Showing posts with label nutrition. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nutrition. Show all posts
Sunday, September 1, 2013
Health, Wellness, and the Microwave Oven
From "Microwave And The Risk of Cancer?" by Dr. Janey Little
Friday, November 30, 2012
Is Junk Food Really Cheaper? (op-ed NYT)
Is Junk Food Really Cheaper?
By Mark Bittman
In general, despite extensive government subsidies, hyperprocessed food remains more expensive than food cooked at home. You can serve a roasted chicken with vegetables along with a simple salad and milk for about $14, and feed four or even six people. If that’s too much money, substitute a meal of rice and canned beans with bacon, green peppers and onions; it’s easily enough for four people and costs about $9. (Omitting the bacon, using dried beans, which are also lower in sodium, or substituting carrots for the peppers reduces the price further, of course.)
Another argument runs that junk food is cheaper when measured by the calorie, and that this makes fast food essential for the poor because they need cheap calories. But given that half of the people in this country (and a higher percentage of poor people) consume too many calories rather than too few, measuring food’s value by the calorie makes as much sense as measuring a drink’s value by its alcohol content. (Why not drink 95 percent neutral grain spirit, the cheapest way to get drunk?)
Besides, that argument, even if we all needed to gain weight, is not always true. A meal of real food cooked at home can easily contain more calories, most of them of the “healthy” variety. (Olive oil accounts for many of the calories in the roast chicken meal, for example.)In comparing prices of real food and junk food, I used supermarket ingredients, not the pricier organic or local food that many people would consider ideal. But food choices are not black and white; the alternative to fast food is not necessarily organic food, any more than the alternative to soda is Bordeaux.
The alternative to soda is water, and the alternative to junk food is not grass-fed beef and greens from a trendy farmers’ market, but anything other than junk food: rice, grains, pasta, beans, fresh vegetables, canned vegetables, frozen vegetables, meat, fish, poultry, dairy products, bread, peanut butter, a thousand other things cooked at home — in almost every case a far superior alternative.
“Anything that you do that’s not fast food is terrific; cooking once a week is far better than not cooking at all,” says Marion Nestle, professor of food studies at New York University and author of “What to Eat.” “It’s the same argument as exercise: more is better than less and some is a lot better than none.”
THE fact is that most people can afford real food. Even the nearly 50 million Americans who are enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (formerly known as food stamps) receive about $5 per person per day, which is far from ideal but enough to survive. So we have to assume that money alone doesn’t guide decisions about what to eat. There are, of course, the so-called food deserts, places where it’s hard to find food: the Department of Agriculture says that more than two million Americans in low-income rural areas live 10 miles or more from a supermarket, and more than five million households without access to cars live more than a half mile from a supermarket.
Still, 93 percent of those with limited access to supermarkets do have access to vehicles, though it takes them 20 more minutes to travel to the store than the national average. And after a long day of work at one or even two jobs, 20 extra minutes — plus cooking time — must seem like an eternity.
Taking the long route to putting food on the table may not be easy, but for almost all Americans it remains a choice, and if you can drive to McDonald’s you can drive to Safeway. It’s cooking that’s the real challenge. (The real challenge is not “I’m too busy to cook.” In 2010 the average American, regardless of weekly earnings, watched no less than an hour and a half of television per day. The time is there.)
The core problem is that cooking is defined as work, and fast food is both a pleasure and a crutch. “People really are stressed out with all that they have to do, and they don’t want to cook,” says Julie Guthman, associate professor of community studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and author of the forthcoming "Weighing In: Obesity, Food Justice and the Limits of Capitalism.” “Their reaction is, ‘Let me enjoy what I want to eat, and stop telling me what to do.’ And it’s one of the few things that less well-off people have: they don’t have to cook.”
It’s not just about choice, however, and rational arguments go only so far, because money and access and time and skill are not the only considerations. The ubiquity, convenience and habit-forming appeal of hyperprocessed foods have largely drowned out the alternatives: there are five fast-food restaurants for every supermarket in the United States; in recent decades the adjusted for inflation price of fresh produce has increased by 40 percent while the price of soda and processed food has decreased by as much as 30 percent; and nearly inconceivable resources go into encouraging consumption in restaurants: fast-food companies spent $4.2 billion on marketing in 2009.
Furthermore, the engineering behind hyperprocessed food makes it virtually addictive. A 2009 study by the Scripps Research Institute indicates that overconsumption of fast food “triggers addiction-like neuroaddictive responses” in the brain, making it harder to trigger the release of dopamine. In other words the more fast food we eat, the more we need to give us pleasure; thus the report suggests that the same mechanisms underlie drug addiction and obesity.
This addiction to processed food is the result of decades of vision and hard work by the industry. For 50 years, says David A. Kessler, former commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration and author of “The End of Overeating,” companies strove to create food that was “energy-dense, highly stimulating, and went down easy. They put it on every street corner and made it mobile, and they made it socially acceptable to eat anytime and anyplace. They created a food carnival, and that’s where we live. And if you’re used to self-stimulation every 15 minutes, well, you can’t run into the kitchen to satisfy that urge.”
Real cultural changes are needed to turn this around. Somehow, no-nonsense cooking and eating — roasting a chicken, making a grilled cheese sandwich, scrambling an egg, tossing a salad — must become popular again, and valued not just by hipsters in Brooklyn or locavores in Berkeley. The smart campaign is not to get McDonald’s to serve better food but to get people to see cooking as a joy rather than a burden, or at least as part of a normal life.
As with any addictive behavior, this one is most easily countered by educating children about the better way. Children, after all, are born without bad habits. And yet it’s adults who must begin to tear down the food carnival.
The question is how? Efforts are everywhere. The People’s Grocery in Oakland secures affordable groceries for low-income people. Zoning laws in Los Angeles restrict the number of fast-food restaurants in high-obesity neighborhoods. There’s the Healthy Food Financing Initiative, a successful Pennsylvania program to build fresh food outlets in underserved areas, now being expanded nationally. FoodCorps and Cooking Matters teach young people how to farm and cook.
As Malik Yakini, executive director of the Detroit Black Community Food Security Network, says, “We’ve seen minor successes, but the food movement is still at the infant stage, and we need a massive social shift to convince people to consider healthier options.”
HOW do you change a culture? The answers, not surprisingly, are complex. “Once I look at what I’m eating,” says Dr. Kessler, “and realize it’s not food, and I ask ‘what am I doing here?’ that’s the start. It’s not about whether I think it’s good for me, it’s about changing how I feel. And we change how people feel by changing the environment.”
Obviously, in an atmosphere where any regulation is immediately labeled “nanny statism,” changing “the environment” is difficult. But we’ve done this before, with tobacco. The 1998 tobacco settlement limited cigarette marketing and forced manufacturers to finance anti-smoking campaigns — a negotiated change that led to an environmental one that in turn led to a cultural one, after which kids said to their parents, “I wish you didn’t smoke.” Smoking had to be converted from a cool habit into one practiced by pariahs.
A similar victory in the food world is symbolized by the stories parents tell me of their kids booing as they drive by McDonald’s.
To make changes like this more widespread we need action both cultural and political. The cultural lies in celebrating real food; raising our children in homes that don’t program them for fast-produced, eaten-on-the-run, high-calorie, low-nutrition junk; giving them the gift of appreciating the pleasures of nourishing one another and enjoying that nourishment together.
Political action would mean agitating to limit the marketing of junk; forcing its makers to pay the true costs of production; recognizing that advertising for fast food is not the exercise of free speech but behavior manipulation of addictive substances; and making certain that real food is affordable and available to everyone. The political challenge is the more difficult one, but it cannot be ignored.
What’s easier is to cook at every opportunity, to demonstrate to family and neighbors that the real way is the better way. And even the more fun way: kind of like a carnival.
By Mark Bittman
Published: September 24, 2011
THE
“fact” that junk food is cheaper than real food has become a reflexive
part of how we explain why so many Americans are overweight,
particularly those with lower incomes. I frequently read confident
statements like, “when a bag of chips is cheaper than a head of broccoli
...” or “it’s more affordable to feed a family of four at McDonald’s
than to cook a healthy meal for them at home.”
This
is just plain wrong. In fact it isn’t cheaper to eat highly processed
food: a typical order for a family of four — for example, two Big Macs,
a cheeseburger, six chicken McNuggets, two medium and two small fries,
and two medium and two small sodas — costs, at the McDonald’s a
hundred steps from where I write, about $28. (Judicious ordering of
“Happy Meals” can reduce that to about $23 — and you get a few apple
slices in addition to the fries!) In general, despite extensive government subsidies, hyperprocessed food remains more expensive than food cooked at home. You can serve a roasted chicken with vegetables along with a simple salad and milk for about $14, and feed four or even six people. If that’s too much money, substitute a meal of rice and canned beans with bacon, green peppers and onions; it’s easily enough for four people and costs about $9. (Omitting the bacon, using dried beans, which are also lower in sodium, or substituting carrots for the peppers reduces the price further, of course.)
Another argument runs that junk food is cheaper when measured by the calorie, and that this makes fast food essential for the poor because they need cheap calories. But given that half of the people in this country (and a higher percentage of poor people) consume too many calories rather than too few, measuring food’s value by the calorie makes as much sense as measuring a drink’s value by its alcohol content. (Why not drink 95 percent neutral grain spirit, the cheapest way to get drunk?)
Besides, that argument, even if we all needed to gain weight, is not always true. A meal of real food cooked at home can easily contain more calories, most of them of the “healthy” variety. (Olive oil accounts for many of the calories in the roast chicken meal, for example.)In comparing prices of real food and junk food, I used supermarket ingredients, not the pricier organic or local food that many people would consider ideal. But food choices are not black and white; the alternative to fast food is not necessarily organic food, any more than the alternative to soda is Bordeaux.
