Vitamin D3 and Indoor Winter Health
Vitamin D3 and Indoor Winter Health by Laura Kopec, CNC
Did you know that Vitamin D3 is being recognized for its immune strengthening powers and assisting the body’s defenses against cold and flu symptoms?
Vitamin D3 is synthesized in the body through exposure to the sun. Adequate Vitamin D3 is acquired through approximately 20 minutes of sunshine every day.
During these cold and sometimes gray days, getting adequate sunshine is not always possible leaving us at greater risk for winter time sniffles.
Often a Vitamin D3 supplement is necessary not only for winter immunity, but is also important for healthy athletes and coaches that spend a significant part of their day inside the gym!
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What is The Perfect Sports Drink For My Child?
What is the perfect sports drink for my child? By Laura Kopec, CNC
Actually, the best sports drink for your young athlete is clean, purified or spring water.
Sports drinks are often filled with sugars and sweeteners which can cause a sugar “high” which is followed by a sugar “crash.” An untimely crash can negatively affect your athlete at a competition.
Some sports drink contain high fructose corn syrup which can lead to tooth decay, high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, obesity, and even arthritis.
Some sports drinks contain red dyes and other food coloring chemicals that can interfere with signals from the brain needed during physical performance.
Sports drinks consider “ultimate” or “extremeness” can include ingredients that can negatively impact sex hormones.
Wait there’s more!!!…Research at the University of Maryland determined sports drinks damaged tooth enamel three to eleven times more than even soda…this study even included fitness waters as a culprit!
And energy drinks have been linked to caffeine intoxication, increased blood pressure and heart rate and even heart failure.
What about the need for electrolytes you ask?……Actually, most children do not have a need for electrolytes as a part of their daily fluid intake. Children need electrolytes in times of illness where there has been a loss of fluids such as diarrhea and vomiting.
