» Nutritional Supplements

Liquid Calcium Research (part 1)

dthoma — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 18:45:00 +0000

Calcium, especially when contained in food, has a sedative effect on the body. A calcium deficiency in the body causes restlessness and wakefulness. For adults, doses of approximately 600 milligrams of liquid calcium have been shown to have a relaxing effect.

The lack of calcium and magnesium can cause leg cramps during the night. Calcium and magnesium produce calming effects on the brain.

Calcium can help you SLEEP!

Dosage: 1,500-2,000 mg daily, in divided doses, after meals and at bedtime.

Magnesium, in doses of approximately 250 milligrams, can help induce sleep. Magnesium deficiency is responsible for nervousness that prevents sleep. Magnesium-rich foods include kelp, wheat bran, almonds, cashews, blackstrap molasses, and brewer’s yeast.

Dosage: 1,000 mg daily.

Note: The lack of calcium and magnesium can cause leg cramps during the night. Calcium and magnesium produce calming effects on the brain. They are essential for normal sleep. Calcium and magnesium taken 45 minutes before bedtime have a tranquilizing effect. Use a 2:1 ratio, such as 500 mg of calcium and 250 mg of magnesium in tablet or capsule form.

Extra magnesium may be required by individuals with conditions

dthoma — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 04:05:23 +0000

Healthy adults who eat a varied diet do not generally need to take a magnesium supplement. Magnesium supplementation is usually indicated when a specific health problem or condition causes an excessive loss of magnesium or limits magnesium absorption.

Extra magnesium may be required by individuals with conditions that cause excessive urinary loss of magnesium, chronic malabsorption, severe diarrhea and steatorrhea, and chronic or severe vomiting.

Health Nutritional Supplements Should Be Taken Just Right

dthoma — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 16:34:06 +0000

We all think that all health nutritional supplements are safe to take. The truth is some can be dangerous as it can cause an imbalance. An example of this is the combination of prescription drugs and supplements. The reaction maybe dangerous to the health or the supplement may weaken the potency of the medication. This can be risky especially if the medication is vital. That is why it has always been advised to seek the counsel of your doctor before taking any health supplements.

Therefore, there is a danger to health nutritional supplements. It could be dangerous especially if it is not taken right. The truth is there are some people that take them in excessive dosages. This is dangerous. There is a reason behind why there is a recommended dosage per day. It can affect the health of the person when taken in low or high dosages. It should be taken at the right amount.

As a warning, here are some of the examples of health conditions that could happen if health nutritional supplements are not taken at the right dosage: Fatigue and lethargy can be experienced for people who take vitamin A. There could be possible failure in the kidney for vitamin D. Gas and diarrhea for vitamin C. While flushed skin, enlargement of the thyroid gland, diarrhea and others for Vitamins A, D and K.

Thus, always take health nutritional supplements with care and precaution just like you would prescribed medications. Talk to your doctor or any health expert about the vitamins that you are taking or are planning to take because they are the ones who know what effects it will have on your body especially if you are taking another medication. Never ever take high doses of vitamins without the advice of your doctor. Do not get me wrong because if health nutritional supplements are taken right, the nutritional deficiency will be corrected. A person just needs to do it right to receive maximum benefits from health supplements.

Nutritional Food Supplements, Is It Really Necessary To Take Them?

dthoma — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 23:38:27 +0000

For quite some years now, Nutritional supplements intake have been in the rise, the demands of nutritional supplement are also soaring high. In today’s modern world and busy hectic schedules, more and more people opt to take nutritional supplements as they don’t have enough time to get and cook fresher and natural foods. And to think that supplements just started out as an alternative natural herb remedies.

In terms of sophistication, process, preparation and production, today’s supplements have outclassed the herbal remedies of the old. Today, you can avail these nutritional supplements in variety of forms, like in the form of pills, capsules, liquid, powder, teas and even in the form of candy bar. Few them however are home growned and processed.

Why should you take nutritional supplements?

One good reason for taking supplements is due to Stress, you can say its a minor reason but it branch out to many illnesses and disease development. If you find yourself prone to getting sick, or you easily get tired and weak, thats a clear sign of stress. And the simplest way to take care of it is by taking nutritional supplements. Almost all nutritional supplements have a property that enhance or strengthen your immune system.

When you’re suffering from stress related pain, you have to boost your immune system by taking Nutritional Supplements, by doing so, you will have a strong immune system that will help you fight sickness and probable diseases.

Often time, these nutritional supplement are mostly taken by people who are taking weight loss programs to ensure that they maintain the necessary vitamins and minerals that their body require, as by losing weight, they tend to take less food every day. Thats why they need these nutritional supplements to provide them with enough vitamins and minerals that their body needs.

Supplements also provide a healthy level of energy boost for loss weight program participants cause it counters the energy sapping regiment of weight loss program. So even with the continues weigh loss program, the participants stays energetic and strong throughout the program or else, they will suffer from languidity and won’t be able to do anything at all.

The fact stands firm that supplements are a necessity in today’s busy modern life, no matter what your reasons maybe for taking these nutritional supplements, be it for stress, weight loss or just a lifestyle.

There are lots of choices of supplement to choose from, you can visit any pharmacy, retail store or online stores and pick the one that your body needs. Better visit a doctor first to learn what supplements fit your requirements, though in general, all supplements offers pretty much the same benefits.