Nutrition Information

Understanding Nutrition

With the release of the new dietary guidelines, in the form of the new food pyramid, I still find that many people don't actually understand what nutrition actually means. Because of this, dietary choices can seem overwhelming. Even greater confusion can be generated by prime time news specials ...

Muscle Building Supplements - How To Choose The Right Ones

If you just walked into the health store to purchase muscle building supplements, you are probably lost, confused and being pushed a dozen products by the salesman. But, how do you know which supplements are the right products for your goals? There are various levels of muscle building supplement...

Natural Vitamin Supplements

Fresh fruit and vegetables grown organically have proven to be the best sources of natural vitamins. Vitamins in this form are assimilated synergistically in conjunction with other nutrients. Natural vitamin supplements are made from food sources, and they contain a natural blend of vitamins and ...

Natural Mood Enhancer Supplements

5 HTP, GABA and St. Johns Wort Mood Enhancers

What is 5 HTP Mood Enhancer? The Griffonia Extract is rich in 5-HydroxyTryptophan (5-HTP), which comes from an African vegetable, the Griffonia simplicifolia seed, and contains 30% 5-HTP. 5-HTP is an amino acid that is a direct precursor of sero...

Vitamins for Today and Tomorrow

These days, information regarding vitamins is widely available. It is a blessing because simply a few decades ago, information on vitamins was very slight. At that time, doctors would tell us that we get all the vitamins our body needs simply from our daily diet. But think about this, they didn'...

Healthy Eating isn’t Enough, You Need Supplements, Real Health Part 3

The next step on your road to real health is supplements. And I'm not talking about one multivitamin a day either. Exactly what you take is up to you, but you need to get in the habit of taking quite a few pills or powders every day. In this article I'm going to lay out the case for supplements...

Are Bodybuilding Supplements Really Necessary

Bodybuilding supplements generally fall under the classification of dietary supplements, therefore they are not regulated by the FDA. There is absolutely nothing guaranteeing the purity of body building supplements, or the safety of using them. In addition, the manufacturer can claim benefits of ...

Researching Glyconutritionals (a.k.a. Glyconutrients)

The Greek word "Glyco" means, "Sugar". Most people think of sugar as being bad for you. However, there are actually TWO kinds of sugars. One is the refined or "extracellular" sugars which have been long associated with human disease. The other sugars are "intracellular" which can be found...

Delaying Age-Related Functional Decline - A Multi-Pronged Approach - Part 1 Nutrition

I don't think I was the first to use the expression 'age-related functional decline', but I think it an excellent descriptive summary of what happens as we age. Aging, as we experience it, is the result of many related physiological processes slowing gradually, or in some cases rapidly. Everyt...

The Effects of Creatine Supplements on Your Body

The skeletal muscle component known as creatine is not only available as creatine supplement. Several other sources besides creatine supplement can benefit us with the effects of creatine. Firstly, creatine is produced naturally in the body through amino acid action, which occurs when food is pro...

Sneaky Nutrition

"I hate carrots!" Is a familiar cry, heard by parents around the world. If not carrots, then a variety of other vegetables. Sometimes, it appears that your child is going to survive on mashed potatoes and ketchup for the rest of his life!

In order to get some nutrients into your children...

Nutritional Way to Beat Prostatitis

Inflammation of the prostate gland is referred to by the general term prostatitis, it typically affects men between the ages of 20 and 40 years of age and it is thought to affect up to 30 per cent of men. Prostatitis encompasses four conditions of the prostrate gland - acute and chronic bacterial...

Pre-Workout Nutrition for Rookies

If you wnat to build muscle, you have to train hard. What you eat before your workout dramatically influences the amount of energy you have to be able to train as hard as you possibly can. Learning what to eat and at what times will help you become a better bodybuilder. This article will cover th...

What Are The Best Supplements The One’sThat Work!

While there is no doubt that nutritional diet vitamin supplements have a significant and important role to play in your health - the only way to see a real health benefit is if you follow some very basic rules of nutrition.

There's a four-fold benefit of following these simple rules:

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Do Nutritional Supplements Heal or Harm

We hear a lot these days about the pollution of the environment and how this affects food crops, and ultimately, our nutrition.

This argument about our polluted environment has been getting louder in the nutritional supplement industry. We are told that even if we eat the naturally grown fo...