Utilizing Quality Calcium for Health

Last Updated on Wednesday, 26 October 2011 11:10 Written by Natural Health Team Wednesday, 26 October 2011 11:10

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Calcium is the primary mineral in your bones. Calcium is also needed for muscle function, blood pressure regulation, nerve function, and cellular health. The way in which calcium ends up forming bone is of vital concern to your health – and not just for bone density. Bones are a vital power plant for the formation of red and white blood cells and even act as a regulator of metabolism. Indeed, bone health is a key sign of overall health associated with longevity.

The quality of calcium you consume is of great importance. You want to use forms of calcium that are easy for your body to utilize. Minerals for dietary supplements are typically bound to another substance. What they are bound to has a profound affect on how they are absorbed and even more importantly – where they go and what they do in your body. Minerals from the ground are referred to as inorganic, whereas minerals in plants or crops are structured by living cells and thought of as organic (as different from how the word organic describes food that doesn’t contain pesticides).

The cheapest form of calcium is gym chalk, otherwise known as inorganic calcium carbonate. Other ground-up rock forms of calcium include bone meal, oyster shell, or dolomite. Another cheap form is calcium gluconate (9% calcium and 91% sugar glucose). These forms of calcium require large amounts of hydrochloric acid to make bioavailable, thus they have poor absorption (which is why they are used as over the counter antacids). Once in your body they are not very biologically useful and run a risk, depending on your underlying health, of calcifying your arteries, causing alarming breast lumps, gall stones, or kidney stones.

Your body really has to work hard to use these kinds of calcium to form bones. However, many people take these because gym chalk is 40% calcium and can be compressed into a 500 mg tablet (making its own little stone). Uninformed consumers think they are getting their 1000 mg a day of calcium taking two of these pebbles. Mineral products in tablets are famous for passing through your digestive system without breaking down. Never take a calcium product in a tablet and avoid ground up rock sources of calcium.

Calcium citrate is another popular calcium supplement that is better absorbed than gym chalk. It is 20% calcium and 80% citric acid. While some citric acid is fine as part of your diet, if you try to take 1000 mg of calcium in this form you will also be getting 4000 mg of citric acid, like eating a pound of tomatoes. This much citric acid can conk out your cell engines (mitochondria) by flooding their citric acid cycle with too much citrate (like flooding a car with gas). Individuals who are tired or fatigued often respond poorly to high amounts of citric acid, making them even more tired or giving them headaches. Since your cells have no way to efficiently use so much citric acid, calcium citrate is not a high quality form of the mineral to use on a daily basis. Small amounts don’t matter – large amounts are a definite energy-related problem for too many people.

Coral calcium can be good or bad depending on the type of coral calcium that is used. Coral calcium from ocean waters, as used in Wellness Resources products, has a natural ratio of 2 parts calcium to 1 part magnesium, along with many other trace minerals found in the ocean. It is typically harvested from dead coral reefs in the pristine waters off the coast of Okinawa (it is not an eco-unfriendly harvesting activity). Reputable companies assay the raw material to ensure its quality for human consumption. Bone health of the citizens of Okinawa is legendary. *

These forms of calcium and magnesium are in a carbonate structure, but far different than the gym chalk described above. They exist in highly organized geometric structures, organically formed by the living coral reefs (like a true food form). They are the only form of minerals that are both fat and water soluble and are better absorbed than citrates. They rapidly produce mineral ions that your body can easily use in countless metabolic processes.*

Beware of companies selling coral calcium that has been harvested from the land. This form of the mineral has been “weathered” and has the natural magnesium and trace minerals washed away. In Japan they use this form to make concrete for their roads. It is sold as a dietary supplement to unsuspecting customers in the U.S. thinking they are getting real coral calcium. These companies always add cheap magnesium back into the product and have to list it on their label (typically magnesium oxide). Thus, if you have a coral calcium product with added magnesium oxide – throw it away.

Beware of any calcium listed as “amino acid chelate.” This labeling implies that the calcium is bound to protein like a food, and so must be better. Unfortunately there are a lot of amino acid chelates out there that you have no idea what you are taking, as this form of labeling is a trick to hide quality. The primary amino acid chelate used in these products is hydrolyzed soy.

One example is a new branded form of these amino acid chelates Biokey®, which are used in one product line promoted by a well known alternative health physician. The Biokey website does not disclose the forms of minerals used or the amino acids used. When I called the company I was stonewalled when I asked what they were.

