How do some of those athletes and body builders look so sculpted with defined musculature? Well, there are a lot of factors at play to create a well-toned body and amino acid body building is one practice that seriously pumped up athletes rely on. Amino acids are often called the building blocks of the human body in layman’s terms but they are really the molecular building blocks that create protein. (more…)

A number of professionals in the health/nutrition field question the recommended amount of supplemental vitamin D required by the average Canadian. The Canadian standard is actually based primarily on the standard in the United States. Many point out that we get less winter sun that our southern neighbours, due to geography. That may be making a large difference in how much “sunshine vitamin” we get naturally. (more…)

The health benefits of glyconutrients have been known for over ten years now, though there was a time that doctors scoffed at the idea that sugars could benefit your health. However, there was also a time when doctors scoffed at the idea that any nutritional supplement was beneficial to you. They have since been proved wrong, and nutritional supplements of all kinds are not only widely used but most of the common ones have been scientifically proved to be effective.

Glyconutrients are the newest of these to have been found effective. There are 8 glyconutrients that are essential components of your body’s defenses against disease. The immune system is the buzz word in the medical world at the moment, and glyconutrients help the body?s immune system to fight disease. Probably, the most widely known, and least understood, of the conditions that affect the autoimmune system is AIDS, but there are many others. (more…)

Most people do not get enough calcium in their diet, so mineral supplements are recommended, especially for women over 50.

Choose a calcium supplement from a reputable vitamin manufacturer who offers a variety of forms – calcium carbonate, calcium citrate and calcium with magnesium and vitamin D (www.webbernaturals.com for example). (more…)

Which calcium supplement is best for you? And how much calcium do you need?

Age and Gender: If you are over 50, most physicians recommend 1500 mg to 2500 mg of calcium per day, divided between meals. Younger people can do well with 500 to 1000 mg of calcium or calcium/magnesium per day and if you eat plenty of dairy products and dark green vegetables you may require less. (more…)

Building a better Vitamin C

An “ester” is the name for a class of chemical compounds with specific molecular formations. “Volatile esters” give many fruits their smells. Scientific research has produced a patented form of Vitamin C called Ester-C calcium ascorbate, that has all the normal benefits of this important nutrient, but with a few enhancements. It is made using a proprietary, water-based manufacturing process. (more…)

Be sure to get the recommended amount of calcium every day. Calcium supplements, like those at webbernaturals.com, come in a variety of forms (capsules, tablets and even toffee-like chews), dosages and combinations with Magnesium, Vitamin D, phosphorus and zinc – all nutrients that can improve the absorption and efficacy of Calcium. The Osteoporosis Society of Canada recommends the following intake of calcium and Vitamin D every day to maintain strong bones: (more…)

What are the basics of a healthy diet? Do you get as frustrated as I do when food shopping? The choice of foods available to the people in modern America today is extremely diverse, with novel foods being developed by food technologists. Instead of making this easier for us to choose what to eat according to our instance desires at a given time, the increased selection makes it more difficult. Consequently, we deal with the huge selection, often over nine thousand various items in a major supermarket, by time and again picking only a very restrictive range of foods.

Additionally, we are more and more worried about improving our health and wish to make food choices that will help this. We are bombarded with various views to support particular dietary choices. The main choice which we have are whether to eat meat, become a vegetarian, or to choose to combine both into your diet and if so, in what proportions? (more…)

The debate about the necessity of taking dietary supplements is still raging. While many health care professionals believe we get all we need from the foods we eat, others prefer to offer extra vitamins when their patients are under a stress such as pregnancy or illness or even aging, when the body’s function is impaired or overloaded.

Studies have proven that taking extra B group vitamins, especially folic acid and B12 have reduced birth defects by 72 to 100%. And since regulations authorizing the addition of folic acid to grains have come into force, the incidence of birth defects in the USA has dropped by 19%, though sceptics claim there could be other reasons. (more…)