The alternative to soda is water, and the alternative to junk food is not grass-fed beef and greens from a trendy farmers’ market, but anything other than junk food: rice, grains, pasta, beans, fresh vegetables, canned vegetables, frozen vegetables, meat, fish, poultry, dairy products, bread, peanut butter, a thousand other things cooked at home — in almost every case a far superior alternative.
“Anything that you do that’s not fast food is terrific; cooking once a week is far better than not cooking at all,” says Marion Nestle, professor of food studies at New York University and author of “What to Eat.” “It’s the same argument as exercise: more is better than less and some is a lot better than none.”
THE fact is that most people can afford real food. Even the nearly 50 million Americans who are enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (formerly known as food stamps) receive about $5 per person per day, which is far from ideal but enough to survive. So we have to assume that money alone doesn’t guide decisions about what to eat. There are, of course, the so-called food deserts, places where it’s hard to find food: the Department of Agriculture says that more than two million Americans in low-income rural areas live 10 miles or more from a supermarket, and more than five million households without access to cars live more than a half mile from a supermarket.
Still, 93 percent of those with limited access to supermarkets do have access to vehicles, though it takes them 20 more minutes to travel to the store than the national average. And after a long day of work at one or even two jobs, 20 extra minutes — plus cooking time — must seem like an eternity.
Taking the long route to putting food on the table may not be easy, but for almost all Americans it remains a choice, and if you can drive to McDonald’s you can drive to Safeway. It’s cooking that’s the real challenge. (The real challenge is not “I’m too busy to cook.” In 2010 the average American, regardless of weekly earnings, watched no less than an hour and a half of television per day. The time is there.)
The core problem is that cooking is defined as work, and fast food is both a pleasure and a crutch. “People really are stressed out with all that they have to do, and they don’t want to cook,” says Julie Guthman, associate professor of community studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and author of the forthcoming "Weighing In: Obesity, Food Justice and the Limits of Capitalism.” “Their reaction is, ‘Let me enjoy what I want to eat, and stop telling me what to do.’ And it’s one of the few things that less well-off people have: they don’t have to cook.”
It’s not just about choice, however, and rational arguments go only so far, because money and access and time and skill are not the only considerations. The ubiquity, convenience and habit-forming appeal of hyperprocessed foods have largely drowned out the alternatives: there are five fast-food restaurants for every supermarket in the United States; in recent decades the adjusted for inflation price of fresh produce has increased by 40 percent while the price of soda and processed food has decreased by as much as 30 percent; and nearly inconceivable resources go into encouraging consumption in restaurants: fast-food companies spent $4.2 billion on marketing in 2009.
Furthermore, the engineering behind hyperprocessed food makes it virtually addictive. A 2009 study by the Scripps Research Institute indicates that overconsumption of fast food “triggers addiction-like neuroaddictive responses” in the brain, making it harder to trigger the release of dopamine. In other words the more fast food we eat, the more we need to give us pleasure; thus the report suggests that the same mechanisms underlie drug addiction and obesity.
This addiction to processed food is the result of decades of vision and hard work by the industry. For 50 years, says David A. Kessler, former commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration and author of “The End of Overeating,” companies strove to create food that was “energy-dense, highly stimulating, and went down easy. They put it on every street corner and made it mobile, and they made it socially acceptable to eat anytime and anyplace. They created a food carnival, and that’s where we live. And if you’re used to self-stimulation every 15 minutes, well, you can’t run into the kitchen to satisfy that urge.”
Real cultural changes are needed to turn this around. Somehow, no-nonsense cooking and eating — roasting a chicken, making a grilled cheese sandwich, scrambling an egg, tossing a salad — must become popular again, and valued not just by hipsters in Brooklyn or locavores in Berkeley. The smart campaign is not to get McDonald’s to serve better food but to get people to see cooking as a joy rather than a burden, or at least as part of a normal life.
As with any addictive behavior, this one is most easily countered by educating children about the better way. Children, after all, are born without bad habits. And yet it’s adults who must begin to tear down the food carnival.
The question is how? Efforts are everywhere. The People’s Grocery in Oakland secures affordable groceries for low-income people. Zoning laws in Los Angeles restrict the number of fast-food restaurants in high-obesity neighborhoods. There’s the Healthy Food Financing Initiative, a successful Pennsylvania program to build fresh food outlets in underserved areas, now being expanded nationally. FoodCorps and Cooking Matters teach young people how to farm and cook.
As Malik Yakini, executive director of the Detroit Black Community Food Security Network, says, “We’ve seen minor successes, but the food movement is still at the infant stage, and we need a massive social shift to convince people to consider healthier options.”
HOW do you change a culture? The answers, not surprisingly, are complex. “Once I look at what I’m eating,” says Dr. Kessler, “and realize it’s not food, and I ask ‘what am I doing here?’ that’s the start. It’s not about whether I think it’s good for me, it’s about changing how I feel. And we change how people feel by changing the environment.”
Obviously, in an atmosphere where any regulation is immediately labeled “nanny statism,” changing “the environment” is difficult. But we’ve done this before, with tobacco. The 1998 tobacco settlement limited cigarette marketing and forced manufacturers to finance anti-smoking campaigns — a negotiated change that led to an environmental one that in turn led to a cultural one, after which kids said to their parents, “I wish you didn’t smoke.” Smoking had to be converted from a cool habit into one practiced by pariahs.
A similar victory in the food world is symbolized by the stories parents tell me of their kids booing as they drive by McDonald’s.
To make changes like this more widespread we need action both cultural and political. The cultural lies in celebrating real food; raising our children in homes that don’t program them for fast-produced, eaten-on-the-run, high-calorie, low-nutrition junk; giving them the gift of appreciating the pleasures of nourishing one another and enjoying that nourishment together.
Political action would mean agitating to limit the marketing of junk; forcing its makers to pay the true costs of production; recognizing that advertising for fast food is not the exercise of free speech but behavior manipulation of addictive substances; and making certain that real food is affordable and available to everyone. The political challenge is the more difficult one, but it cannot be ignored.
What’s easier is to cook at every opportunity, to demonstrate to family and neighbors that the real way is the better way. And even the more fun way: kind of like a carnival.
Thursday, November 29, 2012
How Easy Is It To Supplement With Isotonix?
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Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Sex Health Supplements: Managing Expectations
Sex Health Supplements: Managing Expectations
Sex health supplements may promise hyped-up benefits. What benefits can consumers realistically expect?
Maintaining vigorous sexual health is a struggle that most people go
through as they age. Over time, decreased health status and chronic
health conditions can have a significant impact on our ability to
perform optimally from a sexual standpoint. Any number of hormonal
changes, along with impacts to cardiovascular health, can severely
impact sexual function. Furthermore, drugs and therapeutics that are
designed to treat chronic conditions often have suppressive effects on
sexual desire and erectile health in men, compounding the issue.
Since it’s common to have decreased performance with age, men often look to solutions to enhance sexual health, whether natural or synthetic. The promise of better performance, or performing as one did in more youthful years, is enticing and attractive. When it comes to performance pharmaceuticals, however, while these can be effective, the effects are often temporary and fail to address underlying factors. Beyond that, they can produce adverse effects, some of which may be serious. They are also not effective for everyone or are contraindicated with certain other medications or diseases.
Herein lies the attractiveness of natural solutions. Is it really possible to have all of the benefits of pharmaceuticals (e.g., fast-acting and efficacious) without any of the side effects? Can you really have your cake and eat it, too? In looking at the market for “natural” sexual function boosters, that’s what many players will have you believe: that their product is an all-natural solution that works faster than erectile dysfunction (ED) drugs, and without any concerns for safety. As is usually the case, when expectations are set this high, it’s often hard to live up to them.
In order to fulfill the stated promise, unscrupulous players often do unscrupulous things. Examples include the multitude of occurrences in the past few years in which FDA has found supplements in the category of men’s sexual health adulterated with ED drugs or analogs that are increasingly difficult to detect. These products are “effective” in a short period of time, but they’re also illegal and present serious safety concerns. Not only that, they taint the reputation of suppliers striving to produce truly effective and safe products, and they set expectations unbelievably high in the minds of unwitting and unknowing consumers.
The supplements industry, and particularly reputable companies in this channel, are against this dangerous practice and are constantly fighting against unrealistic expectations. As RV Venkatesh, managing director of Gencor Pacific (Anaheim, CA), an ingredient supplier marketing Testofen fenugreek extract, comments, “We are completely against the practice of natural products being spiked with synthetic drug ingredients and analogs. These products cannot be called natural products. They are adulterated drugs. People selling such products harm the reputation of the industry.”
Given this scenario, the question remains then of whether natural products can be beneficial for improving sexual health and erectile function. If so, what are the benefits that can be realistically expected?
The answer is that, when expectations are set correctly, herbs and other natural ingredients can be effective and provide significant benefits for promoting sexual health by tonifying systems and restoring optimal function. In conjunction with beneficial dietary and lifestyle practices, natural products represent an effective alternative for enhancing sexual health and performance. Many ingredients have undergone scientific investigation in this area. Select promising ingredients are highlighted below.
Sexual Health: Testofen Fenugreek Extract
Fenugreek seeds (Trigonella foenum-graecum) have a long tradition of use in Ayurveda for reducing blood sugar and blood lipids. The seeds are rich in steroidal saponins and also have been used to promote libido. Gencor’s Testofen is an extract of fenugreek standardized to 50% fenusides, components that are key to the libido-enhancing effect of fenugreek.
The research on Testofen to date suggests that the ingredient may enhance libido and sexual function by increasing the production of testosterone (including increased levels of free testosterone) by simulating the effects of testosterone in the body and by stimulating anabolic effects in muscle tissue.
