Pantethine is the biologically active form of vitamin B5. Plain vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid) is rapidly washed out of your body. The unique structure of pantethine enables it to stay in your body for up to 16 hours helping to support energy production and cholesterol fitness. Pantethine is used by your liver to assist healthy metabolism of triglycerides...

Your menstrual cycle is energy intense. You have to put a steak dinner’s worth of protein onto the wall of your uterus every day. If you don’t eat enough protein, especially the week before your menstrual cycle, then your body will take apart muscle proteins and even the neurotransmitter proteins that keep your mood elevated. A lack of dietary protein is...

Factors that drain your energy always take their toll on your adrenals and "test" your ability to keep up with the demands in your life. Invariably, your female system is affected when too much wear and tear crosses a line. Female Plus™ is the most basic nutrient to help, often backed up by pantethine. Extra protein (Daily Protein Plus™) can also help a...

Infants and children never feel good or look bright when they are too toxic. Stools tend to smell bad, and there is often constipation or diarrhea. Eyes have dark circles and/or the sparkle in the eyes is missing or dulled. Too much colic or other digestive irritation results in crying or discomfort. The biggest health issues for any infant or young child...

Just like adults, kids' nerves need B vitamins and minerals for healthy function. For kids, we always recommend starting with the basics. B vitamins, magnesium, and calcium are oftentimes lacking in the diet. Supplementing highly absorbable forms of these nutrients can make a difference for stress tolerance and calming nerves. Coenzyme B vitamins are in...

A common problem is that your thyroid lacks nutrients to make basic thyroid hormone, known as T4 (thyroxin), or you may lack key nutrients that help convert T4 to the biologically active T3. Your thyroid can be inflamed or stressed, which gets in the way of making T4 at an optimal rate. And your liver can be inflamed or stressed, which gets in the way of...

Dietary supplements can help bolster bones and protect against factors that induce bone wear and tear, enabling a common sense path to bone health based on time-tested principles of nutrition. There are also exciting scientific discoveries that explain more clearly how nutrients can help you keep your bones in good shape.

Recent headline news stated that calcium doesn't help bones. Know the facts regarding calcium supplements and factors that affect calcium absorption and bone building.

Vitamin D Status and its Relationship to Body Fat, Final Height, and Peak Bone Mass in Young Women.

Wintertime Vitamin D Supplementation Inhibits Seasonal Variation of Calcitropic Hormones and Maintains Bone Turnover in Healthy Men.

Vitamin d-directed rheostatic regulation of monocyte antibacterial responses.

Vitamin D: Builds Bones And Much More.

Vitamin D Deficiency Associated With Chronic Fatigue in Brain Injured Patients

Maternal Vitamin D Deficiency Is Associated with Bacterial Vaginosis in the First Trimester of Pregnancy