Friday, March 12, 2010
Posted by NoChubbyHubby on March 7, 2010
If you’re taking a large number of dietary supplements to increase your daily intake of important vitamins and minerals, it may be time to rethink your diet. Create a meal plan that will give you those same vitamins and minerals. You’ll get the good stuff right from its source—healthy food—and you’ll be eating better, too.
Weight-Loss Tip of the Day
Posted by NoChubbyHubby on March 2, 2010
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Weight loss supplements: These bad boys could make you very thin indeed!
Los Angeles Times (blog) Hey, don't say we haven't warned you that you can be playing with fire when you buy into some of the Internet hype on weight-loss supplements. … ConsumerLab.com Finds Carcinogenic Form of Chromium in Supplements, Including … |
Posted by NoChubbyHubby on February 23, 2010
Zinc supplements are a popular way of getting more from this mineral, including antioxidant power, help with digestion, and a boost to the immune system. Consume too much, though, and zinc can be toxic. Play it safe by avoiding supplements and getting your daily recommended dose of zinc from your food. Oysters, red meat, and many legumes can provide the zinc your body needs.
Weight-Loss Tip of the Day
Posted by NoChubbyHubby on February 21, 2010
What is the best exercise, diet and supplements to take to reduce stomach fat?
Posted by NoChubbyHubby on January 31, 2010
I do a fair amount of weight training as an all round fitness regime. However, I have noticed a lot of folk take protein drinks after a training session. I would like to know the advantages, disadvantages and the long term effect of such supplements.
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Weight Loss Supplements Undergo Scrutiny
HealthNews But as more people become aware of, or start experiencing, the adverse health effects of excess fat, they are turning to diet pills and weight loss … |
Posted by NoChubbyHubby on January 29, 2010
What is the best exercise, diet and supplements to take to reduce stomach fat?
Posted by NoChubbyHubby on September 28, 2009
When reading about female health issues, invariably the subject of vitamins for women will come up. With so many options, choosing the right vitamins can be a web of confusion. Please keep in mind that many authors now use the word vitamins interchangeably to refer to not only vitamins, but also minerals, phytonutrients, amino acids, enzymes, herbs and other nutrient forms found nutritional supplements. Womenâs Nutritional Needs
Because of their unique nutritional needs at various times in their life cycle, women require gender specific nutrients when it comes to vitamins for women. To maintain a healthy diet, the average female requires five to eight daily servings of fruits and vegetables. This is no simple task given the typical diet of women today and the stressful lifestyles most lead. It has been reported that nearly half do not eat any fruit and 80 percent only eat leafy green veggies, which contain protein, fiber and antioxidants, once every four days.
Furthermore, consider the fact that numerous vegetables have lost much of their nutritional composition in the last 60 years. A good example is spinach. 100g of spinach has lost 137mg of its vitamin C content since 1950.
When your body doesnât get the nutrients it eventually develops marginal deficiencies which can produce a whole host of problems which many people do not recognize as health problems at all. Some of the more common include:Mood swings Fatigue Nervousness Headaches Confusion Muscle weakness
And, with sustained nutrient deficiencies, the average person puts themselves at risk for serious diseases, such as cancer, hypertension, Alzheimerâs and heart disease.
So, if the average diet is unable to supply the all nutrients needed in sufficient daily amounts, what can a woman do to make sure her body is protected? The answer is really quite simple – sensible supplementation.
By taking quality, science-based supplements with the correct balance of vitamins for women, along with a wide range of all types of micro-nutrients, a female will be able to keep her body in balance, maintain higher energy levels and greatly reduce the risk of developing the serious degenerative diseases mentioned above. High Vitamin Doses Are NOT Required!
Before you rush out to purchase a multi vitamin and mineral formulation, it is important to remember that if you already maintain a reasonable diet, you donât need supplements with high doses of vitamins and minerals.
Most vitamin supplements available in the market contain way over the top dose amounts of vitamins and minerals. These are the cheapest ingredients in supplements! While they are important, they are only required in small amounts to top up marginal deficiencies which are common in many western diets.
