ABOUT NUTRIENT SECRETS BARS
Not only do the Nutrient Secrets bars taste like a decadent treat and provide you with solutions to your snacking dilemmas with all under 100 calories per bar, but they also include a twist of added ingredients.
These include:
- Soy protein
Soy has been shown to have many possible benefits which may include:- Lower blood pressure
- Soybeans are thought to be of some health benefit to menopausal women. Soybeans contain hormone-like substances called phytoestrogens ('phyto' means plant). More research is needed, but soybeans seem to offer promise in helping some women to manage menopausal hot flushes.
- Improvements to blood vessels, such as greater elasticity of artery walls
- Reduced risk of osteoporosis
- Protection against various cancers, including those of the breast, colon, prostate and skin
- Management of endometriosis
- Soybeans have been shown to lower blood cholesterol levels as well as lipoproteins, both known risk factors for heart disease
- Flaxseed
Flax seed is one of the richest sources of healthy omega-3 fats around. The standard diet for many people today, with its highly processed convenience and fast foods full of omega-6 fats, often lacks omega-3 fats. These essential fatty acids, so called because the body cannot produce them on its own, must come from the diet.
Ground Flax Seed may help:*
- Promote cardiovascular health.
- Support the immune system.
- Control blood sugar levels.
- Promote general health.
- Promote regularity and healthy digestion.
- Promote normal liver function.
- Increase energy production.
- Support women's health.
- Fight cell-damaging free radicals.
- Aid prostrate health.
- Promote bone health.
- Increase fat burning in the body.
- Improve bone strength, connective tissue health, and the condition of hair, skin, & nails.
- Contribute to brain function and the ability to learn and concentrate.
- Decrease inflammation.
- Speed wound and injury healing.
- Promote balanced hormone function, contributing to better sleep, mood, and energy levels.
- Calcium
Calcium plays a role in:
- Strengthening bones and teeth
- Regulating muscle functioning, such as contraction and relaxation
- Regulating heart functioning
- Blood clotting
- Transmission of nervous system messages
- Enzyme function.
- Green Tea Extract
The Hearty Cranberry Crumble packs a punch with green tea extract (concentrated tea) which contains antioxidants that come from polyphenols in the tea.
Studies have shown that green tea may help raise metabolic rates and speed up fat oxidation. Green tea is also a powerful antioxidant known to help reduce risk the risk of diseases such as cancer, heart disease and high blood pressure. It's also shown to help maintain a healthy digestive tract.
- Ginkgo
Ginkgo biloba has been used medicinally for thousands of years. Today, it is one of the top selling herbs in the United States. Although not definitive, there is promising early evidence favoring use of ginkgo for memory enhancement in healthy subjects, altitude (mountain) sickness, symptoms of premenstrual syndrome (PMS), and reduction of chemotherapy-induced end-organ vascular damage.
- Collagen
Hydrolyzed Collagen may benefit men and women in 6 ways:
- Repairing, strengthing and lubricating joints
- Repairing connective tissue
- Healthier skin, hair and nails
- More energy
- Reducing stress and depression
- Fat loss / Weight management
- Primrose
Like other nuts, seeds, and fruits (including olives, rapeseed, corn, and so forth), evening primrose seeds contain some vitamin E, and in addition what are known as essential fatty acids (EFAs)-so called because the body needs them in order to function properly, but does not produce them. We have to consume them.
- Evening Primrose Oil is essential fatty acid oil, rich in gamma-linoleic and gamma-linolenic acids. Also known as Vitamin F.
- Evening Primrose Oil is hydrating to the skin; it helps restore the moisture and lipid balance to dry skin conditions.
- Evening Primrose Oil (plant based) is rich in fatty acids - particularly Gamma Linolenic Acid (GLA), which is a substance that's biologically important to our bodies. Poor skin condition, eczema, susceptibility to infections and difficult wound healing can be associated with a GLA deficiency.
- Evening Primrose Oil is an emollient, conditioner, anti-inflammatory.
- Evening Primrose Oil relieves premenstrual and menstrual complaints
- Cranberries
Cranberries and cranberry products offer many important health benefits. Historically, Native Americans used cranberries to relieve a variety of ailments. Today's health research points to promising new evidence that cranberries are not only a healthy, low-calorie fruit; they may also help prevent urinary tract infections and reduce the risk of gum disease, ulcers, heart disease and cancer. Research on these areas and on additional health benefits is ongoing.
- Nuts
Known in nutritional circles as the King of the Nuts! Almonds are alkaline, with a high mineral content (containing as much calcium as milk, high in magnesium, too). They pack 1/3 more protein than eggs and are rich in vitamin E. With manganese and copper- essential cofactors for SOD, they contribute to the production of an enzyme that inhibits free radicals in cells. Walnuts are rich in Omega 3's, and have been shown to help maintain heart health. No surprise that they look like "little brains," as they have been shown to contribute to brain functioning. Most recently, these mighty powerhouses have been linked to lower total cholesterol levels- and, more importantly, reduced LDL (or "bad" cholesterol) levels.
- Peaches
Diets rich in potassium may help to maintain healthy blood pressure. Fruit sources of potassium include bananas, prunes and prune juice, dried peaches and apricots, cantaloupe, honeydew melon, and orange juice.
Now for the fun facts! When it comes to benefiting your skin peaches are an excellent source of antioxidants. Research shows that antioxidants can protect skin from damaging UV rays by counteracting free radical activity. Recent studies have also shown that the epidermis is able to absorb vitamins and nutrients from topically applied liquid juice solutions, greatly benefiting the strength, elasticity and general appearance of the skin. Facial formulas of olden days instinctively utilized this knowledge, and fresh fruits and vegetables were often included in recipes. In fact, the term "peaches and cream skin" came from a technique used generations ago by women who combined mashed peaches and fresh cream as a facial mask. The mixture made the skin lush and beautiful, and the term was born. For that famous peaches and cream complexion
