In September 2004, my wife and I enjoyed a bus tour of central and southern Europe. We had prepared for it with a fitness and exercise program before we left home and it paid dividends!
Towards the end of the tour, our journey took us past superb scenery on the Italian Ligurian Sea coast en-route […]
Today more and more people seem to be turning to natural or organic dietary supplements rather than using man made or synthetic. While there are some benefits to these herbal supplements, there are several things that people need to keep in mind before they join this growing fad.
First of all, if you are interested […]
For most of us the internet has opened up a whole new world. We can get everything we need with just a few key strokes. The internet has made it possible for Americans to shop without having to get into the car and drive to whatever store has what we are looking for. Information that […]
Americans have become more conscious about their health over the last couple of decades. We join gyms, and read up on the latest diet fads that promise to give us more energy and help us to get into better shape all the way around. Since most of us have grown up taking a daily vitamin, […]
Yo have heard of the hoodia gordonii patch and it seems like a better choice for weight loss.
Just stick the hoodia patch on your skin and then forget about it. No need to take hoodia pills with water at a certain time, no need to drink hoodia liquid or prepare hoodia tea. But […]
Health food stores, drug stores, and supermarkets carry a wide variety of different natural food supplements. Health benefit claims made by manufacturers should be based on extensive research, development, and use in traditional healing. It is important to note, that some manufacturers make false promises of the properties of natural food supplements. This is unfortunate, […]
We hear a lot about vitamins A, C and E but not a lot is said about some of the other important vitamins such as vitamin B1 or Thiamin. This vitamin is an important part of the family of the B-complex vitamins and plays a vital role helping the body breakdown proteins fats and […]
Vitamin D or Cholecalciferol is an important fat soluble vitamin that can help lower your risk of osteoporosis and colorectal cancer. While you can get this vitamin from some foods the best way to get it is by getting out in the sun! your body can actually make this vitamin on its […]
People need dietary supplements for a variety of reasons. Bodybuilders, for example, would need supplements to aid muscle buildup and strengthening of muscles such as concentrated protein, glutamine, creatine and weight gain powders. Athletes take in supplements to optimize or enhance their performance.
People with illnesses often require dietary supplements such as concentrated iron […]
It’s amazing how natural remedies, like aloe vera, seem to have so many health benefits, it’s almost unbelievable. Nature did give us a cure for every disease; we just have to find it.
Aloe vera, otherwise know as aloe barbadensis, has many different healing benefits, but is primarily known for the effects it has on the […]
