Flawless skin, glossy hair and neat nails are three features that are conducive to our impression of ‘beauty.’ We spend hundreds if not thousands of pounds every year on keeping our manes thick and shiny and our nails shaped and polished. Simply keeping our skin cleansed, exfoliated, toned and moisturised as well as anti-aged is becoming an expensive full time job!
When you dash to your local beauty counter and reach for the latest miracle serum, stop for a moment and consider what you are putting inside your body… After all, our skin, hair and nails are the windows of our wellbeing. They reflect how happy our body is inside. If skin is dull, blemished or ageing prematurely, if hair is lifeless and if nails are brittle – perhaps it is your local food market that should receive an emergency visit, not the beauty department!
Our skin, hair and nails reflect how well we are nourished and common deficiencies can lead to blemishes, thinning hair and broken nails – no matter how much you spend on your manicure!
Despite the commonly held view that those white flecks on your nails are due to a calcium deficiency, it is in fact a lack of zinc which sprinkles unsightly white spots on your talons! Zinc is a significant beauty mineral. Not only is it important for strong nails but also for skin repair and maintenance. Foods rich in zinc include oysters, liver, eggs, pumpkin seeds and mushrooms.
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Thinning hair is a common beauty complaint, especially given the current ‘big’ hair trends! Protein is an essential hair nutrient, as it contains amino acids – important components of keratin which helps make up the hair’s matrix. Keratin is also an important feature of the skin and nail structure. Good beauty-boosting proteins include eggs, lean poultry, fish, legumes and seeds.
Blemishes on the skin are an expression of inflammation. Whether this is due to hormonal imbalance, nutritional deficiencies or stress – the anti-inflammatory pathways in the body require support. Reducing red meat and dairy intake is advisable as these are pro-inflammatory foods. Support your body’s anti-inflammatory pathways with plenty of omega-3 rich foods like oily fish, nuts and seeds, as well as fresh garlic, ginger and turmeric. Omega 3 is also a nutrient celebrated for its anti-ageing properties.
A poorly functioning liver often chooses to express its struggle on your face. Drinking plenty of fluids is the first step to supporting your detoxification organ. 2-3 litres of fluid a day is recommended. The trick here is variety, who wants to be sipping plain water all day long?! Get your liquid from fruits and vegetables, (especially watermelon, pineapple and other juicy delights) dilute fresh fruit juices and choose from delicious herbal teas like rooibos, green and ginger varieties. Staying well hydrated is shown to help keep hair naturally shiny and complexion lines less visible.
A high level of toxicity in the body puts strain on the skin as it is an organ of detoxification. Getting plenty of high fibre foods in your diet is important for the removal of toxins from the system. Include beans, lentils, pulses, oat bran and prunes in your diet as well as plenty of fresh vegetables and fruit. Always wash your fresh produce thoroughly and go for organic choices where possible.
A wide range of factors influence the appearance of our skin, hair and nails. Poor digestion, constipation, sun exposure, weakened immunity and hormonal imbalance are just some examples of why you may not be looking your best. A nutritional consultation could help to identify the underlying reasons as to why your external features are exhibiting weakness. A nutritional programme would then be designed to meet your unique requirements and help develop an inner harmony that makes your nails strong, your hair shine and your skin glow.
Rachel Henderson is a qualified nutritionist and founder and director of Food Fairy Nutrition Ltd. If you’re interested in benefiting from a unique and individually tailored online nutrition consultation service, or you’d simply like more information, please go ahead and click one of the links above!
We are all so busy – in our work life, our family life, our social life… Do you ever feel like you might just forget to breathe…?
If you are somebody who writes long lists each morning of all the tasks that you need to complete – you will require energy levels that are bursting at the seams in order to achieve that deeply satisfying final tick!
We all know that our food is our fuel and therefore keeps us going. But did you know that your nutrition choices may in fact be sapping you of vital drops of energy?
