What are Nutraceuticals?

Nutraceuticals are natural nutrients that act in a way as to provide the body and mind with the essential nutrients necessary for proper bodily functions.  The key word here is proper.  As we age we encounter many life events and these events in turn change the way our bodies and mind react to our surroundings.  It is the intent of a nutraceutical to help correct these changes back to the ideal way.  One example is the accumulation of a lifetime of free radical damage causing certain cell lines to genetically express or not properly express a gene and subsequently affecting the cell's ability to make the proper cellular products (be they proteins, lipids or any glyco derivative).  The other key word is natural.  It has been known for centuries that certain foods provide the mind/body with the essential nutrients  necessary to overcome life's trevails.  The science of nutraceuticals are born out of the pharmaceutical industry and the botany/biochemistry disciplines in search of those specific constituents of plants, animals and minerals that have a beneficial role for out mind/body health.

I present a few links for your perusal that will help you further understand the role of nutraceuticals.  To your right are some links that can help you to understand.

JANA - Journal of the American Nutraceutical Association - their goal is to provide sound research into the areas of nutraceutical benefits.  I am a member of the ANA and find it to be VERY informative, well worth a look into.

Nootropics - although a misnomer it essentially means that there are chemicals that effect the action of the brain in many ways as to bring about a state of mind that ensures clarity of mind, ease of understanding, greater memory capacity, change of mood for the better and even a state antioxidation or what I like to refer to as the roto-rooter effect for the brain.

There's more on the way I promise, as my work and school schedule permits.