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

VITAMIN E PROTECTS THE HEART
Saturday, April 12th, 2008 Posted in General Health & Fitness | No Comments »

Higher doses of vitamin E protected against heart disease in those with high cholesterol; type 2 diabetics who took vitamin E had fewer heart attacks and strokes, and vitamin E reduced DNA damage in adults… read more

ANTIOXIDANTS AND ALZHEIMER’S
Saturday, March 29th, 2008 Posted in Mental Health & Fitness | No Comments »

Scientists believe that as many as four million people in the U.S. suffer from Alzheimer’s disease (AD), and that about 3% of men and women ages 65 to 74 have the disease. AD is the… read more

ALZHEIMER’S LINKED TO HOMOCYSTEINE
Saturday, March 29th, 2008 Posted in Mental Health & Fitness | No Comments »

Three common vitamins—folic acid, and vitamins B6 and B12—may reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) when taken in high doses. AD typically strikes the middle-aged and elderly, and is characterized by loss of… read more