Dietary supplement

Dietary supplement

Dietary supplement
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A dietary supplement is intended to provide nutrients that may otherwise not be consumed in sufficient quantities.

Supplements as generally understood include vitamins, minerals, fiber, fatty acids, or amino acids, among other substances. U.S. authorities define dietary supplements as foods, while elsewhere they may be classified as drugs or other products.

There are more than 50,000 dietary supplements available. More than half of the U.S. adult population (53% – 55%) consume dietary supplements with most common ones being multivitamins.[1][2]

These products are not intended to prevent or treat any disease and in some circumstances are dangerous, according to the U.S. National Institutes of Health. For those who fail to consume a balanced diet, the agency says that certain supplements “may have value.”[3]

Most supplements should be avoided, and usually people should not eat micronutrients except people with clearly shown deficiency.[4] Those people should first consult a doctor.[5] An exception is vitamin D, which is recommended in Nordic countries[6] due to weak sunlight.

Contents

1 Definition
2 Medical uses
3 Types of dietary supplements
3.1 Vitamins
3.2 Dietary element
3.3 Herbal medicine
3.4 Amino acids and proteins
3.5 Essential fatty acids
3.6 Bodybuilding supplement
4 Contraindications
5 Adverse effects
6 Physical and chemical properties
6.1 Adulteration
7 Society and culture
7.1 Use as food replacement
7.2 Legal regulation
7.2.1 United States
7.2.2 Regulation in European Union
8 Research
9 See also
10 References
11 Further reading
12 External links

Definition

According to the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), dietary supplements are products which are not pharmaceutical drugs, food additives like spices or preservatives, or conventional food, and which also meet any of these criteria:[7]

The product is intended to supplement a person’s diet, despite it not being usable as a meal replacement.[7]
The product is or contains a vitamin, dietary element, herb used for herbalism or botanical used as a medicinal plant, amino acid, any substance which contributes to other food eaten, or any concentrate, metabolite, ingredient, extract, or combination of these things.[7]
The product is labeled as a dietary supplement.[7]

In the United States, the FDA has different monitoring procedures for substances depending on whether they are presented as drugs, food additives, food, or dietary supplements.[7] Dietary supplements are eaten or taken by mouth, and are regulated in United States law as a type of food rather than a type of drug.[8] Like food and unlike drugs, no government approval is required to make or sell dietary supplements; the manufacturer checks the safety of dietary supplements but the government does not; and rather than requiring risk–benefit analysis to prove that the product can be sold like a drug, risk–benefit analysis is only used to petition that food or a dietary supplement is unsafe and should be removed from market.[7]
Medical uses

The intended use of dietary supplements is to ensure that a person gets enough essential nutrients.[9]

Dietary supplements should not be used to treat any disease or as preventive healthcare.[10] An exception to this recommendation is the appropriate use of vitamins.[10]

Dietary supplements are unnecessary if one eats a balanced diet.[11]

Supplements may create harm in several ways, including over-consumption, particularly of minerals and fat-soluble vitamins which can build up in the body.[12] The products may also cause harm related to their rapid absorption in a short period of time, quality issues such as contamination, or by adverse interactions with other foods and medications.[13]
Types of dietary supplements

There are many types of dietary supplements.
Vitamins
Main article: Vitamin

Vitamin is an organic compound required by an organism as a vital nutrient in limited amounts.[14] An organic chemical compound (or related set of compounds) is called a vitamin when it cannot be synthesized in sufficient quantities by an organism, and must be obtained from the diet. Thus, the term is conditional both on the circumstances and on the particular organism. For example, ascorbic acid (vitamin C) is a vitamin for humans, but not for most other animals. Supplementation is important for the treatment of certain health problems but there is little evidence of benefit when used by those who are otherwise healthy.[15]
Dietary element
Main article: Dietary element

Dietary elements, commonly called “dietary minerals” or “minerals”, are the chemical elements required by living organisms, other than the four elements carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen present in common organic molecules. The term “dietary mineral” is archaic, as the substances it refers are chemical elements rather than actual minerals.
Herbal medicine
Main article: Herbalism

Herbal medicine is the use of plants for medicinal purposes. Plants have been the basis for medical treatments through much of human history, and such traditional medicine is still widely practiced today. Modern medicine recognizes herbalism as a form of alternative medicine, as the practice of herbalism is not strictly based on evidence gathered using the scientific method. Modern medicine, does, however, make use of many plant-derived compounds as the basis for evidence-tested pharmaceutical drugs, and phytotherapy works to apply modern standards of effectiveness testing to herbs and medicines that are derived from natural sources. The scope of herbal medicine is sometimes extended to include fungal and bee products, as well as minerals, shells and certain animal parts.
Amino acids and proteins
Main articles: Amino acid and Protein (nutrient)

Amino acids are biologically important organic compounds composed of amine (-NH2) and carboxylic acid (-COOH) functional groups, along with a side-chain specific to each amino acid. The key elements of an amino acid are carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen, though other elements are found in the side-chains of certain amino acids.

