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Now we are going to address nutritional supplements and their benefit. Remember, there is no replacement for healthy food. Nutritional supplements are meant to supplement our food, not replace it. Responsible supplementation along with healthy food choices can increase your energy and help you to better handle stress! Check out our consumer checklist for selecting safe, high quality vitamin supplements that will give you the best value for your money. Quality Nutritional Supplements - What does that mean?
Eight of 21 brands tested were found to contain high levels of pesticide. Wouldn't you feel better if you knew the answers to these questions regarding the vitamins you currently take or are thinking about taking? If you are interested in knowing more about a specific brand of nutritional products that meets these criteria, then click here.
A good soy protein powder is the first item that we recommend in a stress relief nutritional program. A soy shake is a great way to give your body what it needs to better handle daily stress, and start the day with increased energy that gives your body what it needs for long-term health! Wouldn't it be great to have more energy during the work day and also for the second part of your life - after work is over? Try some of our power shake recipes. It is the essential amino acids in protein which are the building blocks of your cells. All health is created or destroyed at the cellular level. When the amino acids are not present in your blood, your body will tear into the muscles to get it. Over time, your body is compromised, it loses body shape and is replaced with fat and you lose muscle mass. Less muscle mass means a slower metabolism more difficulty maintaining an optimum weight. So soy protein is an excellent food for managing your weight effectively. As a plant protein, soy is digested much more easily than animal protein. Animal protein typically has fat, is missing amino acids due to cooking, can be contaminated with bacteria and viruses, most of the enzymes are lost in the cooking process, and is difficult to digest. A good soy protein is very low in fat and cholesterol, will be processed to maintain live enzymes, so you digest it easily. Soy also regulates blood sugar and that is why you will notice a difference in your energy level when you use a high quality soy consistently. A typical breakfast for most people for most people is carbohydrates. If you were to just have some orange juice and toast for breakfast or coffee it stimulates your body to produce a higher level of sugar in the blood. You feel better temporarily, but then your blood sugar drops to a lower level than it should be at and at that point you feel tired and irritable. This is true of children as well. You may have a headache and feeling of spaciness with mood swings. What happens in every office in America at 10:00 a.m.? People grab doughnuts, etc. Carbohydrate or sugar. Your blood sugar goes us temporarily but then it drops and the cycle repeats itself, so that all day your blood sugar is bouncing and at about 3 or 4 o'clock in the afternoon, you are tired, want to eat everything in sight because when your blood sugar isn't stable it increases your appetite. Under stress, your need for protein increases dramatically. Soy can readily counter this and help your body cope better with stress. Additional benefits of soy include a reduced risk of cancer and heart
disease as soy has been shown to lower cholesterol levels. We
encourage you to use our consumer
checklist for choosing a high quality soy protein powder supplement. Next we are going to describe four supplements that you can take with soy protein for more energy and stress relief. High Quality Multi-Vitamin "Activator of new Cells"
Start with a well balanced, complete multivitamin. Because most of us do not get all the nutrients we need from diet alone and the American Medical Association recommends that adults take a multivitamin daily to prevent chronic diseases. A good brand will always offer you the choice of with or without iron.
Because Vitamin B is critical for energy and balancing mood swings and dealing with stress. If you have any stress in your life this is a supplement where you will really notice a difference in how you feel. B vitamins relieve many stress related symptoms, such as fatigue, irritability, inability to concentrate, depression, and sugar cravings. You need supplementation with B because stress, sugar, white flour and caffeine deplete B vitamins very rapidly. Look for a B vitamin that offers the whole family of B-Complex and includes at least 100% of the daily value of Biotin, which is often skimped on.
Tufts School of Aging says it is imperative to supply the body with antioxidants. This is true for everyone because of the antioxidants' effect on the free radicals. Time Released Vitamin C "The Infection Fighter"
Find a good vitamin C plus bioflavonoid product. This is the way you find vitamin C in nature and your body will use it more effectively. Your assimilation of vitamin C decreases with age and is depleted by stress. Vitamin C is critical for a strong immune system and resistance to disease. Find a sustained release system that doesn't use artificial ingredients, so the vitamin C is absorbed over a number of hours.
Because you are constantly under assault of free radicals in your bodies formed as a result of smog, smoke, and the impact of poor dietary choices. Vitamin E actually neutralizes these free radicals and can reduce the risk of heart disease by 40% or more. Find a natural vitamin E supplement that offers the whole family of vitamin E
tocopherols and contains selenium which increases the effectiveness of the
vitamin E. There are thousands of parts to natural vitamin E.
Seventy (70) new components of E were discovered in the past few years, so a
natural form is going to be of much more benefit. Basic Nutrition Program for Stress Relief - In summary, a basic nutritional program for increased energy and helping your body to better cope with stress includes:
Combine this with healthy food choices and you will really notice a
difference in how you feel! Herbs & Amino Acids for Stress The amino acids L-theanine and L-tyrosine, the plant sterol beta-sitosterol, and the Ayurvedic herb ashwaganda enhance the body's ability to adapt to continuing stress. Blunt cortisol production, a hormone produced during stress that affects long-term health.
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