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Trace Minerals What Are Trace Minerals? Trace minerals, including iron, copper, zinc, selenium, strontium, molybdenum, manganese, fluoride, iodine, chromium, cobalt, and vanadium, are essential nutrients like macrominerals (sodium, potassium, chloride, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, and sulphur), which the body cannot produce. Trace minerals must come from food, beverages, and, also, from supplements. [more]
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All About Cashews: Nutrition, Health Benefits Cashews are a dream nut for those on a dairy-free diet. When soaked and blended with water, they add a creamy, velvety texture to soups, pasta sauces, dairy-free ricotta cheese filling and yummy desserts like dairy-free cheese cake! https://www.nationalnutrition.ca/articles/supplements/cashews/ #arecashewsgoodforyou [more]
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Beets The doctors of Ancient Greece realized the medicinal value of beets. Beet juice was traditionally used to cure fevers, anemia, and diseases of the digestive and lymphatic systems. The leaves of the beet plant are cooked and eaten for their rich nutritional content. https://www.nationalnutrition.ca/articles/supplements/beets/ #beetsnutrition [more]
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Health Benefits of Arginine Supplements on Body Composition Arginine is a non-essential amino acid because it is not required in the diet and can be manufactured by the body from other amino acids. Just because it is non-essential does not mean that the body cannot benefit from its supplementation. It has been shown to support immune function, promote muscle growth, increase growth hormone and act as a precursor to nitros oxide (NOS).
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Pycnogenol Pycnogenol Antioxidant Benefits Pycnogenol, also known as Pine Bark Extract, is a registered trademark name for a product derived from the pine bark of the Pinus pinaster tree, or French maritime pine, and offers robust antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. The active ingredients in pycnogenol can also be extracted from other sources such as peanut skin, grape seed and witch hazel bark, and is also extracted from other sources in different countries around the world,... [more]
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Ubiquinol CoQ10 What Is Ubiquinol? Coenzyme Q10 is an essential nutrient and potent antioxidant that is required by every cell in the human body. CoQ10 is involved in cell growth and healthy cell maintenance and protects the body’s tissues against the effects of aging. This powerful antioxidant promotes optimum heart health, strengthens the arteries, fights gum disease and helps prolong age-related diseases. CoQ10 is essential to produce energy and is used in the mitochondria (the... [more]
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Zeaxanthin What Is Zeaxanthin? Zeaxanthin is synthesized in plants and other microorganisms and is one of the most common carotenoids found in nature. It is the pigment responsible for many fruits and vegetables' vibrant red, orange, and yellow colours. In the body, carotenoids function like antioxidants that protect the body's cells and tissues from free-radical damage. Zeaxanthin is one of only two antioxidant carotenoids found naturally in the human eye, along with lutein.
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Tyrosine What Is Tyrosine? If you’re struggling with stress, low mood, and symptoms of a sluggish metabolism, you may need a little adrenal and thyroid support and Tyrosine may be able to help. Tyrosine (or L-Tyrosine) is one of the 20 amino acids. Though it isn’t considered to be an essential amino acid, because it can be synthesized in our bodies, tyrosine is essential in the production of key neurotransmitters; dopamine, epinephrine and norepinephrine, as well as central... [more]
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Lysine What Is Lysine? Did you know that lysine is essential to your immunity and bone health? Read on to discover this important amino acid and how it may be your missing piece of the puzzle. Lysine is one of the 9 essential amino acids – essential because the body cannot produce it – therefore, it must come from the diet. What foods contain lysine? Legumes, dairy, fish and meat. While deficiency is rare, supplemental lysine can be useful to help bolster immunity, to protect... [more]
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Fat Burners What Are Fat Burner Supplements? You’ve likely heard of fat burners, and you may be curious to find out if they actually do work, and if so if they can help you get “bikini-ready” in time for summer. First the bad news: fat burners are NOT magic bullets that can melt fat off you without any effort on your part. However, many fat-burning supplements, when used appropriately, in conjunction with a clean and healthy diet and regular physical exercise, can... [more]
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L-Carnitine Biologically, this essential amino acid serves as a fat shuttle that moves long chain fatty acids into the “furnace” of the cell, the mitochondrion. This means that when you take a supplement of L-Carnitine, that you will be able to burn fat quicker. Fat provides a valuable source of energy for muscles, including the hardest working muscle in the body, the heart. [more]
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Guar Gum Guar gum is a galactomannan fibre that is extracted from ground guar beans (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba). It is an excellent binding and stabilizing agent for use in products requiring combining substances that normally don’t mix. Guar gum is more easily dissolved in water than locust bean gum, and although it requires calcium for it to form a gel. This resulting gel is used for a variety of functions in manufacturing and in food processing as a thickener and stabilizing agent.... [more]
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Grape Fruit Seed Extract Grapefruit seed extract is somewhat of a cure-all, given it's versatility and mode of action. It is a powerful anti-bacterial and anti-fungal, making it a staple in terms of treatment and protection from reoccurring and hard to treat fungal infections. It can be taken internally or used topically, and it's gentle, so it will not harm or disrupt the "good bacteria" or healthy flora in the body, like many pharmaceutical counterparts so often do.
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Brazil Nuts Brazil nuts are one of the world's best sources of selenium, which is very important for your thyroid. Eating 1 whole Brazil nut daily will give you 100% of your daily requirements for selenium. https://www.nationalnutrition.ca/articles/supplements/supplement-articles-brazil-nuts/ #BrazilNuts [more]
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Bromelain The bromelains are a group of naturally occurring protein-digestive (proteolytic) enzymes. They are found in the stem of the pineapple. Other components of the stem, including various enzymes and calcium, are also present in commercial bromelain preparations. https://www.nationalnutrition.ca/articles/supplements/bromelain/ #bromelainbenefits [more]
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