In answer to this important question, we have to say quite simply: the brain. Encephalitis leads to brain swelling. Any illness of the brain is serious but swelling can lead to a number of other problems, many of them life threatening. The brain is the control center for the entire body, sending and receiving information [...]

We need vitamins to survive. We need vitamins to stay healthy. We need vitamins to continue being the productive, energetic human beings we want to be. Of all the “things” we might consider essential in life, vitamins should be at or near the top of the list.
So, what are vitamins, these essential ingredients for [...]

There is a very simple answer to this important question. Human beings and other animals need to take in sufficient amounts of water every day to keep their bodies functioning correctly. In fact, the human body is as much as 80 percent water so we must keep it supplied with clean, fresh water to remain [...]

If there is one nutrient that could be called a true building block for growth and health, protein would be that nutrient. In fact, protein is one of three items known in the medical profession as macronutrients. The human body is about 20 percent protein. The other two macronutrients are carbohydrates and fats.
This nutrient [...]

Of all the vitamins and minerals the human body needs on a regular basis, calcium is among the most important. But it may well be one of the most difficult to get in correct amounts. People sometimes overlook this essential mineral and don’t make an effort to get calcium in sufficient amounts.
Most of us know [...]

Like many functions of the brain dreams have no simple, straightforward explanation. Medical experts have tried for centuries to analyze and describe dream activity without coming to a final conclusion. One type of dream lends itself to explanation a bit easier than the massive subject of dreams in general. Research has uncovered a few reasons [...]

Trying to explain how the body works using simple language would be extremely difficult, if not impossible. In fact, explaining how the body works using the most detailed scientific terms might be impossible because the human body is extremely complex. Many areas of the human body remain a mystery even in what some call the [...]

One of the best ways to learn about a human being’s need for oxygen is to take a close look at what would happen without it. We need food, which our bodies transform into the energy we need. We need water, which we need to keep our bodies healthy and our blood flowing. We need [...]

For a simple answer we could just say that nutrients are fuel that allows our bodies to move and grow. It’s something like the fuel needed to make an internal combustion engine work. With the proper intake of nutrients the human body will remain healthy and may even be able to repair damage in some [...]

Human brains and the brains of most animals are complex combinations of chemicals, nerves blood vessels and tissue that guide us through our activities by receiving and sending information. The signals may come from within our bodies, or through the senses of sight, touch and hearing.
Various sections of this primary human organ control different [...]