Archive for September, 2010
Free radical damage is a daily reality in the body. They are atoms, molecules or ions with unpaired electrons and they are highly chemically reactive. Free radicals are believed to be involved in cancers and degenerative diseases.
One of the best know ways to protect against free radical damage, or the premature aging of cells, is the use of antioxidants. Antioxidants, like those found in schizandra berries or seeds fight against free radical damage at the cellular level and aid immune defense against environmental pollution, stress and various other challenges. When schizandra is mixed with beta carotene, vitamins E and C, together with the mineral selenium, the defense system support can be potent!
Krill are fascinating little crustaceans that are actually an important member of the food chain due to the fact that many animals eat them. They are pinkish in color, similar to shrimp they are translucent, and they gather in large masses while swimming in the seas. These gathering are referred to as clouds or swarms.
What’s brought krill to our popular attention is that krill oil has been found to be even higher in content of omega 3 fatty acids than fish oils! Obviously, a powerful supplement for heart health, krill oil is literally packed with swarms of omega 3 benefits!
Did you know that research has shown learning difficulties may be caused by omega 3 fatty acid deficiencies? So the importance of fish oils in the diet is limited to heart health. In fact, past studies have proven DHA fatty acid is key in children brain development!
Our bodies are unable to produce omega 3 benefits on their own, so we must get these good fatty acids through our diet. So be sure to find a fish oil supplement with omega 3 DHA and EPA. Your heart and mind will benefit!
Nobel Laureate in Medicine, Dr. Lou Ignarro, worked with Herbalife to develop Herbalife Niteworks. The key benefits of his research and work is a product that targets the production of nitric oxide at night when levels are lowest in the body.
Over the years, many users of Herbalife Niteworks have reported that it has supported their healthy blood pressure level and gave them more energy. Dr. Ignarro reportedly designed the lemon flavored drink mix to specifically enhance blood flow to the heart while keeping vessels more youthful, flexible and toned for improved circulation and cardiovascular health. Somehow it’s reassuring to know this is working at night while you sleep!
Did you know that the heart actually begins to beat around the fourth week after conception? What that indicates is just how important the cardiovascular system is maintaining homeostasis, a stable metabolic condition. Obviously, without good blood circulation to maintain this favorable cellular environment, we simply wouldn’t survive.
Adding support to your diet that aids as a gentle, natural circulation booster can help maintain healthy blood pressure levels for stability of your cardiovascular system. The next time you have a check up with your doctor, you might see if they recommend a dietary supplement to fortify your heart.
Nitrogen and oxygen make up the small molecule NO, nitric oxide. “Little but mighty” could be used to describe what this little molecule can do!
Produced by our bodies, nitric oxide is made from an amino acid called arginine combined with a family of enzymes. And, actually, when arginine and the enzymes mix, nitric oxide is formed as a reaction. Another beneficial amino acid, citrulline, is also produced as a byproduct of this process.
One of the biggest benefits of this little molecule is that it triggers relaxation and widening in the blood vessels. This vasodilation in turn increases blood flow to the heart and provides strong support for healthy blood pressure. Indeed nitric oxide is a tiny, magical molecule that can honestly be described as little but mighty!
Over the years, glucosmine has become one the most popularly used nutritional products. Most who seek glucosamine are using it for joint support, both for strengthening and pain relief. But in order for glucosamine to really be effective, it needs to be aborbed efficiently.
Absorption of glucosamine is more thoroughly effective when taken in combination with other ingredients like manganese and selenium. That’s why herbalife created joint support advanced, so as to present a more “all encompassing” and effective approach to joint health!
Some people, like me, push their workout to a limit that will sometimes cause a strain or a pull. Yes, sometimes injury too, but please don’t push that hard if you can help it! Anyway, just yesterday I was doing an intense upper body workout and I strained the muscle between my shoulder blades. They weren’t torn or pulled, but strained. And they got tighter and tighter as the evening approached.
The muscles got so tight I remember thinking I couldn’t get a complete breath. There really wasn’t any flexibility there and there was no relief from a dull ache. I remembered what two women on my team had told me about Tang Kuei, and how it contained Chinese herbal muscle relaxers. They take it all the time for menstrual cramps and say it will relax your muscles to the point the pain can at least be overcome. So I took it! And I tell you first hand that I don’t know why this pain reliever is so heavily recommended for women, it’s totally for men too!
Among the sports activities I like to do is play tennis. The reason I like it is that it’s an “all encompassing” sport. By that I mean you not only get a great work out with all the running, but you have to really concentrate. Your hand/eye coordination is critical and you have to have a strategy too. And, unless you’re playing doubles, it’s all up to you! Yet even with doubles, you’ve got to perform your part.
There’s an ancient Amazonian seed from which an energy drink can be made that I just love to take before a match. It’s a gentle, yet zesty and uplifting herb that naturally boosts sustained energy and mental alertness. It comes from the guarana seed and is called N-R-G. It makes a great tea and it also comes in the form of guarana energy pills as well. N-R-G can really put you into focus when you need to perform!
Have you ever been working out, or doing any kind of activity that caused you to cramp up in your muscles? Well, if so, there are numerous possible reasons for that, but probably the most frequent reason is due to the depletion of electrolytes. The natural salts in our system are needed for proper muscular function.
If you work out and, like everyone else, work up a good sweat, make sure you stay hydrated, drink plenty of water and take care of electrolyte replenishment with a good sports drink. Remember, electrolytes are like the electrical system running across your muscles signaling for control. You don’t want to short’em out!