Vitamin B3

June 24, 2011

Benefits of Vitamin B3 Vitamin B3 is a powerful member of the B-complex family and comes in two basic forms. Niacin, also known as nicotinic acid, and niacinamide, which is also known as nicotinamide. All forms of vitamin B3 have biologic activity; however niacin is also necessary for regulating cholesterol in the body.  Vitamin B3, [...]

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Vitamin B2

June 24, 2011

Benefits of Vitamin B2 It can be hard to keep all of the B vitamins straight in your head. There are many vitamins in the B complex that work together in the body. Vitamin B2 is one of the water soluble vitamins that are involved with the B complex, and they work together to process [...]

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Vitamin B12

June 24, 2011

Benefits of Vitamin B12 Have you been really tired lately, and you feel like you have absolutely no energy? If you suffer from exhaustion it may be more than a simple case of needing more sleep. It could be that you have a vitamin B12 deficiency. Vitamin B12 deficiencies are being recognized more frequently than [...]

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Vitamin A Explained

June 24, 2011

Facts About Vitamin A There are four vitamins in the human body that are fat soluble, and vitamin A is one of them. A very important vitamin that is necessary for overall good health and vitality, vitamin A is absorbed by the body through fat, and therefore can be retained in stores within the body.  [...]

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Find Out What Does Potassium Do In Our Body.

June 24, 2011

Mineral Facts: Potassium  When you think of potassium, most people do not generally think of an essential mineral that is necessary for human life. Potassium occurs all over the earth and is essential for all life, growth and development of the life span.  Purpose In the human body, potassium is found in body fluids and [...]

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Mineral Facts About Magnesium

June 24, 2011

Facts About Magnesium Have you ever examined a label of a multivitamin and wondered what magnesium does for a body? For people who do not know a lot about the effects of vitamins and minerals on the body, magnesium tends to be an ingredient that confuses them. However, magnesium is a very important mineral for [...]

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Facts About Iron

June 24, 2011

Mineral Facts: Iron If you are feeling lethargic or lacking in energy, do not simply assume that you are not getting enough sleep at night. A chronic lack of energy may be symptom of an iron deficiency and should be checked out by a doctor. Iron is a mineral that is essential to human life [...]

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Facts About Free Radicals

June 24, 2011

Free Radicals Are Your Enemies There is a lot of talk these days about free radicals and antioxidants. So what exactly are free radicals? What do they mean to you and your health? Free radicals are natural compounds that occur in the environment and are formed in the body.  They are very unstable compounds because [...]

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What Are Folic Acids? B9

June 24, 2011

What is Folic Acid? Learn More…B9 You have likely heard someone tell you to supplement your diet with a folic acid supplement if you are pregnant, or trying to get pregnant. In fact, over the last few years, folic acid has been heavily marketed to women of child bearing age, and for good reason. However, [...]

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Supplementing Calcium? Learn More First.

June 24, 2011

Facts About Calcium Most people have heard of calcium. Remember when you were little and your mom told you to drink all your milk so that you could grow big and strong? Well, your mom likely knew what she was talking about! Milk is full of calcium, and calcium is essential to strong teeth and [...]

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