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Ubiquinol

February 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Ubiquinol is the antioxidant form of coenzyme Q10 which is essential for cellular energy synthesis in the mitochondria. The body gets ubiquinol from biosynthesis, supplementation and a small amount from diet. Ubiquinol is a potent antioxidant which is capable of regenerating other oxidants such as Vitamin E and Vitamin C. The main functions of this enzyme include cellular energy production and antioxidant protection. The ubiquinol has impacts on cardiovascular health, renal health, neuronal metabolism, and inflammation and gene expression. As age advances, natural production of ubiquinol decreases in the body; therefore supplementation with ubiquinol becomes important to maintain good health.

Health Benefits of Ubiquinol Supplement

  • Ubiquinol helps heart cells to produce more energy and increases the performance of the heart especially in congestive cardiac failure.
  • In the blood, ubiquinol is found in lipoproteins [a type of LDL cholesterol], it reduces the blood cholesterol levels and narrowing of coronary arteries in patients with coronary artery disease.
  • The antioxidant properties of ubiquinol protect the body from damaging effects of free radicals and prevent aging.
  • Supplementation of ubiquinol protects the nervous system from neurotoxin that induces Parkinson’s disease.
  • The antioxidant effects of ubiquinol play an important role in chronic kidney disease. Supplementation of ubiquinol in patients with chronic kidney disease reduces urine albumin and hypertension significantly.

DOSAGE
To promote overall health, typical dosage of ubiquinol is 30 mg to 90mg per day. The daily required dosage of Ubiquinol in various conditions is as follows; Angina – 150mg, High Blood Pressure- 100mg twice daily, to reduce risk of subsequent Heart Attacks- 60 to 120mg, Congestive Cardiac Failure- 90 to 200mg, Cardiomyopathy- 100 to 150mg, to improve athletic performance- 60 to 120mg, Halitosis and gum diseases- 50 to 60mg, Parkinson’s disease- 1200mg, Alzheimer’s disease- 60mg, Breast Cancer- 90 to 390mg, Diabetes Type 1 and Type 2- 120mg, HIV/AIDS- 200mg, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease [COPD]- 90mg, Lung cancer- 100mg, Insulin Resistance- 120mg, Male infertility- 60mg, Tinnitus- 100mg and Prostate cancer-`600mg.

SIDE EFFECTS
Gastrointestinal side effects of ubiquinol include loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. Some cases reported allergic reactions in the form of skin rashes. Neurological side effects include dizziness and light sensitivity in the eyes. There are reports of flue like symptoms and fatigue.

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A Guide to Safe and Effective Niacin Flushing

October 23, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Benefits of Niacin Flushing

One of the most popular health phenomena of the last few months is niacin flushing. Niacin flushing can be described as the act of taking in an overdose of vitamin b3, also known as niacin, in order to naturally detox the body. Regular niacin flushing can be a very healthy endeavor as it has the following benefits: Easier weight loss, improving cholesterol, growing back hair naturally and preventing depression. This article will explain how this is possible and more important: How you can achieve these benefits for yourself too.

Niacin Flushing

When you take in a surplus of niacin, your veins will become a little wider. As a consequence, the blood flow through your capillaries will improve greatly. The blood flow in these areas is normally relatively weak, so often toxic waste of the body is cluttered here. In this light, a niacin flush can be seen as a natural detox of the body. This process also lowers ‘bad’ cholesterol (LDL) and improves ‘good’ cholesterol (HDL).

Another benefit of niacin flushing regularly is easier weight loss. However, do not regard niacin as some sort of magic pill to instantly drop weight. When you take in an overdose of niacin, your body will transform fat into energy, and this enables you to do more exercises at the gym or sprint longer. So niacin flushing indirectly helps you to shred some pounds.

Since niacin flushing improves blood flow, the circulation to the scalp is also greatly improved. This process stimulates the natural production of hair. Moreover, niacin decreases the amount of DHT your body makes. DHT is a form of testosterone that makes men bald at young age.

Lastly, one of the most overlooked causes of depression is a lack of micro-nutrients in your diet. One of these micro-nutrients is niacin. If you do not attain the daily recommended dose of 15-20 mg per day, you will inevitably become depressed, this phenomenon is also known as niacin depression. Niacin deficiency can also exist when you go out binge drinking for an extended period of time, since alcohol destroys niacin in the body.

Niacin Consumption

In order to experience these niacin benefits for yourself, you will have to either consume niacin through supplements or natural foods. I highly recommend the following niacin dense foods in order to achieve niacin flush effectively:

  1. Wild salmon | 12.1 mg vitamin b3 per 3 ounces serving.
  2. Organic turkey | 8.4 mg vitamin b3 per 3 ounces serving.
  3. Shiitake mushrooms | 4.4 mg vitamin b3 per cup.
  4. Lentils | 4.3 mg vitamin b3 per cup.
  5. Sun dried tomatoes | 6.3 mg vitamin b3 per 100 grams serving.

I highly recommend these foods over supplements, because they also contain other highly important micro-nutrients such as folic acid and vitamin A. Moreover, the chance of niacin side effects is much lower when you consume natural foods.

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Niacin flushing for a better health

October 16, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Vitamin b3

A new health phenomenon that becomes more and more popular is niacin flushing. Niacin flushing entails that you consciously consume an overdose of vitamin b3 (niacin).  But why would you want to do this? You might be wondering. Regular niacin flushing has the following benefits:

  • Speeds up the slimming process.
  • Grow back hair naturally.
  • Build muscle.

