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April 11th, 2008
   

Test Your Nutrition IQ - ANSWERS

Which of the following will help calm you down during a stressful day of school and homework?
a. Multivitamins
b. B vitamins
c. Omega 3 Fish Oils
Explanation:

Most multivitamins are artificially made, often with poor ingredients. And although they may prevent diseases or conditions of ‘deficiency’ they do not help with conditions of ‘excess’ such as stress. They call the B’s the Stress B’s for a reason; the more stress you have, the more B vitamins you use up. So if you don’t replace them, you’ll feel sluggish and tired, whereas if you take more B’s in times of stress, you will feel good. Max Stress B nano-plex is considered a live raw food, is free from toxic ingredients and is liquid so you can add it to your water or other drink. Omega 3s do not help with stress.

Which of the following will boost your immune system and help you fight off colds and the flu?

a. Echinacea
b. Nucleotides
c. Airborne
Explanation:

Echinacea will help to boost your immune system just a little bit, but it’s not very strong, comes in so many varieties and your body builds up resistance to it. Nucleotides are the same as the ‘immunity’ a mom provides to her baby in breastmilk, so they literally build the immune system. They are the rate-limiting step of the immune system, so if you are low in nucleotides, your cells will not work as well. Pregnant or nursing women as well as men, women and children can all benefit from nucleotides. When taken at onset at feeling ill, and repeatedly every 2 hours, you will prevent getting a cold or flu. When taken after a broken bone, injury or onset of illness, and repeated every 2 hours, you will heal in record-breaking time! Airborne may work to help protect you from airborne germs and bacteria, but it’s not the panacea many think it is.

Which of the following will help you perform better at sports and maintain a healthy weight?

a. Protein
b. Carnitine
c. Low-Carb Diet

Explanation:

Protein is important for building strong muscles, which will help you perform at sports and might help maintain a healthy weight, but you must have a great digestive system in order for this to work, and most people over age 30 do not. Teenagers might, but regardless, eating too much protein can cause harm to the kidneys and create an acidic pH. Carnitine is a transporter. It literally sits in the cell membrane and takes fat out of storage and transports it to the cell’s mitochondria where energy (ATP) are made. Fat converts into a lot of ATP whereas carbohydrates and protein convert into very little ATP, so burning fat efficiently increases energy, endurance, ability to lift more weight, run further, and hence to lose weight. We have high success with endurance athletes using Carnitine Synergy and performing better, feeling better, recovering faster and losing weight.

How did you do? You can read our many past newsletters to learn more cutting-edge nutrition information.

 

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