Amino acids can be divided into three categories: essential amino acids, non-essential amino acids, and conditional amino acids. Essential amino acids cannot be made by the body, and must be supplied by food. Non-essential amino acids are made by the body from essential amino acids or in the normal breakdown of proteins. Conditional amino acids are usually not essential, except in times of illness, stress, or for someone challenged with a lifelong medical condition[citation needed].
Essential fatty acids
Main article: Essential fatty acids

Essential fatty acids, or EFAs, are fatty acids that humans and other animals must ingest because the body requires them for good health but cannot synthesize them.[16] The term “essential fatty acid” refers to fatty acids required for biological processes but does not include the fats that only act as fuel.
Bodybuilding supplement
Main article: Bodybuilding supplement

Bodybuilding supplements are dietary supplements commonly used by those involved in bodybuilding and athletics. Bodybuilding supplements may be used to replace meals, enhance weight gain, promote weight loss or improve athletic performance. Among the most widely used are vitamin supplements, protein, branched-chain amino acids (BCAA), glutamine, essential fatty acids, meal replacement products, creatine, weight loss products and testosterone boosters. Supplements are sold either as single ingredient preparations or in the form of “stacks” – proprietary blends of various supplements marketed as offering synergistic advantages. While many bodybuilding supplements are also consumed by the general public their salience and frequency of use may differ when used specifically by bodybuilders.
Contraindications

According to University of Helsinki food safety professor Marina Heinonen, more than 90% of dietary supplement health claims are incorrect.[17]
Adverse effects
some products make extraordinary claims and contain active chemicals which may not be tested by science

The number of incidents of liver damage from dietary supplements has tripled in a decade. Most of the supplements were bodybuilding supplements. Some of the patients require liver transplants and some die. In third of the supplements involved contained unlisted steroids.[18]
Physical and chemical properties
Adulteration

BMC Medicine published a study on herbal supplements. Most of the supplements studied were of low quality, a third did not contain the herb claimed at all, e.g., rice power or laxative. A third contained unlisted substances.[19][20]

Some supplements were contamined by rodent feces and urine.[21]

Only 0.3% of the 55,000 U.S. market dietary supplements were studied so that their common side effects are known.[18]
Society and culture
Use as food replacement

In early 20th century there were great hopes for supplements, but later research has shown these hopes were unfounded.[22]

“Antioxidant paradox” means the fact that even though fruits and vegetables are related to decreases in mortality, cardiovascular diseases and cancers, antioxidant nutrients do not really seem to help. According to one theory, this is because some other nutrients would be the important ones.[23][24] Multivitamin pills have neither proved useful[4] but may even increase mortality.[25]

Omega-3 fatty acids and fish oils from food are very healthy, but fish oil supplements are recommended only for those suffering from coronary artery diseases and not eating fish. Latest research has made the benefits of the supplements questionable even for them. Contrary to claims, fish oils do not decrease cholesterol but may even raise the “bad” LDL cholesterol and cause other harms. Also the use of cod liver oil is criticized by scientists.[26]

Alice Lichtenstein, DSc, chairwoman of the American Heart Association (AHA) says that even though omega-3 fatty acids from foods are healthy, the same is not shown in studies on omega-3 supplements. Therefore one should not eat fish oil supplements unless one suffers from heart diseases.[27]
Legal regulation
United States
Main article: Regulation of food and dietary supplements by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

The regulation of food and dietary supplements by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is governed by various statutes enacted by the United States Congress and interpreted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”). Pursuant to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (“the Act”) and accompanying legislation, the FDA has authority to oversee the quality of substances sold as food in the United States, and to monitor claims made in the labeling about both the composition and the health benefits of foods.

