Nutrition Supplements

Protein vitamin and nutrition supplements are crucial to optimum health. Most people do not get enough vitamins and nutrition from their food to meet RDA recommendations, which studies show are too low in themselves. And so most people need supplementation to stay healthy and avoid illness. more »

Anorexia (anorexia nervosa) can be an emotionally jarring condition for sufferers as well as for those who love them and want to see them healthy. Anorexics may deny wholeheartedly that they have an eating disorder while they are slowly starving themselves sick and potentially to death. The good news is that, with proper treatment,... more »

Muscle growth is important for many reasons: improving overall health, as well as making a person stronger and better able to maintain the proper form while lifting, squatting and whatever other motions life requires. Also, a higher metabolism comes with more muscle mass, because muscles burn more calories for fuel than fat. more »

Nutrition, or dietary, supplements are not regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the same manner as prescription medications. Prescription medications must undergo rigorous studies and human trials before being approved by the FDA for use by consumers; this is not so for nutritional supplements. While the FDA... more »

The thyroid gland is one of the most important glands in the body. It produces the hormones that regulate metabolism and affect growth. These hormones are so critical that the thyroid has the unique ability to store them so that it can ensure a steady supply regardless of deficiencies in nutrition. However, this balance cannot be... more »