Far more important are the total number, dose amounts and potencies of key phytonutrients and herbal extracts contained in a supplement – these play a much greater part in determining the efficacy and value for money of a supplement. Consumers must learn what to look for and how to compare these ingredients.
Derived from plant extracts, phytonutrients are powerful, antioxidant disease fighters. While there are many vitamins for women type products containing some phytonutrients and standardized herbal extracts, virtually all supplements are manufactured to a price and can’t afford to include enough nor in sufficient potencies to be of much benefit.
Clinical studies have shown certain phytonutrients, amino acids and herbal extracts to be particularly powerful and effective and in treating numerous health conditions and for preventative health measures. These are highly efficious ingredients that should be in your multi ingredient health supplement. (All of them are included in the supplement I use). L-Glutathione L-CarnosineBilberry Resveratrol (high potency)Turmeric (high potency) ZeaxanthinTocotrienolsL-Glutathione â A Key Ingredient!
L-Gluthathione is the most abundant antioxidant enzyme in your body, and crucial for cell health and organ survival. As a person ages, their production of this vital substance decreases. However, because of its exorbitant cost (around $800 / kilo, wholesale) most supplements do not include it in their list of ingredients.
Supplements containing L-Glutathione must contain it in the reduced form so that it can penetrate the intestinal cell walls. Supplement manufacturers often cut costs by including the much cheaper ‘regular’ form which offers extremely low absorption levels. L-Glutathione is one of the key ingredients in supplements which is highly susceptible to destruction by stomach acid. Any supplement containing it must have a professional delivery system in the form of enteric coating. Consumers must be sure to check on this to avoid wasting money on ingredients with low levels of bioavailability.
To see a list of other ingredients effected by stomach acid please follow this link: bioavailability of nutritional supplementsHormonal Pre-Cursor Herbs
In addition to phytonutrients, herbal extracts are key ingredients in vitamins for women products. Certain herbs help to maintain and/or re-balance hormone levels during menstruation and menopause and help ease discomfort and associated symptoms. The five most clinical established hormonal precursors are:Black Cohosh Red Clover Dong QuaiWild YamIsoflavones
These are key ingredients to look for in vitamins for women supplements! Amino Acids â Powerful Proteins
Known as the building blocks of proteins, amino acids play a key role in increased energy, healthy immune, nervous and musculoskeletal systems, balancing hormones and blood sugar and overall brain health. Essential amino acids and derivatives include:L-Taurine L-Arginine HCL (conditionally essential) L-MethionineL-ThreonineL-Tyrosine L-Carnosine L-Glutathione L-Proline L-Lysine N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine Carnitine / Acetyl-L-CarnitineWhat To Look For In The Best Supplements
In order to identify professional grade supplements offering the strongest and safest health and lifestyle benefits, a few simple criteria should be followed. These should be clearly spelled out on a supplement companyâs website. If they are not, ask yourself why.
1. Make sure that all herbal extracts and active enzymes are standardized. This guarantees the potency and amount of the disease fighting active ingredients.
2. Safety, purity, and potency, are all guaranteed when a supplement manufacturer sources all raw materials from GMP registered and audited facilities.
3. All ingredients MUST have a Certificate of Analysis (COA) to confirm potency. Reputable and transparent supplement companies should make copies available to customers and potential customers on request. I know mine does as I requested to see several of their COAâs in the past.
4. Look for supplement companies who self manufacture. There are not many out there (you can count them on one hand) but those that do have invested a huge financial commitment and are more quality focused â they’re not just out to make a quick buck like many companies who contract out their manufacturing.
The absolute highest standard possible is self manufacture to pharmaceutical level GMP (Good manufacturing practices). This is the level that the company whose flagship supplement I use achieves.
By taking the time to study labels and know what to look for when it comes to vitamins for women you will end up with a safe, high quality supplement that does what it promises to and is true to its label. These types of products are few and far between in the supplement industry.
Many supplements lack product integrity and are poorly put together by marketers and doctors rather than by highly qualified bio-scientists who work with the latest cutting edge science.
