Posts Tagged ‘Vitamin C’
Is Your Salad Organic?
Recent news that First Lady Michelle Obama and her family intend to grow an organic vegetable garden on the South Lawn of the White House means that the entire First Family will be enjoying organic salads. Hopefully the news will prompt increased popularity for organic salads everywhere. Recent statistics from the United States Department of Agriculture…
Read MoreWhy We Should All Eat More Organic Food!
Organic Food is More Nutritious Organic foods, especially raw or non-processed, contain higher levels of beta carotene, vitamins C, D and E, health-promoting polyphenols, cancer-fighting antioxidants, flavonoids that help ward off heart disease, essential fatty acids, and essential minerals. On average, organic is 25% more nutritious in terms of vitamins and minerals than products derived…
Read MoreThe Arginine and Strawberry Connection!
The amino acid arginine is a known nitric-oxide booster – it’s readily converted to NO in the body. NO helps expand blood vessels, allowing more blood flow to skeletal muscles for improved delivery of oxygen, anabolic hormones and nutrients such as amino acids. This accelerates muscle recovery and growth in response to training. In fact,…
Read MoreThe 3 hour recovery window!!!
After a strenuous workout, you have about a three-hour window to refuel the body for proper recovery. Inhibit inflammation and recover faster by supporting your immune system with natural antioxidants and anti-inflammatory foods, like those containing vitamin C (kiwifruit, broccoli) or vitamin E (sunflower seeds, spinach), carotenoids (cantaloupe, sweet potatoes), selenium (tuna, chicken breast), omega-3…
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