The Secrets of Weight-Loss

VP Nutrition knows that feeling Fit For Life requires having a healthy body. The way that we eat as Americans makes it very difficult to dothis.Probably one of the most common things on the to-do list of the layperson is to lose a few pounds. We believe that anyone can improve their body image. [...]

Fit for Life Not Fat for Life

In many countries obesity rates have doubled, even tripled, since the 1980’s.

Countless times a day we’re bombarded with information on weight and body image. Every time you pass a magazine stand you’re bound to see at least a handful of covers highlighting the secrets of weight loss or how to maintain your weight, [...]

Colostrum: What is it? What are its benefits as a dietary supplement?

Colostrum is a thick yellow fluid, rich in protein, growth factors, and immune factors. It is secreted by the mammary glands of all female mammals during the first few days of lactation. Bovine colostrum can be transferred to all other mammals, and is at least four times richer in immune factors than human colostrum.

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What are the risk factors that may contribute to Vitamin D deficiency?

I have written about the reported vitamin D deficiency and risk factors that many face. Have you ever wondered just what are the risk factors for vitamin D deficiency?

The Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University published an article on their website on research on 7 risk factors for vitamin D deficiency. They [...]

Vitamin D & Muscle Fat … What is the Connection?

According to a recent study on the relationship between low levels of vitamin D and increased muscle fat there could be a connection. An article in Science Daily reported on a study in the March 2010 Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism where they found an astonishing 59 per cent of study subjects had [...]