Nonstop marketing has caused energy drinks like Red Bull and Monster to be the first thing most people think of when they hit an afternoon slump or need a pre-workout boost. But the canned stimulants can wreck havoc on your health. There’s a lot of unhealthy ingredients in them including artificial flavors and colorings, excessive...
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5-HTP vs. Tryptophan for Anti-Stress Remedies
Both 5-hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP) and tryptophan are amino acid precursors of serotonin. Both cross the blood-brain-barrier and both can be used to increase serotonin levels in the brain. However, as you will soon see, 5-HTP is better for this purpose. Tryptophan is one of the essential amino acids found in the human diet. Tryptophan is found...
Pastured Turkey vs Organic / Free-Range
What exactly do these terms mean? Do you know what you are getting when you purchase a Pastured Turkey vs Organic / Free-Range? You may think that because they are labeled organic or free-range, it’s worth the extra money you are spending because they are “better for you”; however, that is not always the case....
What exactly are digestive enzymes and why are they important?
Digestive enzymes are critical to both better digestion and nutrient absorption. Digestive enzymes function like solvents that break foods down into the components that allow them to be absorbed and used by the body. They work throughout the GI tract but are especially plentiful in the stomach and uppermost sections. To break it down further,...
The Ins and Outs of Liver Health
Everyone’s favorite filter is essential to our health. Today I’d like to share with you how it works, common stresses, and some supplements that are known to support its healthy function. The liver is one of the body’s ways to detox you. There are two phases to detoxing. First, enzymes bind to the harmful...
Back to School Healthy Tips For the Family
This week we would like to focus on keeping your kids happy and healthy particularly immune strong as they head back into school this year. Some great tips include regular handwashing, keep free of sugar and/or dairy foods, stay moving, get plenty of sleep and remain as stress free as possible. And if you...
Help for Behavior and Development in Kids
As summer ends, most of us have or know kids going back to school. This week we’d love to share with you some solutions that other worldwide leaders are discovering help their kids to stay out of trouble and focused in the class room. The focus being the Omega-3 DHA. DHA is a part of...
Shopping For Calcium
Customers walking into a health food store today are faced with a vast array of calcium supplements. They might ask: Which one should I pick? Which one is best? Not easy questions to answer. All calcium forms will accomplish the same task: providing your body with a nutrient that it needs to build healthy bones...
Healthier Cooking for Your Summer Celebrations
Whether you’re baking or doing BBQ, healthier tasty ingredients are now no longer such a feat to obtain. Let’s talk comfort food this week. As any baker knows the quality of the ingredients you use determines your results. That’s why so many health-conscious bakers choose raw or organic healthy baking ingredients. It is now easy...
Alpha and the Omegas
The subject of Omega 3 fatty acids and saturated fats is of such importance and the amount of great information that we regularly receive prod us to again bring forth information on this subject. This week we would like to direct our attention to the inflammation issue. Remember from previous discussions that hormone levels...