Ingredient Review: Ashwagandha Common Name: Ashwagandha Source: A plant – a shrub – with little red berries. Background: In India, but also in Nepal, China, and even Yemen, there is a shrub called Witheria somnifera which has been noted for many hundreds of years to have certain benefits when consumed or rubbed on the skin. …
Ingredient Review: Deer Antler Velvet Common Name: Deer Antler Velvet Source: Antler “velvet” harvesting from growing elk, deer, mouse, and caribou. It represents part of the animal that produces new cartilage and bone as the horns grow. It is important to note that no harm comes to the animal from this process. Background: Originally used …
Ingredient Review: Vitamin E Common Name: Vitamin E, tocopherol, tocotrienol Source: It exists in 8 chemical forms (alpha-, beta-, gamma-, and delta- tocopherol and tocotrienol), but only the tocopherols are helpful to humans. Background: Vitamin E is a fat-soluble vitamin needed for a variety of daily physiologic processes. Claims: Vitamin E is used to help …
Ingredient Review: Prebiotics Common Name: Prebiotics, bacteria “food” Source: There are various types – mostly fibers – that are called “prebiotics.” Background:Prebіоtісѕ аrе fibers which are used as “food” by helpful bacteria to promote healthy gut function. We are learning more and more about the delicate balance of power between “good” and “bad” gut bacteria …
Ingredient Review: Probiotics Common Name:Probiotics, “good” bacteria Source: There are various types of bacteria that are called “probiotics.” Background: Prоbіоtісѕ аrе bacteria (and some yeasts) which promote healthy gut function. There are dozens of types of bacteria that – if given the chance – will cause a wide array of painful, disgusting, and even life-threatening …
Ingredient Review: Yohimbe / Yohimbine Common Name: Yohimbe / Yohimbine Source: Evergreen trees in central and wester Africa (Pausinystalia Yohimbe) Background: In central and western Africa there is an evergreen tree called the Yohimbe. Its bark contains a chemical called yohimbine and it is used in herbal medicine, supplements, and even in some prescription medicines …