VITAMIN DETAILS
METHYLFOLATE
METHYLFOLATE IS AN ESSENTIAL “B” VITAMIN THAT PRODUCES RED BLOOD CELLS. DEFICIENCY IN METHYLFOLATE CAN LEAD TO A HOST OF HEALTH PROBLEMS SUCH AS:
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POOR IMMUNE FUNCTION
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BIRTH DEFECTS IN PREGNANCY
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AUTO IMMUNE DISEASES
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ANEMIA
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DEPRESSION
40% OF OUR POPULATION UNKNOWINGLY LIVES WITH THE GENE MUTATION KNOWN AS MTHFR. THIS MUTATION PREVENTS OUR BODIES FROM CONVERTING THE WATER-SOLUBLE “B” VITAMIN KNOWN AS FOLIC ACID (FOLATE) INTO METHYFOLATE.
SELENIUM
SELENIUM IS A POWERFUL ANTIOXIDANT MINERAL SHOWN TO SLOW THE PROGRESSION ON THYROID CONDITIONS AND REDUCE SYMPTOMS. IT IS ESSENTIAL ENZYMES TO CONVERT T4 TO T3.
FREE RADICALS=INFLAMMATION
ANTIOXIDANT=CONTROLS FREE RADICALS=DECREASED INFLAMMATION
INFLAMMATION CAN CAUSE OUR THYROID HORMONE TO BECOME SLUGGISH AND NOT PENETRATE OUR CELLS, WHERE IT DOES ITS WORK TO MAKE YOU FEEL AND LOOK YOUR VERY BEST!
GLUTATHIONE
ZINC
MYER'S COCKTAIL
VITAMIN C
MAGNESIUM
VITAMIN B12 (COBALAMIN)
ZINC IS AN ESSENTIAL ANTIOXIDANT, TRACE MINERAL THAT PLAYS A CRITICAL ROLE IN IMMUNE FUNCTION. LOW ZINC LEVELS CAUSES YOU TO LOSE YOUR “DEFENSE SYSTEM”.
ZINC PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN THYROID HEALTH AS IT IS DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN THE CREATION OF THE THYROID HORMONE.
DEPLETION OF ZINC CAN LEAD TO HYPOTHYROIDISM. ZINC IS NEEDED TO ACTIVATE T4, A PRECURSOR TO THE HELPFUL AND USEFUL BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE THYROID HORMONE CALLED T3 (TRIODOTHYRONINE). T3 ENTER YOUR CELLS, WHERE IT ESSENTIALLY “WAKES YOU UP”. IT MAKES YOU FEEL MORE ENERGETIC, HAPPY, AND HAVE CLEARER THOUGHTS. THE THYROID HORMONE IS VITAL TO FAT BURNING, WITHOUT IT WEIGHT GAIN OCCURS.
SYMPTOMS OF HYPOTHYROIDISM:
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WEIGHT GAIN
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ANEMIA
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FATIGUE
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DIZZINESS
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BRAIN FOG
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HAIR LOSS
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FEELING COLD
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DEPRESSION
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DRY SKIN
ZINC AND OUR HORMONES.
DEPLETION OF ZINC CAN LEAD TO THE DECREASED PRODUCTION OF TESTOSTERONE, WHICH IN TURN LOWERS OUR SEX DRIVE.
GLUTATHIONE IS A POWERFUL ANTIOXIDANT NATURALLY FOUND IN OUR BODIES IN THE FORM OF 3 TYPES OF MOLECULES, KNOWN AS AMINO ACIDS. IT’S ANTI-AGING PROPERTIES NEUTRALIZES FREE RADICALS, BOOSTS IMMUNE SYSTEM, AND DETOXIFIES THE BODY. FREE RADICALS CONTRIBUTE TO AGING AND DISEASE. ANTIOXIDANTS HELP COUNTERACT FREE RADICALS FROM THEIR DAMAGING EFFECTS.
GLUTATHIONE HAS MANY IMPORTANT FUNCTIONS.
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MAKING DNA, THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF PROTEINS AND CELLS
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SUPPORTING IMMUNE FUNCTIONS
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FORMING SPERM CELLS
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HELPING ENZYME FUNCTION
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REGENERATING VITAMIN C AND E
IS COMPOSED OF VITAMIN C, MAGNESIUM, VITAMIN B12, AND OTHER MINERALS.
AIDS IN THE IMPROVEMENT OF FATIGUE, DEPRESSION, MIGRAINES, CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS, ASTHMA, SEASONAL ALLERGIES, AND ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE.
MAGNESIUM IS AN ESSENTIAL MINERAL NEEDED IN ORDER FOR OUR BODIES TO FUNCTION. MAGNESIUM IS THE “HELPER MOLECULE” IN MORE THAN 600 BIOCHEMICAL REACTIONS THAT OCCUR IN THE FOLLOWING:
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ENERGY CREATION- HELPS CONVERT FOOD INTO ENERGY
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PROTEIN FORMATION- HELPS CREATE NEW PROTEINS FROM AMINO ACIDS
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GENE MAINTENANCE- HELPS CREATE AND MAINTAIN DNA AND RNA
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MUSCLE MOVEMENTS- IS PART OF THE CONTRACTION AND RELAXATION OF MUSCLES
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NERVOUS SYSTEM REGULATION- HELPS REGULATE NEUROTRANSMITTERS, WHICH SEND MESSAGES THROUGHOUT YOUR BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD.HELPS THE BRAIN CALM DOWN FROM STRESS AND STIMULATION.YOU CAN THINK OF IT AS A NATURAL “CHILL PILL”.
STUDIES HAVE FOUND LOW LEVELS OF MAGNESIUM ARE ASSOCIATED WITH:
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INCREASED RISK OF DEPRESSION
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IMPAIRS THE ABILITY OF INSULIN TO KEEP BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS UNDER CONTROL
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CHRONIC INFLAMMATION
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MIGRAINES
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INCREASED BLOOD PRESSURE
VITAMIN C IS AN ANTIOXIDANT THAT EMPOWERS THE IMMUNE SYSTEM TO FIGHT INFECTIONS CAUSED BY BACTERIA AND VIRUSES.
B12 IS AN ESSENTIAL VITAMIN THAT YOUR BODY NEEDS BUT CANNOT PRODUCE UNLESS YOU HAVE A WELL BALANCED DIET OF MEAT, EGGS, FISH, MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS. IT AIDS IN THE PRODUCTION OF RED BLOOD CELLS.
RED BLOOD CELLS TRANSPORT OXYGEN TO YOUR VITAL ORGANS.
SYMPTOMS OF VITAMIN B12 DEFICIENCY INCLUDE:
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WEAKNESS, TIREDNESS, LIGHTHEADED
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HEART PALPITATIONS
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SHORTNESS OF BREATH
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PALE SKIN
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ANEMIA
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MEMORY LOSS
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DEPRESSION