Why Should You Take Muscle Supplements?

By Henrick Scofers

Is it really important to take muscle supplements when you could just exercise? It's true that exercise is very important when it comes to building muscle, but you need more than that when it comes to building big muscles. For more muscle mass and a "ripped" physique, eating has to be streamlined and basically built on science. In other words, you can't build muscle if the building blocks to do it aren't there, so if you want to gain muscle, you have to have the proper raw materials so that your body can start building muscle mass before you ever pick up a set of weights and buff up.

Why are muscle supplements important? Because they're full of something muscles need, protein. Protein is a food source that your body can most easily convert to muscle when it's digested. All foods you eat have energy units called "calories," which you need to keep your body running right. You get your calories from carbohydrates, fats and proteins. Protein calories most easily convert to muscle mass. You can get a lot of protein if you consume protein rich foods like meat or eggs.

However, it doesn't just mean you can stuff yourself with eggs and meat. That's because you don't just get protein when you eat these foods. You also get fat, which is very easily stored in your body as "extra" energy. Unfortunately, it can be stored in your belly and on your arms as unsightly "lumps" of fat, which of course you'd rather not have. Eggs, too, are rich in protein, but there's a problem with eggs, since the protein can be altered when it's cooked. You could eat raw egg whites, but this could lead to salmonella poisoning. And discarding the egg yolk is simply wasteful. So, there has to be a better way.

Muscle supplements can give you a safe, high dose of protein that's easy to take. Once you have enough protein in your diet, the next thing you need to do is to concentrate on bulking up the part of your body want to be the most muscular. That is, you "strain" the muscles you want to build up. When you strain these muscles, you break them down. They build back up using the protein you fed your system, and they come back bigger and stronger. This is so that they can handle the added strain you're giving them. But of course, a good side effect of this is that you get bigger, leaner muscles.

Once you have enough protein in your diet, it's a matter of simply concentrating on the exercise you do. Most trainers suggest you work your muscle groups to exhaustion. In other words, concentrate working out on a particular muscle group until you can't do any more repetitions. As one example, if you want to make your biceps larger, keep doing bicep curls until you can't do another repetition. As your muscle breaks down from this exercise, it rebuilds itself bigger and stronger from the protein you've taken in, thus giving you increased muscle mass.

So as you can see, muscle supplements are ideal for muscle building. And better yet, these supplements come in many different forms that are convenient to take, like pills or drinks. - 17273

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Make Your Juicer Your Pharmacy

By Ellen Valentine, CNC

Is there a certain line of defense to engage when you are not well? Is it true that once you hit a certain age things begin to fall apart and youre at the mercy of a life of medication to keep organ systems going? Well, it will be true for you if you believe that. My job here though is to remind you that your body has the greatest potential for healing, and once you taste the triumph when Infinite Intelligence reverses an illness or condition, youll be empowered for life. Youll be invincible.

Everyone needs reminders. They come in the form of a good friend, a spouse, a mentor, a movie like the Secret or What the Bleep, a class or a book. The reminder is simple yet profound and that is that YOU ARE IN CHARGE. You can turn poor health around by going to the root cause of all disease: bad digestion. Bad digestion simply means youve run out of or are very low in digestive enzymes and minerals. Your job now is to eat whole, organic, take digestive enzymes every time you eat and combine your foods properly.

The Infinite Intelligence in the body considers assimilating food a high priority; in fact, all else takes second place to digestion. As a persons digestion becomes increasingly worse, the body must expend more time and energy grasping for nourishment. As the body becomes more starved and depleted it only makes sense that organs and systems breakdown, usually those that are genetically predisposed. If poor eating habits persist, the body spends more energy trying to work food through the system, organ systems break down, and the Infinite Intelligence programmed for homeostasis doesnt have a spare moment for healing. This is when people are in a real crisis.

When and if you find yourself in a healing crisis the best natural healing methods are rest and to re-mineralize. That takes the stress off of the body, freeing it up to do much needed healing, restoration. The idea is to eat as much organic and raw as possible. Not only is juicing the most effective way to put minerals in and replenish, a juicer is the best pharmacy you can go to. Juicing should be a daily routine. It can keep any family healthy and alert. It is often times up to mothers to be the serious juice masters. The rewards are great.

