Ingestion

The Yanomami are an indigenous ethnic group living in Roraima, in the north of Brazil. This tribe holds a curious funeral ritual that includes the ingestion of the ashes of the deceased. A classmate from my statistics class, told me about this tribe, because his ancestors were part of it. My classmate and his parents have never practice any ritual, however, he knows about the history of the tribe. The funeral rite is divided into three ceremonies: the samples mourn crying, the ritual…

Ketosis diet plans, better known as ketogenic diets, include food plans that are really low in carbohydrates. Carbohydrates are, of course, one of the leading resources of energy for your body. Carbohydrates release energy directly into your body, that is crucial to its normal functioning. When you reduce your intake of carbohydrates the body has no energy to burn, which could in essence mean you die. So, this is a really good thing that the body knows how to deal with the situation. Whenever…

food into energy and basic nutrients to feed the entire body. It contains the mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, and the large intestine. There are 6 main processes that occur in the digestive system: ingestion, secretion, mixing/moving, digestion, absorption, and excretion…

Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA) In this world, humans are often oblivious to pathogens in the workplace, including diseases and illnesses that could kill hundreds of people every day. One often unthought-of risky setting would be health care facilities when they are in their very first stages, the construction stage. Nevertheless, this stage in time becomes a critical point to stop most infections from beginning in the first place, and if done right will keep later patients from…

There are many organisms in the world. In microbiology lab, I was given an unknown organism and I was told I must figure out what organism it truly is. I had the honor to conduct a few experiments to come to an conclusion on what the type and name of the organism was. Each member of my class was given a plate of agar and a random number that correspond to the plate of agar. I was given the number 191. The agar contain a bacteria growth. In the end of my experiments I realize my unknown organism…

Eugenia Winfred Matukeni 102283 ILSC003 Assessment A Why is insulin used and how does it work in the body? In simple terms insulin is a substance produced by the body and is used to turn sugar into energy. In scientific terms it is a 51-amino-acid polypeptide hormone composed of two chains A and B connected by a disulphide bridges(Ahmad 2013). The A chain consists of 21 amino acids and the B chain has 30 amino acids. The hormone insulin is secreted by the beta cells of the islets of Langerhans…

DEVELOPMENT OF PEANUT ALLERGY Peanut allergies are one of the most prevalent food allergies, along with egg, milk, tree nut, fish, shellfish, wheat and soy [8a]. The exact cause of the development of peanut allergies is still unknown. Studies have showed a positive correlation between mothers eating peanuts during pregnancy and lowered occurrence of peanut allergy in the offspring [1,2]. However, this is contradicted by studies that found no apparent effect of maternal peanut consumption on…

The Secret Killer For years, Trans fat was viewed as bad for your health, which has lead the government to step in and look at limiting trans-fat consumption. Although there are many different types of fats in the food we consume, you should be aware of Trans-fats because of the effects they have on your body. I think it is especially important for young adults who have the option of preventing health problems to be aware of such things. Walter Willett claims, “Trans-fats are secret killers”…

Introduction A genetically modified organism (GMO) is what results from a laboratory process where DNA genes of one source are extracted and artificially forced into the DNA of an unrelated source. The genes that are forced into the receiving source can be extracted from bacteria, viruses, insects, animals, or humans. The process is typically referred to as Genetic Engineering (GE) or Genetic Modification (GM); however, despite the different process names, they are the same (Smith J. , What is…

bodies contain both bad and good bacteria. The good bacteria (probiotics) are responsible for our gut health. Candida is an example of bad bacteria, which when it surpasses the required level, it produces toxins causing diseases and infections. Ingestion of probiotics kill candida by changing the PH level that reduces its survival, preventing over multiplication of bad bacteria in the body. How then do you use probiotics to kill Candida? Constant production of toxins from candida due to…