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Multivitamins May Lower Heart Disease Death Risk

pinoyusana — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:18:17 +0000

A team of researchers from the University of Washington report that daily use of multivitamins over a 10-year period may reduce the risk of death from heart disease by 16%.

Researchers from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center at the University of Washington recently analyzed the use of multivitamin supplements, vitamin C, and vitamin E over a ten year period. Correlations between 5-year total mortality and death from cancer or cardiovascular disease (CVD) were assessed.

Data from 77,719 Washington residents aged 50 to 76 were obtained by questionnaire. A series of analyses showed that use of multivitamins was associated with a 16% lower risk of death from cardiovascular disease (95% CI: 0.01-0.3). Intakes of vitamin E over 215 milligrams per day over the course of ten years were also associated with a 28% reduction in the risk of death from CVD (95% CI: 0.12-0.31).

Multivitamin use alone was not associated with a decreased risk of total mortality, but both vitamin C and E were associated with decreases in risk of total mortality. Similarly, vitamin C did not correlate with a reduced risk of death from CVD while both multivitamins and vitamin E did.

The Danger Of Not Investing In Vitamins and Supplements

pinoyusana — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:59:06 +0000

Everyone knows that the human body needs a certain amount of vitamins and minerals everyday to function properly and remain healthy. A well balanced diet can supply your body with the vitamins it needs, although problems and disorders can arise if your diet doesn’t supply your body with the vitamins it needs.

The symptoms of vitamin deficiency will normally present themselves when the lack of vitamins is at an advanced level.

Those who don’t get enough of vitamins A, B1, and B2 for example, will always feel tired, along with a loss of appetite. Other symptoms include mental and emotional stress, chapped lips, and other annoying or painful habits.

The most common causes of deficiency include a poor diet, alcoholism, stress, a lack of vitamins, or medicine that interferes with your ingestion of vitamins. If you are always feeling tired or feeling a lack of energy, you are probably short on the vitamins that your body needs to have on a daily basis. If you visit your doctor and tell him the problem, he will probably recommend vitamins and supplements that will give you want you need. Whatever you do, you should never overdo it and try to catch up on what you’ve been missing – as this will do you more harm than good.

Even though you may be following a healthy diet, you’ll still need to take vitamins and supplements. No matter how healthy you eat, you should still use the right vitamins and supplements to give your body what it needs. Vitamins are a great back up source, as they will provide your body with the minerals and nutrients it needs in the event of your diet failing you.

Before or after every meal that you consume, you should take vitamins or supplements. If you have a deficiency in a certain vitamin or vitamins, you should make sure that you never miss taking the vitamin you need. Even though you may not realize it, being deficient in a vitamin can greatly damper your performance as well as the overall health of your body.

When you look for supplements, you should always look for those that contain vitamins B6, B12, D, E, and folic acid. Along with being considered dietary supplements, these well known vitamins will help to fight cancer and help your heart remain healthy. The combination of these vitamins will help your body to remain healthy, boost your immune system, and keep you feeling refreshed.

To remain healthy and keep your body operating as it should, you’ll need to invest in vitamins and supplements. You can find them online or at local nutrition stores, many of which won’t cost you much money at all. No matter what your age may be, you’ll need to ensure that you are eating the right foods and taking the right foods. Keep in mind that you should never replace food with vitamins, as they are more less meant to give you additional nutrients and minerals.

Anytime you aren’t able to eat the right food, you should always turn to vitamin supplements to give your body what it needs. Supplements and vitamins are one of the best investments you can make, as everyone needs vitamins in their body. Even though the costs may add up over time, it is more than worth it when you think about. For what you spend in vitamins and supplements, you’ll be keeping your body healthy – and preventing a deficiency in vitamins. Although vitamin deficiency is very common these days, it doesn’t have to be.

The Undercover Vitamin

pinoyusana — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:32:04 +0000

There is a secret vitamin in the neighborhood, wandering around your body under cover. This “vitamin” has just one single purpose, although some researchers believe he has ulterior motives. He goes by the inconspicuous codename of “D” – vitamin D.

Don’t be fooled by his clever disguise. D is no vitamin. He’s a steroid hormone, slipping through your body under guise of a vitamin. And he doesn’t have dozens of functions, like vitamin C or vitamin E, just one vital mission – to mineralize your bones!

Mineralization is a key objective of every body. Imagine if we all had flabby bones. The world would look like a Salvador Dali nightmare. Vitamin D saves us from having flabby bones.