This article will explain how this is possible and how you can replicate these benefits for yourself too.

How it works

When you take in an overdose of niacin, through foods or supplements, your veins will instantly become a little wider. This greatly improves circulation. It gives your body a chance to get rid of toxic waste stored in the fatty tissues.  It was already known that by undergoing niacin flush regularly, you can improve your cholesterol. Recently, scientific research has shown that niacin flushing can also have other benefits for your health.

One example of this is that niacin flushing can help you to shred a few extra pounds. Niacin is no magic pill to lose weight instantly. But by consuming an overdose of niacin, your body will transform fat to energy, and this allows you to run a little longer or dome some exercises extra at the gym.

Niacin flushing also improves blood flow to the scalp. This process stimulates natural hair growth. Moreover, niacin flushing also halts the production of DHT, a sort of testosterone that often makes men bald.

Niacin flushing is also used by professional bodybuilders to improve their vascularity just prior to a contest. Vascularity is one of those things hat can give you a competitive advantage in such contests. However, niacin can also help you to build some extra muscle. Niacin stimulates the production of growth hormone. Growth hormone builds muscle and makes you stronger.  Normally, your body only produces higher amounts of growth hormone when you do very intense compound exercises like squats, bench press and deadlifts.

In order to experience all these niacin benefits, you will have to consume an amount of around 100 mg in a single day.

Overdosing Niacin

In order to achieve this overdose of niacin, you can do it in two ways:

  1. Natural, niacin dense foods.
  2. Supplements

Both methods are absolutely fine, but personally I really prefer natural foods, because these also contain other highly important micro-nutrients that improve general well-being and health.  Some foods that are high in niacin include: Champignons, tuna, chicken breast, tamari and yeast. The best brand for niacin supplements is Slo niacin. However, be sure to pick the ones with a relatively low amount of vitamin b3, because Slo niacin side effects can occur if you consume more than 3000 mg at once.

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What is Wrong with HCG Weight Loss?

June 28, 2011 By 1 Comment

The hCG weight loss fad has been around since the 1950s but more recently has become the latest weight loss craze. Advocates, primarily those who stand to profit from the sale of hCG products, claim that users will experience significant weight loss as fast as a pound per day. However, the cheap and widely available versions of hCG weight loss products violate many FDA safety regulations and seem to be intentionally misleading users with false labels.

While it is FDA approved as a fertility treatment for women trying to conceive, the human chorionic gonadotrophin hormone is also being administered for weight loss purposes. Legally any FDA approved treatment can be prescribed by doctors for other medical purposes weight loss is considered an “off-label” use of the hormone. The doctors visit and supply can cost over one thousand dollars but that has not deterred some women who are looking to lose weight fast.

The claim is that taking hCG will help suppress appetite and discomfort associated with extremely limited food intake. Participants of the hCG diet are limited to 500 calories per day and the hormone is suppose to help a person stick to the caloric restriction.

There are products that claim to be the oral version of the hCG hormone and are made widely available particularly online. These supposedly homeopathic products are offered in the form of drops, sprays or lozenges but are not recognized by Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia. Also, there is no scientific evidence that hCG taken orally has any effect since it becomes digested by stomach acid.

According to FDA warnings, many of these products that claim to promote weight loss are fraudulent and illegal. Since they are not FDA approved and only FDA approved drugs can make medical claims, hCG sprays and drops cannot make medical claims that have not clinically proven to be accurate. The FDA warns that hCG provides no weight loss benefit beyond the effects of the extreme calorie deprivation. The near starvation restrictions put anyone trying the hCG diet at significant health risks. There are safer ways to lose weight fast than forcing your body to near starvation.

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One Source Vitamins: Complete, Convenient, And Easier To Remember

May 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment

It is well-known that most individuals do not get enough of the necessary daily nutrients through their diet alone. Pollution and processed foods, smoking, and drinking alcohol can deplete the body of nutrients as well, creating an even greater deficit and associated health problems. Many people take supplements to make up for the deficiencies, but with all of the conflicting information circulating about supplements one may find it confusing to choose the right kind. Taking individual capsules and pills can be expensive and, quite frankly, a pain. This is why multi-vitamins such as One Source vitamins are popular.

Most people are busy and prone to forgetting to take pills every day, especially if it is not a prescription. Using a Once Source vitamin formulated for one’s needs is much easier to remember. Since everyone’s nutritional needs are not the same, there are formulas for men, women, teens, children, and seniors. Those who play sports or exercise regularly will want to use a formula that is specific to active individuals. These supplements provide additional minerals that are used during rigorous activity and amino acids to help prevent injuries to muscles and connective tissues. Pregnant women need extra nutrients for the developing fetus, such as folic acid and iron. One Source prenatal vitamins contain all of the required elements that an expectant mom needs in a convenient daily dose. Many individuals, especially pregnant women, avoid supplements due to stomach complaints.  A single multi-vitamin is a better choice in this instance, and those who have difficulties tolerating them can take the supplement at night or with food to prevent nausea. That is difficult to do with a handful of separate pills.

Regardless of age, gender, activity level, or special needs, one can find the supplement he or she needs  by exploring the large selection of One Source vitamins. A balanced diet is always the best way to fulfill one’s nutritional needs, but the reality is that most people will not or cannot  adhere to this rule. One can help fill in the gaps created by an inadequate diet, advanced age, environment, bad habits and strenuous activities by using an appropriate daily supplement.

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