Nutraceuticals: Should patients not be told or an unnecessary financial burden? With the expansion of the market for nutraceuticals and dietary supplements in Nepal , debates have increased about their registration, quality, price, recommendation, and sales and distribution. A patient goes to the hospital with general weakness, fatigue, or body aches. After an examination, the doctor recommends vitamins, minerals, omega-3, probiotics, or other supplements along with medicine. When it comes time to pay the bill for the medicine at the pharmacy, patients are shocked. Supplements are actually very expensive. And the question arises in their minds – are all these medicines not to be taken? The market for nutraceuticals and dietary supplements is expanding in Nepal. There is a constant debate about their use, registration, quality, price, medical recommendation, and sales and distribution. This raises the main question – are nutraceuticals a real need of patients or not? What are nutra...
The little engine that keeps your body young: Mitochondria: How to keep them healthy? Although it is still a matter of research whether mitochondria are the main cause of aging , experts say that human behavior has been proven to affect their health. What is beneficial for these small parts of our cells, it benefits the entire body. Regular exercise has been proven to improve the functioning of mitochondria. In a very important study, researchers biopsied human thigh muscles. After an eight-week training program, they found more and healthier mitochondria in the muscle cells than before. Although both endurance and resistance training were effective for this, the greatest benefits were obtained when they were combined. Daria Mauchly-Rozen , a professor of chemical and systems biology at Stanford University and author of the book “ The Life Machines: How Taking Care of Your Mitochondria Can Transform Your Health ,” sheds light on this issue. “Exercise causes a little bit of dam...