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- Take Omega 3 Essential Fatty Acids for the Health of Your Heart
Aug 16, 2008
Much of the misunderstanding surrounding polyunsaturated fatty acids may perhaps be ascribed to the general horror evoked in our society by the...
Category: Fitness
- Vitamins E And C - Effective Against The Common Cold?
Apr 12, 2008
Most people are now familiar with the idea that vitamin C may help protect against and mitigate the symptoms of the common cold, although this...
Category: Fitness
- Diet, Sunlight And Osteoporosis
Apr 12, 2008
The term osteoporosis refers to the unfortunately very common condition by which bones become de-mineralised and reduced in strength Also sometimes...
Category: Fitness
- Why Your Diet May Not Be As Rich In Iodine As You Assume
Mar 30, 2008
The trace mineral iodine is well known for its crucial role in enabling the body's manufacture of vital thyroid hormones, but it is also important...
Category: Fitness
- Trace Mineral Vanadium Against Diabetes?
Mar 30, 2008
Vanadium is a curious trace element and somewhat difficult to write about It is a little known trace mineral which seems to be required by the body...
Category: Fitness
- Why Inositol Is Much More Than Just A Powerful Fat-Burner
Mar 21, 2008
In common with choline, inositol is often regarded as a member of the B-complex of vitamins, although this is not strictly accurate Both choline...
Category: Fitness
- A Lesser Known Mineral, But Potassium Is Vital For Every Single Cell
Mar 21, 2008
Potassium is one of the most important minerals for human health, playing an essential role in maintaining the correct electro-chemical balance in...
Category: Fitness
- Iron Is One Of The Body's Most Vital Minerals - But You May Well Be Getting Too Much
Mar 6, 2008
Iron is probably the best known of all the essential minerals found in the human body; and this is not surprising since it is vital for the...
Category: Fitness
- Why You Need To Be Aware Of Your Copper Levels
Mar 6, 2008
The human body contains more copper than any other mineral, except iron and zinc, and has been known to be essential for both human and animal...
Category: Fitness
- The Benefits Of Para-Aminobenzoic Acid (PABA)
Feb 26, 2008
Para-aminobenzoic acid, or PABA, is a relatively little known, but nevertheless important nutrient; commonly, though not strictly accurately,...
Category: Fitness
- Zinc - The Brain's Anti-Oxidant
Feb 26, 2008
Although dietary zinc has been known since the 1960s to play an important role in human health, it was not until as recently as 1990 that its role...
Category: Fitness
- The Gifts And Benefits Of Myrrh
Feb 18, 2008
The role of myrrh in the traditional Christmas story is well known, but the many benefits of this powerful herbal compound perhaps less so Yet...
Category: Fitness
- Why Cat's Claw May Be One Of Nature's Most Powerful Healers
Feb 18, 2008
Cat's claw, known as una de gato in Spanish, is a herb derived from a vine-type plant which grows widely in the countries of Central and South...
Category: Fitness
- The Health Benefits Of Flavonoids As Anti-oxidants
Feb 6, 2008
Flavonoids are highly beneficial anti-oxidant compounds found in many fruits and vegetables, as well as tea, red wine and even beer, and it's now...
Category: Fitness
- Powerful Anti-oxidant Flavonoids Found In Red Wine And Chocolate
Feb 6, 2008
There's now good evidence that it's not just in fruits and vegetables that health promoting anti-oxidant flavonoids are to be found These powerful...
Category: Fitness
- Coenzyme Q10: The Anti-Oxidant In Every Cell
Feb 2, 2008
In human beings, coenzyme Q10 is the most common occurring form of coenzyme Q, needed by and found in every cell in the body Perhaps its primary...
Category: Fitness
- Green Tea Or Black - The Choice Is Yours
Feb 2, 2008
Whilst increasing attention is now rightly being paid to the health benefits of white and green teas, the virtues of the much more familiar, and...
Category: Fitness
- The Little Known Micro-Nutrients That Are Crucial In The Battle Against Ageing
Jan 22, 2008
Nutritional science is becoming increasingly interested in the potential of certain micro-nutrients, which appear to be of particular significance...
Category: Fitness
- Just What Are Your Optimal Levels Of Vitamin C Intake?
Jan 22, 2008
Amongst the general public today, vitamin C is probably the most popular of all nutritional supplements, perhaps principally because it is widely...
Category: Fitness
- Try Tyrosine As An Alternative Anti-Depressant
Dec 24, 2007
Tyrosine is one of the lesser known amino acids, although it was identified way back in the nineteenth century, and indeed is described as one of...
Category: Medicine
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