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Are You One Of The One In A Hundred Who’s Properly Nourished?
As long ago as 1936 the US Senate reported that 99% of Americans’ diets were deficient in vital minerals because of intensive farming methods and the depletion of agricultural soils.
Beating The Free Radicals: Why Your Diet Alone May Not Be Enough
Modern Western diets are highly likely to be deficient in the anti-oxidant nutrients that are crucial to counter-acting damaging free radical activity.
Boost Your Body’s Health And Performance With Adaptogens
The group of compounds known as adaptogens boost the operation of important nutrients in the body to produce a powerful tonic and stimulant effect
Coenzyme Q10: Here’s The Least You Need To Know About This Vital Anti-Oxidant
Coenzyme Q10 is a highly beneficial anti-oxidant found within, and needed by, every cell in the body But it’s becoming increasingly difficult to get a sufficient supply from diet alone
Could This Common Vitamin Be The Secret Weapon in the Battle Against Depression?
Research strongly suggests that adequate supplies of vitamin B12 may be very useful in protecting against Alzheimer’s disease, other forms of dementia and depression
Don’t Overlook The Familiar When It Comes To Anti-Oxidants
In the current craze for tracking down new anti-oxidant “superfoods” it’s easy to overlook the more familiar, but nonetheless essential, nutrients such as the B complex vitamins.
Folic Acid Can Be A Key Protector Against Heart Disease
Folic acid and dietary folates play a key role in reducing the high levels of blood homocysteine which are a known risk factor for cardiovascular disease.
Get To Know Lycopene: The Little Known Anti-Oxidant
Lycopene is a relatively little known but nevertheless powerful anti-oxidant, also hailed as an anti-cancer weapon
Go Three Days Without Food But Never A Day Without Green Tea
Just a few cups of green tea a day can have a dramatic effect on your well being
How Minute Quantities Of Selenium May Have A Massive Impact On Your Health
Selenium is needed by the body in trace amounts only, but is nevertheless vital for long term health.
Just How Much Vitamin C Do You Need For Optimum Health?
The absence of acute vitamin C deficiency diseases in modern societies should not be taken as implying that the typical Western diet contains an intake adequate for optimum long-term health.
Lutein and Zeaxanthin For Healthy Eyes
Lutein and zeaxanthin are anti-oxidant carotenoids hailed as protectors against two of the most common causes of age-related loss of vision.
Optimal Performance With This Stress-Busting Natural Stimulant
Eleuthero herb extract, now becoming widely known in the West as Siberian Ginseng, is one of the most powerful stimulants and health tonics known to man.
Protect Against Cancer With Folic Acid
Adequate folic acid intake may be a significant protector against cancer and is vital for the prevention of certain serious birth defects.
The 200 Essential Enzymes That Prove Zinc Is Vital For Health
Like other trace minerals, zinc is required by the body in tiny amounts, but this should not obscure its importance as an anti-oxidant and immune system booster.
The Best-Selling Booster For Brain Function
Ginkgo biloba is an extremely popular herbal supplement recognised as effective in the treatment of circulatory problems, Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, glaucoma and tinnitus
Try Bilberries In Your Diet For Long Term Eye Protection
Bilberries are widely hailed as a superfood for their powerful anti-oxidant properties and particularly beneficial effects on eye health and vision
Try Tyrosine As An Alternative Anti-Depressant
Vital for mental health, tyrosine is a little known and so-called "non-essential", amino acid
Use Carnitine As A Versatile Anti-Ageing Nutrient
Acetyl-L-carnitine is now attracting attention as a food supplement for use in treating heart disease, increasing metabolic rate and energy levels, and improving cognitive function
Use Tryptophan To Boost Your Levels Of The Feel-Good Hormone
Tryptophan is an essential amino acid required for the production of serotonin, the body’s so-called “feel-good” hormone
Vitamin E: Why There’s No Need To Fear Nature’s Great Protector
Despite recent scare stories, research continues to suggest that Vitamin E offers many of the benefits associated with powerful anti-oxidants, particularly in protecting against the degenerative diseases characteristic of ageing.
Why Arginine Is A Non-Essential Amino Acid You Can't Do Without
Arginine has huge potential therapeutic value, despite being a so-called "non-essential" amino acid.
Why Calcium Is Vital For Far More Than Just Strong Bones
As well as its role in ensuring bone health, calcium is also essential for a host of vital physiological processes within the body
Why Freedom From Disease Is Not The Same Thing As Optimal Health
The minuscule risks and costs of saturating the body’s tissues with vitamin C appear entirely insignificant when set alongside the spectacular potential health benefits.
Why Is This Natural Compound The World's #1 Best-Selling Muscle Building Supplement
Creatine is not a magic potion for superhuman strength, but it appears to allow muscles to perform longer, more intensive workouts while reducing the necessary recovery time between them. This can only result in dramatically improved training results.
Why Lipoic Acid Is Much More Than Just Another Anti-Oxidant
Lipoic acid is not only a highly potent anti-oxidant, but may also alleviate some symptoms of diabetes, multiple sclerosis and Alzheimer’s disease
Why You Can’t Afford To Neglect The Anti-Oxidant Micro-Nutrients
The anti-oxidant qualities of vitamin E are dependent upon a complex interaction with vitamins C and B3, and the trace mineral, selenium, an adequate supply of all of which is required for the optimum performance of the body’s vital anti-oxidant enzymes.
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