Mineral Ingredients

As more studies confirm the importance and benefits of exercise, people are pushing their bodies toward total health. But becoming fit comes with a price: nutrients are lost, ligaments are strained and muscles become fatigued. Thankfully, the natural products industry has many ingredients that may help optimize performance, heal the body, restore lost nutrients, improve and build muscle, protect joints ...

According to the National Osteoporosis Foundation, “Osteoporosis, or porous bone, is a disease characterized by low bone mass and structural deterioration of bone tissue, leading to bone fragility and an increased susceptibility to fractures.” The health-related implications of osteoporosis-related fractures are quite serious and can severely damage one’s quality of life or possibly even lead to death. On average, nearly ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Increasing intake of certain minerals, particularly potassium, through dietary consumption of fruits and vegetables could improve blood pressure and cardiovascular health in Americans, according to a new review out of the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. In a paper published in a supplement to the Journal of Clinical Hypertension (2008 July;10(7 Suppl):3-11), Mark C. Houston, M.D., and Karen J. ...

WASHINGTON—FDA's final analysis of several versions of Total Body Formula have revealed hazardous levels of chromium. This follows earlier results in April showing Total Body Formula in Tropical Orange and Peach Nectar flavors and Total Body Mega Formula in the Orange/Tangerine flavor contained excessive, dangerous levels of selenium. In the final tests, samples contained up to 3,426 micrograms of chromium ...

“Brother, brother, brother/there’s far too many of you dying.”The brothers, fathers, sons and boyfriends of the world face a challenge in getting and staying healthy. Males’ common fear of knowing about health problems plays into the lack of early diagnosis and treatment, in addition to indirectly limiting preventive intervention based on the connections found between diseases; but, the bulk of ...