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Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA)
Conjugate Linoleic Acid (CLA) is a fatty acid found in dairy and meat products. CLA is not manufactured in our bodies so our intake of it comes from the foods mentioned or of course, supplementation. Studies have shown that CLA helps increase lean...
How the sun is absolutely crucial to your health
Fundamental to the Wysong Optimal Health philosophy (http://www.wysong.net/PDFs/ohp.pdf ) is the fact that we are integrally linked to our genetic heritage. We are what our genetics dictate, not what we impose upon ourselves by modern circumstances...
Is Vitamin E Lethal?
Recently the news carried the story that a researcher had discovered that taking vitamin E at a level of 400IU or more increases the risk of death. (Jan 2005, Annals of Internal Medicine http://www.annals.org/content/vol142/issue1/) I was...
Take Back Your Life 3
In parts one and two of this series, titled “Take Back Your Life” and “Take Back Your Life 2”; we discussed the importance of proper cell function and the necessity of having and maintaining a balanced endocrine system as they relate to wellness....
The Cost of Being Sick And One Possible Alternative
A lot of people I’ve talked with about health supplements usually are coming from about the same place - you know: “been there, done that.” People are tired of hearing about the latest and greatest and – for the most part - figure that all...
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Dietary Supplements - Do We Need Them?
No dietary supplement can provide that, but with the assiduous
use of vitamins and minerals, we can often achieve optimum
health for our age group and certainly ease the symptoms of
diseases we may suffer from.
Dietary supplements can be divided into two main types;
nutritional, (vitamins and minerals and amino acids) and
botanical (herbal types).
But is it really necessary for someone who is young and healthy
to take dietary supplements? You may consider that your diet is
healthy enough, but vegetables and dairy food can only be as
good as the soil in which they are grown and many farmers will
agree that their soil is worn out. Why else do they have to add
chemical fertilizers at ever increasing rates? If the soil were
farmed organically, instead of with an eye to profit all the
time, it would be in much better health and so would we.
Another point to consider is the freshness (or otherwise) of the
products we buy. Most vegetables are at least a week old by the
time they get to our homes. Although many are kept in cool
storage, this length of time causes the nutritional value to
greatly decrease. Fruit is often picked before ripe and put into
cold storage for weeks or months, then when it is needed, hit
with a gas to make it ripen quickly. This gas is supposed to be
safe in small amounts, but it is carcinogenic....
Some dietary supplement exponents declare lack of magnesium to
be a major cause of high blood pressure. People who have found
the
usual blood pressure medications to cause more discomfort
than they cure tried out magnesium supplements and in some cases
were able to stop using their prescription medication entirely
within two months. Of course, you should never do this without
consulting your health care professional.
There are some people who claim that dietary supplements do
nothing but give us expensive urine. That may be true if you
have a super healthy diet and are therefore less likely to be
lacking in vitamins, but health-care professionals are
increasingly advising extra supplements for those under stress
such as illness, pregnancy, or periods of sudden growth spurts.
If your tongue is inflamed and you suffer from loss of appetite,
shortness of breath, are irritable, forgetful and mentally
sluggish, you may have a folic acid deficiency. Folic acid is
one of the B group of vitamins and most animal and plant foods
are poor sources of it. The exception is liver which most people
don't eat a lot of these days. Some habits and diseases like
celiac disease, alcoholism and irritable bowel syndrome, also
play a major part in causing a deficiency of this vitamin, so if
you suffer from any of these problems, ask your doctor if you
need a supplement.
About the author:
Brennan Howe is owner of www.freeinfosites.com. Where you can
find free information on a variety of topics including back pain and how
dietary supplements can help.
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