Vitamin C Powder WHAT IS POWDERED VITAMIN C? Powdered VITAMIN C is convenient and practical and allows you to top up on this essential nutrient with a simple scoop added to your beverage of choice. Given the vast array of powdered vitamin C flavours, they are also ideally suited to livening up your water and making sure you stay hydrated and energized. https://www.nationalnutrition.ca/vitamin-c-bioflavanoids/vit-c-powder.html #vitamincpowdercanada

Vitamin C Powder WHAT IS POWDERED VITAMIN C? Powdered VITAMIN C is convenient and practical and allows you to top up on this essential nutrient with a simple scoop added to your beverage of choice. Given the vast array of powdered vitamin C flavours, they are also ideally suited to livening up your water and making sure you stay hydrated and energized. https://www.nationalnutrition.ca/vitamin-c-bioflavanoids/vit-c-powder.html #vitamincpowdercanada

Topical Collagen WHAT IS TOPICAL COLLAGEN? COLLAGEN supplements have enjoyed a meteoric rise in popularity over the last decade and are now considered one of the most important anti-aging nutrients around. Indeed, today collagen is sold both in isolated form as a supplement, and added to a wide range of beauty products for hair, skin, & nail health. https://www.nationalnutrition.ca/collagen/topical-collagen.html #nationalnutrition #topicalcollagen

Saffron Extract WHAT IS SAFFRON EXTRACT? Saffron is a spice derived from the Crocus sativus flower, whose stigma and styles (or threads), are collected and dried for use as a seasoning and colouring agent in food. Saffron is considered the world's most expensive spice by weight, averaging US $5,000 per kg or more. Beyond its culinary use, saffron offers distinct health benefits thanks to its concentration in natural antioxidants, notably; crocin, crocetin, safranal, and kaempferol, which have been shown to protect brain cells against oxidative stress (protect cognitive function), reduce inflammation, improve your mood, sharpen memory, and learning ability. https://www.nationalnutrition.ca/weight-loss/saffron-extract.html #saffronextract

Methionine WHAT IS Methionine? Methionine (or L-methionine) is an antioxidant and essential amino acid found in food and supplemental form. It’s used by the body to make proteins and peptides. Methionine is readily available in protein rich foods such as; meat, fish and dairy products, as well as nuts and grains. Methionine supports the production of glutathione, arguably the body’s most important antioxidant, so is of considerable importance to the body’s natural detoxification processes. https://www.nationalnutrition.ca/amino-acids/single-aminos/methionine.html #methioninesupplement

Phosphatidyl Serine (PS) Phosphatidyl Serine (PS) is naturally produced in the brain, although its production dwindles as we age. Natural health practitioners often recommend PS for Memory, Alzheimer’s disease, Sports Injuries, and even Depression. Available in capsules it is naturally present in animal tissues, particularly those from the brain, liver and kidney but is most commonly produced from soybeans. The recommended maintenance dosage is between 100-300mg daily, although some practitioners may recommend a loading dose of 300-500mg daily for 2 weeks before starting the maintenance dose. https://www.nationalnutrition.ca/food-supplements/lecithin/phosphatidyl-serine-ps.html #phosphatidylserinecanada

Milk Thistle WHAT IS MILK THISTLE? Milk Thistle, (Silybum marianum - or Carduus marianus) is a liver-supporting plant that should be a part of everyone's medicinal cabinet. The important active ingredients in milk thistle are silymarin, a group of plant compounds called flavonolignans, (including silibinin, isosilibinin, silychristin, silidianin, and others), which are thought to be responsible for many of milk thistle’s therapeutic effects, including optimizing liver function, protecting and repairing liver cells, maximizing liver detoxification, stimulating cell growth and reducing inflammation (in the liver). https://www.nationalnutrition.ca/antioxidants/single-antioxidants/milk-thistle.html #milkthistlewheretobuy

Ubiquinol CoQ10 Coenzyme Q10 is an essential nutrient and potent antioxidant that is required by every cell in the human body. CoQ10 is involved in cell growth and healthy cell maintenance and protects the body’s tissues against the effects of aging. This powerful antioxidant promotes optimum heart health, strengthens the arteries, fights gum disease and helps prolong age-related diseases. CoQ10 is essential to produce energy and is used in the mitochondria (the "powerhouse" of the cell) to make cellular energy (ATP). https://www.nationalnutrition.ca/antioxidants/single-antioxidants/coq10-coenzyme-q10/ubiquinol-coq10.html #ubiquinol

Magnesium Bisglycinate WHAT IS MAGNESIUM BISGLYCINATE? You would expect that given how critical MAGNESIUM is to human health, deficiency would be rare; however, unfortunately magnesium deficiency is one of the four most common nutritional deficiencies in North America. This is due to our soil depletion due to farming practices, genetically modified organisms (GMOs), and chemical additives. In fact, recent studies have shown that the magnesium content in food has had a remarkable declined over time in most countries. https://www.nationalnutrition.ca/minerals/single-minerals/magnesium/magnesium-bisglycinate.html #magnesium #magnesiumbisglycinate