DIGESTIVE ENZYMES (REVISITED)
Thursday, October 16th, 2008 Posted in General Health & Fitness, Nutrition & Diet, Supplements | No Comments »

What Is An Enzyme?

Enzymes are proteins produced by all living organisms, and, like all proteins, they consist of amino acids. What makes these proteins different from other proteins is how they behave in the body… read more

MORE VITAMIN B6!
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008 Posted in General Health & Fitness, Nutrition & Diet, Supplements | No Comments »

Vitamin B6 levels are low in the general population, and in arthritis and Parkinson’s disease, according to findings from three new studies.

In the first large study of vitamin B6 in the general population, researchers measured… read more

PROBIOTICS
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008 Posted in General Health & Fitness, Nutrition & Diet, Supplements | No Comments »

Probiotics strengthened liver function in alcoholics in a new study. For four weeks, doctors gave Lactobacillus casei Shirota three times per day to 12 participants with alcoholic cirrhosis. Researchers compared the participants to 13 healthy… read more

STRESS EATIING
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008 Posted in General Health & Fitness, Nutrition & Diet, Supplements | No Comments »

Women who tend to eat more after being in a stressful situation were able to calm down by taking a combination of Magnolia officinalis and Phellodendron amurense known as Relora®. In explaining the reasons for… read more

REDUCING FAT
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008 Posted in General Health & Fitness, Nutrition & Diet, Supplements | No Comments »

Three new studies show that nutrients from fruits and vegetables helped cut fat.

In a soy-protein study, 15 obese postmenopausal women, average age 56, drank a liquid meal containing 20 grams of soy protein with 160… read more

RELIEF FROM EXERCISE STRESS
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008 Posted in General Health & Fitness, Nutrition & Diet, Strength Training, Supplements | No Comments »

Exercise is healthy, but can also stress the body. Four new studies show how nutrients helped athletes heal from strenuous exercise.

In a coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) study, 18 highly trained athletes took 300 mg of CoQ10… read more

FLAXSEED FOR MEN & WOMEN
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008 Posted in General Health & Fitness, Nutrition & Diet, Supplements | No Comments »

Women who took flaxseed had fewer hot flashes, and men who took flaxseed oil had lower blood pressure, in two new studies.

In a hot-flash study, doctors noted that women used to treat hot flashes with… read more

LOSING WEIGHT WITH WHITE BEAN
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008 Posted in Nutrition & Diet | No Comments »

Overweight adults lost pounds and inches while on a diet including white bean extract, in two new studies.

In the first study, 25 healthy but slightly overweight participants took 1,000 mg of white bean extract twice… read more

FISH OIL
Monday, June 30th, 2008 Posted in Nutrition & Diet, Supplements | No Comments »

New Study Confirms Remarkable Fat Loss Benefits!

Including the right types of fish in your diet can reduce your risks of heart diseases, inflammatory conditions (exercise induces inflammation), neurological conditions and much more. The American Heart… read more

CARALLUMA FIMBRIATA FOR POWERFUL WEIGHT LOSS
Thursday, June 26th, 2008 Posted in Nutrition & Diet, Supplements | No Comments »

Although relatively new to the supplement industry, Caralluma fimbriata has been cultivated around the world for various purposes for hundreds of years. Its use is particularly common in India where it is widely consumed as… read more

PROTEIN AS A SOURCE OF ENERGY
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008 Posted in General Health & Fitness, Nutrition & Diet, Supplements | No Comments »

After the needs of the tissues are satisfied, there may be a surplus of ingested protein products for which the… read more

PROTEIN SYNTHESIS
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008 Posted in General Health & Fitness, Nutrition & Diet, Supplements | No Comments »

The tissues of the body are under constant repair. The skin and all epithelial surfaces are being continually replaced, as… read more

DIGESTION & ABSORBTION OF PROTEINS
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008 Posted in General Health & Fitness, Nutrition & Diet, Supplements | No Comments »

Proteins undergo hydrolysis in the gastrointestinal tract resulting in the release of amino acids. This is accomplished mainly through… read more

HOW MUCH PROTEIN DO I NEED?
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008 Posted in Nutrition & Diet, Supplements | No Comments »

How much protein you need in your diet depends upon your fitness goals. It makes sense that as muscles are made up of protein, amongst other things, if your goal is to increase muscle mass… read more

LOW G.I. DIET
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008 Posted in General Health & Fitness, Nutrition & Diet | No Comments »

If you’ve tried fad diets in the past only to discover they are impossible to stick to and leave you feeling hungry and irritable, then it’s time to start eating sensibly; enter the ‘Low GI… read more

LOWER BLOOD PRESSURE & CHOLESTEROL
Saturday, April 12th, 2008 Posted in General Health & Fitness, Nutrition & Diet | No Comments »

Quercetin—an antioxidant in apples, berries, and onions—lowered blood pressure in those with high blood pressure, and citrus flavonoids and vitamin E reduced cholesterol in those with high cholesterol, in two new studies.

In a blood pressure… read more

PROTECTING AGAINST CANCER
Saturday, April 12th, 2008 Posted in Nutrition & Diet | No Comments »

Garlic lowered risk for colon cancer, and folic acid with riboflavin may decrease risk for colon cancer in those with abnormal intestinal growths (colorectal polyps).

In a review of all garlic/colorectal cancer (CRC) studies during the… read more

DIGEST THIS…
Saturday, March 29th, 2008 Posted in Nutrition & Diet | No Comments »

Healthy digestion—the ability of the body to convert food in the stomach and intestines into absorbable nutrients—is essential for good health. Many foods and supplements encourage healthy digestion, including enzymes, fiber, herbs, green “super-foods,” and… read more