Category Archives of : Targeted Nutrition

Touched By An Aloe?!


What a fun little journey I just had!  I’ve been researching the aloe vera plant and aloe vera juice.  I’ve found that it’s not only one of the amazing plants on this planet, but it has some wonderfully colorful legends about it that have been passed on through the centuries. Some say that Aristotle advised […]

Strength Of Resistance!


For hunting and gathering tribes in ancient China, Schizandra chinensis was considered a staple food.  This creeping, red berried vine is native to Northern China and eventually became a traditional medicinal herb called wu-wei-tzu. It was primarily used for dry cough, asthma, night sweats and chronic diarrhea.  Schizandra also became known as a tonic for […]

Why Krill Oil?


Highly agreed among experts, we all need omega 3 benefits from our diet.  We do not make them in our bodies naturally so we must get them from the food we eat.  The most known source of healthy omega 3 fatty acids is from fish oils. However, now the most concentrated content of omega 3’s […]

Can Omega 3’s Help You?


Basically, omega 3 fatty acids cannot be synthesized by our bodies naturally.  We obtain them in our food. The regular sources of food containing omega 3’s are some plant oils like flaxseed or algal oil, and of course, fish oils.  These essential fatty acids are known to be vital for normal metabolism so it’s truly […]

Niteworks And Exercise


Looking further into the arginine, nitric oxide connection, studies have shown that they are definitely a connected part of the same process for growth hormone and circulation booster in the body.  It’s been said that agrnine is a precursor to nitric oxide.  Yet, some researches have said that the body has different ways of degrading […]