Saturday, September 29, 2007

Vitamins - Liquid Or Chewable - Which Is Better?

By John Vanse

Nearly half of the population of the United States take some type of vitamin or vitamin supplement every day.

The use of vitamins and vitamin supplements is especially popular with people who lead active lifestyles and find it difficult to obtain the necessary vitamins and minerals they need from their daily meals. If you are too busy to eat proper, nutritious meals you need to turn to taking vitamins and supplements to ensure that your body can obtain what it needs to carry you through your day to day activities. You can never replace all your food with vitamins but vitamins can help you ensure you get the essential nutrients and minerals you need on a daily basis.

However, most people who take vitamins are not aware of the fact that a very high proportion of the nutrients and minerals contained in their vitamin supplements are not being properly absorbed by their body. This means that most of the benefits you believe you are getting by taking these vitamins fail to be effectively used by your body.

With pills or chewable vitamins, the majority of the nutrients and minerals that are contained in the vitamins are not normally broken down in the digestive system. With these types of vitamins being in hard form, they are more difficult for the body to digest and so ensure that the nutrients and minerals reach those parts of the body where they are needed. Unless you completely chew up the vitamin, it can stay in hard form until it passes right through your system and is excreted. If this happens, you are normally just wasting the vitamin as it has no chance at all to get into the bloodstream.

The main reason why liquid vitamins are more effective than the pill and tablet forms is due to the nature of their liquid base. With the vitamins being liquid, they are so much easier for the body to digest and they are more easily absorbed into the digestive tract. Liquid is always digested when it passes through your digestive system, so it will go through your body quicker and will take effect faster.

Due to the body having to work less to break down and absorb liquid vitamins, they will pass through the body much faster. The nutrients and minerals contained in liquid vitamins will reach vital areas faster through the bloodstream, and they are easier to use by the most important organs in your body that need them the most. An additional benefit is that liquid is also easy to swallow, as you can add the liquid vitamin to your favorite juice or just take it right out of the bottle if you prefer.

Liquid vitamins have proven themselves to be the best way to get the minerals and nutrients your body needs. As more and more people discover the benefits of liquid vitamins and how easy they are to digest, they are making the switch. Liquid is far superior to tablets and pills because it is easier to digest, and it travels through the body faster. And it is also easier to take. You can find many different flavors and types of vitamin supplements at your local nutrition store, or get online and order what you need there. Either way you will find liquid vitamins to be the ideal way to ensure you get the nutrients you need for your body on a daily basis.

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Friday, September 28, 2007

Food Supplements The Pursuit of Health As Preventive Medicine

By Suma G Nathan

Never before in the history of mankind has so much knowledge been discovered in all our media coverage. Regular medicine can no longer treat us like "Auto Parts". Our own responsibility knows that health and longevity is in our hands. For the control of our body chemistry with our "Acid & Alkaline" balance, Now Foods has Phyto Foods in tabs or powder.When mom said eat all your vegetables, we have all of that, called the SuperFoods, Wheatgrass, Spirulina, Chlorella, all in concentrated form, which includes all the veggies we are familiar with and a lot more. Dr. Christopher's has the Vital Green and Food Science Of Vermont, also has a good combinations of all the Greens.

All of my cancer clients are on green food in powder or tabs, because cancer cannot live in Oxygenated Cells. So imagine what your body does for protection against this epidemic of our century. It’s so important for PH. Balance, which means a P.H. of 7 is neutral, Alkaline is usually 6.5. What does all of this mean? With acid blood the heart relaxes, when the blood is Alkaline, the heart contracts. Since we eat too much Acid food and build up Free Radicals, our immune system becomes weak in a decayed internal environment. Alive Multi, with or without iron by Natures Way, has all the Greens and Carotenoids for our protection. Alive also comes in an Effervescent Drink, in a Lemon Lime or Cinnamon Apple. Just like you know what, that fizzes up.

The Eye Disease Case Control Study from JAMA (Journal of American Med. Assoc.) of 11/04 says tons of Fruits & Vegetables (we just don't get enough) could help prevent Eye Diseases, because Lutein and Zeaxanthin come from our Green Foods. Naturade has Vegetable Protein Shake Soy free. Did you know how good all those Greens are? And by the way, what do the cows eat? Green Foods are exceptional for Bone Building and Anemia (which shows up in the more mature, as being tired all the time). We need to transport that Oxygen to all the cells.

Rainbow Light has Whole Food Supplement with all the Foods to build up those RBC's (Red Blood Cells) needed for your master program of cell production. You can check your P.H. balance with Advanced Nutritional Innovations Salivia Strips 180 STRIPS for testing. Your Amino Acids in Whey Protein by Now Foods is a complete range of AMINOS. A good Source of the Omega's, which is also a Whole Food is Now’s Omega 3-6-9 in Liquid or Caps which is the balance of all the Important Oils, Borage, Flax, Fish. And another one is a Cox 2 Inhibitor by Now Foods, called D-Flame. All are Anti-Inflammatory Herbs. I am very impressed by this one. D-Flame helps with Lots of Health Issues and Immune Disorders, and certain Swellings. And for the Young ones, Yummi Bears has Whole Food Fruit & Veggie Blend called Juice For Life. One word of caution, if one is on a blood thinner made be careful of the Oils. This is always a work in progress, and a battle every day for a Healthier You.