Biokey® minerals were used in animal nutrition long before human nutrition and it is interesting that the animal website was much more forthcoming with information. As it turns out all of these minerals are chelated using hydrolyzed soy protein. Nowhere on any human product label does it say they contain soy (which is not legal according to current FDA allergy rules for labeling). On top of that, unless soy is specified as non-GMO it is now GMO and contains toxins genetically spliced into the proteins.

The animal website also disclosed the actual nature of the minerals used. For example, the calcium is in the form of calcium formate. Calcium formate is an approved food additive, but the formate part does have to be detoxified, is not that easy for human’s to clear, and is implicated in methanol intoxication. In industry calcium formate is used to accelerate concrete setting. Thus, someone consuming their calcium thinks they are taking (calcium – Biokey® amino acid chelate), a more absorbable form of calcium. Yes, it absorbs nicely and delivers a package consisting of GMO-containing soy, calcium, and formate.

To me, the phrase “amino acid chelate” means “I have something to hide.” I wouldn’t trust any product made by a company that labels minerals as “amino acid chelates,” as it is quite likely they are hiding something every chance they get. At Wellness Resources we always tell you what form your calcium is in, because we are proud of the quality we are putting into our products.

At Wellness Resources we have a variety of different calcium options to meet specific needs. For more information click here.

While calcium is the fundamental mineral that that helps build bone, you must also have adequate dietary protein that supports collagen formation, as bone is mineralized collagen. You also need the cofactor nutrients that help build bone, especially adequate vitamin D (up to 2000 IU per day in the winter).

You also must take into account the stress demands you are under. If your body is in a state of wear and tear you will struggle to maintain bone no matter how much calcium you take. This is because once your front line systems for managing stress are taxed too long, your blood pH turns to acid. Your body’s natural back up system is to leech calcium out of your bones to help buffer the acid pH in your blood. To prevent this you must have balance in your life. This means adequate sleep, good stress management skills, anti-stress nutrition as needed or helpful, regular refreshing exercise, and a good diet. There is no shortcut or magic remedy for bones.

It is now quite clear that if your bones are too inflamed from all the wear and tear then your body will make more osteoclasts (the demo crew) and not enough osteoblasts (the bone remodeling crew). This is all modulated by gene switches that are responding to the inflammatory state of your body. In addition to a healthy lifestyle, you can also take nutrients that help tilt the balance of power in your favor so as to protect and benefit your bones.

The strategy is too cool off wear and tear so that your bones are able to stay on a health bone building pattern and so that you do not donate your bone mass to the stressors in your life. These type of strategies are in addition to the total amount of calcium you need to help promote bone growth. Think of calcium, protein, magnesium, and many trace minerals as the raw materials for bone building (like plywood, 2 x 4s, nails, and screws). Think of inflammation-modulating nutrients as instructions to the carpenters, telling them to build healthy bones and not to get carried away with any demo projects.

Remember, longevity is marked by healthy bones.

Byron J. Richards, Founder/Director of Wellness Resources, Inc., is a Board-Certified Clinical Nutritionist and a world renowned natural health expert. Richards is the first to explain the relevance of leptin and its link to solving obesity.

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Health and Beauty ? a treasure of life

Last Updated on Wednesday, 26 October 2011 09:10 Written by Natural Health Team Wednesday, 26 October 2011 09:10

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Health & Beauty are the greatest treasure of one’s life. Sound health is base of beauty. Although, the appealing outlook can be attained through make up but the natural beauty cannot. Real beauty comes in package if health is good. Health & beauty goes parallel. Health denotes the all over well being in terms of physique, mind and social behavior whereas beauty refers to the appealing outlook of any one. Health & Beauty are the major component in success of life. Be it personal life or professional, the importance of Health & Beauty cannot be ignored at all. Natural health and beauty tips always includes drinking plenty of water, because fresh and clean water is as close as we can get to finding a personal fountain of youth. There is an old saying, “You are what you eat.” The single most important factor in your health, both inside and out, is the food we use to fuel your body. Fruit is a great choice for gaining energy with fewer calories. Sleep is very important, especially during stressful times. Nothing relieves stress and helps our body look and feel beautiful more than exercise. To have a healthy, beautiful skin, it is important to reverse the effects of those aggressors by adopting a healthy lifestyle including eating a healthy diet on proper time, regular exercise and good sleep. Natural remedies are the best way to maintain our health and beauty, as opposed to harsh medications and Cosmetics. The concept of beauty appeals to all of us and is something fundamentally human. Health and beauty go hand in hand, as good health is a guarantee for a healthy body. We must consume multivitamins or fresh fruits. Vitamins A, B, C and E are essential for our health. They also help us to look young. Yoga is a process of not only keeping the body healthy but also of enhancing one’s beauty and figure. The Indian system of Yoga prescribes Asana or Yogic postures. These Asana can also prove to be a boon for those women whose skin has started to wrinkle, black circles have appeared around the eyes and the stomach has become flabby. Also, the beauty attained through Yoga is not an artificial but natural and not temporary but permanent achievement. Our health is not just a physical state, we wear it every day. Health and beauty are definitely linked together with infinite beauty benefits as a result of good health. Health and beauty go hand in hand.