Posted by NoChubbyHubby on September 24, 2009
High blood pressure, high cholesterol levels, and ever increasing stress are all factors related to the leading cause of death for both men and women, heart disease. Luckily, heart disease is a problem you can do something about. By taking nutritional supplements, making changes in the food we eat, exercising most days of the week, drinking in moderation, and eliminating tobacco use, we can prevent or lessen the effects of heart disease. After choosing to live a healthier life, it may seem very overwhelming. However, lots of people feel this way. As a result the American Heart Association is urging people to prevent heart disease by identifying their individual risk factors. Each risk factor indicates whether or not you may develop a certain health condition. In heart disease prevention, there are two types of risk factors, those you can control, and those that you can’t control. Risk factors that you can control include: diet, exercise, and the supplements that you take, whereas risk factors that you can’t control consist of age, race, gender, and your family’s history of heart disease. There are a few, specific supplements that should be taken to increase your health and lower your chances of developing heart disease. You should take a quality heart formula multivitamin, garlic, and a fish oil supplement that provides Omega-3 fatty acids. CoQ10 is also a good way to give complete heart health support. The heart formula multivitamin will provide your heart with the exact nutrients needed to prevent heart disease. Since the human heart cannot function without adequate amount of vitamins and minerals, it is logical that a multivitamin specifically formulated for heart health would work best. The cells and tissues that make up the heart must have vitamins C, A, and E, and also B1, B6, B12, and folic acid in order to function. These B vitamins are very important because they help to lower homocysteine levels, which is a potential cardiac risk factor. Healthy hearts also need a daily amount of magnesium in order to function correctly. They also need alpha lipoic acid, which is a fatty acid that provides protection against high cholesterol and blood pressure. Along with magnesium and alpha lipoic acid, lutein and lycopene keep our arteries free from buildup, which can later lead to heart attacks or strokes. Unlike other multivitamins, which contain herbs and other nutrients that can interfere with prescription medications, a heart formula consisting of the above vitamins, minerals, and nutrients will work with medications to treat heart disease and provide the nutrition that our hearts need. Garlic supplements have a very long and successful history of preventing premature death from heart attacks. Garlic can also help lower high blood pressure and cholesterol, naturally and effectively. The best garlic supplements contain allicin, which is a compound that lowers harmfully high cholesterol levels. Since allicin is very stable when dry, a properly prepared garlic supplement preserves allicins health producing action until the garlic mixes with the fluids of the intestinal tract. A supplement prepared with enteric coating can also help prevent against garlic breath. In order for a garlic supplement to be the most effective, it must be made from fresh garlic, enterically coated, and provide a daily dose of at least 4,000 mcg allicin. By taking this once daily supplement that delivers 4,000 mcg of allicin, you can significantly and effectively lower your high blood pressure and cholesterol levels. Not all fish oil supplements are made the same, some can be harmful, but rest assured there are companies out there who supply fish oil supplements which are naturally loaded with Omega-3 fatty acids and certified free of harmful contaminants and heavy metals. This Omega-3 is a powerful nutrient that is known to prevent heart disease and protect the heart. Research has proven that Omega-3 can reduce the risk of arrhythmias, lower the levels of triglycerides, slow atherosclerosis, and keep blood pressure levels low. With just 600-1800 mg of fish oil, you can get all of the above heart disease prevention. However, you must make sure the fish oil supplement that you take is free from contaminants and is guaranteed fresh. The manufacturer of the fish oil supplement should be able to provide documentation of purity in their product. The supplement should contain no detectable dioxin, which is a widely used toxic preservative, DDT (a toxic insecticide), PCBs, or heavy metals such as mercury or lead. Before you buy any fish oil supplement, ask the clerk if you can open the bottle and smell the contents. A fishy smelling fish oil supplement means it may contain heavy metals and could be rancid, which is not going to help your heart at all. It may actually hurt it. CoQ10 is part of our energy producing system by working directly with our mitochondria in each cell. The mitochondria generate 95% of the energy that the body requires and are more abundant in places that require more energy. Because of this fact, the heart has a large number of mitochondria in its cells, each needing CoQ10 to help them produce the most energy that they