With the number of supplements and vitamins on the market today, you’re likely feeling just as overloaded and overwhelmed as the next person in your choices. While it may certainly be a good thing to have many choices when it comes to your health, it’s also difficult to know exactly why and how nutritional supplements more »
Multivitamins have been used extensively in North America since 1936, when scientists first noted the full spectrum of vitamins and minerals necessary to maintain and elevate human health. A multivitamin is considered by many to be a ‘safety net’ or ‘insurance plan’ for overall well-being; a source of nutrients that preserve immunity and biological processes more »
Multivitamins have become increasingly intelligent and scientifically sound in the last decade, moving from a ‘one-size-fits-all attitude’ regarding human health to a far more clear recognition of the different biological requirements of separate individuals. Whereas previously we could only buy multivitamins that were designed for the general population, now it is ever easier to find more »
It’s a well known fact that different bodies require different nutrition. What you feed to a small child will never fulfill all the requirements for an adult, and vice versa: for a child to consume the daily calories, vitamins, minerals and nutrients appropriate for an adult would be dangerous! We all have different needs, and more »
Given the lowered nutritional value of most foods eaten in North America (due to overfarming, processing, and other reasons), it is widely considered essential that we supplement our diets with vitamins and minerals if we are to support long and short-term well-being. Over 50% of the adult population of North America consumes vitamins daily, attending more »
When there are so many different products available on the market today, it is seemingly impossible to tell what the top multivitamins really are. Each company has it’s own spin and perspective on what makes a good supplement and multivitamin product, of course, and each is attempting to sway customers to their belief system so more »
Bones play many roles in the body. They provide structure, protect organs, anchor muscles, and store calcium. Adequate calcium consumption and weight bearing physical activity build strong bones, optimizes bone mass, and may reduce the risk of osteoporosis later in life. Peak bone mass refers to the genetic potential for bone density. By the age more »
Iron is a mineral that is naturally present in many foods, added to some food products, and available as a dietary supplement. Iron is an essential component of hemoglobin, an erythrocyte protein that transfers oxygen from the lungs to the tissues. As a component of myoglobin, a protein that provides oxygen to muscles, iron supports more »
It would be lovely if we, as consumers, could assume that vitamin and mineral supplement companies had only our best interest and health in mind when designing their products, but unfortunately this is not true. The supplement industry is a huge business, after all, and often what really matters is the bottom line on cost more »
Beyond making sure that the multivitamin you choose has an appropriate amount of nutrients in it for your body and metabolism, we often want to ask our vitamin supplements to do more for us than just prevent illness or support long term health. While it’s culturally unfortunate that women specificall have so much pressure put more »