Here is a typically stressed gal-about-town’s day on a plate:
Leaves house still applying mascara in compact mirror, with an empty growling tummy, or if lucky – a grabbed-on-the-go slice of toast which is competing for hand-clutch-space with a large skinny latte. Lunch is a wilting sandwich or salad ordered from the take-out place next door, or maybe just an apple and chocolate bar wolfed down in between meetings… By the time dinner comes around, gal-about-town is now gal-trying-to-peel-self-off-floor. Hunger is drumming inside her tummy and demanding bites of carb-rich, sugary treats… ‘Oooh and why not finish off that bottle of Pinot chilling in the fridge to ease away the worries of the day?!’
How do you think gal-about-town will feel when the alarm shrills at her at 6am the next morning? As fresh as a daisy or wilting like a weed?
*Weed!*
Here’s how gal-about-town might manage to conduct her day if she had a Food Fairy online nutritional consultation…
Leaves house with a tummy full of scrummy, perfectly balanced breakfast which has been enjoyed sitting at the kitchen table whilst reading the morning papers, and washed down with a peppermint tea. Power walks to work, catches reflection in a passing window and admires freshly washed and styled hair and immaculately applied make-up! Having breezed through morning at work and encountered all stressful hurdles with poise, gal’ excitedly unwraps her alluring lunch designed for her unique nutritional requirements by the Food Fairy nutritionists. By the time she has floated home for the evening, gal is still energised enough to put together some delicious ingredients for a dashing dinner date and change into her favourite ‘flirt-skirt’ and heels. As she lights some candles and blots her lip gloss, gal’ considers how terribly productive she has become since she landed on the Food Fairy’s website all those weeks ago! Not to mention the flatter stomach, brighter complexion and sudden discovery of all those extra hours in the day that used to be spent snoozing under her desk at work…
Interested in our gal’s life transformation? A Food Fairy nutritional consultation may be for you…
Rachel Henderson is co-founder and director of Food Fairy Nutrition Ltd. The Food Fairies are a team of dynamic, passionate and fully qualifed nutritionists who created www.foodfairynutrition.com.
They offer a range of unique online nutritional consultations from a functional medicine perspective. The Food Fairies specialise in weight loss, fertility enhancement, IBS, acne, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and MUCH more.
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Scientists have discovered that each of us has unique genetically determined body chemistries. In other words, no two people are alike with regards to daily nutritional intake but the sad fact is almost all of us purchase Vitamin Supplements or dietary products that are designed as if we were alike.
Customized nutrition is now the ‘buzzword’ on a lot of people’s lips this year. With the emergence of the wellness industry; which is predicted to reach four trillion US dollars in revenue by the year 2012, it is with little wonder that this is the future of wellness.
There is even the slightest changes in your genes can have a significant influence on how well your body reacts to food, nutrients, exercise, environmental stress and a variety of health or physiologic conditions. Knowing this is why GeneWize Natural Products to nourish the areas that we lack in our bodies.
The process is fairly simple, upon ordering you receive a DNA collection kit and follow the instructions. You simply swab the left and right inner cheeks and allow them to dry using the swabs included in the kit. Once the swabs are dry, you place them in the provided envelopes and send them to the GeneWize Life Sciences labs.
GeneWize products are fast becoming popular among athletes, business affiliates and people who are tired of paying for ineffective Nutritional Supplements. Once your custom manufacturing data is sent to securely to the manufacturing facility electronically, the ISO, GMP and FDA compliant facility creates your DNA Supplements Online as well as other GeneWize products depending on the order.
GeneWize products are fast becoming popular among athletes, business affiliates and people who are tired of paying for ineffective Nutritional Supplements. Once your custom manufacturing data is sent to securely to the manufacturing facility electronically, the ISO, GMP and FDA compliant facility creates your DNA Supplements Online as well as other GeneWize products depending on the order.
Food is the first thing that comes to our mind with regards to proper nutrition but are we conscious with regards to the importance of proper food and nutrition to our health. No; because some things may influence the food we select that’s the reason sometimes many amongst us have ailments and acquire illnesses resulting from poor nutrition that is the reason education is needed regarding proper nutrition.
Humans are complex organisms that need nutrients to sustain the bodily requirements in order to have health and function properly and food is the most essential requirement for human survival as it is a substance that is either eaten or drunk to supply nourishment to the body or for pleasure purposes. The required nutrients such as carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins or minerals found in food that comes from other living organisms such as plants and animals or products, produce energy, replenish old cells, stimulate growth and keep homeostatic life.
