| Chronic illness which exhibits itself as a recurring | | | | brain, release of hormones, stimulates the nervous |
| disease, with lingering and lasting symptoms is a | | | | system and produces a feeling of well being. Eating |
| growing pandemic amongst people today. The | | | | healthy including supplementation: 1. Vitamin C or |
| question is how much of this is due to neglect on the | | | | ascorbic acid has the ability to boost the immune |
| basics of healthy living? Today's fast paced life style | | | | system. Vitamin C also helps to produce |
| could be a factor for these reoccurring problems. For | | | | neurotransmitters by converting L-Tyrosine into |
| example, we pride ourselves on keeping five things in | | | | dopamine. Along with dopamine, ascorbic acid also |
| the air at the same time; this has caused us to slip | | | | synthesizes norepinephrine and serotonin which have |
| from eating three healthy meals per day to drinking a | | | | been found to be directly related to control anxiety and |
| slim fast or popping a diet pill to keep going. Moving | | | | depression. 2. B-Vitamins are also the important for |
| away from proper diet and nutrition may be the | | | | reducing stress. For example, Niacin (Vitamin B3) helps |
| reason our bodies are breaking down today resulting in | | | | the body fight stress in three ways, (i) controls blood |
| chronic illnesses. Whether you are free from or | | | | sugars, (ii) improves blood flow and (iii) regulates the |
| burdened by illness it is time to take charge of your | | | | release of energy from carbohydrates. Stress is a |
| health! The first thing one can do is basic research. | | | | state of bodily or mental tension resulting from factors |
| Studies on dietary supplements in scientific and medical | | | | which are an unavoidable effect of living. Stress has |
| research are an ongoing process both in the United | | | | been linked to coronary heart disease, psychosomatic |
| States and internationally. If you are interested in finding | | | | disorders and various other mental and physical |
| citations on a particular chronic illness or research that | | | | problems. Reducing stress is essential and can be |
| is available I recommend looking at government | | | | done through diet and exercise. Nutritional science |
| agencies such as (i) The Office of Dietary | | | | studies the relationship between diet and states of |
| Supplements, (ii) The National Institutes of Health (NIH), | | | | health and disease. Nutritional science has found |
| (iii) The National Agricultural Library (NAL), and (iv) | | | | human nutrition is very complex and varies widely and |
| United States Department of agriculture (USDA). It is | | | | proper nutrition cannot be obtained by simply eating |
| also possible to obtain research abstracts from | | | | three meals a day because quite simply the average |
| different major databases such as MEDLINE for | | | | person just does not eat well. If you eat less than five |
| biomedical related articles and AGRICOLA for | | | | servings of fruits and vegetables daily it is impossible to |
| botanical and agricultural science. To find these | | | | obtain all of the vitamins and minerals your body needs. |
| different databases and governmental agencies, | | | | In order to seek assurance that you are getting all your |
| search google using the respective agency/database | | | | body needs I suggest you take a good multiple |
| name. Research shows that stress reduction can help | | | | vitamins which supplies at least 100 percent of the daily |
| to improve energy levels, improve sleep quality, and | | | | value for various vitamins and minerals. It is a good |
| reduce high blood pressure. The following are some | | | | idea however to discuss with your doctor the best |
| suggestions for reducing stress: Reducing stress is as | | | | choices as he or she knows your history and specific |
| simple as the following: Exercise: 1. Weight lifting is not | | | | health needs best. |
| just about barbells and muscle-building but about | | | | More information on health articles and dietary |
| stressing the body as a means for relieving stress. 2. | | | | supplements can be found at VitaNet, LLC Health |
| Cardiovascular exercises such as jogging and bicycling. | | | | Foods. |
| 3. Exercise is helpful by increasing blood flow to the | | | | |