Awhile back I wrote about Zola Brazilian Superfruit Juice Drinks. My family tried a variety of the juices that included Acai, Energy Smoothie, Antioxidant Smoothie, and their Immunity Smoothie.
I liked the drinks, once I got used to the tang of Acai. It tastes like a combination between grape and cranberry, but stronger and thicker. Acai is a superfruit and very high in antioxidants and vitamins.
I’ve been using their new Daily Wellness Shot for a couple of weeks now. One shot – a 1 ounce serving – contains 100% of the recommended daily amount of ORAC. ORAC helps to protect the …read more

Do you take a multivitamin? And if so, is it especially formulated for women?

I used to, and then stopped. I’ve listened to the argument go back and forth on vitamins. Now, I take a calcium pill and am still not convinced that it does anything for me. One article I just read said that “that there aren’t any studies showing that gender-specific vitamins have any particular health benefits” but added that the studies “would be very difficult and costly to run.”
This tells me that people really don’t know if vitamins work or not. I guess …read more

In the last few years we have had all kinds of supplements suggested for the aid in the fight against type 2 diabetes, but guess what? Selenium shouldn’t be counted as one of them anymore. Selenium was thought to help in the prevention of diabetes, but new research has shown that it actually increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
“Among participants taking selenium supplementation, those who had the highest levels of selenium in their circulation at the beginning of the study had the highest risk of developing type 2 diabetes over the average 7.7 years of follow-up …read more