We all know that we take vitamins because they are good for us and give us the nutrients that we need. A better question to ask is why we need a daily supplement and what does our body do with all of these nutrients? If you can remember back to you high school biology class,...
We all know how hard it is to get all you daily nutrition in just from the foods that you eat, and while we have discussed how the fields are stripped of nutrients and minerals before, we have yet to discuss newer studies that show a massive correlation between proper nutrients and minerals and their...
We all know that we need to take our vitamins. Our parents told us so when we were kids and so do doctors. In fact, since 2002, we have been told that even if we eat our daily servings of vegetables and fruits, we STILL MAY NOT be getting the proper nutrition we need. Most people...
Do you find the taste of water to be bland and gross? Are you guilty of using flavored water enhancers in order to keep yourself hydrated throughout the day? If you are you’ll want to keep reading to see what you’ve been really putting in your body. Now for those who are unfamiliar with water enhancers,...
More and more people are using supplements to improve their health. This is a massive move with the global supplement market expected to reach $60 billion by 2020. This is a doubling from 2010. According to the National Institutes of Health, the most commonly reported reasons for using supplements were to "improve" or "maintain" overall health....
To even suggest that healthy nutrition can help prevent Alzheimer's has, in the past, been a slippery slope. On one side, are those of us that have had a friend or family member--someone that we love--become completely debilitated by it. That unfair nightmare scenario leaves emotional scars that mere speculation won't heal. The other side of this...
Many women hear about Menopause through the hearsay of a "friend of a friend". Perhaps you've heard an older Aunt (or worse, an Uncle) sarcastically remark to another woman that appears hot, "Are you having a hot flash or something?" Expecting the side effects of menopausal symptoms to be akin to someone's snide remarks, or...
