Health Choices for Life Blog

This blog will be used to advise of additions or changes to the site. More importantly, it will be used to comment on contemporary health and alternative medicine issues that mainstream media sees fit to report.

Spirulina

Spirulina, a member of the blue-green algae family, is acutally a cyanobacteria. It has health benefits that seem impossible but then this is one of nature's miracle super foods.

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Chlorella

Chlorella, a fresh-water algae, has so many healthful attributes that it is hard to know where to start. It is best known for its detoxification abilities but it is hard to find something that it can

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Pond Scum: A Storehouse of Health

Pond scum is that smelly, messy, gross green slime found growing in our ponds, lakes and waterways. We call it algae but others call it a gold mine of health. Is it right for you?

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Astaxanthin

Astaxanthin is the carotenoid that gives puts the pink in salmon and flamingos. It will keep us in the pink as well if we just take it. You will not believe its benefits were even possible in a sup

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Glutathione...the Miracle Anti-oxidant You Never Heard Of

Glutathione is vital to health and made naturally by our bodies if all the right building blocks are present; most of the time they aren't. Find out what it can do for you.

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Magnesium Supplements

Magnesium supplements aren't for everyone. They are vital to life but readily available in numerous good whole foods. If supplementation is called for there are numerous factors to consider.

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Resveratrol: To Health and Long Life

Resveratrol is a wonderful polyphenol flavonoid that has tremendous antioxidant benefits but is not as well known as it should be. Best of all, the most enjoyable source is red wine or red grapes.

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The Phytonutrient...Ubiquitous and Essential.

A phytonutrient is a huge class of compounds found throughout the entire plant kingdom. Come meet the family.

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Allergies: Serious and Growing

Allergies and their allergic reactions are a hypersensitivity to common substances that would not cause a reaction in

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Yes, There Are Essential Sugars!

Essential sugars are complex sugars described as the new frontier in health and nutrition.

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Essential Amino Acids...Can't Have Proteins Without Them!

Essential Amino Acids are needed to synthesize new proteins...no essential amino acids, no proteins, no health!

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Benefits of Green Tea Extract

Green tea extract offers numerous health benefits. For starters, it has been shown to improve memory, clear out free radicals, burn fat, boost the immune system, lower cholesterol, protect your liver

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Zinc Supplements

Zinc supplements may be a good idea but toxicity can creep up quickly. When supplementing zinc, it must be done with care.

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Selenium Pros and Cons

Selenium is a trace mineral which our bodies absolutely need. It is plentiful in the food supply and deficiencies are rare. It should only be supplemented under certain special circumstances.

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Focusing on Vitamin B12

Vitamin B12 is a member of a triad with B6 and folate. They work in harmony and slight any one of them and risk cardiovascular disease or worse.

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Focusing on Folate

Folate or folic acid must be supplemented for several reasons; cancer, cardiovascular disease and pregnancy to name three. Get the complete story here.

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Vitamin D3 Getting to Know You

Vitamin D3 is one of the most important vitamins for health maintenance. Why are we so deficient in it?

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A Word About Vitamin Supplements

Vitamin supplements still create a lot of confusion. Let's bring some clarity to the issue.

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L-arginine: Do Your Heart a Favor

L-Arginine is a vital, conditionally essential amino acid. It is plentiful in numerous foods and requires supplementation only under certain conditions.

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Grape Seed Extract

Grape seed extract is a powerful antioxidant with very broad health benefits. As a preventive or alternative medicine treatment, it is a powerhouse.

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