CONFUSION

Quercetin

Formula: C15H10O7

Cognitive function, like thinking, calculating, perceiving and judging proportions, occur in the mind without concious effort. Unfortunately, toxins in the environment, vitamin deficiencies, the process of aging and the presence free radicals in the body can alter cognition and cause memory difficulty, reasoning difficulty and remembering difficulties.

Although medications can limit the severity of some related illnesses and afflictions, dietary supplements may also slow the progression of such malady as well as increase the cognitive function. The National Institute of Aging recommends maintaining a healthy diet and exercise regimen to preserve cognitive function, especially for the elderly. And not only the elderly, but also all the young elementary, high school and college students including the dropouts that need to excell.

ANTIOXIDANTS

A lot of nutrients for the improvement of cognitive function have been indicated, as well as preventing or slowing age related cognitive decline. Vitamins E, B complex, Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10), Gingko biloba and phosphatidylserine (PS) combined with 15% fat diet were shown to prevent memory loss and Alzheimer's. Antioxidants are a popular part of the combination because they combat the free radicals that have been implicated in causing damage to brain cells.

Quercetin is a phytochemical compound that is part of the coloring found in the skins of apples, red onions, green tea extracts, red wine, cauliflower, berries and some nuts. It's a powerful Antioxidant, a natural antihistamine and an anti-inflamatory agent and helps in combating cancer cells, fights arthritis by relieving inflamations, allergies, and neutralizes free radicals in the body.

KOBE BEEF AMONG THE FISHES

Scientific name: Letrinus harak
French: Bossu d' herbe, Emperor Lentilles
Japanese: Nisehana-fuetuki, Shimori-fuetuki
Cebuano: Katambak, Kirawan, Kiros, Uwan-uwan
Tagalog: Bakutut, Batilya, Kanupig






Upwards at $100 buck a cut, KOBE BEEF is truly a high end luxury. A fillet mignon of Kobe beef is utterly transcendent. Juicy, buttery with melt-in your mouth quality that puts even prime rib to shame. It epitomizes what a LUXURY FOOD is. A steak knife is not needed and thats how tender it is. It's so perfect that a dash of ketchup and other seasoning is not needed anymore. Remember that its a dairy product and have lots of omega 6 fatty acid in it.

This southern PHILIPPINE delicacy though rare as it is ( fishermen harvest tons of other species here but this species are captured only by about 30 kilos a day) also has qualities that can be called the way KOBE BEEF is. It also has a melt-in-your-mouth qualities and it also needs no seasoning to be appreciated as a luxury seafood aside from its healing and medicinal qualitiy. It is the "Katambak" in vernacular and its scientific name is Letrinus Harak or Lentjan, and have lots of omega 3 fatty acid too.


Too much of omega 6 rather than omega 3 fatty acid can lead to a coronary heart ailment, asthma, cancer, autoimmunity and neurodegenerative diseases all of which stem from inflamation from the body. The imbalance between omega 6 and omega 3 fatty acids may also contribute to obesity, depression, dyslexia, hyperactivity and even a tendency towards violence. Bringing the fats into proper proportion may actually relieve those conditions, according to Joseph Hibbeln, MD, a psychiatrist at the National Institute of Health and perhaps the world's leading authority on the relationship between fat consumption and mental health. At the 2006 Nutrition and Health Conference sponsored by the University of Arizona's College of Medicine and the Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeons, Dr. Hibbeln cited a study showing that violence in the British prison dropped by 37% after omega 3 and vitamins were added to the prisoners' diet.


If you follow an "anti-inflamatory diet", cut down on omega 6 diet and eat more oily fish. Believe me, your body and mind will thank you.