Are You Taking in Enough Vitamin D on a Daily Basis? Unfortunately, a huge percentage of the population is not. Studies have shown that more than 40% of people fail to get enough vitamin D day in and day out. This is problematic because vitamin D deficiency can cause a whole host of health complications. Fatigue, muscle weakness, [...]
Whenever someone mentions a vitamin or supplement, it always seems to come with a warning that you should talk to your doctor before taking anything. And if we’re being honest, most healthy people don’t take that advice. But taking vitamins and supplements can be dangerous for a few reasons, and it has to do with more [...]
Recently, a wave of information about flavonoids has flooded the media. It seems to be the new fashion for maintaining health and avoiding disease. Initially, flavonoids were thought to be a new group of vitamins, which they called vitamin P. However, more and more similar substances have been found in plants, and have been gathered into [...]
It's one hundred percent normal for human beings to long to be their best. It doesn't matter how old or how young a person is either. People naturally want to be in tiptop shape. They want to look and feel like they're on top of the world, and that's completely understandable. It isn't uncommon for people [...]
Think of your body as a 24-hour working factory: every day there’s gazillions of operations undertaking place in a dozen different departments. But to do all this, your body requires some raw materials. These include at least 30 vitamins, minerals, and dietary components that your body needs but cannot manufacture on its own in sufficient amounts. [...]
We all know that vitamins and minerals are essential to having a healthy body. Unfortunately, many people do not get the recommended amount of vitamins and minerals each day. In fact, many Americans have vitamin deficiencies, in one or more vitamin types. But, how do you know what vitamins you are deficient in and which ones [...]
Juicing is a relatively new diet for weight loss, which has been rather contradictory for the last few years and is a subject of researchers’ debate today. Some are sure that juicing is one of the most effective ways to lose weight and load up on numerous vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and fiber (with lots of obvious [...]
People love McDonald's and Burger King, even as doctors warn them about the effect on their health. Such standard issue doctor's advice, though, is beginning to be challenged. According to evidence developed by nutrition scientists such as Loren Cordain, it does make a lot of sense to put the fast food staples at these restaurants on [...]
Although we often think of women when it comes to stretch marks, men get them too. If you’re suffering in silence, or you’ve always been curious about it, here’s how they form, why you can get them too, and what treatment options are available. You Lost Weight Too Fast Some men have problems with stretch marks [...]
I've followed a plant-based diet for most of my adult life and I still find it necessary to check and recheck to make sure that I am incorporating the right foods in the right amounts to cover all of my nutritional needs on a regular basis. This can be quite a challenge if you don't really [...]