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All Natural Diets: the Natural Way to Vascular Health

Last Updated on Wednesday, 26 October 2011 07:11 Written by Natural Health Team Wednesday, 26 October 2011 07:11

Health Information about All Natural Diets: the Natural Way to Vascular Health

No doubt the natural way to vascular health is to consume foods from all natural diets. Vascular health has become a big issue in America where most of the population doesn’t eat healthy. Although there are so many Webb sites, books and authorities on the subject of healthy eating, not many Americans know how to choose a diet that is heart healthy.

An all natural way to vascular health could include diets consisting of all natural products. Of course you can check out my previous article to learn about foods that are healthy for you. Or you can type in “natural health” sites without the parenthesis into Google or Yahoo search engines. Here you will be given thousands of places to look for good, healthy, all natural foods.

 Although most middle-aged people show no signs or symptoms of vascular plaque, they can have high cholesterol levels. These high cholesterol levels are forerunners to vascular plaque build up in the arteries and veins.

It is the vascular plaque build up caused by high cholesterol that ultimately causes heart attacks. The plaque build up in the arteries and veins that conducts blood flow to and from the heart causes the heart to work too hard.

Since the heart is a muscle, the extra stress caused by pumping blood into or out of stopped or clogged up arteries tears the heart tissues. At that point you could have just experienced terrible chest pain and a heart attack.

There are many ways to prevent plaque build up in the veins and arteries. There are many medications that doctors can prescribe for high cholesterol. These medicines usually prevent plaque build up.

Perhaps the best way to prevent vascular plaque build up is to eat a healthy diet!

An all natural diet that has little or no polyunsaturated fats in it can help keep cholesterol levels down. Without the fatty tissues coursing through your veins, you stand a good chance of escaping vascular heart problems.

Using all natural diets allows you to maintain vascular health the all natural way. Eating healthy has never been more important than it is today. Millions of people die each year from vascular heart problems. Don’t become one of these statistics. Eat healthy my friends!

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Yoga is a soul cleaning exercise in many fitness boot camps or health retreat camp

Last Updated on Wednesday, 26 October 2011 04:21 Written by Natural Health Team Wednesday, 26 October 2011 04:21

Health Information about Yoga is a soul cleaning exercise in many fitness boot camps or health retreat camp

Have you ever been in a Fitness Boot camp or have you ever enjoyed fitness holidays with your family ? If not yet try to give your body a refreshing health retreat this weekend as changing lifestyle today demands proper physical and mental care on the other hand life style Is so much busy and occupied that it is quite difficult to find out time for regular work out and exercise. Few of the biggest health problems are obesity, cardiovascular diseases and Diabetes. Poor handling of fats and metabolic systems, increased pollution levels, urbanisation and environment degradation could also lead to heart diseases and other related diseases.

While regular use of junk, fried and oily food increases the chance of obesity however obesity is some times genital disease. Now in many countries including Australia obesity can be considered as epidemic as more then fifty percent of population faces obesity problem. Obesity is not a disease its simply the over storage of fats in adipose tissues of the body but obesity is root to many other fatal diseases like Diabetes (high blood sugar), CVD (cardiac vascular diseases), Hypertension (High blood pressure), fatigue and arthritis. Some of these diseases are fatal in nature and several causalities happen due to them every year.

Many good organisations now keep trace on their employees health by conducting regular health check ups and fitness camps so that proper work environment and sound mental positions of all the employees can be ensured. If they feel that employees suffer from any of the above disease or they observe that physical and mental fitness levels of the employees have gone down as compared previously they also organise health retreat programs like fitness boot camp. Health retreat may have certain objectives and that objectives may differ from person to person. It means that one fitness boot camp can’t solve all the desired health retreat objectives infect fitness boot camps have predefined objectives like weight reduction and muscle strength improvement camp.

