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Last week we looked at some of the vitamins and minerals that are both needed and safe to take in pregnancy. This week we’ll look at a few more vitamins and minerals needed in pregnancy. Pregnancy places a heavy burden on a woman’s body. Everything seems to speed up: blood flow through the body, weight […]

As challenging as it can be to get and stay fit, it can be even more challenging during pregnancy. A woman’s body undergoes so many major changes during pregnancy and what’s safe for a non-pregnant woman may not be safe for a pregnant woman. There are the widely-known no-no’s: alcohol, smoking, seafood with high mercury […]

There’s a lot of good to be said for protein powder and protein supplements. Protein supplementation is used for weight loss, lean muscle gain, to boost energy, and for dietary reasons. It has a lot of benefits such as convenience, longevity and the ways it assists with weight loss and muscle gain. Vegetarians often use […]

In continuing our discussion about energy, this week let’s talk about energy drinks. You can find energy drinks everywhere you turn now days. Grocery stores, drug stores, vitamin stores, even convenience stores, and gas stations will have at least a couple of types of energy drinks to choose from. They’re popular with teens and young […]

Last week we discussed fad diets, such as the grapefruit diet, the HCG diet, and the raw diet. Fad diets promise more than they deliver – most are ineffective and some are downright dangerous. We’ve also talked about fad weight loss pills and supplements, what they claim and how they follow through on those claims. […]

In last week’s blog we looked at substances that are claimed to assist in weight loss. One of those substances was Caralluma fimbriata (C. fimbriata), a cactus extract used for appetite suppression. Let’s take a deeper look at this extract. What is C. fimbriata? 1C. fimbriata is an edible succulent cacti (family Asclepiadaceae) commonly found […]