In an unpublished Gencor study assessing the aphrodisiac activity in rats, three different concentrations of Testofen (5, 10, and 25 mg/kg body weight) were administered daily for 14 days. Over the study period, concentration-dependent increases in sexual function were observed in the animals. Testofen also increased serum testosterone levels and muscle mass.
In humans, Testofen has been studied both for anabolic properties and for its effect on testosterone production. An unpublished, Gencor-sponsored, double-blind, placebo-controlled, eight-week study was conducted on 60 healthy males (aged 18 to 35) who underwent resistance training for a period of one month prior to initiating treatment. Individuals were asked to supplement with Testofen (300 mg before breakfast and before dinner), or a placebo, and the primary endpoints included anabolic activity and free testosterone levels. Testofen treatment resulted in significant anabolic activity and increased free testosterone levels compared to the placebo group. Testofen also demonstrated a significant decrease in body fat compared to baseline levels.
Elizabeth Steels and colleagues in Brisbane, Australia, conducted a placebo-controlled clinical trial assessing the libido-enhancing effects of Testofen in 60 healthy males between the ages of 25 and 52 (Phytotherapy Research, 2011). In this study, a formula featuring Testofen (300 mg per dose), or a placebo, was supplemented twice daily for six weeks. The primary outcome measure was a change in scores on the DISF-SR (Derogatis Interview for Sexual Functioning), a questionnaire designed to measure the quality of sexual function. The questionnaire consists of 21 questions, split into four areas: sexual cognition/fantasy, sexual arousal, sexual behavior/experiences, and orgasm.
In addition, a serum hormone assessment was conducted, including serum testosterone levels at baseline and again at six weeks, while a quality of life assessment measured satisfaction with libido, performance, muscle strength, energy and stamina, mood, and sleep.
Results from the study showed that Testofen had significant effects on the DISF sub-domains of sexual arousal and orgasm, along with enhancements of quality of life scores for muscle strength, energy, and well-being. Based on these findings, it seems that Testofen has benefits on physiological aspects of libido and sexual health. (Serum testosterone measurements did not change significantly from baseline to six weeks in this study.)
Sexual Health: Physta Tongkat Ali Extract
Tongkat ali (Eurycoma longifolia), or Long-Jack, is an herb used in traditional Malay medicine and other traditions of Southeast Asia for its tonifying, rejuvenating, and energy-enhancing properties. Because of its vigor-enhancing qualities, it has been used to support male sexual health. Preliminary research has found that active components of the extract enhance the synthesis of various androgens, including testosterone. (A standardized extract of this plant is marketed as Physta by Biotropics Malaysia Berhad, located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.) Recent human studies are beginning to validate the potency-enhancing effect of this plant extract.
A study published in Andrologia in 2011 led by Dr. Mohd Ismail Bin Mohd Tambi of the Wellmen Clinic in Kuala Lumpur investigated the effects of 200 mg of a water-soluble extract of Tongkat ali daily for one month in 76 males suffering from late-onset hypogonadism (decreased sexual function and testosterone levels). At baseline, patients were assessed using the Aging Males’ Symptoms Ratings Scale (AMS) and serum testosterone measurements. Baseline scores showed that only 10.5% of participants had normal acceptable AMS scores, and 35.5% had normal serum testosterone. After one month of treatment, 71.7% of participants had normal AMS scores, while 90.8% had normal serum testosterone levels.
Additionally, an unpublished, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial comprising 30 heterosexual men aged 40 to 65 with reduced sexual potency conducted by Dr. Jay Udani of Medicus Research and colleagues found that a proprietary combination of Tongkat ali and Polygonum minus daily for 12 weeks significantly improved AMS scores. Significant improvements at the end of 12 weeks were noted in sexual satisfaction, erectile function, and erection hardness, indicating the effectiveness of Tongkat ali for enhancing sexual performance. (For more information on this study, visit www.phystablog.com.)
Sexual Health: Prelox, a Pycnogenol/L-Arginine Combination
Pycnogenol is a proprietary extract from French maritime pine bark. It is rich in polyphenolic compounds with powerful antioxidant effects. L-arginine is an amino acid that participates in the production of nitric oxide. Healthy nitric oxide levels can enhance circulation while supporting endothelial health.
A nutraceutical combination containing Pycnogenol and L-arginine (commercialized as Prelox) has undergone clinical studies showing support for erectile function and fertility parameters in studies dating back over a decade. More recently, Dr. Romil Stanislavov and colleagues conducted a double blind, placebo-controlled crossover trial (International Journal of Impotence Research, 2008) that included 50 men with moderate erectile dysfunction, who were recruited from patients visiting the Seminological Laboratory of the Medical University of Sofia, Bulgaria. Participants were asked to supplement with Prelox (amounting to 80 mg Pycnogenol and 3 g L-arginine aspartate), or placebo, daily for four weeks. This was followed by a four-week washout period, after which treatment was crossed over for an additional four weeks.
Improvement in the groups taking Prelox was highly significant, noted by a doubling of the IIEF score (International Index of Erectile Function). No such improvement was noted in the placebo groups. During the washout period and post-treatment periods, scores dropped; however, scores in the groups taking Prelox were still significantly higher than in those given placebo. Specific improvements included a doubling in the frequency of intercourse during treatment compared to pre-treatment periods, and improvements in orgasmic function, sexual desire, intercourse satisfaction, overall satisfaction, and percent sexual response.
Nitric oxide activity also improved, as noted by a steep increase in eNOS (endothelial nitric oxide synthase) activity in spermatozoa. Increased nitric oxide production is thought to be the key mechanism of action for the Pycnogenol/L-arginine combination.
A further double-blind clinical study (Phytotherapy Research, 2012) was conducted by Hiromitsu Aoki and colleagues from Osaka, Japan, in which a combination of Pycnogenol (60 mg/day) and L-arginine (690 mg/day), or a placebo, was administered to Japanese men with mild to moderate ED for eight weeks. The primary outcome measure included improvements on the five-item erectile domain portion of the IIEF survey (IIEF-5).
Supplementation with the Pycnogenol/L-arginine combination improved total scores on the IIEF-5, in particular on the parameters of “hardness of erection” and “satisfaction with sexual intercourse.” Furthermore, the researchers noted a decrease in blood pressure and liver enzymes, and a slight increase in salivary testosterone levels. Based on the results, the researchers concluded that this nutritional combination appeared to be safe and effective for the treatment of mild to moderate ED in Japanese males.
Sex Health Ingredients: Rely on Research
While continued additional research in humans will serve to address the scope of function of natural ingredients for sexual health, a review of existing research makes it clear that several ingredients have potential to improve sexual and erectile function in males. What is also clear is that the benefits are not immediate, but gradual, and result from the ability of these nutritional factors to address underlying pathological issues that occur as a result of chronic disease or aging. Once function is restored through the tonifying effects of these nutraceuticals, the body and its systems can function optimally.
With these expectations in mind, consumers can feel confident that natural products are efficacious when used appropriately, and legitimate companies can promote these ingredients based on results from studies that show them to work. Creating effective and safe formulations containing natural ingredients that are supported by scientific research, setting realistic expectations in the minds of consumers who use such products, and doing away with the false hype in the marketplace will ensure that ingredients marketed in this category are used appropriately and provide desired benefits.
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Enterprises' motto is "Eat well, exercise, and supplement
intelligently."
Since it’s common to have decreased performance with age, men often look to solutions to enhance sexual health, whether natural or synthetic. The promise of better performance, or performing as one did in more youthful years, is enticing and attractive. When it comes to performance pharmaceuticals, however, while these can be effective, the effects are often temporary and fail to address underlying factors. Beyond that, they can produce adverse effects, some of which may be serious. They are also not effective for everyone or are contraindicated with certain other medications or diseases.
Herein lies the attractiveness of natural solutions. Is it really possible to have all of the benefits of pharmaceuticals (e.g., fast-acting and efficacious) without any of the side effects? Can you really have your cake and eat it, too? In looking at the market for “natural” sexual function boosters, that’s what many players will have you believe: that their product is an all-natural solution that works faster than erectile dysfunction (ED) drugs, and without any concerns for safety. As is usually the case, when expectations are set this high, it’s often hard to live up to them.
In order to fulfill the stated promise, unscrupulous players often do unscrupulous things. Examples include the multitude of occurrences in the past few years in which FDA has found supplements in the category of men’s sexual health adulterated with ED drugs or analogs that are increasingly difficult to detect. These products are “effective” in a short period of time, but they’re also illegal and present serious safety concerns. Not only that, they taint the reputation of suppliers striving to produce truly effective and safe products, and they set expectations unbelievably high in the minds of unwitting and unknowing consumers.
The supplements industry, and particularly reputable companies in this channel, are against this dangerous practice and are constantly fighting against unrealistic expectations. As RV Venkatesh, managing director of Gencor Pacific (Anaheim, CA), an ingredient supplier marketing Testofen fenugreek extract, comments, “We are completely against the practice of natural products being spiked with synthetic drug ingredients and analogs. These products cannot be called natural products. They are adulterated drugs. People selling such products harm the reputation of the industry.”
Given this scenario, the question remains then of whether natural products can be beneficial for improving sexual health and erectile function. If so, what are the benefits that can be realistically expected?
The answer is that, when expectations are set correctly, herbs and other natural ingredients can be effective and provide significant benefits for promoting sexual health by tonifying systems and restoring optimal function. In conjunction with beneficial dietary and lifestyle practices, natural products represent an effective alternative for enhancing sexual health and performance. Many ingredients have undergone scientific investigation in this area. Select promising ingredients are highlighted below.
Sexual Health: Testofen Fenugreek Extract
Fenugreek seeds (Trigonella foenum-graecum) have a long tradition of use in Ayurveda for reducing blood sugar and blood lipids. The seeds are rich in steroidal saponins and also have been used to promote libido. Gencor’s Testofen is an extract of fenugreek standardized to 50% fenusides, components that are key to the libido-enhancing effect of fenugreek.