There are some really tasty juice combinations. In our home we love carrots, a cucumber, a green apple, celery, spinach, fennel and watercress. The cucumber and green apple lend a lot of juice and cut any heaviness in the carrots and spinach. Carrots are rich in beta carotene, great for the immune system, spinach is rich in folic acid, vitamin E and a great blood builder, celery is rich in potassium, fennel great for the digestive system and cucumber promotes beautiful skin.

There are many great books on health food store and the Amazon shelves about juicing. Grab a few and use them until the pages look like the juices you're making. Here are a few simple mixes I love: 1. Arthritis: handful of cherries, a handful of blueberries, and pineapple. Also try: pineapple, 6 carrots, and a handful of spinach. 2. Beautiful Skin: 2 Cucumbers, handful of parsley, 7 carrots, a green apple and kale, 3. Blood Building: 7 carrots, 1 beet with the greens and a handful of parsley. Add a green apple if you like. These three are only a taste of the many juice recipes you can play with. You will create many of your own favorites

Juicing allows for simple assimilation of vitamins and minerals. Remember,always, that when ill you want to make all things as simple and restful to the body as possible.

Although you can have some lifeless in your diet; make 75% real and live food. As Earth Day is on our minds, take a stand for organic, both for fabrics and foods. Ask store owners to make sure that they do not stock genetically engineered, seedless varieties. Remember that the middle isles of stores contain lifeless food. Eat around the periphery of any store. Quality life as we age depends on replenishing the body storehouses of minerals and enzymes.

If you are healing, there are certain rules of thumb: it is better to not eat than to eat something that will throw the healing process back, drink lots of pure water every day, use only the freshest of everything you put in or on your body, make sure you eliminate several times a day, get lots of rest or meditation time, or both, have people you can trust to talk to, change the way you do things, eat every bite of food with gratitude and consciousness, help a friend, and love yourself above all else so you have more to give to others.

Vibrant Health, Ellen Valentine - 17273

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Jump higher and soar over the basketball court

By Lynn Lopez

In sports, being stronger and doing things faster and higher are always good things that could most certainly secure a victory for you. After all, how many sports victories were won by the slowest, least capable participant? Basketball is one particular sport that requires a number of skills, but one of the skills that will give you an advantage over the other players is if you can jump higher than any of them. Remember how "His Airness" Michael Jordan would sail through the air and make a winning shot? Jumping higher in basketball guarantees that you can sink a basket that many other players would probably find impossible to do and maybe even win you the game.

Unfortunately, coaches don't exactly teach you how to jump higher in basketball, which is why you should undertake some additional exercises to train yourself to jump higher. Jumping requires the use of your leg muscles, so increasing their strength and agility is your priority. When you teach yourself how to jump higher in basketball, always ensure that you don't overdo it or you might risk getting an injury. Always start with the proper warmups exercises to condition your muscles for the entire set of workouts for your legs.

Some exercises can help tone you up and make you jump higher. Doing a series of squats can help strengthen your legs and help make sure that you can carry your body weight in your legs when you push yourself down and propel your body upward when you jump. Jumping exercises are a staple of any basketball training session; all you need to do is to crouch or squat down then launch yourself into a vertical jump. Various jumping rope exercises can also increase your legs' muscle power, as these can develop your calf muscles.

There is also a set of exercises called plyometrics that you can do. Plyometrics involves movements performed in a rapid sequence to ensure that the muscles of the body lengthen and contract as quickly as possible; one of the main goals of plyometrics is to enable a person to jump higher. Keep in mind, however, that plyometrics is best performed by athletes in good physical condition while under supervision.

