Backpack... Check Pencils... Check Notebooks... Check! School season is officially upon us, and parents everywhere are checking their lists to make sure their child is going to school well-equipped for learning and having fun with their peers. As you were preparing your children for the next nine months of education, did you also prepare them for the bugs, bacteria and viruses that love the close quarters of buses and classrooms? Here are this mom's back-to-school health essentials! BIO DEFENSE- I really could not live without this fantastic formula. Whenever someone in our family starts coming down with anything from the sniffles to a fever, they know that the first thing to do is grab this formula out of the cabinet! For my...
In an ideal world, we should be getting the nutrients we need from the food that we eat, but the Standard American Diet (SAD) is severely lacking in most major nutrients and that is why many doctors and clinicians recommend a daily multivitamin. ...BUT NOT ALL VITAMINS ARE CREATED EQUAL! If you're shopping for your supplements at discount stores, you may as well be throwing your money down the drain because many of those products use cheap synthetic forms of nutrients that have little to no impact on your health, and my even be draining your energy as your body tries to dispose of, rather than absorb, these unattainable 'vitamins'. Lets talk about BIOAVAILABILITY.Bioavailability is the amount of a formula that reaches the bloodstream. Certain synthetic...
Did you know that Vitamin A isn't just one singular substance or vitamin? "Vitamin A" is actually a blanket term for a powerhouse of nutritional compounds called retinoids that strengthen and support the respiratory system, skin, eyes, digestive system and mucous membranes. Here is a quick rundown on some of the many amazing benefits of Vitamin A: IMMUNE SYSTEM Throughout the body, but particularly in our digestive tract, vitamin A plays a key role in support of immune and inflammatory functions. Recent Research shows that Vitamin A is a significant factor in making and releasing antibodies, as well as supporting the "braking" function that prevents them overreacting. Immune system responses can not be effectively activated without participation of vitamin A. On the other hand, vitamin A may...