Vitamin Information Center

In recent years there has been a lot of talk about super foods and anywhere you here the word super food, the term acai berry is not far behind. This fruit is said to be at the top of the list of super foods and is probably the least known of all the super foods.

From a palm tree in the Amazon, this high energy berry tastes like a combination of chocolate and berries. Its skin is packed full of amino acids, antioxidants and essential fatty acids. Although, this can be found in the form of juice, the unsweetened pulp is considered to be a better value.

The acai berry is packed full of antioxidants and essentials that promote cardiovascular and digestive health. The other big benefit is this fruits anti-aging property. The use of this fruit is growing quickly in popularity and is beginning to show up in pill form and as a cleansing flush.

There are a number of fruits that are considered to have many beneficial qualities, but of late, the acai berry is consider one of the best for anti-aging qualities and fighting diseases.

Acai berries are said to assist in weight loss, elevation of energy levels, promoting younger looking skin, among other healthy qualities.

Because acai berries cannot be imported, they are usually flash frozen and freeze dried. Then a reconstituted juice is made from the freeze dried berries. Acai berry compounds are starting pop up on the internet and in health food stores and can be purchased in any number of forms, such as, pills, capsules, powders and concentrated juices.

This fruit is an excellent source of dietary fiber. This berry does not generate cholesterol and is a resource that is high in organic vegetable protein, making it easier for the body process and transport it to the muscles than other types of animal protein. I am looking for ways to live a healthier life and I am considering adding the acai berry to daily steps that I take to maintain a healthy lifestyle. For me it is about taking small steps to get to a goal and it doesn’t seem that you can go wrong with a the acai berry, no matter what form of this powerful fruit that you choose.

Packaging companies have simplified the act of dispensing nutritional supplements every day across the nation. Some people have chosen a certain method of taking nutritional supplements because that method is faster and easier than all the others on the market today. A nutritional supplement cannot do a body good if it is not taken orally as directed on the packaging. Continue Reading…

Flower pollen extract has an extremely rich history, first used in Sweden where it has shown tremendous health aid for both men and women. Flower pollen extract is entirely different from bee pollen. Flower pollen extract is made up of several strains of specific organic grass and flower plants, which is the reproductive fluid of the plant, which has spiky coating, dust, fungi, and other allergens removed. This liberates the potent nutritional portion that fertilizes grasses and plants, virtually eliminating any of the allergenic effects that are associated with raw pollen.

Flower pollen extracts are gathered directly from plants in the field, as the husks that contain bacteria, fungi, toxins, and pollutants that cause hay fever and other allergies are removed through an enzyme-based process. By using non-toxic methods, both the water and fat-soluble portions are obtained which are rich in vitamins, minerals, carotenoids, amino acids, enzymes, proteins, phytosterols, lipids, ribonucleic acids, peptides, and fatty acids. Surprisingly, flower pollen extract is unusually rich in all of these nutrients, as well as many others.

Flower pollen extract should not be confused with the bee pollen that is sold at health food stores, as flower pollen extract is harvested hours before the bees arrive and is collected from specific plants that are grown in specific greenhouses or fields. Bees go from plant to plant, making their pollen an eclectic mixture, so it is hard to create a therapeutic effect from a supplement of such uncertainty, but flower pollen uses very specific extracts.

Flower pollen has been suspected to be a non-hormone method of helping women who experience PMS, making it an important contribution to public health. In order to determine whether this assumption was true, first a small study was done for premenstrual syndrome. Although patients knew they were receiving an intended remedy, flower pollen extract showed a positive outcome. After these results, a second, much larger study was done on women with PMS. The results were very impressive. Thirty-two women aged 27 to 50 years old were studied after giving two months of active treatment. The results showed that overall symptoms were lowered significantly by about 27 to 57 percent. Premenstrual weight gain was also reduced by 50 percent compared to those women who were taking a placebo. These results show that using flower pollen extract as a herbal therapy can provide substantial symptomatic relief of PMS with minimal risk of adverse effects.

Another study followed researching the effects of flower pollen extracts on the symptoms of menopause, specifically hot flashes. The study was done on 64 menopausal women, each of whom were either given two tablets of flower pollen extract each morning, or two identical placebo tablets for three consecutive months. The study concluded that 65 percent of the patients in the active-treatment group showed a reduction in hot flashes, compared to 38 percent of the patients in the placebo group. These results concluded that flower pollen extract significantly reduces hot flushes along with certain other menopausal symptoms, as compared to a placebo.

If you are experiencing menopausal or PMS symptoms, Swedish pollen flower might be exactly what you are looking for to alleviate your symptoms so you can enjoy life more.
by Darrell Miller

So…you have high blood pressure of your know someone who does. You can lower it safely and easily—and you do not have to use drugs. And…you can do it with items you can find at your local grocer or health food store.
Continue Reading…

Maintaining shiny and healthy hair is a desire of all, whether men or women. Healthy hair gives a beautiful look to the personality of the being, especially women. Everybody wishes to have strong hair that looks beautiful and smooth. For this, people try various types of products that are available in the market. These products are made by using chemicals and other substances that damage the hair quality and result in various hair problems like hair loss, whitening of hair and many others. To save one’s hair from these harmful chemicals, many people are shifting towards traditional and natural hair care products that have no side-effects and keep the hair healthy.
Continue Reading…

Walk down the supplement aisle at most health food stores, pharmacies and, increasingly, supermarkets, and it is almost impossible not to feel overwhelmed by the dozens ��” sometimes hundreds ��” of brands and combinations. Continue Reading…