supplements
Do Bodybuilders Really Need Supplements?
To supplement or not to supplement? That is the question, and an important one at that. Do bodybuilders really need supplements? Let’s examine that question. The first thing to look at when trying to answer the million-dollar question about supplements (with the ever-increasing revenues of the supplement industry I should more accurately call it a [...]
Foods and Supplements that Control Cellulite
What creates the cottage cheese effect of cellulite? Simply put, cellulite is caused by loose or weak skin and connective tissues that are unable to keep the fat tissues contained within their compartments. Fat tissues or deposits escape through weakened connective fibrous strands and buoy up to the surface, creating the pebbly, orange peel effect. [...]
Making Effective Hoodia Supplements
Hoodia Gordonii is a succulent plant from the Kalahari Desert that is revolutionizing the diet industry with its almost miracle appetite suppressant abilities with no side effects. It has captured the imagination (and the wallets) of the diet manufacturers who are all keen to leverage its properties in their products. But how do you make [...]
Do I Need Daily Supplements to Stay Healthy?
The subject of nutrition is very complex. Most of us are aware of the Food Guide Pyramid encouraging us to eat recommended servings of whole grains, fresh fruits and vegetables, dairy, poultry, fish and complex carbohydrates so we’ll get all the protein, vitamins, minerals, and food energy we need to live and thrive. One would [...]
Maximizing One’s Health with Nutritional Supplements
In this day and age, most of us find ourselves failing to take in the recommended daily amount of nutrients that we should be getting. Nutritional supplements help to fill this gap by providing the vitamins, minerals, and other substances that we may be missing out on. In addition, personal food preferences, lifestyle habits, or [...]
Hair Loss and Supplements
It wasn’t until his mid-fifties that my father started losing his hair. I remember the boxes of lotions, creams, heating massage pads that kept coming to his house (much to my stepmother’s chagrin). But his hairline kept receding and a decade later, only a well-greased tuft remained on the crown of his head. Genetics had [...]