The research on Testofen to date suggests that the ingredient may enhance libido and sexual function by increasing the production of testosterone (including increased levels of free testosterone) by simulating the effects of testosterone in the body and by stimulating anabolic effects in muscle tissue.
In an unpublished Gencor study assessing the aphrodisiac activity in rats, three different concentrations of Testofen (5, 10, and 25 mg/kg body weight) were administered daily for 14 days. Over the study period, concentration-dependent increases in sexual function were observed in the animals. Testofen also increased serum testosterone levels and muscle mass.
In humans, Testofen has been studied both for anabolic properties and for its effect on testosterone production. An unpublished, Gencor-sponsored, double-blind, placebo-controlled, eight-week study was conducted on 60 healthy males (aged 18 to 35) who underwent resistance training for a period of one month prior to initiating treatment. Individuals were asked to supplement with Testofen (300 mg before breakfast and before dinner), or a placebo, and the primary endpoints included anabolic activity and free testosterone levels. Testofen treatment resulted in significant anabolic activity and increased free testosterone levels compared to the placebo group. Testofen also demonstrated a significant decrease in body fat compared to baseline levels.
Elizabeth Steels and colleagues in Brisbane, Australia, conducted a placebo-controlled clinical trial assessing the libido-enhancing effects of Testofen in 60 healthy males between the ages of 25 and 52 (Phytotherapy Research, 2011). In this study, a formula featuring Testofen (300 mg per dose), or a placebo, was supplemented twice daily for six weeks. The primary outcome measure was a change in scores on the DISF-SR (Derogatis Interview for Sexual Functioning), a questionnaire designed to measure the quality of sexual function. The questionnaire consists of 21 questions, split into four areas: sexual cognition/fantasy, sexual arousal, sexual behavior/experiences, and orgasm.
In addition, a serum hormone assessment was conducted, including serum testosterone levels at baseline and again at six weeks, while a quality of life assessment measured satisfaction with libido, performance, muscle strength, energy and stamina, mood, and sleep.
Results from the study showed that Testofen had significant effects on the DISF sub-domains of sexual arousal and orgasm, along with enhancements of quality of life scores for muscle strength, energy, and well-being. Based on these findings, it seems that Testofen has benefits on physiological aspects of libido and sexual health. (Serum testosterone measurements did not change significantly from baseline to six weeks in this study.)
Sexual Health: Physta Tongkat Ali Extract
Tongkat ali (Eurycoma longifolia), or Long-Jack, is an herb used in traditional Malay medicine and other traditions of Southeast Asia for its tonifying, rejuvenating, and energy-enhancing properties. Because of its vigor-enhancing qualities, it has been used to support male sexual health. Preliminary research has found that active components of the extract enhance the synthesis of various androgens, including testosterone. (A standardized extract of this plant is marketed as Physta by Biotropics Malaysia Berhad, located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.) Recent human studies are beginning to validate the potency-enhancing effect of this plant extract.
A study published in Andrologia in 2011 led by Dr. Mohd Ismail Bin Mohd Tambi of the Wellmen Clinic in Kuala Lumpur investigated the effects of 200 mg of a water-soluble extract of Tongkat ali daily for one month in 76 males suffering from late-onset hypogonadism (decreased sexual function and testosterone levels). At baseline, patients were assessed using the Aging Males’ Symptoms Ratings Scale (AMS) and serum testosterone measurements. Baseline scores showed that only 10.5% of participants had normal acceptable AMS scores, and 35.5% had normal serum testosterone. After one month of treatment, 71.7% of participants had normal AMS scores, while 90.8% had normal serum testosterone levels.
Additionally, an unpublished, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial comprising 30 heterosexual men aged 40 to 65 with reduced sexual potency conducted by Dr. Jay Udani of Medicus Research and colleagues found that a proprietary combination of Tongkat ali and Polygonum minus daily for 12 weeks significantly improved AMS scores. Significant improvements at the end of 12 weeks were noted in sexual satisfaction, erectile function, and erection hardness, indicating the effectiveness of Tongkat ali for enhancing sexual performance. (For more information on this study, visit www.phystablog.com.)
Sexual Health: Prelox, a Pycnogenol/L-Arginine Combination
Pycnogenol is a proprietary extract from French maritime pine bark. It is rich in polyphenolic compounds with powerful antioxidant effects. L-arginine is an amino acid that participates in the production of nitric oxide. Healthy nitric oxide levels can enhance circulation while supporting endothelial health.
A nutraceutical combination containing Pycnogenol and L-arginine (commercialized as Prelox) has undergone clinical studies showing support for erectile function and fertility parameters in studies dating back over a decade. More recently, Dr. Romil Stanislavov and colleagues conducted a double blind, placebo-controlled crossover trial (International Journal of Impotence Research, 2008) that included 50 men with moderate erectile dysfunction, who were recruited from patients visiting the Seminological Laboratory of the Medical University of Sofia, Bulgaria. Participants were asked to supplement with Prelox (amounting to 80 mg Pycnogenol and 3 g L-arginine aspartate), or placebo, daily for four weeks. This was followed by a four-week washout period, after which treatment was crossed over for an additional four weeks.
Improvement in the groups taking Prelox was highly significant, noted by a doubling of the IIEF score (International Index of Erectile Function). No such improvement was noted in the placebo groups. During the washout period and post-treatment periods, scores dropped; however, scores in the groups taking Prelox were still significantly higher than in those given placebo. Specific improvements included a doubling in the frequency of intercourse during treatment compared to pre-treatment periods, and improvements in orgasmic function, sexual desire, intercourse satisfaction, overall satisfaction, and percent sexual response.
Nitric oxide activity also improved, as noted by a steep increase in eNOS (endothelial nitric oxide synthase) activity in spermatozoa. Increased nitric oxide production is thought to be the key mechanism of action for the Pycnogenol/L-arginine combination.
A further double-blind clinical study (Phytotherapy Research, 2012) was conducted by Hiromitsu Aoki and colleagues from Osaka, Japan, in which a combination of Pycnogenol (60 mg/day) and L-arginine (690 mg/day), or a placebo, was administered to Japanese men with mild to moderate ED for eight weeks. The primary outcome measure included improvements on the five-item erectile domain portion of the IIEF survey (IIEF-5).
Supplementation with the Pycnogenol/L-arginine combination improved total scores on the IIEF-5, in particular on the parameters of “hardness of erection” and “satisfaction with sexual intercourse.” Furthermore, the researchers noted a decrease in blood pressure and liver enzymes, and a slight increase in salivary testosterone levels. Based on the results, the researchers concluded that this nutritional combination appeared to be safe and effective for the treatment of mild to moderate ED in Japanese males.
Sex Health Ingredients: Rely on Research
While continued additional research in humans will serve to address the scope of function of natural ingredients for sexual health, a review of existing research makes it clear that several ingredients have potential to improve sexual and erectile function in males. What is also clear is that the benefits are not immediate, but gradual, and result from the ability of these nutritional factors to address underlying pathological issues that occur as a result of chronic disease or aging. Once function is restored through the tonifying effects of these nutraceuticals, the body and its systems can function optimally.
With these expectations in mind, consumers can feel confident that natural products are efficacious when used appropriately, and legitimate companies can promote these ingredients based on results from studies that show them to work. Creating effective and safe formulations containing natural ingredients that are supported by scientific research, setting realistic expectations in the minds of consumers who use such products, and doing away with the false hype in the marketplace will ensure that ingredients marketed in this category are used appropriately and provide desired benefits.
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Wednesday, October 10, 2012
What's in your Genes?
What's in your Genes?
Genetics play a huge role in how our bodies process nutrients, how they respond to activity and how we react to our environment and surroundings. When it comes to your health, the answers are in your genes. Your DNA tells a story: how you process foods, how you react to exercise, how your environment affects your body, how your family history plays a part in your health.
What if you could learn about your health with a simple test, one that could give you realistic and reasonable recommendations to promote your quality of life? It’s time to make informed decisions about your health – no more guesswork, just facts.
The Gene SNP DNA Analysis Kit from Orlampa Enterprises (www.orlampahealth.com) combines your individual diet, lifestyle and environment information and is scientifically merged with your genetic background to provide an exclusive Health Action Plan designed specifically for you. It will help provide practical suggestions intended to promote your health and wellness. Based on variations in your DNA and lifestyle factors, the Gene SNP DNA Analysis will make recommendations based on how your body metabolizes food, utilizes nutrients, removes toxins and responds to physical activity. By understanding how your genetic profile affects your well-being, the Gene SNP DNA Analysis will help you take charge of optimizing your wellness. The Gene SNP DNA Analysis examines a wide variety of genes and SNPs, providing a customized Health Action plan that focuses on diet, nutrition, exercise and supplementation based on YOUR genetic profile.
Now you can be sure your personalized Health Action Plan includes the best possible supplementation thanks to the integration of the most advanced nutraceutical products available, Isotonix. Each product has been carefully chosen to provide you with the best supplementation based on your individualized Health Action Plan. By integrating the Gene SNP DNA Analysis with the Isotonix® product line, you’ll be receiving the very best supplementation support to maintain the healthiest of lifestyles. No longer will you have to accept a “one-size-fits-all” vitamin and nutrition regimen. Using our exclusive patent rights to screen genetic variations, Gene SNP DNA Analysis uncovers the ability of your genes to respond to nutritional and environmental factors that affect various areas of your health.
The best part is that the results remain accurate throughout your life since your gene makeup does not change. Since your genes don’t change, you have the ability to optimize the function of your genes through diet, exercise and nutritional supplementation. And while you can’t change your genes, you can change your lifestyle. As you progress through your Health Action Plan, following the recommendations specifically suited for you and your body, you can make changes to your online customer profile and receive an updated Health Action Plan with recommendations based on your new, healthier lifestyle.
