The gastro-intestinal system is essentially a long tube running right through the body, with specialized sections that are capable of digesting material put in at the top end and extracting any useful components from it, then expelling the waste products at the bottom end.

What Supplements are Hot with our Professional & Olympic Athletes?

What is Your Metabolic Rate at Rest? How Many Calories Do You Need In A Day?

By: Scott Weiss DPT, ATC CSCS

How Much of That Should Come From Carbohydrates, Fat & Protein?

By: Scott Weiss DPT ATC CSCS

KEY INGREDIENTS

Key Ingredients (doc)

You probably know someone with lactose intolerance. Maybe that person is a family member, a friend, or you. Lactose intolerance is very common; in fact, as many as 70% of the world’s population is lactose intolerant. It is most common among Asian Americans, African Americans, and Native Americans, but affects people of all races and ethnic backgrounds.

Hard Facts

Problems with Weight Loss Products

Good Manufacturing Practices

The FDA requires good manufacturing practices (GMPs) for all drugs. (GMP is sometimes written as “cGMP” for current good manufacturing practices.) Although the FDA has been considering GMP regulations for dietary supplements for a decade, dietary supplement manufacturers are not currently required to follow GMP.1,2

Drugs and Taste Disturbances

Caffeine has become an ubiquitous drug. Used originally in most cultures for ceremony or some daily stimulation, it has become a regular, overused energy stimulant in the Western world, with the United States leading in coffee and caffeine use.

Arthritis: Natural Remedies

The Arthritis Foundation estimates that approximately 50 million Americans currently have arthritis. In fact, their statistics show that arthritis affects 1 out of 2 people age 50 and older. Although more than 100 different forms of arthritis have been identified, two types are most prevalent and of greatest concern: osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.

Protein

Introduction

Creatine

Background Information

Carbohydrate -rich foods are the primary source of energy for all body functions. Your body breaks down carbohydrates, or carbs, into fuel for use by your cells and muscles – that’s why eating a moderate amount of carbohydrates is necessary for most people.