These are just some of the exercises you can do in order to jump higher in basketball--or in any sport, for that matter. Remember to pace yourself when doing the exercises and don't expect to see results in a flash. Try to ask your coach or trainer to develop a training program that can improve your leg muscle strength and help you jump higher. - 17273

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The Right Way to Use Creatine Supplements

By Lionel Weathers

Creatine is one of the most popular body building supplements out there, and so naturally there are a lot of questions about what are the proper ways to use it. The other problem is that you'll get different answers from different sources! Let's go over a few of the different theories that are out there about how to use creatine supplements.

Creatine - The Loading Approach

If you've ever heard anything about using creatine supplements before then you've probably heard about the 'loading phase.' The idea behind loading is to saturate your muscles with a bunch of extra creatine and then try to maintain that saturation with the rest of the cycle. Typically, the standard loading phase would usually be to take up to 20g of creatine a day for 5 days, then move into a maintenance dose of 5g a day. These amounts depend on your body weight.

I'm sure supplement companies love this idea, because by the time you're done with your loading phase you've pretty much gone through your first bottle of creatine! The common question is if it is really necessary.

A lot of people will tell you that it really isn't necessary. I've read articles before (I'd source them here, but I can't remember where I read them!) that suggest that if you use creatine supplements long term you will get the same benefit as loading. A lot of users have also found that it probably isn't necessary either.

There are other ideas on creatine cycles out there as well. I found one interesting twist on the creatine loading cycle idea from MuscleHack.com. He tried a technique that involved loading for 3 days, abstaining for 3 days, and repeating that cycle over and over again. The idea being that if you cycle in this way you will maintain a higher level of creatine concentration in the muscles over time.

In the end, I don't really know which way is best. This is one area where you should experiment and see which method reacts the best with your body. Try a few things and stick with what works for you.

When to Take It

This was my first question when I started using creatine. The standard suggestion has often been to take creatine soon after your workout (unless you are doing a standard loading phase, then you would take it throughout the day).

But, as with everything it seems when it comes to creatine, there are variations to this standard approach as well. For example, if you're going with the 3 days on 3 days off approach suggested by MuscleHack Mark McManus, you would take creatine before your workout, after your workout, and then at least 2 other times throughout the day. You really have to load up on a cycle like that.

Once again, it would seem that you will need to experiment and see what works best for you and your body.

In Conclusion

My intent in writing this article was not to come out with some kind of ultimate solution as to what is the best way to use creatine supplements. As you can see, there are several different approaches that different people have found to work. The only best solution is whatever works for you. So do some testing and you'll find out soon enough! - 17273

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Organic meat

By Karol Wariala

Co-authored by: Mustard Dressing. The consume of organic meats is a very healthy choice for people who care about their personal well being and for the environment. There is less deforestation, a lower annual consume of grains and more ethically correct methods to grow the livestock. Consider the following advantages specific to organic meats.

No antibiotics, hormones or other artificial drugs are allowed for animals grown organically. Moreover, legislation forbids that livestock from organic farms be fed on genetically modified foods. Organic meats therefore bring purer nutrients because of the food and the treatment that animals receive in farms. Plus, we can add here the significant safety of the products as compared to the factory produced counterparts.

For instance, studies indicate that the mad cow disease is closely connected with bovines being fed on the ground remains of their same species. The disease can pass to humans who consume contaminated meat, the same symptoms will also be present in the human form of the disease. Organic meats come from animals that are not fed on any form of ground up animal parts and therefore pose almost no risk of infestation.

The treatment of the animals is also important for the quality of organic foods. In factory farms, animals are confined to very small pens lacking the possibility to move and being crammed together permanently. Animals grown on organic farms can graze and range one special land areas without any hindrance whatsoever.

This implies that the organic meats produced on such farms have all the positive properties resulting from a natural fresh diet.

By eating organic meats you also encourage the environment protection and the reduction of pollution resulting from manure. Industrial farms are often characterized as very large polluting agents; on the other hand, small farms use the manure to fertilize the soil and thus enter it in a natural circuit that is totally harmless.