Remember the Gene SNP Program is as easy as 1, 2, 3!
1) Complete the Gene SNP DNA Analysis, including the Online Customer Profile
2) Receive your Customized Health Action Plan
3) Order your customized supplements
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What is the Gene SNP DNA Analysis?The Gene SNP DNA Analysis is a comprehensive kit that provides a laboratory analysis of specific gene variants in your genetic material (DNA) that have been found to influence health and an Online Customer Profile survey that provides valuable information about various lifestyle habits that relate to the gene variants being tested. These two pieces of information are then analyzed together to provide you with a personalized Health Action Plan outlining diet, nutrition, exercise and supplementation recommendations.
Who should use this product?Everyone over the age 18 concerned about how their genetic makeup plays a role in diet, nutrition and exercise should use this product.
How can understanding your genes promote a long, healthy life?Your health is a result of interactions between your genes and lifestyle factors such as diet, exercise, stress, smoking and alcohol. It is your genetic makeup that determines which nutrients are utilized, how they are used, the way toxins are removed and how effective these key processes are within the body. The best part is that the results remain accurate throughout your life since your gene makeup does not change. Since your genes don’t change, you have the ability to optimize the functioning of your genes through diet, exercise and nutritional supplementation. And while you can’t change your genes, you can change your lifestyle. As you progress through your Health Action Plan, following the recommendations specifically suited for you and your body, you can make changes to your online customer profile and receive an updated Health Action Plan with recommendations based on your new, healthier lifestyle.
Can I alter my genes through diet or lifestyle, or by using a vaccine?No matter what we do, our genes remain the same throughout our lifetime. No amount of food or exercise can physically alter our genes. With proper nutritional supplementation and lifestyle changes, you can maintain the functioning of your gene variations to maintain optimal health.
Will you be able to tell me if I’m ill?No, we can only determine what types of genes people have and how they relate to certain metabolic factors involved in well-being. If you think you may be ill, you should consult your doctor.
What is included in the Gene SNP DNA Analysis?Your Gene SNP DNA Analysis kit includes:
- Access to a secure Online Customer Profile
- Bubble envelope
- Pre-addressed return FedEx stamp for the envelope
- Two swabs
- One small paper envelope
- Gene SNP booklet
- Consent form, Genetic Assessment Request Form, instructions and Gene SNP Code wallet-card
How does the Gene SNP DNA Analysis testing process work?In the privacy of your home, you simply use a mouth swab to collect cheek cells, which contain your DNA. The swabs are put into the white swab envelope provided after drying. Send the swabs with the Genetic Assessment Request Form and the Consent Form in the padded envelope with a prepaid shipping label provided in the kit to the processing laboratory. Once at our certified laboratory, DNA is extracted from your swabs and then prepared for analysis. The DNA is analyzed using the latest genotyping technology to give the most accurate results. Your DNA analysis is then matched with the answers you provided into the Online Customer Profile. Once all of this data is compiled, it is entered into a sophisticated, algorithm-based computer software program that generates your confidential, easy-to-follow Gene SNP Health Action Plan.
How long does it take to get my Gene SNP DNA Analysis results?Typically, it takes three to four weeks for you to receive your Gene SNP Health Action Plan.
How accurate are the results of my Gene SNP analysis? The analysis of your DNA is in compliance with the Quality Assurance and Accuracy Verification Standards of the CLIA certified laboratory. The accuracy of the genetic analysis is greater than 95 percent.
How can my sample fail the Gene SNP DNA Analysis? Sometimes the sample provided does not contain enough DNA because you just brushed your teeth, or if you did not let the swabs dry long enough before putting the swabs in the envelope, or if it took too long (longer than 10 days) to reach the laboratory for analysis. It is important to follow the Swab instructions in your kit.
How is my privacy protected?Protecting your privacy is at the core of Gene SNP DNA Analysis. We recognize your need for strong privacy protection and the careful management of your personal information. Any information you share is kept strictly confidential and is secured electronically using sophisticated encryption technology. The laboratory personnel and others who are required in the processing of your genetic results have been trained and tested to meet the requirements of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Your results are handled as Protected Health Information (PHI), as defined in HIPAA and regulations promulgated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in accordance to that defined in 45 CFR, §160 and Subparts A and E of §164.
Should I worry about privacy issues?Your genetic information will be encrypted and will not be directly associated with your personal information collected from your Online Customer Profile, but will be stored in a database maintained in accordance to CLIA and HIPAA standards. While this information may be used by the laboratory research affiliates to conduct further analyses for commercial purposes, under no conditions will this information be released to third parties in a way that discloses personal information, except with your written permission, unless required by law. The laboratory is vigilant against breaches of security and improves security and privacy safeguards on a regular basis.
Can I use my PCID to allow more than person to take the Online Customer Profile?No, the PCID number is used to authenticate a unique person who is logging on and is used to identify specifically the supplements recommended for that person.
Does my Gene SNP DNA Analysis Kit have an expiration date?You must send in your cheek swabs, consent forms and complete your Online Customer Profile within 180 days of the date the kit was purchased. All sales of the Gene SNP DNA Analysis kit are final.
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Genes associated with cholesterol metabolism, triglyceride balance, vascular flow and tissue development: APOC3, IL-6, eNOS, LPL, CETP, MTHFR:
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- Grimble R., et al. The ability of fish oil to suppress tumor necrosis factor alpha production by peripheral blood mononuclear cells in healthy men is associated with polymorphisms in genes that influence tumor necrosis factor alpha production. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 76(2): 454-459, 2002.
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- Kadowaki, T., et al, The role PPARgamma in high-fat diet-induced obesity and insulin resistance. J Diabetes Complications 16, 41-45 (2002)
- Nicaud, V., et al, The TNF alpha/G-308A polymorphism influences insulin sensitivity in offspring of patients with coronary heart disease: the European Atherosclerosis Research Study II. Atherosclerosis 161, 317-325 (2002)
- Paolisso, G., et al, ACE gene polymorphism and insulin action in older subjects and healthy centenarians. J Am Geriatr Soc 49, 610-614 (2001)
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Sunday, March 18, 2012
Why Taking a Multivitamin Every Day is So Important
Why Taking a Multivitamin Every Day is So Important
By
Nate Atkins
No matter whom you are, how healthy you are, and how well you eat
you should be taking a multivitamin. This is not as commonly practiced
as much as it should be, and because of that our body is often unable
to get adequate amounts of certain vitamins and minerals that it needs
to function properly. Now you may be saying well I eat well enough that I
don't really need a multivitamin. Not true and I'll tell you why.
Our bodies are constantly using vitamins and minerals, in order to help keep our bodies running efficiently and effectively. These vitamins and minerals are used at a much faster rate if you workout as well. Most of these vitamins and minerals can be gotten from eating things like meat, vegetables, fruit, grains, etc.
However; because of today's soil quality, and some of the farming practices, our soil has lost a lot of these nutrients, and therefore our food is not as nutrient filled anymore. This is can hurt us because a lot of the vitamins and minerals our bodies cannot or does not store, they are just used as they are taken in.
When our bodies are unable to get the amount nutrients they need to keep our bodies running in tip top shape, they begin to go into a deficiency of that specific vitamin or mineral. When your body has been deficient in certain vitamins and minerals over a extended period of time, it is unable to complete some of the functions that it has to in order to keep your body healthy.
For example, if your body is deficient in iron your body will start to develop anemia, a deficiency of vitamin C will cause scurvy, and a deficiency in vitamin A has been linked to night blindness. For this exact reason the multivitamin was developed in order to make up any lacking vitamins that we may not have gotten enough of throughout the day. I would recommend getting a multivitamin that is iron free however; because, iron that is taken through supplementation can cause constipation.
I would highly recommend that anybody who has a high or even low activity level, purchase and start using a multivitamin. This will help to make sure that you are getting enough of the vitamins and minerals your body needs on a daily basis, as well as keep you from getting sick.
Our bodies are constantly using vitamins and minerals, in order to help keep our bodies running efficiently and effectively. These vitamins and minerals are used at a much faster rate if you workout as well. Most of these vitamins and minerals can be gotten from eating things like meat, vegetables, fruit, grains, etc.
However; because of today's soil quality, and some of the farming practices, our soil has lost a lot of these nutrients, and therefore our food is not as nutrient filled anymore. This is can hurt us because a lot of the vitamins and minerals our bodies cannot or does not store, they are just used as they are taken in.
When our bodies are unable to get the amount nutrients they need to keep our bodies running in tip top shape, they begin to go into a deficiency of that specific vitamin or mineral. When your body has been deficient in certain vitamins and minerals over a extended period of time, it is unable to complete some of the functions that it has to in order to keep your body healthy.
For example, if your body is deficient in iron your body will start to develop anemia, a deficiency of vitamin C will cause scurvy, and a deficiency in vitamin A has been linked to night blindness. For this exact reason the multivitamin was developed in order to make up any lacking vitamins that we may not have gotten enough of throughout the day. I would recommend getting a multivitamin that is iron free however; because, iron that is taken through supplementation can cause constipation.
I would highly recommend that anybody who has a high or even low activity level, purchase and start using a multivitamin. This will help to make sure that you are getting enough of the vitamins and minerals your body needs on a daily basis, as well as keep you from getting sick.
