Supplements and Vitamins Articles

Health » Supplements and Vitamins | By John Tolmachoff @ Monday, 1st December 2008 @ 2:29 AM

Good nutrition filled with essential vitamins and minerals is necessary for strong healthy hair. Damage caused by illness or medications or from over processing due to perms and color treatments, hope is not lost for beautiful hair! There are many vitamins that can help you repair your hair. Incorporate the right vitamins in your diet daily to promote healthy hair. Extremely poor eating habits from our fast paced world have left our health lacking in many essential nutrients. It affects ... more...

Health » Supplements and Vitamins | By John Tolmachoff @ Monday, 1st December 2008 @ 2:24 AM

Everyone knows vitamins are essential for a healthy body. Vitamins are required for humans and animals for normal growth, reproduction and maintenance. But how much do you know about vitamins? Vitamins were discovered in 1906 by English biochemist Sir F.G. Hopkins. He found that most foods contain extra substances necessary for health. The word comes from the term vitamine from the Polish-American biochemist Casimir Funk. In 1912 Hopkins and Funk formulated the vitamin hypothesis of defi... more...

Health » Supplements and Vitamins | By James Steele @ Tuesday, 18th November 2008 @ 9:42 AM

No one likes to look in the mirror and not recognize the face looking back at them. We would all love that perfect anti aging supplement that would always keep us looking our best and feeling young and healthy. The truth is that there is no magic cure for aging and the effects of time will change all of us. With that said, you can preserve your looks and body by doing a few simple things like getting the vitamins and minerals your body needs in your everyday health plan, reducing your s... more...

Health » Supplements and Vitamins | By James Steele @ Tuesday, 18th November 2008 @ 9:33 AM

Great. You have made the decision to get healthy and have heard a lot about liquid supplements and how they might be a good way to get the vitamins and minerals that your body needs. Now the question is where do you go to find your supplement and make sure that it is safe and reasonably priced? As most people have started to learn, many products can be found at much lower prices online than if you were to go to a store at the mall. Plus, it is far more convenient to having something sh... more...

Health » Supplements and Vitamins | By James Steele @ Tuesday, 18th November 2008 @ 9:20 AM

Every year it happens. The kids go back to school, the nights get longer and the days colder, and pretty soon the whole family starts to get hit by the cold and flu season. Something to consider adding to your daily health plan is immune system supplements and making sure your body has all the vitamins and minerals it needs to stay healthy and run at peak capacity. The truth is that we are susceptible to colds and the flu all year round, and thanks to stressful jobs, constant business, ... more...

Health » Supplements and Vitamins | By Mike Schantz @ Monday, 17th November 2008 @ 9:01 PM

The b12 vitamin is just one of the essential vitamins that are needed to maintain a healthy body and mind. Cobalamin is the alternative name for the 12b vitamin. The body needs b12 for a number of different processes including converting the fats, carbohydrates and proteins from all food that is consumed into energy. One of the most important processes that the vitamin is essential for is to create healthy red blood cells. The prevention of heart disease relies on the production of healt... more...

Health » Supplements and Vitamins | By Joni Bell @ Monday, 17th November 2008 @ 7:09 AM

I read something somewhere the other day that stuck in my mind about my health. I will pass it on as you need to be concerned about your health. \"Health is the state of body and mind in which the body is not consciously present to its owner.\" What does this mean? To me it means that when your healthy, you have no problems sleeping, eating, moving about easily and without pain and thinking clearly. If you want to see a healthy body look at a normal child. Their bodi... more...

Health » Supplements and Vitamins | By Mike Schantz @ Sunday, 16th November 2008 @ 2:35 PM

The B12 vitamin is one of the b vitamins that are essential to maintain a healthy body. Otherwise known as cyanocobalamin, the B12 vitamin is needed for the processes to convert the carbohydrates, fats and proteins from food into energy. B12 also, more importantly, helps keep the red blood cells healthy and therefore prevent heart disease as well as keeping the immune system functioning at its maximum level. In addition, B12 is used to create the protective covering of all nerve cells in the bod... more...

Health » Supplements and Vitamins | By Shannon Pollock @ Sunday, 16th November 2008 @ 4:01 AM

The health benefits of bee pollen have been known to man for centuries. Even in Bible and other ancient texts, bee pollen is referred to as a complete food and as a medicine with extraordinary healing power. But only recently, it is gaining popularity due to the increased awareness in the use of natural health products. What is it? Pollen is the fine spore that contains male reproductive cells that are borne by an anther in a flowering plant. When bee goes to the flowers to collect... more...

Health » Supplements and Vitamins | By Shannon Pollock @ Friday, 31st October 2008 @ 2:44 AM

Antioxidants and antioxidant-rich foods gain importance in this age of preventive medicine. Many studies conducted over the past 50 years have stressed the role played by antioxidants in preventing killer diseases like heart problems and cancer. Let us go a bit deeper into the mystery of antioxidants. There are naturally found chemicals present in some foods, which neutralize the harmful effect of oxygen free radicals in our body. These chemicals found in nature as such are called antioxi... more...