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Fitness Tip Of The Day – Ditch The Vitamin Supplements

Fitness Tip Of The Day – Ditch The Vitamin Supplements

Vitamin supplements are one of the most popular health and fitness products on the market with millions of people taking them on a daily basis. However, the truth is that vitamin supplements aren't a magic health boosting pill and can actually have a negative effect on your health. Not only do they often contain dangerously high doses of vitamins and toxic by-products but they also promote poor dietary choices and encourage people to get their vitamins from pills instead of natural, nutrient rich foods. So if you're currently taking vitamin supplements, throw them out and make sure your diet … [Read more...]

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The Free Fitness Tips Christmas Diet Checklist

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Christmas is a time when your diet usually takes a back seat. Tasty treats are always on offer, alcohol is flowing constantly and you will probably eat more 3 course dinners this month than you will have done for the entire year. Whist it is almost inevitable that your diet will suffer over Christmas, if you follow a few simple steps you can make sure it does not completely fall apart. Today I am going to give you those steps with the Free Fitness Tips Christmas Diet Checklist. 1) CONSUME LOW CALORIE ALCOHOL Don’t get too excited when reading this. I’m not saying you need to make sure … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Christmas Diet, Featured, Nutrients Tagged With: Alcohol, Carbohydrates, Christmas Diet, Dietary Fat, Minerals, phytonutrients, Protein, vitamins

The Flavonoids Explained

A selection of flavonoid rich foods.

WHAT ARE THE FLAVONOIDS? The flavonoids (also known as bioflavonoids, polyphenols or vitamin P) are probably the most well known group of phytonutrients (a group of chemical compounds which occur naturally in plants and have numerous health benefits but are not considered essential nutrients).  The flavonoid group is comprised of 9 separate sub-groups: - Anthocyanins (which include cyanidin, delphinidin, malvidin, pelargonidin, peonidin and petunidin). - Chalconoids. - Coumestans (which include coumestrol). - Flavanones (which include hesperidin, naringenin and silymarin). - … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Flavonoids, Water Soluble Vitamins Tagged With: anthocyanins, antioxidants, chalconoids, coumestans, flavan-3-ols, flavanones, flavanonols, flavones, flavonoids, flavonols, isoflavones, phenolic compounds, phytochemicals, phytonutrients, vitamins, water soluble vitamins

Para-Amino Benzoic Acid (PABA / Vitamin Bx) Explained

WHAT IS PARA-AMINOBENZOIC ACID? Para-aminobenzoic acid (also known as PABA or vitamin Bx) is an unofficial water soluble, B complex vitamin.  Para-aminobenzoic acid is not considered a true vitamin because it is part of vitamin B9 and can be produced in the body by intestinal bacteria.  However, it is a powerful antioxidant (substances that protect the body from oxygen related damage) and also keeps the skin and hair healthy.  In this article I will be looking at para-aminobenzoic acid in greater detail. WHEN WAS PARA-AMINOBENZOIC ACID DISCOVERED? Para-aminobenzoic acid was discovered … [Read more...]

Filed Under: B Complex Vitamins Tagged With: b complex vitamins, paba, paba vitamin, para-aminobenzoic acid, vitamins, water soluble vitamins

Inositol (Myo-Inositol / Vitamin B8) Explained

A chopped, red grapefruit.

WHAT IS INOSITOL? Inositol (also known as myo-inositol or vitamin B8) is an unofficial water soluble, B complex vitamin.  It is not officially classed as a vitamin because it can be produced by intestinal bacteria in the body.  Inositol works very closely with choline to maintain healthy cell membranes, metabolise fats and much more.  In this article I will be discussing inositol in greater detail. WHEN WAS INOSITOL DISCOVERED? Inositol was initially isolated in 1849 by Scherer.  In 1915 Wieland and Wishart became the first people to produce inositol and the full chemical structure … [Read more...]

Filed Under: B Complex Vitamins Tagged With: b complex vitamins, inositol, inositol benefits, inositol side effects, myo-inositol, vitamins, water soluble vitamins

Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10 / Ubiquinone) Explained

A jug of canola oil next to a canola flower.

WHAT IS COENZYME Q10? Coenzyme Q10 (also known as CoQ10 or ubiquinone) is a vitamin like substance that has antioxidant properties.  Whilst coenzyme Q10 is not technically a vitamin (because it can be produced by the body in small amounts) it is unofficially classified as a fat soluble vitamin.  In this article I will be discussing coenzyme Q10 in greater detail. WHEN WAS COENZYME Q10 DISCOVERED? Coenzyme Q10 was first isolated from beef heart mitochondria in 1957 by Dr Frederick Crane of Wisconsin, USA.  Later that year Professor Morton of England managed to extract coenzyme Q10 from … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fat Soluble Vitamins Tagged With: coenzyme q10, coenzyme q10 dosage, fat soluble vitamins, vitamins

Choline Explained

A selection of eggs in a nest.

WHAT IS CHOLINE? Choline is an essential nutrient that promotes good liver health and plays a key role in fat metabolism.  Whilst it is not technically a vitamin, it is often unofficially classified as a water soluble, B complex vitamin.  In this article I will be discussing choline in greater detail. WHEN WAS CHOLINE DISCOVERED? Choline was discovered by Adolph Strecker in 1862 and chemically synthesised in 1866.  In 1946 further research revealed that a diet lacking in choline caused liver cancer in rats.  However, it was not until 1998 that choline was classified as an essential … [Read more...]

Filed Under: B Complex Vitamins Tagged With: b complex vitamins, choline, choline food, choline sources, vitamins, water soluble vitamins

From Vitamin A to Vitamin E: 40+ Vitamin Rich Foods

A selection of vegetables.

In my last few posts I have been discussing vitamins in greater detail.  I outlined how they were vital to your health and that without them you would suffer from a number of adverse effects.  I also discussed the dangers of overdosing on vitamins and said that it was very difficult to overdose on them from food alone.  Although I am not completely against the use of vitamin supplements I believe that you should try and get your vitamins from food sources where possible.  Today I am going to try and help you do just that by listing over 40 vitamin rich foods. 1) VITAMIN A:- Vitamin A can be … [Read more...]

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4 Factors That May Make Vitamin Supplements Necessary

A selection of vitamin supplement pills.

In one of my recent articles I stated that I did not think multi vitamins were necessary.  I also said that it was very difficult to overdose on vitamins from food alone and that overdosing is normally the result of excessive vitamin supplement consumption.  After reading these articles you probably think I am completely against the consumption of vitamin supplements.  However, this is not the case.  Whilst I am generally against multi vitamin supplements (for the reasons discussed in my article) I do feel that other vitamin supplements are valuable tools in certain situations.  In this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Supplements, Vitamins Tagged With: daily vitamin supplement, supplements, vitamin mineral supplement, vitamin nutrition supplement, vitamin supplements, vitamins

8 Adverse Effects Of Vitamin Deficiency

An image of multiple red blood cells.

Recently I outlined how getting your vitamins can be very beneficial to your health.  I also discussed that you can go too far by overdosing on the various vitamins which can lead to a number of adverse effects.  Today I would like to discuss the other extreme – vitamin deficiency.  Just as getting too many vitamins can cause undesirable symptoms, not getting enough can also negatively impact your health.  In this article I will be discussing the adverse effects of not getting enough vitamins and outlining how you can make sure you get enough of each. 1) DIFFICULTY PERFORMING ESSENTIAL … [Read more...]

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