More importantly, vitamin D saves us from having brittle bones. He prevents us from rickets and osteomalacia by balancing the calcium and phosphorous in our blood. Ooh, that D is a clever one. Not only is he a master of disguises, but he is a master chemist, constantly monitoring, measuring and balancing the mix so it just right to ensure everybody has strong and healthy bones.

Word on the grapevine is that 30% to 40% of hip fractures in elderly people are the result of insufficient vitamin D. So we caught up with D, and managed to slip away with a rare interview transcript:

“D, some of your fans can’t get enough of you. What should they do?”

“Get plenty of sun. That is the key. Where the sun touches your skin, that’s where I will be.”

“But, D, what about people who can’t? What about people in the far north, or those who wear head-to-toe clothing or who are stuck indoors?”

“If you find yourself overdressed in a dungeon in Mongolia, get a good multi-vitamin supplement.”

“D, that’s a wonderful idea.”

“Or drink lots of milk, fortified with me, of course. Some breakfast cereals are fortified with me, too. I also hang out in a lot of saltwater fish, like tuna and sardines and herring and salmon. And I love to slip around in the ol’ cod liver oil.”

“So if we can’t get enough sun, milk and fish will do the trick.”

“That’s right, but be careful about milk products. Not all of them are made with fortified milk. I make no commitment to be there if they are not.”

“What about the supplements, D?”

“A good multivitamin supplement should do it for most people. Get a liquid supplement, cause those pills just don’t digest. You just end up flushing me down the toilet…ooh, I hate that feeling.”

“Yuck.”

“And you shouldn’t need a specific vitamin D supplement, because it is possible to overdose. And you wouldn’t want too much of a guy like me around.”

That was all we could slip through the lines. But I think we learned a lot about what it is like to live the life of a secret vitamin. To our hero, vitamin D, we offer our best wishes. May everybody get plenty of vitamin D to keep their bones strong and healthy for many years to come.

Choosing The Right Supplement For You

pinoyusana — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 14:31:31 +0000

Giving your body the nutrients that it needs to make it through the day is essential to your well being. However, even if you think you can do this through the foods you eat, you are probably still missing out on something.

The foods of today often do not contain enough of the nutrients that your body needs to be in your best physical shape. While a diet that is full of nutrient rich food should not be replaced, it may sometimes need additional supplementation to take it to the best level it can be at.

What do you take? First of all, find a good quality multivitamin and take that as directed. Multivitamins are a good starting point
because they provide a decent dose of essential supplements that just about everyone needs. Multivitamins give you what your food doesn’t and they are affordable solutions to your needs.

In addition to this, find out what type of supplements you can take for your individual needs and problems.

For example, if you have a need to lose weight, look for supplements that can offer weight loss benefits.

If you have heart problems, problems with gaining weight or other conditions, you can probably find a supplement or several that can
address those problems for you as well.

How do you know how much to take? That’s a trickier question. There are two routes to take. First, you must realize that doctors
don’t always use supplementation in their practices and they may not be educated in prescribing this type of help to you.

Start by finding a health food store or a vitamin supplier. Quality is very important if you want to see benefits from supplementation.
Therefore, it is just as important to make sure that you have a reliable source. These individuals can also help provide you with the
information you need regarding improving your conditions.

Another source for information is the web. Finding a reputable website that offers help for supplementation will help you to increase your overall well being through tackling individualized problems. Again, quality is essential to success here. Don’t assume that any information that you find is reliable. Get another opinion!

Supplements can help to improve your body’s function because you are giving your body exactly what it needs to do the work right. It’s like always giving your car premium gas and oil to do its job even better!

How To Choose The Right Multivitamins For You

pinoyusana — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 16:32:51 +0000

Choosing multivitamin is actually quite hard to do because there is so many types of brands to choose from. But, there is actually some easy tips that you could follow when preparing to by supplements.

First of all, try to get a product that contains all important vitamins and minerals that your body needs. By choosing a multivitamin that provide most of the vitamins and minerals, will cut down the number of supplements that you need for your health and it will also save you some money.

The Multivitamins should should contain the following ingredients:

Powerful antioxidants. These come in the form of Vitamins A, C and E. Antioxidants play a major role in cellular health and help to slow down the process of aging. They can help to boost the immune system. Vitamin A is known to support healthy skin, eyes, bones, teeth, hair and a healthy reproductive system.
Selenium and zinc also support immune health.
Niacin, CoQ10, potassium and other minerals help to support cardiovascular health and normal blood pressure.
Zinc and L-Arginine help support sexual health.
Calcium and Magnesium support joint and bone health, as well as heart health.
Vitamin B complex used for boosting energy levels. Folic Acid which is B9 is needed for growth, development and formation of nucleic acids that form DNA. See our previous post Insufficient B Vitamin Is Very Bad For Your Health.
Bioflavonoids and L-Glutamine help to provide immune support

If you follow these instructions, then the need for other kind of supplements will decreased dramatically.