You can buy all sorts of organic meats form organic stores and local farms. The diversity is the same as with conventional food: veal, beef, chicken, pork and lamb. With organic meats you won't have the problem of being exposed to chemical residues that are often encountered with regular meats. Eat organic and you'll stay healthy! - 17273

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Boost your leg power and learn to jump higher

By Lynn Lopez

If you play sports, then you know how important it is to be physically fit, have a lot of muscle power that will help you play your chosen sports even better, and develop physical skills. As an athlete, you most likely want to learn how to jump higher. Jumping higher for certain sports like basketball and volleyball can give you a major edge, allowing you to reach places that other people who can't jump so high are unable to.

In order to learn how to jump higher, you have to improve your leg muscles' strength to start with. Your leg muscles act like your body's springs and they need to have sufficient force and energy to propel you upward as you jump. One way to develop leg strength is to do squats. Squats are a good way for your legs to be able to support your body weight; you will need this support whenever you jump and launch yourself upwards. Your legs have to have enough explosive power to perform the jump.

You can also try strapping ankle weights to your legs while you're doing jumping exercises. These weights can strengthen your legs, enabling them to exert more force in order to lift you and your additional weight upwards. Do several sets of jumps while wearing the ankle weights and you'll feel the difference a week later when you begin training without using the weights; you will feel lighter and be able to jump even higher than before. Ankle weights are available at any sporting goods store. Just make sure that you select a pair that you'll be comfortable with and won't be too heavy for you.

Plyometrics is also another option you should look into; one of the aims of this series of exercises work is to help you jump higher. The exercises basically consist of moves that enable your muscles to exert a large amount of force in the shortest period of time. Plyometrics is recommended for people whose bodies are well conditioned.

Remember that you shouldn't rush any of these exercises; you're not competing with anyone in learning how to jump higher. Some jumping programs claim to be able to help you learn how to jump higher in one week, some even as little as three days. Don't rush it. You should always perform the workouts under supervision by your coach or trainer to make sure that you're not injuring yourself. Just do the exercises at your own pace and soon you'll be able to see the fruits of all your hard work. - 17273

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Hope or Hype....Health Care Breakthroughs!

By Dr. Jason Fowler

Heart disease, diabetes, and obesity are chronic disorders that are interrelated and the presence of one will often lead over time to development of one or both of the others!

The good news is that, for the most part, these three entities occur as a result of lifestyle choices. This means we can greatly reduce the likelihood of developing one or all of these conditions.

For instance, at present more than one-third of American children are overweight or obese. These kids are very likely to develop diabetes and, later on, heart disease. So, if you're overweight or obese as a child, you can look forward to a lifetime of health problems.

Why do American kids have these problems? The answer is simple - they don't exercise and they eat large amounts of junk food. The solutions are obvious and just as simple.

Developing lifelong habits of regular exercise and good nutrition begins at home. Parents who exercise regularly and provide healthy, balanced meals for their kids help their kids develop the habit of making healthful lifestyle choices, habits that will last a lifetime. Parents have to be role models for their children and help them make healthy choices with their actions! Health care breakthroughs are big business. We know this because such news is reported in the Business Section of newspapers and magazines. Discussions relate primarily to the potential impact on the company's share price and revenues. Possible benefits to patients are a secondary concern compared to the amount of money involved.

Business coverage of these issues is yet another reminder of how far health care has moved away from its original and sole focus on treatment. It's becoming obvious, the bottom line has become the bottom line. And yet, there may be real breakthroughs on the horizon. Advances in DNA analysis and nanotechnology may bring us closer to a world of personalized treatment for cancer and other disorders.

For example, university researchers have been working for years on methods to deliver cancer drugs to the actual tumor.1 If possible, this would substantially improve on current treatment which floods the patient's entire body with highly toxic anti-cancer medication.

These new scientific methods - collectively termed targeted cancer therapy - involve the cancer drugs hitching a ride on very small particles - nanoparticles - which are programmed to seek out and attach to the malignant tumor.2 The toxic drug only interacts with the tumor cells, killing the tumor but not affecting any of the patient's normal cells. If this research pans out, meaningful progress would be made.

Early detection of disease - cancers, hormonal disorders, inflammatory diseases - is often discussed as a critical factor in the success of treatment. Recently, in the last ten years, progress in the fields of nanotechnology and DNA and protein analysis has brought us closer to real-world early detection.

