Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) is a powerful antioxidant, thought to be beneficial to heart health. It is considered a non-essential nutrient, since our bodies can synthesize it on there own. It helps the body convert food to energy, and its antioxidant ability protects us from free radical damage, similar to that of vitamin E.
It is thought that CoQ10... Read more
Hippocrates said, "Let food be your medicine," much wisdom from someone writing over 2,000 years ago! These days it seems our medical profession are more in favor of what we now call "conventional" medicine, namely pharmaceutical products.
Don't get me wrong I'm completely in favor of qualified medics being the first line of advice when... Read more
The World Health Organization states that iron deficiency is the most common anemia (Centers for Disease Control, 2002), and it is estimated to affect approximately 2 billion people worldwide. This is a pretty shocking statistic!
So, why is iron important to the body?
Iron's most important role in the body is as part of the protein hemoglobin... Read more
Many factors can actually increase your risk of osteoporosis, but by following a healthy lifestyle you can reduce the effects. Osteoporosis literally means "porous bones." Broken bones due to osteoporosis are not an inevitable part of ageing and it can, for the most part, be prevented and treated. During childhood and early adulthood bones develop... Read more
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