can. Because CoQ10 levels can become dangerously depleted by medications for high cholesterol levels, it is important to take at least 100 mg – 400 mg of CoQ10 each day. Otherwise, the good that the medications are doing to lower cholesterol levels will be negated by the lack of CoQ10 levels. Even if you have already been diagnosed with Congestive Heart Failure (CHF), CoQ10 can still help you by slowing down the destruction that occurs. CoQ10 is also known for healing the heart muscles damaged by heart attacks. There are some types of CoQ10 products that are better than others. The quality of manufacturing has a lot do with which CoQ10 product is best. Make sure to take a CoQ10 supplement that has been used in research conducted by a prestigious university, which the supplement will tell you right on its label. The main requirements for a good CoQ10 are: it must be easily absorbed during digestion, it must reach the mitochondria in the cell, it must be proven effective in studies, and it must be safe and free of impurities. Although CoQ10 is recommended for people with moderate or high risk factors of heart disease, people with low risk factors can take CoQ10 ever day to reduce their risk of cancer, prevent gum disease, and help certain nerve cells work more effectively. By following all of the above recommendations, you can help to keep your heart healthy and strong. All the supplements suggested in this article can be found at your local health food store or Internet health food store.
Posted by NoChubbyHubby on September 21, 2009
What is the best way to burn calories? Does your body burn more calories running on a treadmill for forty minutes or weight training for thirty? The answer may surprise many people.  Studies have found that people will burn more calories weight lifting for thirty minutes than running on a treadmill for forty.  This is due to the fact that when people weight train the body is breaking down and then rebuilding muscle.  Through the proper weight training workout program people will build strong lean muscles.  The body burns large amounts of calories when it constructs lean muscles, more than when it is actively working during a cardiovascular exclusive workout.  Now this information is good to know for anyone who is looking to burn more calories and lose more weight; however, many women read about these studies and think, âThat is fine and all, but I donât want to turn into a bulky super weight lifting woman.  All I want to do is get a sleek, trim, sexy body. â Many women have this idea that if they will pick up a weight and use it during their workout that they will turn into one of the body builders that they see on television.  That simply isnât the case.  Women who weight train get a huge advantage in the fight against fat compared to those who only do cardiovascular workouts.   When women weight train they donât turn into buff muscle bound hulks, due to the fact that they donât have the same levels as men of hormones needed to build up that level of muscle mass.  The female weight lifters have to use large amounts of male hormones in order to get their bodies that bulky. Women who find good weight lifting workouts not only burn more calories, but build sexy lean muscles.  This allows women to get the long sexy look that so many of the celebrities and athletes have right now.  The toned sexy look is far healthier than the starved look, not to mention that studies show men prefer when woman have the athletic toned look over the stick thin look.  A women adding weight training to her workout will be healthier, sexier, and have more variety of training techniques at the gym, compared to someone who only uses cardiovascular workouts.  Just as many women fear weight lifting, many women also fear using a supplement to help them in their diet.  While many will use the latest craze of super fruit vitamins, many women fear upping the amount of protein that they have in their diet.  Protein is the building block that your body uses to build lean muscle.  Whey protein isolate supplements are an excellent way to easily increase the amount of protein in personâs daily diet.  Whey protein isolate contains 90% per protein, and doesnât include the fats and carbohydrates that other supplements include.  It is easy to use, and since it is dairy based it is easy for your body to digest.  This change in workout and diet should also include a change in the way women measure the success of their workout plan.  One drawback of weight training and whey protein is that result wonât instantly show up when looking at a scale. Muscle weighs more than fat, so when women who have never weight trained begin their weight will go up.  Yet, the weight gain is only very short term, and women will lose much more in the long run if they stick to a constant weight training workout.  While women wonât see immediate results on the scale, they will see it in the mirror.  Your body will trim down, and women will find that they will fit into their clothing much better than ever before.  Donât be tied to the number on the scale, but make a commitment to change your overall makeup through a change in training and diet.
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