Substances which the FDA regulates as food are subdivided into various categories, including foods, food additives, added substances (man-made substances which are not intentionally introduced into food, but nevertheless end up in it), and dietary supplements. The specific standards which the FDA exercises differ from one category to the next. Furthermore, the FDA has been granted a variety of means by which it can address violations of the standards for a given category of substances.
Regulation in European Union

The European Union’s Food Supplements Directive of 2002 requires that supplements be demonstrated to be safe, both in dosages and in purity.[28] Only those supplements that have been proven to be safe may be sold in the bloc without prescription. As a category of food, food supplements cannot be labeled with drug claims but can bear health claims and nutrition claims.[29]

The dietary supplements industry in the United Kingdom (UK), one of the 28 countries in the bloc, strongly opposed the Directive. In addition, a large number of consumers throughout Europe, including over one million in the UK, and various doctors and scientists, had signed petitions by 2005 against what are viewed by the petitioners as unjustified restrictions of consumer choice.[30]

In 2004, along with two British trade associations, the Alliance for Natural Health (ANH) had a legal challenge to the Food Supplements Directive[31] referred to the European Court of Justice by the High Court in London.[32]

Although the European Court of Justice’s Advocate General subsequently said that the bloc’s plan to tighten rules on the sale of vitamins and food supplements should be scrapped,[33] he was eventually overruled by the European Court, which decided that the measures in question were necessary and appropriate for the purpose of protecting public health. ANH, however, interpreted the ban as applying only to synthetically produced supplements—and not to vitamins and minerals normally found in or consumed as part of the diet.[34]

Nevertheless, the European judges acknowledged the Advocate General’s concerns, stating that there must be clear procedures to allow substances to be added to the permitted list based on scientific evidence. They also said that any refusal to add the product to the list must be open to challenge in the courts.[35]
Research

Effects of most dietary supplements have not been determined in randomized clinical trials and manufacturing is lightly regulated; randomized clinical trials of certain vitamins and antioxidants have found increased mortality rates.[36][37]
See also

Bodybuilding supplement
Essential nutrient
Food fortification
Megavitamin therapy
Nutraceutical
Nutritional genomics
Dietary Supplement Act of 1992
Multivitamin
Superfood
Dietary Supplements (database) (PubMed)

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Dietary Supplements: General Resources for Consumers (PDF|131 KB), Food and Nutrition Information Center, National Agricultural Library. List of resources that provides an overview of herbal and dietary supplements, including use, regulation, research, and cautionary information.
Questions to Ask Before Taking Vitamin and Mineral Supplements, Nutrition.gov.
Dietary Supplement Fact Sheets, NIH Office of Dietary Supplements.

External links

Dietary Supplements Labels Database, from the United States National Library of Medicine
PubMed Dietary Supplement Subset from the U.S. National Institutes of Health Office of Dietary Supplements and United States National Library of Medicine
Dietary Supplement Information from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
What’s in the Bottle? An Introduction to Dietary Supplements, from the U.S. National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Safety information on herbal supplements, from the U.S. National Institutes of Health
Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) by the American Public: A report of the Institute of Medicine
Marcus DM, Grollman AP (December 2002). “Botanical medicines–the need for new regulations”. The New England Journal of Medicine 347 (25): 2073–6.

SPIRULINA ALKALINE FOOD

SPIRULINA ALKALINE FOOD

A tiny water plant holds the promise of bringing about a sea change in your health

