We know that we need to eat a variety of fruits and vegetables every day in order to look and feel our best. But, along with vitamins, minerals, phytonutrients and fiber, every bite of fresh produce also has the potential to offer you a variety of pesticides, fungicides and various chemical additives. In fact, a recent USDA study showed that 73 percent of conventionally grown produce contained at least one pesticide residue. And that figure doesn’t take into account the chemicals used to make our produce look glossy, last longer or ripen on the truck as it makes the long journey from green fruit to grocery store shelf. Should we be concerned?
Numerous studies have confirmed YTE delivers a myriad of potential health benefits, including increased sexual health and desire, a remarkable increase in energy and stamina, a boost in muscle strength for athletes, and enhanced sense of well-being.
YTE used as an energy and stamina supplement is ideal for people who face both physical and mental challenges everyday. YTE will help you get more effect out of physical activities including a quicker recovery after a hard work out and more muscle tone and strength. YTE also works to improve energy levels and increases stamina, both critical imperatives to comprehensive age management.
Red Yeast Rice (rice fermented with Monascus purpureus) is no stranger to the dietary supplements marketplace. For quite some time, it has been viewed as a better “natural alternative” to statin drugs by many individuals who visit health food stores as well as numerous health care practitioners. Recently a large university study of statin-intolerant individuals has provided evidence in support of this position. However, is Red Yeast Rice merely an alternative to statins for some individuals or is it something more?
It is not unusual to find several lines of skin care per brand based on different skin types. These can include oily, dry, combination, sensitive, acne prone or aging. But is this the correct approach to skin care? Or is it really just a clever way to market different products to you?
Natural versus SYNTHETIC Vitamins & Minerals-What’s the Difference?
Written by Kevin M Connolly, PhDTaking Supplementation Seriously Part III
There is little debate that a balanced diet is the most
desirable method for obtaining essential nutrients,
but there are cases when the use of supplemental
nutrients may be requisite for insuring adequate
nutrient intake. When negotiating the vast number
of choices in dietary supplements, one criteria for deciding
upon a product is whether it contains natural versus synthetic
vitamins and minerals.
Solving the Mystery of the Multivitamin Part III
This article is the third in the series begun with “Solving
the Mystery of the Multivitamin” and continued with “The Special
Nutritional Needs of Women.” Here it is observed again
you do not need to believe “men are from Mars, women are
from Venus” in order to accept that men and women have
different nutritional needs. Men lead in eight of the top ten
causes of death in the United States. As it is often remarked,
because men are more reluctant than women to seek medical
care, when they do so, their illnesses typically have advanced
to a more serious degree. It would seem that men, even more
than women, would do well to adopt defensive measures to
preserve their health. However, men should not depend on
the supplements used by their wives or women friends. Some
preventative measures are strictly gender-specific. The following
suggestions are designed to help men take charge of their
health while the ball is still in their court.
Solving the Mystery of the Multivitamin Part II
A previous article, “Solving the Mystery of the Multivitamin,”
discussed the basics of setting up a daily
nutritional foundation by choosing a multivitamin-mineral
formulation appropriate for one’s basic needs and
expectations. As pointed out, with regard to nutrition it matters
whether one is old or young, male or female, an athlete,
etc. Also discussed were issues such as determining the quality
of a product and improving absorption of nutrients. Setting
up a nutritional foundation is always the place to start when
considering supplementation. Nevertheless, a foundation is
just that, something to build upon.
Taking Supplementation Seriously Part II:
Last month, we started a dialogue on whether supplementation
is the appropriate course for insuring a nutritionally complete
diet. We examined a very simple case, the multivitamin:
a supplement designed to provide the base set of essential
nutrients that are requisite for normal human metabolism. In
response to the case against multivitamin usage (“proper diet
alone should be adequate in providing essential nutrients”),
we considered how 1) widespread deficiency of several nutrients
in the U.S. diet, 2) the demonstrated reduction in nutrient
availability in the modern food supply, and 3) the subclinical
deficiencies in several nutrients that can result from caloric
restriction and exercise, suggest that supplementation of essential
nutrients may be warranted in some individuals. Here
we expand the list of observations to consider when making
the decision whether to include a multivitamin in your daily
health regimen.
When it comes to nutrition, there is no one-size-fits-all.
Almost 50 years ago, Roger Williams, a pioneer in the
discovery of vitamins and their importance to health,
pointed this out in his book, Biochemical Individuality. People
are biochemically similar and different. Some individuals, even
siblings, need five to ten times more of a given nutrient than
do others. Many of us are familiar with this reality and expect
differences in “condition specific” supplement formulations. In
contrast, multivitamin-mineral supplements generally do not
get as much scrutiny.
Taking Supplementation Seriously Part I:
There is an ongoing debate on whether dietary supplements deserve to be part of a health-promoting strategy. Several medical organizations do not advise routine supplementation for people, without underlying deficiencies, citing safety concerns or lack of clear evidence of benefits, and suggest that an adequate diet should be sufficient in obtaining proper nutrition. Prophylactic use of supplemental vitamins or minerals, like iron, has sparked controversy. On the other hand, there is a wealth of published, peer-reviewed scientific data that present strong correlations between adequate nutrient intake and lowered disease risk/incidence, as well as studies in which nutrient interventions demonstrated significant health benefits. Hyperbolic media reports that “resveratrol may make you live longer” or “multivitamins may cause prostate cancer” further complicate the dialog.