OPC Review – An Anti Aging Miracle?

Welcome back!

I’ve just recently been introduced to OPC nutritional supplements.  They’ve been around for over 50 years – why haven’t I heard of them before?  From what I’ve been reading, they sound like the next giant frontier in anti-aging nutritional supplements. Read more

Prostate Health – What You Need To Know

Anti aging isn’t all about women – this article is for men. If you are a  woman – Pass it along to the man in your life.

Here’s some interesting news: most men know more about the female reproductive system than they do about their own prostate health. And yet, prostate problems are quite common in men, especially older men.

Since the chances are you will probably have some type of prostate problem in your life, you might as well learn a little bit about it. Read more

Get Your Anti Aging Fix During Lunch

Stressed? Tired? Have problems sleeping? Perhaps all you need is a 10 minute IV “Pick Me Up”. No kidding! Read more

The Case For Using Dietary Supplements Just Got Stronger

More news from our friends at VRP (Vitamin Research Products) : Apparently a new study has been released that shows people that take multiple dietary supplements (not just a multivitamin) have better biomarkers of health.

What the heck is a Biomarker?

From the Dictionary: A specific physical trait used to measure or indicate the effects or progress of a disease or condition. For example, individuals were found to have lower levels of triglycerides and higher levels of HDL cholesterol (the good kind).

Who Participated in the Study? 

Both men and women. 278 long-term users of multiple dietary supplements, 176 users of a multivitamin/mineral supplements and 602 non-users of supplements were used to perform this study.  In the multiple supplement group, they each took a multivitamin, B complex, vitamin C, carotenoids, vitamin E, calcium with vitamin D, omega-3 fatty acids, flavoniods, lecithin alfalfa, coenzyme Q10 with resveratrol, glucosamine, and an herbal immune supplement.

Most of the women in this group also took gamma, linolenic acid and a probiotic supplement.  Most of the men took zinc, garlic, saw palmetto, and a soy protein supplement.

After adjusting a few things, researchers still found that the group who took multiple nutritional supplements had better biomarkers of health than the other two groups.  There were more healthy outcomes for the first group.  They reportedly also had “good or excellent” health status – 74% more often than the non-supplement group.

Researchers also noted that the non-user group and the multivitamin users had numerous nutritional deficiencies.  These included low vitamin C levels.

The researchers agree that the findings should be confirmed by studying supplement usage patterns, heath, and nutritional statuses of various people.

Hey, I've been saying it all along (The Case For Nutritional Supplements). It's good to see more studies done in that area. 

GiGi