands of the endocrine system. These glands direct important functions like metabolism, growth, and sexual development. It has been found lately that smaller amounts of hormones are more effective than larger amounts… Continue reading
Enzymes are simply proteins with interesting day jobs. Enzymes help make things happen by helping to create other proteins and by helping break them down too. Enzymes are not straight chains, they are globular and clumpy, because they are folded into intricate shapes like other proteins. It is these shapes… Continue reading
Amino acids are often called the building blocks of life because it takes many of them linked together in a chain to create a protein. DNA tells the body how to make the chain and in what order the amino acids must line up. Some amino acids must be eaten… Continue reading