MAINTAIN: FOR THE CARBOHYDRATE
CONSCIOUS DIETER
A must Supplement when you're
dieting
- Supports weight loss
- Provides the recommended daily vitamins and
minerals
- Helps build muscle and decrease body fat
- Protects the body from free radicals
- Keeps things in balance during the changes
experienced during dieting
- Contains Chromium Picolinate
- Contains Green Tea
Dieting doesn't
mean you have to limit the amount of vitamins your body receives on a daily
basis. For the carbohydrate conscious dieter, dietary supplementation will not
only help achieve the Recommended Daily Intake of those vitamins and minerals
which have been determined necessary for a healthy life, but will also contain
greater amounts of those supplements which have been proven to support weight
loss.
The supplement most known for its assistance
in dieting is Chromium. Chromium
Picolinate has been widely studied over the years. These studies have
shown that it helps build muscle, lowers cholesterol and decreases body fat.
It has been found that Chromium helps activate the uptake of insulin in the
body.
Pantothenic Acid from
Calcium Pantothenate has also been found to help
control the cholesterol levels while assisting in the function of the adrenal
system. It also helps control yeast in the body by producing the helpful bacteria
the human body must have to survive.
In addition to ingredients, which help with
dieting, Maintain also contains several ingredients whose preliminary studies
have shown them to aid diabetes control and prevention. They are Chromium,
which helps activate the uptake of insulin by the receptor sites, Vanadium,
which helps the cells to absorb sugar, and Biotin, which helps control the blood
sugar level.
Maintain is a good source of anti-oxidants,
which help protect the body from free radicals,
which left unchecked can cause cancer, heart damage, cataracts and a weak immune
system. One of these, Selenium, has also been shown
to help prevent diabetes. A recent study has shown that Vitamins
C and E help prevent the onset of Alzheimers disease.
Also contained in Maintain,
the eight B vitamins
generally known as the B-Complex (Thiamine - Bl, Riboflavin - B2, Niacin
- B3, Pyridoxine - B6, Folic Acid - B9, Cyanocobalamin - B12, Pantothenic Acid
and Biotin). These vitamins are essential for:
1. Breaking down carbohydrates into glucose
the body can use,
2. Breaking down protein and fat.
3. Skin, eye, hair and liver health.
4. Muscle tone in the intestinal tract and stomach.
There is no shortage of minerals
in Maintain. Full of the minerals necessary for daily living.
Maintain helps the body in the composition of bones and blood and for the maintenance
of normal cell function, Calcium is the most abundant mineral in the body, making
up 1.5 to 2 percent of the total body weight. More than 99 percent of this calcium
is found in the bones. Not only does the calcium help build and maintain bones
and teeth, it also contributes to the contraction of muscles, regulation of
heartbeat and clotting of blood. Other minerals, such as magnesium, are also
important for normal functioning of the human body. Magnesium is second only
to potassium in terms of concentration within the body's cells. Manganese functions
in the body to help control blood sugar levels, energy metabolism and thyroid
hormone functions. Combined with the rest of the minerals found in Maintain,
these three very important minerals help keep things in balance during the changes
experienced in dieting.
Maintain also gets a little
help from various plants and their extracts such as bioflavonoids from citrus
plants, quercitin, green tea extract and grape seed extract which are all high
in polyphenols. Polyphenols are a class of
non-nutritive antioxidants, which many studies have shown reduce the risk of
certain forms of cancer and cardiovascular disease.
Overall, Maintain is not only a vitamin to be
taken by those on a carbohydrate limiting diet, but also a multiple vitamin
that can be taken by anyone.
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