Category: Supplements and Vitamins

Future of Your Health

Future of Your Health

Think about all of the greatest technological advancements through history: the wheel, the telephone, the invention of flight… After landing on the moon, it seemed as if technology couldn’t be pushed any further—until now....

USANA Fibergy® Plus

USANA Fibergy® Plus

Health Basics Fibergy Plus is a flavorless fiber blend that you add to juice or Nutrimeal™ and is naturally a low-calorie option Contains 12 grams of dietary fiber per serving Promotes good digestive health*...

USANA® Digestive Enzyme

USANA® Digestive Enzyme

USANA’s Digestive Enzyme supplies supplemental enzymes that support the breakdown of dietary carbohydrates (including sugars and starches), fats, and proteins. It encourages more complete digestion and absorption of nutrients while supporting the body’s natural...

USANA Proflavanol® C100

USANA Proflavanol® C100

Using innovative Nutritional Hybrid Technology to combine two of USANA’s most popular Nutritionals, Proflavanol® and Poly C®, Proflavanol® C100 packs the best of both worlds into a single, powerful pill. Health Basics Clinically shown...

Reading Food Labels

Reading Food Labels

Food labels have been required on most processed and packaged foods since the passage of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act in 1906; it was not until 1973 that voluntary nutrient labeling of...

Gluten Intolerance

Gluten Intolerance

Like celiac disease, gluten intolerance is a condition in which ingesting gluten, the main protein in wheat, rye, and barley, causes an adverse reaction in the body. The body’s innate immune system recognizes gluten...

Gluten Sensitivity

Gluten Sensitivity

Celiac Disease Celiac disease, also known as gluten-sensitive enteropathy, is a chronic digestive disease in which gluten – the main protein found in wheat, rye, and barley damages the lining of the small intestine....

Dietary Supplements

Dietary Supplements

Dietary supplements are products intended to supplement the diet. They’re widely available in the United States (and online) and come in many forms, including tablets, capsules, powders, energy bars, and liquids. They’re labeled as...

Lactose Intolerance

Lactose Intolerance

Lactose intolerance is the inability to digest lactose, the sugar found naturally in milk and milk products. Those with lactose intolerance are unable to make enough lactase, an enzyme made in the small intestine...

Food Allergies

Food Allergies

A true food allergy is a heightened response of the immune system to a food or food component. When someone with a true food allergy ingests a food or food component to which they...

Cardiovascular Disease

Cardiovascular Disease

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is an umbrella term used to describe any abnormal condition characterized by dysfunction of the heart and blood vessels (including arteries and veins). The most common cardiovascular diseases in the United...

Grains

Grains

Grains are rich sources of complex carbohydrates (that supply glucose, the main fuel needed by the brain and body for energy) and contain some plant protein as well. They’re also good sources of vitamins...

Vegetables

Vegetables

Vegetables are naturally low in fat and free of cholesterol. Although some contain simple carbohydrates, starchy vegetables and legumes (beans and peas) are considered complex carbohydrates. Many vegetables are rich in vitamins and minerals...

Your Daily Meal Pattern

Your Daily Meal Pattern

MyPyramid Basics In 2005, MyPyramid was unveiled to replace the Food Guide Pyramid. MyPyramid provides Americans age 2 and above with an outline for how to eat in a more healthful way each day....

Deficiencies and Excesses of Protein

Deficiencies and Excesses of Protein

Deficiencies Although protein deficiencies are prevalent in certain populations around the world, they’re not very common in the United States where many of us consume a lot ore protein than typically recommended. However, some...

Plant Sources of Protein

Plant Sources of Protein

Protein is found in plant foods including legumes (beans and peas), nuts (and nut butters), and seeds. It’s also found to a lesser extent in grains, grain products, and vegetables (both starchy and non-starchy)...

Functions of Proteins

Functions of Proteins

Proteins are found in nearly every body part including muscles, organs, bones, skin, hair and nails. They provide structural support to the body. For example, collagen is a protein that forms the foundation for...

Dietary Cholesterol

Dietary Cholesterol

Dietary cholesterol is a fatlike substance found only in animal foods such as organ meats, egg yolks, fish and shellfish, beef and poultry, and dairy products. Plant foods do not naturally contain cholesterol. You...

Saturated Fats

Saturated Fats

Saturated fats are usually solid or waxy at room temperature. Foods contain a mix of varius types of the following saturated fats: lauric acid, myristic acid, palmitic acid, and stearic acid. Animal-derived foods and...

Polyunsaturated Fats

Polyunsaturated Fats

Polyunsaturated fats are essential fats the body can’t make and needs to obtain from the diet. They are usually in liquid form at room temperature or when refrigerated. The two main categories of polyunsaturated...

Monounsaturated Fats

Monounsaturated Fats

Monounsaturated fats, like all dietary fats, provide the body with an efficient energy source. These fats are in liquid form at room temperature but can become more solid when refrigerated. The two types of...

Function of Fats

Function of Fats

Fats provide the body with a key source of energy. Although glucose is the main source of energy for the brain and nervous system, muscle tissues prefer fats for energy. During exercise, muscles rely...

Dietary Fiber

Dietary Fiber

Fiber is classified as complex carbohydrates (more than two sugar units linked together). In 2002, the Institute of Medicine created the following definitions for fiber, separating it into three components: dietary fiber, functional fiber,...

Starch

Starch

Some of the starch derived from complex carbohydrate-rich foods in the diet is stored in the human body. Glycogen Glycogen, also known as animal starch, is the term given to stored glucose in the...