Japanese scientists look towards Spirulina as the solution to the world’s hunger problem. NASA considers it an excellent, compact space food for astronauts. The WHO has called it one of the greatest super foods on earth. And New Agers all over the world are rediscovering the wonders of Spirulina.
In the USA, Christopher Hills, founder of the University of Trees, is convinced that the manna which the Hebrews ate in the desert belonged to the Spirulina family. Hills have even appointed Spirulina missionaries to distribute this miracle food.
The single-celled bluish-green water alga is believed to be the first form of plant life on earth and formed a part of man’s early diet. But its rising popularity in the last couple of decades can be traced to a French anthropologist who found, earlier this century, that a plankton from Lake Chad in North Africa was behind the remarkably good health of the Kanembi tribe living on the lakeside. He took it back home to study its composition. What was ‘dihe’ to the Kanembis came to be known as Spirulina, the word derived from the algae’s spirally twisted filament-like structure.
From origin to content: 1 kg of Spirulina, it is claimed, is the equivalent of 1,000 kg of assorted vegetables; 10 gm of Spirulina contain 6.6 gm of protein (milk has 0.32 gm). In addition, it has no bad cholesterol, has 18 of the 22 amino acids the body needs, and is the richest source of beta-carotene, an antioxidant which combats free radicals. So where does that place Spirulina? A dietician’s delight, a perfect supplement to good living and health?
Agrees Reshmi, 29, who started taking Spirulina during the second month of her pregnancy: “1 did’ not take the general medicines prescribed by my doctor, yet my acute liver problem remained at bay. And I gave birth to an eight-and-a-half pound baby.”
Affirms Charanjit Singh, an Indian physicist who has been eating Spirulina, off and on, for the past 17 years: “My health is remarkably good when I am taking spirulina, I do not even catch a cold. I take it in the form of flakes, sprinkled over any edible. My kids love it too.”
Singh’s private theory is that 60 to 70 per cent of Spirulina comprises DNA, which helps the immune system. When Singh returned to India from the USA seven years ago, he “hunted around for it, and finally tracked it down to Transtech, a company in Madras which was manufacturing and distributing Spirulina under the brand name Progen”, Transtech’s Natarajan Sundaram had started producing Spirulina as a village development project in 1989. His output is still only about 20 kg a month.
Spirulina has slowly been gaining in visibility in India and is marketed under the brand names Natoxid, Multinals, and Progen, and is available in powder, flakes or tablet form. A bottle of 60 capsules costs about Rs 95.
There are half-a-dozen players already in the spirulina market-a subsidiary of the Thapar group with a capacity of 120 tones is perhaps the biggest. A recent entrant is Lucky Laboratories, an associate of Dabur India, which is currently test-marketing Sunova Spirulina in Karnataka and Goa.
Spirulina is naturally found in lakes and ponds high in alkaline content, but in India it is cultivated in specially prepared water tanks. Spirulina’s healing and nourishing qualities make it an ideal food supplement. People who take it regularly say that it gives them more than adequate energy to see them through a busy day and makes them less stress-prone. It also helps control obesity, heart diseases and arthritis.
There are no side effects, though some may not like its strong smell. Those with sensitive digestive systems should drink sufficient water so that the spirulina intake does not create stomach blockages. And, if you like your nourishment sugarcoated, Sunova Spirulina may soon be available in candy form.

Is Coffee A Healthy or Unhealthy Drink

Is Coffee A Healthy or Unhealthy Drink

Is Coffee A Healthy or Unhealthy Drink
Coffee is one of the most popular drink after tea worldwide. Almost everyone starts his/her day with a cup of coffee, it really makes one feel good and warms up for next task. May be it is one of the most loved drinks worldwide, yet is also one of the most debated health issue. Researches are conducted frequently to find whether it is really a healthy drink or not, what are its benefits and side effects as coffee is know to contain caffein which is a stimulant and the reason why so many people love cups of coffee everyday.

Some years back researches pointed out that drinking coffee isn’t good for health and has negative impact on our health. Today more and more researches are showing that drinking coffee in moderation (limiting it to few cups a day) is not bad but good for our health and can provide many health benefits.

So, its now upto us whether we are natural health seekers (who’ll restrict the drink to few cups a day) or taste seekers (who are not much perturbed by anything if it tastes good).

Before we discuss Ganoderma Healthy Coffee let us look at some known facts about ordinary coffee that we commonly drink at our homes and elsewhere.

Is Coffee A Healthy Drink
Coffee contains several compounds which effect human health. A cup of coffee can make anyone energetic, feel good, relaxed but is it safe to drink coffee.

Coffee is considered good for the health of a moderate coffee drinker, who drinks upto 3-4 cups of coffee everyday. Overall effect of coffee depends on individuals health status, so it is actually upto us to decide the upper and lower limit of drinks per day.

Normally, every human being can actually feel and experience if more or less of something is causing
Advantages & Disadvantages of Drinking Coffee
In this article we’ll like to provide both advantages as well as disadvantages of drinking coffee.

Health Benefits of Drinking in Moderation

Analgesic : Caffein presents in the coffee helps in killing pain.
Alzheimer : Coffee can reduce risk of Alzheimer disease.
Antioxidant : Methylpyridinium present in coffee acts as an antioxidant which reduces chances of cancer.
Asthma : It is said to control asthma.
Diabeties : Coffee has been found to reduce risk of type-2 diabetes.
Cardiovascular : It is said to be good for heart too.
Dementia : Coffee reduces risk of developing this disease.
Dental Care : Some properties of coffee reduces chances of tooth-decay.
Gallstone : Coffee-drinkers have less chances of developing problems related to gallstone/gallbladder.
Gout : Reduces risks of developing gout.
Laxative : It effects bowel movement.
Headache : Its analgesic properties help in reducing headache.
Liver : Coffee reduces risk of cirrhosis in liver.
Memory : Regular drinker improve memory as well as IQ.
Parkinson Disease : Chances of this disease are reduced.

