Nutrient Combinations That Will Help You Live Longer

Modern day marketing would lead you to believe that taking massive amounts of single nutrients or foods (think “acai berry”) is a powerful way to improve health. Well, the reality is that your body best responds to combinations of foods and nutrients.

The main issue here is that marketing healthy nutrition behaviors is not as profitable as marketing single one-hit-wonders.

Thus, without further delay, here are 4 nutrient synergies that you have to be aware of:

1. Vitamin D and calcium: Quite often, you may not be getting your daily recommended amount of calcium. And over the long run this may compromise your bone health. Now if you are getting small amounts of calcium in your diet, Vitamin D can help you absorb more.

2. The blood pressure regulators: Blood pressure is a constant battle for some, and for others it’s a matter of life and death. And one cause of excess blood pressure is excess salt. And one remedy for excess salt is to take in additional potassium. You see, potassium causes you to urinate more salt.

3. Oysters and metal: Why do people claim that oysters are so good for you? Because they have zinc which is related to hormone production. Now zinc and copper (think “metal”) compete for the same absorption sites in your body. So make sure you don’t over supplement with either.

4. The calming amino acid and the cholesterol regulator: Do you feel tired after eating turkey? Well, most would claim that they do because of the tryptophan. But tryptophan does something else: it helps your body make more niacin. And niacin can be a life saver because it increases good cholesterol while reducing bad cholesterol.

Now the key here is to look at nutrition in terms of variety, not in terms of taking large doses of single nutrients.

One more thing: don’t wait to take action on this information. After all, information that is not acted upon is forgotten.

Author Katherine Crawford, a fitness physiologist and former fat arms sufferer, teaches how to tone arms with flab. Unearth how to get sexy and toned arms by visiting her website with tricep exercises that tone and sculpt now!