Isotonix® Multivitamin
Primary Benefits of Isotonix® Multivitamin*:
- Supports a healthy immune system
- Contains 100 percent or more of the recommended daily value of essential vitamins and minerals
- Promotes the conversion of food into energy
- Supports a healthy cardiovascular system
- Supports strong bones
- Promotes skin health
- May promote mental clarity
- Helps maintain normal blood pressure
- Supports a healthy thyroid
- Promotes normal healing
- Helps maintain normal metabolic functioning
- Supplements deficiencies in diet
- Promotes healthy growth and repair of tissue
- Helps maintains water and electrolyte balance in the body
- Contains vitamins that support the body’s ability to metabolize fats and carbohydrates and support a healthy body weight
- Provides vitamins and minerals associated with healthy body weight
Key Ingredients Found in in Isotonix® Multivitamin:
Vitamin A (Beta-Carotene/Vitamin A pre-cursor): 10,000 IU
Vitamin A is a fat-soluble vitamin. Sources of vitamin A include organ meats (such as liver and kidney), egg yolks, butter, carrot juice, squash, sweet potatoes, spinach, peaches, fortified dairy products and cod liver oil. Vitamin A is also part of a family of compounds including retinol, retinal and beta-carotene. Beta-carotene, also known as pro-vitamin A, can be converted into vitamin A when additional levels are required. All the body’s tissues need vitamin A for general growth and repair. Vitamin A helps to promote healthy night vision, support normal bone growth and support an antioxidant defense and a healthy immune system.*
Vitamin A is a fat-soluble vitamin. Sources of vitamin A include organ meats (such as liver and kidney), egg yolks, butter, carrot juice, squash, sweet potatoes, spinach, peaches, fortified dairy products and cod liver oil. Vitamin A is also part of a family of compounds including retinol, retinal and beta-carotene. Beta-carotene, also known as pro-vitamin A, can be converted into vitamin A when additional levels are required. All the body’s tissues need vitamin A for general growth and repair. Vitamin A helps to promote healthy night vision, support normal bone growth and support an antioxidant defense and a healthy immune system.*
Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid): 150 mg
Vitamin C is found in peppers (sweet, green, red, hot red and green chili), citrus fruits and brussel sprouts, cauliflower, cabbage, kale, collards, mustard greens, broccoli, spinach, guava, kiwi fruit, currants and strawberries. Nuts and grains contain small amounts of vitamin C. It is important to note that cooking destroys vitamin C activity.
Vitamin C is found in peppers (sweet, green, red, hot red and green chili), citrus fruits and brussel sprouts, cauliflower, cabbage, kale, collards, mustard greens, broccoli, spinach, guava, kiwi fruit, currants and strawberries. Nuts and grains contain small amounts of vitamin C. It is important to note that cooking destroys vitamin C activity.
Vitamin
C is integral in supporting a healthy immune system, promoting
cardiovascular health, helping to maintain healthy cholesterol levels
and providing an antioxidant defense. The body does not manufacture
vitamin C on its own, nor does it store it. Therefore, vitamin C must be
acquired through diet and supplementation.*
Thiamin (Vitamin B1): 2.6 mg
Thiamin plays an important role in carbohydrate metabolism and nerve function. Thiamin is required for a healthy nervous system and assists in the production of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA). It is used in the manufacture of hydrochloric acid, and therefore plays a part in digestion, increases energy and helps promote mental clarity.*
Thiamin plays an important role in carbohydrate metabolism and nerve function. Thiamin is required for a healthy nervous system and assists in the production of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA). It is used in the manufacture of hydrochloric acid, and therefore plays a part in digestion, increases energy and helps promote mental clarity.*
Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5): 20 mg
Pantothenic acid (B5) is the transfer agent for choline to acetylcholine, which promotes proper neurotransmitter activity in the brain. Pantothenic acid is also known as the anti-stress vitamin because it detoxifies brain tissue, helps relieve physical and emotional stress and plays a very important role in the secretion of hormones.*
Pantothenic acid (B5) is the transfer agent for choline to acetylcholine, which promotes proper neurotransmitter activity in the brain. Pantothenic acid is also known as the anti-stress vitamin because it detoxifies brain tissue, helps relieve physical and emotional stress and plays a very important role in the secretion of hormones.*
Niacin (Vitamin B3): 40 mg
Niacin is a water-soluble vitamin necessary for many aspects of health, growth and reproduction. It is part of the vitamin B complex. Niacin supports the functioning of the digestive system, skin and nerves. It is also important for the conversion of food to energy. Niacin (also known as vitamin B-3) is found in dairy products, poultry, fish, lean meats, nuts and eggs as well as legumes and enriched breads and cereals.*
Niacin is a water-soluble vitamin necessary for many aspects of health, growth and reproduction. It is part of the vitamin B complex. Niacin supports the functioning of the digestive system, skin and nerves. It is also important for the conversion of food to energy. Niacin (also known as vitamin B-3) is found in dairy products, poultry, fish, lean meats, nuts and eggs as well as legumes and enriched breads and cereals.*
Vitamin B12 (Cyanocobalamin): 75 mcg
Vitamin B12 is naturally found in meats, liver, beef, pork, eggs, whole milk, cheese, whole wheat bread and fish. Vitamin B12 can only be found in animal products, with small amounts derived from fermented soy products such as miso and tempeh, and peanuts. It is essential that vegetarians consume a vitamin B12 supplement to maintain optimal health. Vitamin B12, when ingested, is stored in the liver and other tissues for later use. The synthetic form of vitamin B12, cyanocobalamin, is not derived from either plants or animals and is intrinsic in the maintenance of normal functioning body cells, especially those of the nervous system (protecting the sheaths of nerve cells), bone marrow and intestinal tract. These tissues are the first to exhibit signs of vitamin B12 depletion. Vitamin B12 itself is responsible for maintaining optimum energy levels as it plays a vital role in the Krebs energy cycle. It is also a great anti-aging ingredient and helps increase concentration.*
Vitamin B12 is naturally found in meats, liver, beef, pork, eggs, whole milk, cheese, whole wheat bread and fish. Vitamin B12 can only be found in animal products, with small amounts derived from fermented soy products such as miso and tempeh, and peanuts. It is essential that vegetarians consume a vitamin B12 supplement to maintain optimal health. Vitamin B12, when ingested, is stored in the liver and other tissues for later use. The synthetic form of vitamin B12, cyanocobalamin, is not derived from either plants or animals and is intrinsic in the maintenance of normal functioning body cells, especially those of the nervous system (protecting the sheaths of nerve cells), bone marrow and intestinal tract. These tissues are the first to exhibit signs of vitamin B12 depletion. Vitamin B12 itself is responsible for maintaining optimum energy levels as it plays a vital role in the Krebs energy cycle. It is also a great anti-aging ingredient and helps increase concentration.*
Folic Acid: 400 mcg
Folic acid is mainly found in fruits and vegetables. Dark leafy greens, oranges, orange juice, beans and peas are the best sources as well as Brewer’s yeast, which supplies additional B-vitamins. Folic acid plays a key role by boosting the benefits of vitamin B12 supplementation. These two B-vitamins join forces and work together in maintaining normal red blood cells. Folic acid assists in the normal utilization of amino acids and proteins as well as promoting the normal construction of the material for DNA and RNA synthesis. Scientific studies have found that when working in tandem with folic acid, vitamin B12 is capable of promoting a healthy cardiovascular and nervous system.*
Folic acid is mainly found in fruits and vegetables. Dark leafy greens, oranges, orange juice, beans and peas are the best sources as well as Brewer’s yeast, which supplies additional B-vitamins. Folic acid plays a key role by boosting the benefits of vitamin B12 supplementation. These two B-vitamins join forces and work together in maintaining normal red blood cells. Folic acid assists in the normal utilization of amino acids and proteins as well as promoting the normal construction of the material for DNA and RNA synthesis. Scientific studies have found that when working in tandem with folic acid, vitamin B12 is capable of promoting a healthy cardiovascular and nervous system.*
Riboflavin 5-Phosphate (Vitamin B2): 3 mg
Vitamin B2 is found in liver, dairy products, dark green vegetables and some types of seafood. Vitamin B2 serves as a co-enzyme, working with other B vitamins. It promotes healthy blood and supports both the nervous system and normal human growth. It supports healthy skin, nails, hair growth and helps maintain a healthy thyroid. Vitamin B2 plays a crucial role in turning food into energy as a part of the electron transport chain, driving cellular energy on the micro-level. Vitamin B2 aids in the breakdown of fats while functioning as a cofactor or helper in activating B6 and folic acid. Vitamin B2 is water-soluble and cannot be stored by the body except in insignificant amounts; thus, it must be replenished daily. Under some conditions, vitamin B2 can act as an antioxidant. The riboflavin coenzymes are also important for the transformation of vitamin B6 and folic acid into their active forms and for the conversion of tryptophan into niacin.*
Vitamin B2 is found in liver, dairy products, dark green vegetables and some types of seafood. Vitamin B2 serves as a co-enzyme, working with other B vitamins. It promotes healthy blood and supports both the nervous system and normal human growth. It supports healthy skin, nails, hair growth and helps maintain a healthy thyroid. Vitamin B2 plays a crucial role in turning food into energy as a part of the electron transport chain, driving cellular energy on the micro-level. Vitamin B2 aids in the breakdown of fats while functioning as a cofactor or helper in activating B6 and folic acid. Vitamin B2 is water-soluble and cannot be stored by the body except in insignificant amounts; thus, it must be replenished daily. Under some conditions, vitamin B2 can act as an antioxidant. The riboflavin coenzymes are also important for the transformation of vitamin B6 and folic acid into their active forms and for the conversion of tryptophan into niacin.*
Pyridoxine HCl (Vitamin B6): 4 mg
