Nutritional supplements can help compliment a diet that could be missing some necessary nutrients. But nutritional supplements are only as good as the ones you select, and how you combine your nutritional supplements with healthy food so that none of the nutrients are cancelled out. An estimated 50 percent of American adults use nutritional supplements regularly. But some doctors suggest…
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Immune Support Products And Why We Need Them
What is Colostrum? Colostrum is the pre-milk fluid produced from the mother’s mammary glands during the first 72 hours after birth. It provides life-supporting immune and growth factors that insure the health and vitality of the newborn. Why do we need Colostrum? As we age, we notice it takes us a little longer to fight off a cold or flu,…
10 Ways To Get More Antioxidants Into Your Diet
It’s no secret that antioxidants are incredibly beneficial to good health. It’s believed the antioxidants in food can help prevent cancer, reverse or slow aging, enhance your immune system, increase your energy and improve heart and other organ health. Given all we know about antioxidants and their beneficial properties, it’s amazing more people don’t get enough fruits and vegetables, the…
The Role Of Nitric Oxide In Bodybuilding
Nitric Oxide, a key molecule manufacturered by the body, causes vasodilation (an expansion of the internal diameter of blood vessels), which in turn leads to increased blood flow, oxygen transport, delivery of nutrients to skeletal muscle and a reduction in blood pressure. An amino acid compound called arginine alpha-ketoglutarate (A-AKG) and arginine-ketoisocaproate (A-KIC) can boost short term Nitric Oxide levels.…
Eat Healthy Foods It Makes Sense
We all know the importance of eating healthy foods for their vitamin and mineral content. However, in recent years, scientists have discovered that there are hundreds of substances in food that have healing and disease prevention properties. So why, if there are foods that will heal many of our common ailments, have we not heard more about them? Maybe it’s…
The Dangers Of Trans Fats And How To Know If You Re Eating Them
Trans fats, or Trans Fatty Acids, are a vegetable-based fat that is made when vegetable oils are hardened for use in shortening or margarine. Trans fats are found in baked and fried foods, such as cookies, fried fish or chicken and donuts, which are prepared using the hardened vegetable oil. The problem with eating Trans fats is that it contributes…
Powerful Health Weapon Can Increase Your Energy
By the time you finish reading this article, you’ll possess a powerful weapon in your fight against chronic tiredness and other health problems. This potent weapon is not new. It’s well known by many health experts. So what is this key resource to help you enjoy better health? It’s making your own fresh fruit and vegetable juices. When you juice…
Tips For Dieters Surviving Summer Parties
Warmer weather means smaller clothes. Swimsuits, shorts and tank tops can be your worst enemies if you haven’t been getting regular exercise for a while. So now is the time, with days being longer and temperatures milder, to start working out in earnest. However, summer also means parties, socializing with friends and family, and food. How can you keep up…
Healthy Food Choices When Eating At A Restaurant
With our increasingly busy lifestyle many families are choosing to eat out more often. While it may be rather expensive, for some it is the only logical choice. However, if you’re trying to watch your weight, it can be difficult making the right food selections while eating out at restaurants! This is a simple guide to some kinds of popular…
The Importance Of Fruit And Vegetable Juices In Nutrition
A man’s health is a very important aspect of his life. To say that “health is wealth” is not only to utter an old, used up mantra, but to mean that for most human beings, staying fit and healthy is parallel to being wealthy, for a person’s everyday life is influenced mainly by the state of his mind and body,…