Archive for the 'Different Metabolism Types' Category
Anaerobic Metabolism – What is it?
Friday, May 11th, 2007Metabolism is the way that our body’s produce and use energy. Anaerobic metabolism is the chemical and physiological process that the body makes and burns our energy without using oxygen.
When the body is performing light, moderate and strenous physical activity, the muscles need energy or glucose metabolism. Typically the body will get the energy by [...]
Fatty Acid Metabolism
Tuesday, April 3rd, 2007Everyone knows and understands that fat is bad for our health. What does that do to us? Well it clogs our arteries, it will also make us gain weight, and with that there are many other diseases, and some of these diseases can be fatal. But you have to understand that the fatty acids are [...]
Drug Metabolism – Safe and Drug Free
Friday, March 30th, 2007We have heard this term ever since we were little kids” don’t do drugs!” There are more anti-drug lessons then you can probably remember. You probably know what most of the reasons are for not doing drugs. But the thing you may not know is the scientific point which regards drug metabolism.
When we put drugs [...]
Why is Cholesterol Metabolism Important?
Tuesday, March 27th, 2007When you hear the word cholesterol you often think of clogged arteries. So the word cholesterol definitely gets a bad rap. Believe it or not cholesterol plays a very important role in our bodies and maintaining good health. What cholesterol does, it produces bile acid which is used to help digest our fat intake. It [...]
What does Amino Acid Metabolism Do?
Thursday, March 22nd, 2007When you consume protein you are consuming amino acids. They are a specific group of molecules that serve as the building blocks of most proteins. Amino acid metabolism is those amino acids that enter the body through the foods that we eat, and then convert that into energy or they can be produced by the [...]