Researchers are gaining the ability to analyze very small amounts of biomarkers - specialized proteins that may indicate the presence of specific diseases - in both blood and individual cells3. A lot more work needs to be done to standardize these tests and understand which biomarkers are related to which diseases - but this seems to be merely a matter time. Within ten or fifteen years, such analysis may become readily available and routine. This would be an amazing breakthrough.

However, rather than placing our bets on diagnostic and treatment methods that may or may not become available, doesn't it make more sense to take care of our physical health right now, today? The vast majority of diseases that affect Americans - heart disease, diabetes, and obesity - are, for the most part, lifestyle disorders. And, there is plenty of evidence to suggest that many cancers are also related to lifestyle instead of truly being genetic!

Of course, lifestyle is a code word for several factors; good nutrition, regular exercise, sufficient rest, a positive mental attitude, and rewarding family and personal relationships. An important part of lifestyle is maintaining a body that works - and the best way to ensure good overall health is with periodic, regular chiropractic care.

Chiropractic treatment ensures your body is working up to its true potential. Chiropractic treatment gives your body its best chance of functioning at a level of optimum health. Your chiropractor will be glad to help you learn how to achieve a healthy, vibrant lifestyle.

1Choi MR, et al: A Cellular Trojan Horse for Delivery of Therapeutic Nanoparticles into Tumors. Nano Letters 7(12):3759-3765, 2007 2Zahr AS, Pishko MV: Encapsulation of paclitaxel in macromolecular nanoshells. Biomacromolecules 8(6):2004-2010, 2007 3Favis R, et al: Universal DNA Microarray Analysisof p53 Mutations in Undissected Colorectal Tumors. Human Mutation 24:63-75, 2004

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Get Fit in 90 Days with P90 X Home Fitness Program

By Jaylen Derell

There are more than enough infomercials out on the television that try and advertise their home fitness program. Those programs may be completely different from the P90 X home fitness program. In 90 days, your body will have transformed in something more than you ever expected. This program contains 12 home workout DVDs that will challenge you intensely within those 90 days. Muscle confusion is the model that P90 X stands on with its videos.

If you have tried other workout programs, I'm sure that there have been a time when you thought you was just getting the best results at first and then all of a sudden, the results stop. Your body was working any harder after a while. Your body was no longer being challenged by the exercise you were performing.

When you use P90 X your body is being constantly challenged to push harder which is called Tony Horton's "muscle confusion" concept. You will notice when watching the DVDs that you could start off doing one thing and then start doing something way different than before. P90 X is trying to eliminate the plateau effect by keeping your body from becoming familiar to the workout.

This home fitness workout program is also more affordable than its competitors in some perspectives. The reason is because you have less equipment needed to buy with it. Other programs have you buying tons of equipment to go with their videos just to get the full result.

There is just so many different things you can find out about this new home fitness program. It's great though because you can get all the information you want from here. Wonder how many people actually succeeded with this program? It's alright! This is why we make it a priority for you to be able to read the different reviews from people all over. Now, you can read the successes or failures of other people who used the P90 X home fitness program.

You might want to buy the P90 X workout program. Now, you can find the best deals on here that'll save you even more money than before. Save even more money when you see the sales on the workout equipment.

There's also a ton of different articles that concern the P90 X workout program that you can read about. It makes sense for me to say that you should check out what you're paying for before actually paying it right? It's all possible when you use this site for your source of information. We want to have you informed. - 17273

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American Diet

By Robert Varnum

Healthy eating is a topic that is very important to many people today. Below are some healthier diet tips you might be interested in.

Americans are not eating proper healthy diet food. The average weight in America has gone up tremendously. While our vegetable and fruit consumption has decreased. We need to increase our intake of vegetables and fruit. You can do this by incorporating just a few very simple changes in our lifestyle.

Fruits and vegetables have many important vitamins and minerals as well as fiber. Studies have shown that people who eat greater amounts of fruits and vegetables have lower rates of heart disease, stroke and some types of cancer.

