ARE THERE REALLY ANY DIFFERENCES IN VITAMINS?
Today we’ll share more in depth information about what to look for when you select a multi-vitamin/multi-mineral product.
We assume that you are not looking for the synthetic or cheapies but that you want to be sure that when you put something in your body that is supposed to be healthy, you want to be sure that it actually is healthy and has nothing in it that can be harmful.
Obviously, you are not one who thinks that a vitamin is a vitamin so buy the …

Why do you use skin care and cosmetics?

1. Look beautiful?
2. Build healthy skin?
3. Have beautiful and healthy skin?
The choice is yours. There are products that provide each of the above. Most women judge a skin care or cosmetic product by how it feels and looks.  Certainly this is one of the main purposes of using these products.  But, many of the “look pretty” products are toxic to the body.
You have choice, because fortunately for us,  there are products that enable us to be “pretty” and “healthy”.
As a starter your skin …

NO MORE FRUSTRATING AND UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO GO “GREEN” IN YOUR HOME
CLEAN DOESN’T HAVE A SMELL!
Have you made at least some attempts to use healthier and safer products? Did you find that you had to pay more for the privilege, and that you had to choose between a truly effective cleaner or protecting your family and settling for one that was only so-so?

The great news is that you don’t have to pay more but you can actually save on truly green cleaners and you don’t have to settle because …

Yes Sandy, I want to give myself and one other person the gift of health starting with my personal FREE nutritional evaluation.

The holiday season is past, but, holidays or not,  for most women everyday life is a stressful time that can take a toll on our purses, minds and physical health.   Unfortunately, for us as women, our natural instinct to nurture and protect keeps us under stress throughout the year.   The hustle and bustle of work, or kids, or caring for others can give you a rush that often …

We need to be pro-active about our health.   Omega-3 deficiency causes 96,000 US deaths per year, say researchers
By Shane Starling, 26-Jun-2009
I thought this was really important. You’ll notice that they say that this is not definitive, but I am not willing to wait for all the I’s to be dotted and the T’s to be crossed, which could take years and years. The evidence so far is convincing enough that I make sure to get my Omega 3′s daily.   You’ll want to be sure that the brand you …

The nutritional needs between women and men vary primarily in the amounts needed, rather than the specific nutrients. Both women and men need a vitamin product that performs important functions such as slowing the aging process, strengthening the immune system, increasing energy levels and supporting the balance of hormones.
Taking a high-quality daily supplement helps fill in the dietary gaps that everyone will have.  How many people do you know who

You can ask them to prove it.  Ask them for outside verification that their products have produced better results than other products.  Ask them to give you a list, a bibliography, of the studies that either they themselves have conducted or that they have had commissioned to have conducted.
You’ll want to be sure that these studies were published in what is called a Peer Reviewed or Refereed journal.  Examples of these are the Journal of the American Medical Association, The New England Journal of Medicine, Lancet, the most prestigious of …

Natural v. Synthetic .. BIG DIFFERENCE
Sometimes people who are seriously interested in quality vitamins ask what the difference is between natural and synthetic vitamins.   Years ago, many chemists argued that there is no difference because the molecules looked the same under a microscope.   Actually the natural and synthetic molecules do look the same, but

You will want to get your food supplements from a company that does its own research on many of its own products in addition to checking the research that has been done on the specific vitamin, mineral, or herb that is being sold. The reason for this is that if they simply put a product together based on what the research shows is a good thing to use, they may never know if their own product is formulated in the best way for the body to utilize it. 
On some supplements …

When you look at the label of a multi, the first thing is to determine if all of the vitamins and minerals that are needed by everyone are actually in the bottle.  The government has developed guidelines for Daily Values (DVs), which are the minimum amount that is needed every day. There are 25 nutrients including iron, that have a DV.
If the label doesn’t show a percentage of DV, (not just a quantity), for all of them, then the vitamin is probably lacking some of the nutrients that should be …

In theory only!  If a product is properly formulated and is using the most appropriate way to deliver the nutrients to the cells of the body, then absorption is not a consideration. It is formulated to be absorbed. A correctly formulated tablet supplement will stand the test of blood analysis to determine that it is indeed showing up in the blood cells.
Conversely, a liquid vitamin that has not been properly formulated to insure absorption may not deliver the goods.  Liquid doesn’t automatically equate to a good delivery system. In fact, …

True IF you are talking about pharmaceutical or synthetic vitamins. If you are looking at food based nutrients, that is like saying that all tomatoes are the same, that the tomato eaten fresh from one’s organic garden is not better, and won’t taste better than the tomato that was picked before it was ripe and reaches your table days or weeks later.  
 Food based vitamins are derived from plants, whose nutritional values depend on a number of factors; such as,

The word “Natural” on a label can mean many things.  It is definitely a time to remember the phrase, “buyer beware.” Legally, the label can say “natural,” and it doesn’t necessarily mean that the vitamin in the bottle is actually from food.  In fact, the words “all natural” are rarely true.

Companies may legally call a vitamin “natural” if only 15% of the vitamin in a tablet is from a natural source, and some companies routinely make their vitamins in this manner.  Also, on occasion, even when a company is trying …

Can you think of a better gift this holiday season than the gift of health?

The holiday season is upon us and for most women it’s a stressful time that can take a toll on our purses, minds and physical health. The hustle and bustle can give you a rush that often ends in crashing at the end of the day  leaving your immune system weak and susceptible to seasonal and long term ailments.  Too often, women come down with a cold or flu by the time Christmas gets here, and …