Poultry, fish, whole grains and bananas are the main dietary sources of vitamin B6. Vitamin B6 is a co-factor required for protein and amino acid metabolism and helps maintain proper fluid balance. It also assists in the maintenance of healthy red and white blood cells. Vitamin B6 is required for hemoglobin synthesis. It is involved in the synthesis of neurotransmitters in brain and peripheral nerve cells, it has been recommended as a nutrient to enhance mental function, specifically mood, and it supports normal nerve conduction. Some athletic supplements include vitamin B6 because it promotes the conversion of glycogen to glucose, for energy in muscle tissue. Vitamin B6, when taken with folic acid, has been shown to help maintain normal plasma levels of homocysteine, which promotes optimal cardiovascular health. Vitamin B6 should be administered as a part of a complex of other B-vitamins for best results.*
Poultry, fish, whole grains and bananas are the main dietary sources of vitamin B6. Vitamin B6 is a co-factor required for protein and amino acid metabolism and helps maintain proper fluid balance. It also assists in the maintenance of healthy red and white blood cells. Vitamin B6 is required for hemoglobin synthesis. It is involved in the synthesis of neurotransmitters in brain and peripheral nerve cells, it has been recommended as a nutrient to enhance mental function, specifically mood, and it supports normal nerve conduction. Some athletic supplements include vitamin B6 because it promotes the conversion of glycogen to glucose, for energy in muscle tissue. Vitamin B6, when taken with folic acid, has been shown to help maintain normal plasma levels of homocysteine, which promotes optimal cardiovascular health. Vitamin B6 should be administered as a part of a complex of other B-vitamins for best results.*
Vitamin D3 (Cholecalciferol): 1,000 IU
Regular sunlight exposure is the main way that most humans get their vitamin D. Food sources of vitamin D are vitamin D-fortified milk (100 IU per cup), cod liver oil, and fatty fish such as salmon. Small amounts are found in egg yolks and liver. Vitamin D promotes the absorption of calcium and phosphorus and supports the production of several proteins involved in calcium absorption and storage. Vitamin D works with calcium to promote hard, strong bones. It works to promote active transport of calcium out of the osteoblasts into the extra-cellular fluid and in the kidneys, promotes calcium and phosphate uptake by renal tubules. Vitamin D also promotes the normal absorption of dietary calcium and phosphate uptake by the intestinal epithelium. It promotes healthy growth and repair of tissues, and supports overall skin health.*
Regular sunlight exposure is the main way that most humans get their vitamin D. Food sources of vitamin D are vitamin D-fortified milk (100 IU per cup), cod liver oil, and fatty fish such as salmon. Small amounts are found in egg yolks and liver. Vitamin D promotes the absorption of calcium and phosphorus and supports the production of several proteins involved in calcium absorption and storage. Vitamin D works with calcium to promote hard, strong bones. It works to promote active transport of calcium out of the osteoblasts into the extra-cellular fluid and in the kidneys, promotes calcium and phosphate uptake by renal tubules. Vitamin D also promotes the normal absorption of dietary calcium and phosphate uptake by the intestinal epithelium. It promotes healthy growth and repair of tissues, and supports overall skin health.*
Vitamin E (d-alpha-Tocopherol Succinate): 67 IU
The most valuable sources of dietary vitamin E include vegetable oils, margarine, nuts, seeds, avocados and wheat germ. Safflower oil contains large amounts of vitamin E (about two thirds of the RDA in ¼ cup) and there are trace amounts in corn oil and soybean oil. Vitamin E is actually a family of related compounds called tocopherols and tocotrienols. Vitamin E is available in a natural or synthetic form. In most cases, the natural and synthetic forms are identical except the natural form of vitamin E is better absorbed and retained in the body. The natural form of alpha-tocopherol is known as "d-alpha tocopherol." (The natural form is found in Isotonix® Multivitamin.) The synthetic "dl-" form is the most common form found in dietary supplements. For those individuals watching their dietary fat consumption, which is relatively common in the world of dieting, vitamin E intake is likely to be low, due to a reduced intake of foods with high fat content.*
The most valuable sources of dietary vitamin E include vegetable oils, margarine, nuts, seeds, avocados and wheat germ. Safflower oil contains large amounts of vitamin E (about two thirds of the RDA in ¼ cup) and there are trace amounts in corn oil and soybean oil. Vitamin E is actually a family of related compounds called tocopherols and tocotrienols. Vitamin E is available in a natural or synthetic form. In most cases, the natural and synthetic forms are identical except the natural form of vitamin E is better absorbed and retained in the body. The natural form of alpha-tocopherol is known as "d-alpha tocopherol." (The natural form is found in Isotonix® Multivitamin.) The synthetic "dl-" form is the most common form found in dietary supplements. For those individuals watching their dietary fat consumption, which is relatively common in the world of dieting, vitamin E intake is likely to be low, due to a reduced intake of foods with high fat content.*
The
main health benefit of supplemental vitamin E comes from its
immune-boosting antioxidant activity. It also supports normal healing
and is known to promote cardiovascular health. Vitamin E is one of the
most powerful fat-soluble antioxidants in the body. In turn, vitamin E
protects cell membranes from free radical damage.*
Calcium (Lactate, Phosphate) : 53.8 mg
Calcium is found in milk, cheese, yogurt, corn tortillas, Chinese cabbage (Napa), kale and broccoli. Calcium is an essential mineral with a wide range of biological roles. Calcium exists in bone primarily in the form of hydroxyapatite (Ca10 (PO4)6 (OH) 2). Hydroxyapatite comprises approximately 40 percent of the weight of bone. The skeleton has an obvious structural requisite for calcium. The skeleton also acts as a storehouse for calcium. Apart from being a major constituent of bones and teeth, calcium promotes normal muscle contraction, nerve conduction, cardiovascular health, the production of energy and helps maintain a healthy immune system.*
Calcium is found in milk, cheese, yogurt, corn tortillas, Chinese cabbage (Napa), kale and broccoli. Calcium is an essential mineral with a wide range of biological roles. Calcium exists in bone primarily in the form of hydroxyapatite (Ca10 (PO4)6 (OH) 2). Hydroxyapatite comprises approximately 40 percent of the weight of bone. The skeleton has an obvious structural requisite for calcium. The skeleton also acts as a storehouse for calcium. Apart from being a major constituent of bones and teeth, calcium promotes normal muscle contraction, nerve conduction, cardiovascular health, the production of energy and helps maintain a healthy immune system.*
A
sufficient daily calcium intake is necessary for maintaining bone
density and maintaining healthy teeth and bones. Calcium has been shown
to reduce the symptoms of PMS in women. When the body does not obtain
enough calcium each day, it draws calcium from the bones causing them to
thin, leading to osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is the age-related thinning
of the bones, which can lead to a higher risk of broken hips, ribs,
pelvis and other weakened bones. This is in addition to stooped posture
associated with advanced age, which is caused by an accumulation of
small fractures in the vertebrae.*
The
PTH (parathyroid hormone) regulates the amount of calcium in the blood.
High levels of calcium in the body have been associated with
cardiovascular health in postmenopausal women and maintaining normal
cholesterol levels. Low levels of calcium have been associated with
reduced bone mass and osteoporosis.*
Chromium (Nicotinate): 120 mcg
Chromium is found naturally in some cereals, meats, poultry, brewer’s yeast, broccoli, prunes mushrooms, fish and beer. Chromium is an essential trace mineral that promotes normal glucose metabolism and regulation of insulin levels, and helps the body maintain of healthy blood levels of cholesterol and other fats. Chromium combines to form something in the body called glucose tolerance factor or GTF, which promotes normal insulin activity in regulating blood sugar levels. Chromium has been shown to help reduce overall body fat, control hunger and suppress appetite. Many people in the weight-loss industry view chromium as an integral mineral in weight maintenance. Chromium may also contribute to an increase in lean body and muscle mass.*
Chromium is found naturally in some cereals, meats, poultry, brewer’s yeast, broccoli, prunes mushrooms, fish and beer. Chromium is an essential trace mineral that promotes normal glucose metabolism and regulation of insulin levels, and helps the body maintain of healthy blood levels of cholesterol and other fats. Chromium combines to form something in the body called glucose tolerance factor or GTF, which promotes normal insulin activity in regulating blood sugar levels. Chromium has been shown to help reduce overall body fat, control hunger and suppress appetite. Many people in the weight-loss industry view chromium as an integral mineral in weight maintenance. Chromium may also contribute to an increase in lean body and muscle mass.*
Copper (Gluconate): 100 mcg
The richest sources of dietary copper derive from organ meats, seafood, nuts, seeds, wheat bran cereal, whole grain products and cocoa products. Copper may have some antioxidant properties and acts as a component of enzymes in iron metabolism. It is an essential trace mineral. Copper is needed in normal infant development, iron transport, bone strength, cholesterol metabolism, myocardial contractility, glucose metabolism, brain development and immune function.*
The richest sources of dietary copper derive from organ meats, seafood, nuts, seeds, wheat bran cereal, whole grain products and cocoa products. Copper may have some antioxidant properties and acts as a component of enzymes in iron metabolism. It is an essential trace mineral. Copper is needed in normal infant development, iron transport, bone strength, cholesterol metabolism, myocardial contractility, glucose metabolism, brain development and immune function.*
Iodine (Potassium Iodide): 150 mg
Iodine is found in most seafood and in iodized salt. It is a necessary component of thyroid hormones and helps regulate and maintain a properly functioning metabolism.*
Iodine is found in most seafood and in iodized salt. It is a necessary component of thyroid hormones and helps regulate and maintain a properly functioning metabolism.*
Magnesium (Carbonate): 25 mg
Foods rich in magnesium include unpolished grains, nuts and green vegetables. Green leafy vegetables are potent sources of magnesium because of their chlorophyll content. Meats, starches and milk are less rich sources of magnesium. Refined and processed foods are generally quite low in magnesium. The average daily magnesium intake in the U.S. for males nine years and older is estimated to be about 323 milligrams; for females nine years and older, it is estimated to be around 228 milligrams.
