Nutraceuticals Part I
As the baby boomer's age they have become aware of the need for eating and
drinking healthy food and beverages. This concern for good nutrition has
increased the awareness of the benefits of healthy consumption at all age groups.
In a busy the awareness of the benefits of healthy consumption at all age groups.
In a busy world with stressful lives people always want more energy and they want
to be on the top of their game. The most common source of quick energy has been
caffeine and sugar yet when was the last time you heard someone say that they
needed more caffeine or sugar in their diet.
stimulants and sugar. Caffeine, guarana, yerba mate, yaupon holly are all
stimulants that work the same way in the body. They increase the heart rate and
increase blood pressure. They get into the blood stream fairly quickly and their
half life in the body is between 3 and 4 hours causing someone to need to
constantly replenish the stimulant.

48% percent of all event reports complaining about supplements in the US are
term unhealthy answer to a long term problem. Similarly, increasing sugar intake
may give you more energy but it also gives most people unnecessary calories that
increase weight. There must be a better way.

Traveling extensively for many years to places where typical western solutions to
problems like the need for more energy, greater concentration, or relaxation were
not available has given me the opportunity to try many different regional tonics
and foods to address the problem. These problems are dealt with very differently
all over Asia, Africa and South America. Some of the products available that have
been used for hundreds of years seemed to be of no value but some were much
better than anything else that I had ever tried.