Choose vegetables in a wide range of colors to ensure that you get many of the important vitamins and minerals. The deeper the color of the fruit or vegetable, the more nutrients it contains. Choose the deeply colored sweet potatoes over white potatoes, for example.

You can also increase your vegetables and fruits to help in your weight program also. Some vegetables and fruit contain lots of fiber and water so you feel fuller faster and also many fruits are low in calories also. If you eat more of the proper foods, like fruits and vegetables, then your appetite for them will also increase. Do not forget that your intake of vegetables and fruit are substituting for the high calorie foods, so when you increase eating fruit and vegetables, you need to decrease the high calorie foods you used to eat.

Foods that you already are eating you could add some extra fruits or vegetables to. You could add fruit to your morning cereal for instance. Or if you eat omelets you could add extra vegetables to it. With your rice and pasta dishes you could add vegetables and with soups and stir fried you could add extras vegetables. You could change the high fat snacks with cut vegetables and fruit. If you make fruit and vegetables more available, you would be more likely to eat them for your healthy snacks instead of the high calorie junk food snacks.

When meal time comes, place more vegetables on you plate and always keep fresh fruit available. You could take a bag of cut fruit to work with a little yogurt as a dip or take vegetables with a low calorie dip for that mid day snack. Also you can keep dried fruit in your desk drawer for that emergency snack.

Many fast food restaurants are adding healthy alternatives to their menus. Order apple slices or a fruit bowls in place of French fries or a chicken fillet sandwich or wrap in place of a burger. Try the smoothie shop instead of the ice cream parlor for a healthier treat that also incorporates a serving of fruit.

For a healthy diet you need to eat vegetables and fruit. By adding more vegetables and fruit to your daily routine, you will do wonders for your health and you can also lose some of that unwanted weight. - 17273

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Should I Cleanse My Colon?

By Alissa Lee

A healthy colon is essential to good health, which makes colon cleansing, parasite cleansing, and detoxing a must. Everything we eat ends up in our bowels as toxins. As these toxins build up, we end up with various diseases, such as being overweight, constipation and candida.

You may ask yourself, "Why should I try a colon cleanse?" One word...Toxins.

Constipation, acne, candida, brain fog, or just feeling sluggish can be a signal that you are suffering from some sort of ailment. Most likely this ailment is related to your colon.

You see, the colon is one organ that indirectly and directly affects all the other organs in the body. When it's clogged up, the liver can't do its job properly. When the liver can't work efficiently, the kidney suffers, etc. So to start curing our symptoms and to get better, we must do a colon cleanse process.

For most of us, toxins and mucoid plaque fill our colons. These conditions lead to our colon being clogged, which may lead to constipation. How did we reach this state? We reached this state of unhealthiness by bad dieting, poor lifestyle choices, and poor living conditions.

A great percentage of Americans today consume too much protein. Some protein is good for the body, but too much can lead to over-acidity. An overabundance of acid in your body can deplete the necessary minerals and electrolytes from your body leading to poor colon health. If your colon is in poor health, it is unable to attack harmful bacteria and toxins.

Many people today overeat. Eating too much can not only make us gain weight, but it can also have long term effects on our body. We should eat approximately one handful of food per meal. If we overeat, this makes our colon work harder, which also leads to overuse of enzymes.

Our environment is also another major cause for an unhealthy colon. Unless you live with the Eskimos, you probably are subjected to pollution, secondary smoking, harmful chemicals, pesticides, etc. every single day. Our immune system has to work overtime to rid our body of these nasty chemicals. This weakening of the immune system leads to a weakening of the colon as well.

Colon cleansing is a safe, alternative method to treat many of our symptoms and problems. It's not just for people with constipation, but for anyone who wishes to feel better, and strengthen their inner organs. Cleansing is necessary to rid our body of toxins that accumulate as a result of an unhealthy diet, environmental pollution and chemicals, and a constant use of antibiotics.

Cleaning your bowels not only cleanses your colon, but cleanses your large and small intestines, and stomach as well. Even if you are not suffering from constipation, a colon cleanse regiment can help anyone.