To comprehend better we should know the difference of macronutrients from micronutrients and Macronutrients are nutrients that are consumed by humans in large quantities and categorised into smaller substances through digestion and provide bulk energy and are consisting of carbohydrates, fats and proteins.
Carbohydrate – are made of units of sugar and they are the main supply of energy for building power for human body.
Fats – are generally triesters of glycerol and fats which store energy, give insulation to the body and assist in the transmission of nerve impulses.
Proteins – are chains of amino acids which provide the building material for the growth and repair of tissue and they also act as enzymatic catalyst. Amino acids are classified into two groups; essential and non- essential amino acid. Essential amino acid – are the ones we must obtain in our diet, because our body can’t make them. Non essential amino acid – are the ones our body can produce and manufacture.
Vitamins and minerals on the other hand are examples of micronutrients which are required by humans and other living things throughout life in small quantities.
Vitamins – are nutrients needed in small amounts by an organism which has diverse biochemical purposes that are essential to our health. Minerals – are important nutrients for growth and maintenance of structures of our body
Now, here are a few tips to obtain proper Nutrition:
Note: Eat smart; opt for healthy and nutritious food.
Eat at regular intervals to keep sugar levels stable, skipping meals won’t do any good.
Drink adequate amount of water, aim for 6-8 glass of water, this will keep you hydrated.
Eat a lot of fish like tuna and mackerel as they contain omega 3 oil.
It is not necessary to avoid meat in our diet, instead eat only the leaner part.
Eat lots of vegetables and fruits as this will aid digestion and nourish the body.
Buy probiotics as this will help in restoring good bacteria in our body that aids in digestion.
Buy low fat versions of dairy products such as milk and cheese as dairy products are high source of fat and cholesterol contents, but provide nutritional benefits.
Avoid alcohol and nicotine from cigarette smoking.
Avoid as much as possible processed foods, especially junk food.
Exercise regularly; exercise helps and enhances physical fitness and over all health and wellness.
Get plenty of sleep and relaxation to minimize fatigue and stress.
Practice Good hygiene as regular Bathing and Hand washing reduces the risk of getting sick.
Take food and vitamin supplements because this will aid in maintaining good functioning of the body.
Health is wealth so if you wish to be rich, eat the right kind of food to have Proper Nutrition.
The pit-falls living unhealthy lifestyles is the health is going to be in danger. Incorporate proper nutrition and mineral supplements into your daily habits and you may have found a solution to living a better life.
Liquid Vitamins/Supplements- why are they becoming so popular today? There are several reasons for the popularity of liquid nutrition that will be discussed in this article. However, it is necessary to first point out that it is essential for everyone to take nutritional supplements in some form every day. Our body cannot make vitamins and minerals by itself, so we are all responsible with supplementing our diets with the vitamins and minerals that our bodies need. We can get these essential vitamins in one of two forms: liquid vitamins or pill form vitamins. There has been an increase in the popularity of liquid vitamins recently with increasing complexity and new age ingredients that go beyond simple vitamins to include antioxidants, herbal extracts, and other specialized ingredients that promote general health and well being.
So, what are the benefits to liquid vitamins? First, remember when you were a kid and they had to force you to take your nutritional health supplements? This is nothing new, as no one likes to swallow a giant vitamin. Large, pill form vitamins are a nuisance, and people often avoid taking their vitamins because they have to choke down a large pill. With liquid nutrition, this issue obviously does not exist. Almost everyone can swallow a liquid supplement with no trouble. So, the first and most important pro of liquid vitamins is that they are easier to take.
Second, the delivery system of liquid vitamins is much faster. Liquid is more easily absorbed into the body than pill form supplements. As soon as liquid vitamins hit a person’s tongue, the process of absorption begins, and the liquid vitamins can begin taking effect immediately.
