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While weight loss may be a goal for many, some people are after the opposite, to gain some weight!

Magnesium is crucial for your health on so many levels. Learn all the major foods that contain the mineral & why you should begin supplementing it! While magnesium is best known as a relaxing ingredient in the popular nighttime supplement ZMA, the benefits of magnesium are extremely impressive and extend far beyond sleep alone. In this article you will learn everything about this key mineral and how regular supplementation can advance your health and even your physique, one step further.

If you are worried about specific nutrients in your diet or think you are not getting enough, there are some basic steps you can take to make sure you are getting enough nutrition everyday! What is the best and most affordable alternative to buying expensive supplements or multi-vitamins? Healthy food! Fresh vegetables, fruits, legumes and whole grains supply the most effectively utilized nutrients that your body needs to stay healthy, improve performance and build tissue. Most supplements companies are trying to sell you expensive diet pills, performance enhancers or supplements that are often ineffective, expensive, not meeting quality standards or providing any of the nutrients or claims listed on their labels.

As a Registered Dietitian, you may reasonably infer that I believe diet is the most important aspect of health. Although it’s definitely important there is one thing which, in the long term, can impact your health way more than how many burgers you eat or don’t eat. That one thing is: how well you are managing (or not managing) your stress. Now, you may have different triggers, but everyone experiences stress. It’s simply part of living day to day in the modern world, stuff happens! But, how well you are dealing with your stress is what can really make or break your health. I’m not suggesting diet doesn’t play a role. . . after all, I’m a Nutritionist! In fact, as you’ll see below, good nutrition coupled with tailored herbs and supplements can be a tool to help manage the stress monster more effectively.

I do not know about you, but I grew up in a house with a medicine cabinet filled with creams and supplements, each with the same claims: to reverse the signs of aging, moisturize, reduce wrinkles, and tone the skin. Whether topical or oral, these creams and supplements are still all over the shelves today and the market for anti aging is growing as our population continues to grow older.