Folic Acid: Good for You
Folic acid can benefit you in a wide array of areas. It is primarily suggested by doctors and nutritionists for those who are pregnant or could become pregnant. Folic acid has been found to greatly reduce the risks of having children born with certain birth defects, including neural tube... More...
What is Zinc? Vitamin or Mineral?
Many of us average consumers are a little confused on the whole vitamin supplement issue, and it doesn’t get any better when the words nutrient, and mineral come up. There are lots of options and products on the market but very little information. You may have been told that your body... More...
Safe And Natural Ways To Detox And Cleanse The Body
All across America, harmful toxins including hair spray, lawn fertilizers, food preservatives, dry cleaning, and flea repellant are exposing us to more chemicals and toxins than ever before. They are present in the air we breathe, the food we eat, and the water that we drink. These products... More...
Legal Highs
Legal highs are a big trade in the alternative lifestyle retail market. So called “headshops” have been selling them for years along with all sorts of drug paraphernalia. Originally they were herbal substitutes for illegal... More...
Folic Acid Information
Many may not realize that folic acid is a form of B vitamin. B vitamins used to be considered all one vitamin by doctors when they were first discovered but were eventually found to be a mix of vitamins that occur in the same foods. That’s why you can usually find B vitamins sold together.... More...
Hoodia Gordonii - A Miracle Plant?
Over the last few years, dieters all over the world have been starting to take notice of Hoodia diet supplement products. Many dieters indeed consider Hoodia Gordonii a miracle plant, as it has been naturally warding off hunger and thirst for years now. The following paragraphs will discuss... More...
Hoodia Diet Supplements Work With Regular Exercise
All around the world, obesity statistics continue to be on a constant rise. Many people go on different diets, but often fail to adequately decrease their daily calorie intake. This is most often due to being unable to curve their appetites successfully. The following paragraphs will discuss... More...
Mediterranean Diet and Heart Disease
The cardio-protective properties many of the foods consumed in countries such as Italy, Greece, Portugal, Spain and France gave rise to the term ‘The Mediterranean Diet’. The beneficial effects of this way of eating came to light through epidemiological studies which showed particularly low... More...
Vitamins for a Low Sperm Count
If you are having trouble conceiving then fertility tests are likely to be high on your list of priorities. One such test is the sperm count test. This test measures the amount of sperm in a unit volume of semen. Usually, there are 20 million to 150 million of sperm per milliliter. A sperm count... More...
Acidity and Diet prevent indigestion and GERD
It’s surprising how many people are laid low by high acidity. Over the counter prescriptions may help but they sometimes leave behind a sensation of extreme discomfort. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disorder (http://www.mitamins.com/disease/GERD.html) is a condition in which stomach contents,... More...
Zinc lozenges and the common cold
Many view zinc as the golden cure for the common cold, but its easy to get caught up in the hype and forget to look up the information on many nutritional remedies to see if they really do all they are said to, especially when your suffering from a cold and want relief fast. It looks... More...
Health Benefits of Vitamin E
Vitamin E is a fat soluble antioxidant that the body uses to snatch up free radicals. It is also used in the body to regulate cell metabolism, protect Vitamin C from oxidizing, acts at an anti clotting agent, and aids in the production of red blood cells. The FDA recommends a daily... More...
Vitamin A or Beta Carotene?
Many people are confused about the association between Vitamin A and Beta Carotene. Vitamin A can be made in the body by the break down of Beta Carotene into Vitamin A on an as needed basis. Sometimes this is confused and you'll find information stating that Vitamin A is turned into Beta... More...
Vitamin E and Heart Disease
Did you know that Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia in the old and it affects almost half of all patients with dementia? Up to three percent of people sixty five years old show signs of the disease, while twenty five to fifty percent of people who are eighty five years old... More...
Folic Acid, Alzheimer’s Foe
Did you know that Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia in the old and it affects almost half of all patients with dementia? Up to three percent of people sixty five years old show signs of the disease, while twenty five to fifty percent of people who are eighty five years old... More...