Now coming to the other very important part of health retreat i.e. mental health retreat. Todays stressful life and highly demanding working situations sometimes obstruct with our mental capabilities and fitness. Many mental disease and disorders like Acute stress disorder, Anorexia nervosa, Breathing-related sleep disorder, Clinical Depression, Generalized anxiety disorder and Multi-Personality Disorder (better known as Dissociative Identity Disorder) are very common mental problems now a days.

Our working environment and conditions are not changeable and one needs to cope with them but a healthy diet, regular exercise, and avoiding smoking and alcohol are factors that will help in reducing such  problems. Joining a fitness boot camp for health retreat on your holidays is a very good options this way you can convert your lazy holidays into fitness holidays. Few of the fitness boot camps have special arrangements like yoga and detoxification to make your body and your soul in proper equilibrium.

The health retreat programme is very practical – As you will experience the effectiveness of organic and healthy living, nutritional foods and fresh air. So on this fitness holiday rejuvenate your self with the help of various therapies like naturopathy, massage, sauna and spa. Yoga and mediation are really helpful in clearing your soul and vision with practice and experience one can achieve hyperbolic results. So find any health retreat camp or fitness holiday camp near to you and start living today.

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Natural and Organic Health Products that Really Work

Last Updated on Wednesday, 26 October 2011 03:11 Written by Natural Health Team Wednesday, 26 October 2011 03:11

Health Information about Natural and Organic Health Products that Really Work

Finding the Best Optimum Health and Wellness Products Available is not an easy task. There are thousands of health products out there all promising us a miracle product with miraculous results. Imagine if there was a way of making the choice easier? Well there is… John Heath co-founder of JoMell Group has been pioneering a Health Solutions Division called JoMell Health, that focuses on marketing only the best Nutritional Health Products available.

“I would like to share with you what I believe to be the best health and wellness products on the market. We are constantly on the lookout for the latest and best Health and Wellness products. These products are changing people’s lives for the better every day, for many years now.

“Make an informed choice by following the steps below or contact us for Our First Choice and where it can be purchased, in major currencies and includes detailed descriptions etc.”

• Does the manufacturer spend millions of Dollars on research and product development?

• Does the manufacturer offer all your money back, after using product for 6months with no results?

• Does the manufacturer deliver a variety of natural health and nutritional products to your door?

• Does the manufacturer offer a wide choice of Health, Weight Loss, Sport and Performance, Childrens, Skin Care, and System Support Products like Hormone / Endocrine Support and Cardiovascular and Heart Support Products?

• Does the manufacturer give discounts and products for free to individuals who refer friends etc?

• Does the manufacturer offer a unique, niche product?

• Does the manufacturer operate in many countries?

• Does the manufacturer have patents in many countries?

• Does the manufacturer give above average incentives, bonuses, commissions and passive incomes to its agents, marketers and consultants.

• Does the manufacturer belong to a Direct Selling Association (D.S.A.)?

• Does the manufacturer use excellent colorful labelling you can be proud off?

• Does the manufacturer have any awards for looking after their staff / agents for sharing profits?

The Natural Health and Nutritional Company we looked at passed all our steps with flying colours. Here is a description of their products:

Calorie Burner – Boosts Thermo-genesis, Energy & Positive Emotion

Fiber Slimming Product Slimming Pack – Month Supply Pack

Slimming Body – Monthly Supply Pack

Slimming Starter Pack

Meal Replacement Shakes

Fat Burner 

Energy Releasing Drink – helps prevent afternoon tiredness

Fitness & Endurance Enhancer

Sport Maintenance Product – Blood Sugar & Carbohydrate Enhancer

Cellular Communication Products

Multi-Vitamin, Mineral and Phyto-chemical Product

Anti Oxidant Support

Endocrine & Hormone System Support

Optimal Health Packs

Children Health Packs

Immune System Booster

Heart Care & Cardiovascular Health

Essential Nutrients & Anti-Oxidant

Vitamin C Rich Australian Bush Plum & Acerola

Energy Supplement

Omega 3

Probiotic Micro Flora Intestinal Tract

Healthy Enzyme & Digestion Supplement

Muscle Recovery Sport & After Exercise

Health Packs – Variety of Supplements in a Pack

Hydrating Gel with Aloe, Vitamin A & E

Moisturizing Body Crème

Aftershave Soothing Milk

Cleansing Oil Makeup Remover

Eye Cream – Reduces Fine Lines

Face Cleansing Cream

Samples of Most Skin Care Products

Optimal Skin Care System

Trial Set – Samples of Optimal Skin Care Set

Hydrating Skin Cream

Rejuvenating Skin Lotion

Younger Looking Skin Serum 

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