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Wednesday, September 26, 2007

How To Enhance Your Sex Life The Herbal Way

By Andrew Wroblewski

There may come a time when you are looking for a boost in your sex life, but are unwilling to spend your money or your time to try to follow a penis enlargement program. That is okay because there are plenty of other natural ways to improve your sex life using simple herbal products.

Ginseng is one of the most well known herbal products that can help enhance your sex life. Used in Chinese traditional medicine for thousands of years, this herbal product has also been used for centuries by the Native Americans for many reasons. Ginseng is an adaptogen, which means that this product increases your body’s resistance to stress without draining the natural energy you feel. Although most people do take it for an energy boost, the roots that can been found as Red Ginseng which is used as a stimulant for increasing sexual function.

Another herbal product that is excellent for stimulating sexual function is the Kola nuts extract. Used mostly as food for the brain, it gives you increased energy and brain function. However, mixed with B complex vitamins, it helps to increase hormone function, circulation, and stamina which helps with sexual intercourse and general sexual function. With this you can rest assured that you can easily make a lovemaking session last all night long.

Finally, you have Damiana. This is a plant that has been used as an aphrodisiac since the 19th century in the United States. Besides boosting your sexual activity, it is also wonderful for strengthening both your hormonal and nervous system. Interestingly, Damiana is also used as a way to treat depression and anxiety that comes about from sex related issues.

Along with all the fantastic herbal products that are on the market, you should stay away from certain ones. Herbal products that contain Yohimbe or Ephedra should rarely be used. They are both strong stimulants that can interfere with your cardiovascular system causing heart attacks and stroke. Although only in rare instances does this happen, it is better to be safe than sorry.

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Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Feeling Tired and Need More Energy? coEnzyme q10 May Be Your Answer

By Adam Rowles

It is basically like a vitamin. It is present in all humans and it basically helps produce our bodies energy. The busy life's we are living now, consists us to do a lot more then our body wants to do. This is where topping up with CoQ10 helps so much.

How does it works

Basically our body has to convert food into energy that our body can absorb. This is done in our cells where the mitochondria will use the assistance of CoQ10 to convert food energy into ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate)

Basically different cells all over the body require different amount of CoQ10 and in demanding times you can run a bit dry of CoQ10, so it is important that you top up on this.

What are the Benefit

There are many benefits from taking CoQ10. It will increase your energy levels. It will also function as a antioxidant by protecting the cells from free radicals. This will help protect your body, keeping it younger looking. CoQ10 also assist in regeneration of Vitamin E and will help slow you aging. When you become sick or just become run down you might not be-able to produce enough CoQ10 and this will be vital to get well quicker. We all know missing work is great but I rather take my days off healthy.

CoQ10 will help reduce migraines and is also being researched as a treatment for cancer. It has been shown in research in Melbourne in the Cardiac Surgical Research unit that it can low blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure without any side effects.

I suggest taking 150mg of coQ10 in the first month and then you could move onto 50mg per day. It is not cheap, but if you benefit from it, why not.

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Monday, September 24, 2007

Can Vitamin B12 Give You More Energy? Mental Alertness? Help Avoid Alzheimers

By B Smithers

Due to the unhealthy standard American diet, most folks are not getting even the bare minimum of the nutrition they need to function properly let alone fight off disease and protect their bodies from infectious attacks.

One of the vitamins that many of us tend to be deficient in is vitamin b12.

Vitamin B12 as a supplement to diet has been clinically proven to be very beneficial to the person that takes it.

What are some of the purported benefits of taking vitamin b12?

-helps fight neurological diseases that are sometimes brought on in old age

-improved mood

-decreasing homocysteine in the blood (too much homocysteine can cause heart disease)

-increased energy and stamina

-clearer mental focus

-sharper memory

-relief from b12 anemia

These all sound like great benefits.

In addition, taking a vitamin b12 will not give you and negative side effects. So you can look forward to only positive side effects from adding more b12 to your diet.

Subjects that have taken b12 sublingual vitamins have reported relief from depression, a lot more energy throughout the day, a better mental outlook, and overall improved health. The improvement in quality of life has especially been noted in the baby boomer and elder folks in our nation.

B12 in any amount can have many benefits to those that consume it on a regular basis. Taking larger doses of vitamin B12 will enhance those benefits and do a better job of fighting against the neurological disorders that can plague old age.

Check with your doctor and review the studies that have been done. Vitamin B12 may be a good supplement for you to add to your daily life to improve your life today and in your future so you can age gracefully and in good health.

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