Fiber – we can’t digest it and it provides us with no calories or nutrients, yet we know that it’s good for us and most of us need more. What is it exactly, and what is it about fiber that makes it so healthy for us? What is Fiber? Fiber is simply the part of the plant foods we eat that we aren't able to break down in our digestive systems. There are two types of fiber: soluble and insoluble. Soluble fiber will form a gel when dissolved in water. This type of fiber will slow down the … [Read more...] about Does Fiber Help You Lose Weight?

Magnesium is an extremely important mineral to both your loss goals and your health. In fact, it’s the 4th most abundant mineral in your body and it’s constantly being depleted. Half of your magnesium is contained within your bones. The rest is found in your cells and blood. It’s needed to carry out more than 300 processes and reactions in your body. A deficiency in magnesium could cause complications and problems. Increasing your intake of magnesium is likely to have positive effects on … [Read more...] about Why You Need Magnesium

Zinc is a nutrient that people need to stay healthy. Zinc is found in cells throughout the body. It helps the immune system fight off invading bacteria and viruses. Why Do You Need Zinc? The body also needs zinc to make proteins and DNA, the genetic material in all cells. During pregnancy, infancy, and childhood, the body needs zinc to grow and develop properly. Zinc also helps wounds heal and is important for proper senses of taste and smell. Zinc preparations can protect against … [Read more...] about The Critical Importance of Zinc In Your Diet

When they use the term "B complex," scientists are tacitly admitting that they do not know all the vitamins that compose it. Yet experiments with animals indicate that the B vitamins may turn out to be the most remarkable treasure house of human health thus far discovered. The entire B complex (not the individual and better known B vitamins) appears to be a preventive o£ baldness and of gray hair, at least in animals, as we shall later see. Greater B intake in animals is believed by … [Read more...] about Thiamine – B Complex Vitamins

Fiber is one of those things that we are told to eat more of yet there should be some confusion. Not all fiber is alike. Most Americans know that foods high in fiber are full of nutrients because they are less processed. There are two kinds of dietary fiber and you need both. Two Types of Fiber Insoluble fiber (the type that does not dissolve in water and is found in wheat bran, oats, whole grains and vegetables) helps promote regularity, prevent hemorrhoids and diverticulosis. It may also … [Read more...] about Facts on Fiber – As well as much better sources than bread and grains

Mike Gales from Everlast offered this article as a way to teach us all about concussions and the healing of them. One nutrient can help a lot it seems. Athletes are getting bigger, stronger and faster. Many reports have shown that concussions are on the rise and multiple concussions can have devastating long term effects. One of the major  problems that many athletes have is that they don’t even know when  they have been concussed. I will review whether DHA may be a worthwhile supplement … [Read more...] about One Supplement That Can Help Heal a Concussion

Calcium, the most abundant mineral in the body, is found in some foods, added to others, available as a dietary supplement, and present in some medicines (such as antacids). Calcium has many important jobs. The body stores more than 99 percent of its calcium in the bones and teeth to help make and keep them strong. The rest is throughout the body in blood, muscle and the fluid between cells. Your body needs calcium to help muscles and blood vessels contract and expand, to secrete hormones and … [Read more...] about Calcium Needs and Requirements