Every day we are subject to unhealthy toxins. These toxins are due to unhealthy diets, environmental pesticides or pollution, stress, over or under eating, and or malnourishment. Our colon is under stress with all these toxins. Removing these toxins by using a colon cleanse will help the colon work more efficiently. - 17273

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Does Acai Berry Have Any Side Effects?

By Carter Sinclair

The Acai berry gives those who drink it a long lasting energy boost, cancer fighting abilities, more youthfulness and better feeling, and helps to lower your cholesterol. The Acai berry does it all. But does the Acai berry have side effects because all this seems way too good to be true.

However, to date there have been no reported Acai berry side effects. There have also been no reports of Acai berry having any adverse reactions with any prescription drugs. You see, Acai is simply a fruit just like apples, bananas, or oranges. While it could be possible that you are allergic to Acai berry, you do not often hear of people having negative side effects from natural fruit.

The only thing I would be worried about is if I purchased an Acai supplement in pill form. There could be additional ingredients, besides Acai that might have side effects. Many of the Acai pills you see advertised are produced by companies with shady business practices, so be sure to read and research all the ingredients before you buy an Acai product.

Your best bet to get your daily dose of Acai is to go with an all natural 100% Acai berry juice. Since this is Acai in its most natural form your body will be able to absorb all the nutrients much better than if you were getting it from a supplement.

Plus, Acai juice tastes amazing so you are missing out on that delicious taste if you do not drink the juice. With Acai juice you will easily be able to see all the ingredients (which should pretty much be all Acai) and will be able to avoid any side effects from anything else they put in.

Acai berry contains vitamins, minerals, essential fatty acids, and a long lasting energy boost. It is a very good tasting fruit that has no side effects on your body. - 17273

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True Health with Usana Vitamin Supplements

By Angela Giles

Myron Wentz founded Usana Health Sciences in 1992 to produce nutritional supplements. Today, its products are marketed by over 175,000 associates in fourteen countries across the world. The company has won several awards for the quality of their products, which promise true health to its consumers.

Nutritional supplements have become a necessity in a world of fast food and processed food. Our regular diets no longer provide the body with the essential nutrition that is required for good health. Therefore, across the world, nutrition related diseases like obesity are rampant. Personal habits like smoking and drinking alcohol increase the risk of damage to cells from free radicals. Environmental pollution also augments the activity of free radicals. Therefore, experts advise taking vitamin supplements.

Usana Vitamins are composite supplements containing a diversity of essential vitamins and nutrients. Their composition includes all the ingredients recommended by the US government standards and also those that are shown by recent research to contribute to human health. With separate formulations for adults and children, they are available in the optimal form and amounts.

Usana Vitamins for children under 12 years are available in the form of tasteful chewable tablets. Their unique wild berry flavor is prepared from a phytonutrient mix of wild blueberry, raspberry, cranberry and blackberry fruit powders. The tablets are of the shape of small cute animals and hence the product is known as Usanimals. Most importantly, they contain Vitamin E and Vitamin C in a large quantity, which is essential during these years in a child's growth.

BodyRox is a Usana Vitamin supplement containing 31 different minerals, vitamins and nutrients for the teenage segment. During adolescence, the body releases a large number of hormones which contribute to the various physical and physiological changes in young teens. As a result, they grow in strength and size within a span of only a few years.

Adults require more antioxidant support as they are more susceptible to free radical harm. Free radicals disrupt the cell metabolism due to their oxidizing properties. Therefore, Usana Vitamins for adults, Mega Antioxidant combines thirty mineral and vitamins which act as powerful antioxidants. Another product for this segment is Chelated Mineral, a strong supplement with essential minerals available in an absorbable form.

Usana also markets energy drinks and nutrition bars. Their low glycemic food alternatives have proved to be effective in countering uncontrolled weight gain. In general, Usana Vitamins are safe, nutritious and of the highest pharmaceutical quality. They are also consumed regularly by many athletes and sportsmen. - 17273

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