If you’re feeling run-down during the day and that you’re not sleeping well enough during the night, here’s an interesting idea. These body purifying herbal foot pads from Gaiam are supposed to “boost circulation” and help remove toxins from your body such as nickel, arsenic, and mercury.
You place them on the arches of your feet (this location supposedly maximizes the effects since it allows them to work on the major reflexology organs) and wear them while you sleep (8-10 hours). Apparently feet are the conduits to the rest of your body. Whether you believe this sort of thing works or not is up to you. The footpads come in a 10-pack and can be purchased online for $24.
So, your doctor told you to watch your cholesterol. You’ve made some changes to your diet and lifestyle, but do you really want to go back to the doctor (which includes tedious waiting room time and of course the bill afterwards) just to check some simple stats? Probably not. Well, now you can check your cholesterol from the convenience of your own home.
The battery-powered CardioChek system lets you monitor your cholesterol without leaving your bathroom. You can run 5 tests, including ones that check your levels of HDL (good) cholesterol, triglycerides, and glucose.
You just prick your finger with an included lancet, place a drop of blood on a chemical-permeated plastic strip (specially designed to react with plasma in the blood sample), and insert it into the unit. Sensors inside the CardioChek analyze the strip’s color changes to come up with your results. Two minutes later, they show up on the digital display.
Whether your goals are weight loss, muscle gain, or just an improvement in your overall health, you may find that adding certain supplements to your diet can help with your goals. They’re not a panacea, or cure all, but they can certainly be beneficial when paired with a good diet made up of lots of natural, organic whole foods.
There are lots of supplements stores these days, everywhere from the gym to the mall, and if you’re like me and buy a couple different things a month, you’ve probably noticed how expensive this stuff is. Fortunately, you can find better deals if you’re willing to shop online. You can often find a wider selection too.
One such online store is N101 Nutrition, which offers a wide range of nutritional supplements and natural beauty products. They provide ingredients of their products online (which is nice if, like me, you have food allergies and have to avoid wheat or soy or other potential allergens that are often found in pills) and give discounts for volume purchasing. There is also a rewards program, so you can get some extra discounts if you are a frequent shopper.
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Some people will say that you can get all the vitamins you need just by following a healthy diet. Others argue that the land we grow crops in is so depleted of minerals after so much use, that it’s impossible to get all the nutrients like selenium and magnesium that you need for a healthy body. And let’s face it: hardly anybody eats a truly healthy diet anyway. Despite all the things suggested by the FDA’s food pyramid, the truth of the matter is that if you’re eating grains, dairy, sugar, salt, and truly weird stuff like hydrogenated oil and corn syrup, you’re not eating the things human beings evolved to eat (meats, fish, veggies, low-sugar fruits, seeds, nuts… Google paleo diet if you want the scoop). So, yeah, I think most of us need vitamins.
You can buy men’s and Women’s Vitamins* online, often for quite a discount over what you’d pay at the local supplements or health food store. For women, some of the issues that may be improved by supplementing with vitamins are symptoms of menopause, osteoporosis, and pre-menstrual issues. Vitamins, whether for men or women, can also just make you feel better all around. You’ll be better able to fight of flues, colds, and other infections.
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Supplements for people with joint pain and arthritis are increasing in popularity, since studies have shown the effectiveness of items such as glucosamine. Synotrex is a joint pain supplement* that contains glucosamine, chondroitin, and a few other newer ingredients that are supposed to improve joint health by rebuilding damaged cartilage while alleviating pain issues. You can order online and get discounts off what you would pay at a local health foods or supplements store.
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I’ve been into bodybuilding for several years and have tried some of the supplements out there and know about lots of others, but I wasn’t that familiar with the idea of human growth hormones as a supplement until I read about Sytropin HGH*.
According to the site, it is an “advanced blend of HGH, L-group amino acids, and Growth Factors formulated to help you look, feel, and perform your best.” The ingredients are alpha GPC, gaba, glycine, l-arginine, l-dopa bean extract, l-glutamine (I’m actually taking this right now), l-isoleucine, l-tyrosine, l-valine, l-lysine, moomiyo extract, and ornithine alpha ketoglutarate. Whew, that’s a mouthful. Most of these are amino acids that are necessary for proper functioning of the body, but you can read more about each individual ingredient on the site’s Sytropin Ingredients page, if you’re curious.
Overall, the reasons for taking Sytropin are that it’s reputed to help decrease body fat, increase lean muscle mass, increase energy levels, give you more restful sleep, and improve skin tone.
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Do you know someone who is addicted to Methadone, Oxycontin, Vicodin, Lortab, Hydrocodone, Percocet, or another pain killer? You may want to refer them to this web site on drug detox* for information on how to overcome their problems.
The Meditox Drug Detox Centers promise they offer a new way for people to overcome addiction to opiates and painkillers without dropping everything and uprooting their lives for a time-consuming and costly rehab program. They make use of the “Meditox Method,” which uses a medicine called Suboxone (or Buprenorphine). They combine this with 1-on-1 interaction. Using this method, people dealing with drug detoxification can visit the doctor once, then return to their work and family lives immediately, as compared to other 30-day rehab programs that require 24 x 7 participation. This is an opportunity for anyone who is addicted to painkillers or opiates and wants to take control of their lives again.
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