Foods rich in magnesium include unpolished grains, nuts and green vegetables. Green leafy vegetables are potent sources of magnesium because of their chlorophyll content. Meats, starches and milk are less rich sources of magnesium. Refined and processed foods are generally quite low in magnesium. The average daily magnesium intake in the U.S. for males nine years and older is estimated to be about 323 milligrams; for females nine years and older, it is estimated to be around 228 milligrams.
Magnesium
is a component of the mineralized part of bone and is necessary for the
metabolism of potassium and calcium in adults. It helps maintain normal
levels of potassium, phosphorus, calcium, adrenaline and insulin. It is
also important for the mobilization of calcium, transporting it inside
the cell for further utilization. It plays a key role in the functioning
of muscle and nervous tissue. Magnesium is necessary for the synthesis
of all proteins, nucleic acids, nucleotides, cyclic adenosine
monophosphate, lipids and carbohydrates.*
Magnesium
is required for release of energy and it promotes the normal regulation
of body temperature and proper nerve function, it helps the body handle
stress, and it promotes a healthy metabolism. Magnesium works together
with calcium to promote the normal regulation of the heart and blood
pressure. Importantly, magnesium is also required by the body to build
healthy bones and teeth, and promotes proper muscle development. It
works together with calcium and vitamin D to help keep bones strong.
Magnesium also promotes cardiovascular health by supporting normal
platelet activity and helping to maintain normal cholesterol levels.*
Manganese (Gluconate): 2 mg
Manganese is a mineral found in large quantities in both plant and animal matter. The most valuable dietary sources of manganese include whole grains, nuts, leafy vegetables and teas. Manganese is concentrated in the bran of grains, which is often removed during processing. There are several forms of supplementary manganese including manganese gluconate, manganese sulfate, manganese ascorbate, and manganese amino acid chelates.
Manganese is a mineral found in large quantities in both plant and animal matter. The most valuable dietary sources of manganese include whole grains, nuts, leafy vegetables and teas. Manganese is concentrated in the bran of grains, which is often removed during processing. There are several forms of supplementary manganese including manganese gluconate, manganese sulfate, manganese ascorbate, and manganese amino acid chelates.
Only
trace amounts of this element can be found in human tissue. Manganese
is predominantly stored in the bones, liver, kidney and pancreas. It
supports the normal formation of connective tissue, bones,
blood-clotting factors and sex hormones. It promotes normal fat and
carbohydrate metabolism, calcium absorption and blood sugar regulation.
Manganese also promotes normal brain and nerve function.*
Potassium (Bicarbonate): 108 mg
Foods rich in potassium include fresh vegetables and fruits such as bananas, oranges, cantaloupe, avocado, raw spinach, cabbage and celery. Potassium is an essential macromineral that helps to keep fluid balance. It also plays a role in a wide variety of biochemical and physiological processes. Among other things, it supports normal nerve impulses, cardiac, skeletal and smooth muscle contractions, energy production, synthesis of nucleic acids, and helps maintain intracellular tonicity and normal blood pressure. Potassium promotes normal muscle relaxation and insulin release. It also promotes glycogen and protein synthesis. Potassium is an electrolyte that promotes proper heartbeat. Potassium is important in releasing energy from protein, fat, and carbohydrates during metabolism.*
Foods rich in potassium include fresh vegetables and fruits such as bananas, oranges, cantaloupe, avocado, raw spinach, cabbage and celery. Potassium is an essential macromineral that helps to keep fluid balance. It also plays a role in a wide variety of biochemical and physiological processes. Among other things, it supports normal nerve impulses, cardiac, skeletal and smooth muscle contractions, energy production, synthesis of nucleic acids, and helps maintain intracellular tonicity and normal blood pressure. Potassium promotes normal muscle relaxation and insulin release. It also promotes glycogen and protein synthesis. Potassium is an electrolyte that promotes proper heartbeat. Potassium is important in releasing energy from protein, fat, and carbohydrates during metabolism.*
Potassium
also helps regulate water balance and assists recuperative powers.
Potassium supports the normal elimination of wastes. Potassium promotes
normal healing and generally contributes to a sense of well-being.
Potassium is stored in the muscles.*
Selenium (Amino Acid Chelate): 55 mcg
The best dietary sources of selenium include nuts, unrefined grains, brown rice, wheat germ, and seafood. In the body, selenium functions as part of an antioxidant enzyme called glutathione peroxidase as well as promoting normal growth and proper usage of iodine in thyroid functioning. Selenium also supports the antioxidant effect of vitamin E and is often added to vitamin E supplements. As part of the antioxidant, glutathione peroxidase, selenium plays a direct role in the body’s ability to protect cells from damage by free radicals.*
Selenium (Amino Acid Chelate): 55 mcg
The best dietary sources of selenium include nuts, unrefined grains, brown rice, wheat germ, and seafood. In the body, selenium functions as part of an antioxidant enzyme called glutathione peroxidase as well as promoting normal growth and proper usage of iodine in thyroid functioning. Selenium also supports the antioxidant effect of vitamin E and is often added to vitamin E supplements. As part of the antioxidant, glutathione peroxidase, selenium plays a direct role in the body’s ability to protect cells from damage by free radicals.*
Silicon (Dioxide): 13.2 mg
The richest sources of silicon are cereal products and unrefined grains with high fiber content. Most of the silicon in the body is located in connective tissues, bone, tendons, the trachea, the aorta, skin, hair and nails.
The richest sources of silicon are cereal products and unrefined grains with high fiber content. Most of the silicon in the body is located in connective tissues, bone, tendons, the trachea, the aorta, skin, hair and nails.
Zinc (Lactate): 7.5 mg
Zinc is largely found in fortified cereals, red meats, eggs, poultry and certain seafood including oysters. It is a component of multiple enzymes and proteins. It is also involved in the regulation of gene expression. Zinc is an essential trace mineral that has functions in approximately 300 different enzyme reactions. Thus, zinc plays a part in almost all biochemical pathways and physiological processes. More than 90 percent of the body’s zinc is stored in the bones and muscles, but zinc is also found in virtually all body tissues. It has been claimed that zinc supports normal healing and the immune system, promotes a healthy prostate gland and supports healthy sperm quality. Because zinc is involved in such a great number of enzymatic processes it has been found to support a large range of functions including digestion, energy production, growth, cellular repair, collagen synthesis, bone strength, cognitive function and carbohydrate metabolism.*
Zinc is largely found in fortified cereals, red meats, eggs, poultry and certain seafood including oysters. It is a component of multiple enzymes and proteins. It is also involved in the regulation of gene expression. Zinc is an essential trace mineral that has functions in approximately 300 different enzyme reactions. Thus, zinc plays a part in almost all biochemical pathways and physiological processes. More than 90 percent of the body’s zinc is stored in the bones and muscles, but zinc is also found in virtually all body tissues. It has been claimed that zinc supports normal healing and the immune system, promotes a healthy prostate gland and supports healthy sperm quality. Because zinc is involved in such a great number of enzymatic processes it has been found to support a large range of functions including digestion, energy production, growth, cellular repair, collagen synthesis, bone strength, cognitive function and carbohydrate metabolism.*
Iron Phosphate† (SunActive Fe™)‡: 15 mg
Iron is mainly found in citrus fruits, tomatoes, beans, peas, fortified bread and grain products such as cereal (non-heme iron sources). Beef, liver, organ meats and poultry comprise the heme iron sources. The heme iron sources are more absorbable than the non-heme type of iron. Iron is an essential mineral. It is a component of hemoglobin, the protein that carries oxygen in the blood, and myoglobin, another protein that carries oxygen in muscle tissue. Iron is required in red blood cell formation.*
Iron is mainly found in citrus fruits, tomatoes, beans, peas, fortified bread and grain products such as cereal (non-heme iron sources). Beef, liver, organ meats and poultry comprise the heme iron sources. The heme iron sources are more absorbable than the non-heme type of iron. Iron is an essential mineral. It is a component of hemoglobin, the protein that carries oxygen in the blood, and myoglobin, another protein that carries oxygen in muscle tissue. Iron is required in red blood cell formation.*
Iron
plays a part in many imperative biochemical pathways and enzyme systems
including those involved with energy metabolism, neurotransmitter
production (serotonin and dopamine), collagen formation and immune
system function. Young children, adult men and elderly women probably do
not require supplemental iron in their diets and should consult their
physician before taking iron supplements (due to the risk of excessive
iron). Iron has been found to promote normal oxygen transport, thus
improving exercise capacity, stimulate the immune system, increase
energy levels and promote normal production of neurotransmitters and
collagen.
†Found only in nutraMetrix Isotonix Multivitamin with Iron
‡SunActive Fe™ is a registered trademark of Taiyo International, Inc.
‡SunActive Fe™ is a registered trademark of Taiyo International, Inc.
Biotin (Vitamin B7): 300 mcg
Biotin can be found in food sources, such as egg yolks, peanuts, beef liver, milk (10 mcg/cup), cereals, almonds and Brewer’s yeast. Biotin is used in healthy cell growth, the production of fatty acids, metabolism of fats and amino acids. It plays a role in the Citric acid cycle, which is the process in which biochemical energy is generated during aerobic respiration. Biotin not only assists in various metabolic chemical conversions but also helps to transfer carbon dioxide. Biotin is also helpful in maintaining a steady blood sugar level. Biotin is often recommended for strengthening hair and nails.
Biotin can be found in food sources, such as egg yolks, peanuts, beef liver, milk (10 mcg/cup), cereals, almonds and Brewer’s yeast. Biotin is used in healthy cell growth, the production of fatty acids, metabolism of fats and amino acids. It plays a role in the Citric acid cycle, which is the process in which biochemical energy is generated during aerobic respiration. Biotin not only assists in various metabolic chemical conversions but also helps to transfer carbon dioxide. Biotin is also helpful in maintaining a steady blood sugar level. Biotin is often recommended for strengthening hair and nails.
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