Always seek professional medical advice before taking any multivitamin supplement if there is any doubt as to the benefits of the contents.

Tips!

There is a lot of Internet shop that provide health supplements to customer. Some of them are good and some actually bad.

To be on the safe side, I would recommend you to visit NaturesDrugstore.com

Insufficient B Vitamin Is Very Bad For Your Health

pinoyusana — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:24:48 +0000

Getting the right amount of vitamins is very crucial both for your body and your health. Each vitamins classification serve a unique purpose. A certain amount of each vitamins is needed to keep your body healthy.

B Vitamin , which was discovered by mixing several chemicals together is so diverse. B vitamins were once thought to be a single vitamin, but Scientist divided it into eight different variations when they found out how complex the B vitamins are. These variations include B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B7, B9, and B12. These are generally referred to as a vitamin B complex.

Deficiency of B Vitamin Can Result to:

weight loss
weakness
stress
diarrhea
dementia
anemia
and other things.

Health Benefits of B Vitamins

healthier skin and muscle tone
promote cell growth and division
faster metabolism
overall better immune system.

B vitamins can also help in fighting back against depression and stress as well.

The B vitamins are among the most important vitamins although other vitamins are essential too. All vitamins must be part of the daily diet of the individuals. These will greatly improve your body’s overall health.

Even though you may be taking a healthy diet, you may not be getting what the required amount of the B vitamin family. Take vitamin supplements to give you the doses of the B vitamins you need. You may not be realizing it but insufficient B vitamins can be very bad on your body and your health. Make the smart choice now and get yourself some B vitamin supplements.

Importance Of Fiber For Health

pinoyusana — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 07:33:56 +0000

Opinions on the importance of fiber for health and its effects on human metabolism vary widely. Increasingly,however, the facts indicate that Burkitt and Trowell’s fiber hypothesis, according to which the low fiber content in the industrial nations’ nutrition is at the root of many of our diseases, is valid in a number of ways. Preventive as well as curative approaches can be derived from the various effects of fiber. Some of these effects are based on fiber’s physicochemical properties, including high water-binding capacity (swelling action) and an indigestible matrix with a high-level binding ability.

High Fiber Rich Foods

In the stomach, high fiber content leads to delayed emptying. The water-binding enlarges the particles so that they pass the pyloric sphincter later. Also, fiber-rich foods tend to be chewed more extensively. Both facts contribute to a faster and prolonged feeling of satiety.

In the ileum and colon, in particular, strong swelling action of fiber shortens the transit time. Changes in the speed of digestion and absorption may result from the non-specific binding capacity of fibers. Minerals and trace elements, as well as fat soluble substances, may be transported into lower intestinal areas this way and be withheld from absorption.

The binding of steroids leads to increased excretion of bile acids and cholesterol, which may be relevant for the therapy of fat metabolism disorders. Glucose absorption is also delayed by high fiber intake, improving blood glucose profiles in diabetics.

In the colon, several mechanisms contribute to a desirable increase of stool weight , stool volume, and the related softer stool consistency: swelling of non-water-soluble polysaccharides; their energetic use by intestinal bacteria, which increases their mass; formation of gases like methane and CO2, resulting from microbial breakdown of these fibers.

The latter is—subjectively—undesirable, but tends to decrease after an initial adaptive period. The binding of ammonia increases fecal nitrogen excretion, thereby unburdening the liver and kidneys. Short-chain fatty acids (FA) like acetate, butyrate, and propionate, produced during fermentation, positively affect the composition of the intestinal flora, as well as intestinal pH. They are absorbed by the colon mucosa for subsequent energetic use. Therefore, the caloric content of fiber should be assessed as being 2 kcal/g on average.

Fiber has become important for prevention and therapy of many diseases: obstipation, diverticulosis, colon cancer, diabetes mellitus, and disorders of lipid metabolism. Disadvantages like the binding of essential nutrients, changes of the mucosa, and gas formation are mostly negligible relative to the long-term advantages.

source: Pocket Atlas of Nutrition 2006

Insufficient B Vitamin Is Very Bad For Your Health