Nov
30
2009

Do you drag your adrenals out of bed?

Ok, one of my very favorite glands in our bodies is the adrenal gland. These little glands sit right on top of our kidney’s one on each side. But boy, are they responsible for so, so many things. This is exactly why I just took my adrenal gland supplement as I write.
Even if you get [...]

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Nov
23
2009

Astaxanthin, well someone had to write about it

Just because it’s such an unusual word, you don’t know quite what it is. I barely knew but had seen it in relation to my favorite algae. What I’m working to get across to you  as I go through the alphabet of nutrition(I’m still in the A’s!), is to give you food sources, supplement sources [...]

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Nov
18
2009

Algae in Wonderland

You know I’ve always said if I were on a desert island I’d choose essential fatty acids to live the healthiest and longest. Remember, those are the omega 3’s and 6’s are bodies need to get from outside food sources for our: brain, eyes, nerves, anti inflammatory, anti aging nutrients.
Well, here’s the gem of a [...]

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Nov
05
2009

Have you eaten your amino acids today?

Here we are with just the tip of the iceberg when I mention amino acids. I’ll tell you there are over 20 amino acids found in protein with 8 of them being essential for life. So there’s your answer. Have you eaten protein today? If you have, you have eaten some amino acids. In a nutshell, amino [...]

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Nov
04
2009

Alpha what?

Alpha lipoic acid that is. Another very, very popular antioxidant and rightly so as it has been shown to really keep levels of vitamin c and e up in the body. And has been touted as more potent than c or e. That’s up for debate. Fatvsthin is always looking at truth and fiction and [...]

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