Step It Up
Yes, it’s true. Moving the equivalent of 10,000 steps a day can help you maintain and even lose weight when combined with a healthy diet. But for most Americans, sedentary jobs, packed schedules, and...
Monthly Archive: April 2011
Digestive Disorders
The National Institutes of health reports that 60 million to 70 million people in the u.s. are affected by digestive disorders each year, resulting in $141.8 billion in medical costs. Up to 25 percent...
An organic future
Making the most of your diet isn’t just about choosing foods that are rich in the right nutrients, it’s also about making sure that the foods you eat are of the best quality. In...
The basics of good nutrition
Look on the back of any packaged food and the list of ingredients can be mind-bogging. What are they all? Do you need them? If you do, how much do you need? And which...
Waking and sleeping
During your waking hours, whether you’re at a desk or taking care of children; or whether you’re seeing friends or getting some “me time”, your body is on the go. You need sleep in...
USANA Cappuccino Nutrimeal
You work hard. You eat right, and take your USANA® Nutritionals. So why not reward yourself every once in a while? But that doesn’t mean you have to hit the drive-through. Reward yourself with...
Produce Hygiene
’Tis the season for indulging in springtime produce. But while spring specialties (like nutrient-rich strawberries, artichokes, and cherries) burst onto your palate with bold flavor, they often carry microbial passengers that could make you...
Treatments for Prenatal Depression
Your Diet What you eat can have an enormous impact on your brain chemistry. Although charges in your diet – perhaps feeling that you don’t want to eat, or bingeing on junk foods –...
Prenatal Depression
You’ve probably heard all about the postpartum “baby blues” and postpartum depression, but you may not have heard about a surprisingly common condition called prenatal depression. Pregnancy particularly if it’s planned or longed-for, is...
Phytoestrogens
The prefix “phyto” means “plant” – phytoestrogens are estrogen-like substances found naturally in plant foods. These foods can have a significant hormone-balancing effect on a woman’s body. Phytoestrogens can help protect against breast cancer...
Saving Your Skin
When summer’s heat is pounding down on you, it’s easy to remember sun block. But the sun can damage your skin even when it’s overcast or the weather is cool. So be sun smart...
No Joke About Health
While the origin of some holidays — like April Fool’s Day — remains cloaked, information about medical facts shouldn’t be. Check out some of these common claims to learn what’s true… and what’s just...
Mental Spring Cleaning
With the beautiful weather and renewed energy the season brings, many will tackle the yearly ritual of spring cleaning. While you’re removing clutter, consider cleaning your mind as well. After all, doesn’t it get...
Menstrual Cycle
A healthy menstrual cycle is perhaps the best indicator you have of general good health. You can get to know your body more intimately by observing the changes that take place in it each...
The Role of Nutrition
What you eat plays a crucial role in your health – a fact borne out time and again by medical research. The overriding principle is easy: The quality of what you put into your...
Supplements
In an ideal world, a diet rich in healthy foods would give your body all the nutrients it needs. However, modern farming and agricultural methods make that ideal virtually impossible to achieve. Even small...
The Best Supplements
In order to make the most of your supplements, you need to make sure your body can absorb them as easily as possible – and this means buying supplements that are of good quality....
Is it safe to use USANA’s Vitamin D product AND the Essentials or HealthPak?
In recent years, many studies have reported that vitamin D deficiencies are surprisingly common worldwide, especially during winter months. As such, many doctors and health professionals have advised supplementing with vitamin D at levels...
USANA Proflavanol C100
Does USANA Proflavanol C100 contain antihistamines? No USANA products (including Proflavanol C100 and Proflavanol C200) contain antihistamines. How is Proflavanol C100 different from USANA Proflavanol and Proflavanol 90? * Grape seed extract dosage has...
What is Booster C 600?
USANA’s new Booster C 600 product is designed to provide seasonal immune system support. It contains zinc, echinacea extract (Echinacea purpurea), black elderberry extract, and vitamin C, including USANA‘s proprietary Poly C® blend. Additionally,...
Do USANA products contain artificial colors, sweeteners, or flavorings?
Summary from the Scientists USANA products do not contain any artificial colors or sweeteners. USANA‘s Wild Strawberry Nutrimeal contains artificial flavoring, but it is in no way a health concern. All food – whether...
How does USANA ensure product safety, especially for new products?
Product safety is assessed on a case-by-case basis. Toxicities of vitamins and minerals have been researched at length, and USANA has considered all available information when formulating its nutritional products. Most vitamins have low...
What makes USANA Probiotic different from other probiotic supplements?
While probiotics have known benefits, there are many factors to consider when choosing a specific probiotic supplement. First, note that different probiotic products utilize different bacteria strains. Numerous probiotic strains are available, many of...
How can processed foods like the USANA Food products be low-glycemic?
As a general rule of thumb, highly processed foods are more likely to be high-glycemic than raw, whole foods. However, this rule is not set in stone, as it depends on the content of...
How can USANA Food products be healthy if they are processed foods?
Depending on the definition used, nearly every food available for purchase is “processed” to one degree or another. (Even the vast majority of fruits and vegetables are harvested and sorted by machinery.) Taken literally,...