All the benefits mentioned above are backed by medical research and studies. You can read more for further details at coffee and health, the health benefits of coffee The benefits mentioned above are related to commonly-available coffee when it is used in moderate quantity.

Associated Risks from Unmoderated Overdoses
If we cross the limit and start taking its doses in excess then it can create some risks to health, some of them are

Addiction : Anyone can get addicted to its taste, most drinkers are actually addicted.
Anxiety : It can cause anxiety or problem with sleeping in those who drink during odd times, like late in evening or take more drinks a day.
Blood Pressure : It can increase the risk of hyper-tension i.e. high blood pressure, which is the reason why we feel energetic after a drink.
Cancer : Over doses can pose this risk, although drinking in moderation is said to be safe.
Cholestrol : It can increase level of cholestrol which is associated with heart problems.
Artery Problem : Boiled coffee drinks can cause risk of coronary artery disease.
Gastro-intestinal : Can cause such problem in individuals suffering from gastritis, colitis, and ulcers.
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Hypo-glycemia : It can create symptoms of this disease.
Anemia : Due to deficiency of iron in the blood, too many drinks a day can cause this problem.
Stone : Can create kidney problems.
Osteoporosis : Daily overdose of coffee can increase the risk of osteoporosis disease.
Pregnancy : Pregnant women should drink moderate amount of coffee as it can cause pregnancy/menopause related problems in women. More information on this can be found at Harvard Medical School in Coffee Health Risks and Women’s Health Watch.

These are some of the risks associated with drinking large doses of coffee everyday, more information on adverse effects of drinking coffee can be found in an article under food facts.
Benefits of Ganoderma Healthy Coffee
The above discussion of benefits and risks was related to variety of coffee that is commonly available in markets and home. If we replace this with Ganoderma Extract blended healthy coffee we’ll see far better results for our health and wellness, as it contains less caffein then usual.

Ganoderma is also known as King of Herbs and improves immunity system i.e. body’s self healing ability, regulates body functions which help in maintaining a healthy body and mind and therefore helps in longevity i.e., delays aging.

Ganoderma contains adesnosine, alkaloids, coumarin, ergosterols, ganoderic essence, lactones, mannitol, nucleotide, organic germanium, polysaccharides, protein, triterpenoids, unsaturated fatty acids, vitamins, minerals which are all well known for there health benefits.

Ganoderma Coffee provides all these benefits with every cup of coffee that one enjoys it adds more benefits and reduces its risk factors. Its health benefits can be realized after few days of regular use.

How to prepare drink for best results?
In order to get all the benefits of drinking healthy coffee(contains powdered gano extract and other similar herbs) , one must take care of certain things with very cup. These are:

Don’t boil gano-healthy-coffee powder, add it to later after you boil the water this will keep its healthy constituents intact.
Avoid adding milk as it can bring down some benefits of your coffee. Dairy creamers are said to bring down these benefits.
Avoid adding sugar as this too is not good if you want all the added benefits and are really keen to improve health and wellness.
Use Lingzhi 3-in-1 instead of 2-in-1 or black-coffee as it is better for health and wellness then other flavors.
Only take 1-sachet per day as it is the optimum level of healthy coffee that can provide most health benefits without any risks.

Most of the above said points apply to DXN healthy coffee, one of the top producer/distributor of high quality organic ganoderma and natural health care products globally. You can read testimonials of ganoderma healthy coffee drinker at a number of sites, but the best way to learn and understand better is to learn from your personal experience.
Learn More About Ganoderma & Natural Health Care
To get more information on Ganoderma, medicinal mushrooms etc. please visit our Online Health Store. More details on health benefits from medicinal mushrooms are provided on Magic Medicinal Mushrooms and initial symptoms that are often encountered by some people are discussed in Side Effects of Ganoderma. This site healthyganoderma.com is updated frequently and more article and resources on Ganoderma Lucidum are added frequently. You can also read our health blog on Natural Health Care.

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