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