Word: Richard Smith

A New Year, A New Chinese New Year – have you determined to improve your lifestyle this year and go all out for a healthy body with gym visits and a healthy diet.

For many the gym and a healthy diet is not enough and they look towards vitamins and supplements to give them the boost they need to ensure a wholly healthy lifestyle and even add a little extra to the bedroom!

Here are a few of the most beneficial…

Don’t Be Moron…Take Boron

Prostrate cancer is one of the most common cancers that men are prone to – you are less likely to develop prostrate cancer if you have higher intakes of boron. Boron, according to USDA researchers, also improves memory and concentration. GNC stores carry it and you can also find it naturally in raisins and almonds.

Bone of Contention

Calcium assists in weight loss and in strengthening bones.

Sugar Free

If you come from a family prone to diabetes or are overweight then Chromium, that’s commonly used as a muscle-building supplement, makes the body more alert to insulin levels therefore making it easier to keep blood-sugar levels under control. The best form to take is in “chromium picolinate”.

Spring In Your Step

Your body produces coenzyme Q10 (which deals with your body’s supply of energy) in an ever-decreasing rate as you get older. By taking it as a supplement you can boost your self up with youthful energy. Studies have hinted that this may also have additional advantages of fighting cancer, Parkinson’s disease, Huntingdon’s disease and also, by thinning the blood, can help prevent heart disease…. Oh and to top it off, due to coenzyme Q10 containing lots of antioxidants, can slow the aging process!

Thanks For The Memory

By preventing clogged arteries and therefore improving blood-flow to your brain, Folic Acid keeps levels of homocysteine (the amino acid that increases risks of bloodclots) down. Dementia and memory loss (the initial characteristics of Alzeheimer’s) are associated with high levels of the amino acid homocysteine and it has been recognized that people suffering from Alzheimer’s disease more commonly have folic acid deficiencies. Folic acid can be found in citrus fruits, beans and fortified breads and cereals.

Top Of The Class

“No other single nutrient appears to prevent cancer more effectively than selenium,” says Gerald F. Combs, Ph.D., director of the USDA’s Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center. By increasing your intake of Selenium you decrease the risk of cancer in colon, lungs and prostrate. A natural source of selenium comes from the Brazil nut.

Holding Back The Years

Vitamin E is one of the most strongest antioxidants and may assist in the reduction of some eye diseases, heart disease, cancer… and also, according to studies, protects from muscle damage after exercise. As a whole, Vitamin E is your answer to anti aging!

Joint Success

Made from the shells of crabs and lobsters, Glucosamine rebuilds cartilage and therefore your joints. It reduces pain and stiffness in the joints and halts the progression of osteoarthritis in the knees.

If you are looking for stores in Hong Kong that supply the vitamins and supplements you need then look no further than the GNC website www.gnc.com where it lists numerous stores throughout Hong Kong which, of course supple GNC products as well as others. GNC also have a supplement to improve your bedroom antics… Biotab Nutraceuticals Extenze™ that claims to enhance pleasure and performance, improve your sex life and increase your size – well hello there big boy!