Supplement Your Way to Anxiety Relief

No way around it: anxiety is a fact of life for everyone these days. What isn’t there to worry about? War, unemployment, the stock market, you name it. Now get this: Relief may be close as your supplement shelf.

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Fat Burners from Fat

By Cliff Sheats

Healthy Fats

From years of helping people get lean, I have found that in addition to cleaning up their diet and working out consistently, the fastest results come when people are using certain supplements in specific dosages. You know that lipotropics like Parrillo Advanced Lipotropic Formula^™ can help you utilize stored fat for energy, but did you also know that certain fat supplements have a
lipotropic benefit?

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Gaining Too Much Fat? Read This!

We’re in a fat-gaining season of the year. If you’re having trouble along these lines and want to get your physique under control, here are some suggestions.

First of all, I recommend that in addition to weight training three or more times a week that you perform at least 30 to 60 minutes of aerobics – preferably before breakfast to force your body to burn fatty acids sooner.

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Evening Primrose Oil – A Necessary Fat

One of my clients was a competitive bodybuilder who complained to me that her hair was falling out, her skin had become extremely dry, and her joints were stiff. After observing her physical characteristics, I suspected she was suffering from an essential fatty acid (EFA) deficiency. This deficiency was aggravated by a too-restrictive diet in which she had omitted fats altogether and slashed her caloric intake.

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Energize Your Workouts With Pre-Exercise Supplements

If your training, whether it is aerobic, strength, or both, is destined for super-intensity, then you’ve got to pay attention to your pre-exercise nutrition, particularly supplements. In case you don’t know it, there is an exact science to pre-exercise supplementation, and I’m going to cover it for you here and specify what you need to take and when you need to take it. If you’re going to get serious about your training, you must get serious about pre-exercise supplementation.

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The Vitamin E Story

Do you get confused by news on vitamins and nutrition? One day you hear that a certain vitamin is good for you; the next day, it’s bad. Take vitamin E, for example.

A study published in 2007 in the Archives of Internal Medicine supposedly discovered that vitamin E and other antioxidants were of no real health benefit. The news was splashed all over the media. But what wasn’t reported was that most of the people in the study did not consistently take their vitamins.

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Supplement Update: Creatine Shows Amazing New Powers

Let’s suppose you had to take a layoff from training, maybe because of an injury, accident, an illness, or some other reason. Muscle and strength loss will occur during periods of physical inactivity and immobilization. Is there any way you can prevent this?
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Fiber from Whole Grains Trims the Waistline

According to a number of recent studies, increased fiber intake is associated with lower body weight, including a decrease in abdominal fat. Also, a high-fiber diet has been linked to a decreased risk of metabolic syndrome. Metabolic syndrome is characterized by a combination of symptoms such as an elevated waist circumference (greater than 40 inches for males, 35 inches for females), elevated blood sugar and high-blood pressure. These factors can contribute greatly to a person’s risk for heart disease, stroke, and diabetes.

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Question & Answer Time

Parrillo Ice Kreem

As a nutritionist, I get asked questions all the time about important get-fit issues. Here’s a round-up of some of the most frequently asked questions:

Q: I’m not used to eating breakfast, so I’m wondering how to get all my calories in?

A: Many people who start the Lean Bodies program or the Parrillo Nutrition program aren’t accustomed to eating breakfast. But once their metabolisms become efficient at using food, they can’t wait to eat in the morning. In fact, they are ravenous. I predict the same thing will happen to you.

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Boost Your Bioflavonoids

Bioflavonoids

Bioflavonoids are naturally occurring plant compounds with very powerful antioxidant properties. They are essential for the absorption of vitamin C, and the two should be taken together – which is why Parillo Bio-C™ is formulated with both. There are many different types of bioflavonoids; among the most common are citrus bioflavonoids (from citrus fruits), rutin (derived from buckwheat), hesperidin (also from citrus fruits), and quercetin (found in apples and onions). These are the bioflavonoids found in Parrillo Bio-C™.

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