The third pro of liquid vitamins is that they only need to be taken once a day instead of three times a day, as some pill vitamins require. Fewer doses per day are cheaper, as it requires a person to purchase less of the liquid vitamins than one would have to purchase with pill vitamins. Fewer doses per day are also beneficial to the person who has a sensitive stomach, because there are fewer opportunities for liquid vitamins to cause stomach upset.
Now more than ever, it is essential that everyone supplement the food that they eat with vitamins and minerals. Whether this supplement is taken in the form of liquid vitamins or pill vitamins is largely a personal decision. However, as this article has pointed out, the benefits of liquid supplements most likely outweigh the drawbacks. Taking Liquid Nutrition Mainstram
Although there have been Liquid Supplements on the market for some time, they have not yet been accepted as mainstream, until now.
A new product called Vitavegamin is set to change all that. Similar to RedBull that set the pace for the energy drink category, Vitavegamin is set to do for liquid nutritional supplements.
High grade supplements that have proven health protection and benefit are alternatively refered to as Alternative health care. People turn to unconventional therapies and herbal remedies for everything from hot flashes and trouble sleeping to cancer and heart disease. They crave more “care” in their health care. Alternative medicine, including the use of nutritional supplements, is slowly becoming accepted by a growing number of health care insurers. In just the past few years more insurers have started offering patients limited coverage for such practices as acupuncture, nutritional counseling and other complementary or alternative forms of care.
Quality and scientific formulations are the key. Vitavegamin is a premium blend of high grade vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and other ingredients to maintain general health and well being, produce in an FDA approved GMP facility. Just as hundreds of energy drinks attempted to follow the footsteps of RedBull, there will be others who will follow the footsteps of Vitavegamin.
Avitech Nutrition Pvt. Ltd. is a leading animal nutrition company in India and a member of the North-India based Keggfarms Group. India’s leading producer of premixes, a provider of cutting-edge technologies in the feed additives sector, an animal testing centre, nutrition laboratory, service provider, Avitech Nutrition Pvt. Ltd. is a multifaceted multidisciplinary organization.
The ideology at Avitech is singular – to partner, progressive organizations by providing knowledge, products and services in the area of nutrition. Avitech’s needs are satiated only through efficiency improvements achieved by its clients.
Avitech Nutrition Pvt. Ltd. employs a large scientific pool and is a widely respected and recognized name in the livestock industry.
Vision Leadership in knowledge enabled nutrition. To be at the forefront in the study, research and adoption of technologies that improve feed efficiency and food safety.
The vision is encapsulated in Avitech’s mantra ” Know-edge Nutrition”. Avitech aspires to be at the cutting edge of nutrition thereby providing to its customers a performance edge possible through the continuous development and application of knowledge.
Values · Customer centricity is at core of our business.To create a community of satisfied clients and to delight customers with our products, services and behaviour is the aim of our business.
We are committed to treating each other and our business partners and associates with respect and dignity.
We are all workers in the cause of our organisation, Our attitude at work reflects a posture of learning and integrity that makes it possible for the organisation to grow and succeed. We encourage opinions and ideas and recognise that good ideas flow from all levels in the organisation.
We are committed to sharing our success. All those who have contributed to the organisation’s growth will share its success. This ensures we are partners in a journey together.
We are a responsible corporate, sensitive and aware of our obligations to society and the environment.
History Avitech commenced operations in 1997 as a division of Indovax Pvt. Ltd (a Keggfarms group company). Indovax is a leading manufacturer of poultry biologicals.
A premix manufacturing facility was established in 2002 with the objective of providing quality premixes to the Indian feed sector.
Avitech today is a leading manufacturer and marketer of premixes to the Indian livestock industry.
A sophisticated laboratory was set up to assess the quality of raw materials that were required to be included in premixes. This laboratory later enhanced its capabilities to include tests required by feed millers in addition to micro-ingredient analysis. The laboratory facility (Nutrisys) is a leading animal nutrition laboratory in India. Avitech has an ambitious R&D programme. Avitech’s R&D facilities include laboratory and animal house testing. The R&D facility enables Avitech to develop innovative products/technologies.
Avitech has recently established a Dairy business division. Plans to enter into the Aqua, Equine and Companion animal segment are on the anvil. Avitech Nutrition Pvt. Ltd.
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