// What is Vitamin D? Vitamin D is one of the four fat soluble vitamins and one vitamin that can be obtained through exposure to the sun. Vitamin D is also nick named the sunshine vitamin for obvious reasons. There are 5 forms of vitamin D, but only two are physiologically relevant to us. Forms [...]

Fish Oil Fish oil, as you would expect, comes from the oily tissue in certain fish. In England in 1775 the first fish oil supplements hit the market when the cod that was being shipped would ooze oil from their livers. They were selling this cod liver oil as a miracle cure for many diseases, [...]

What is Acai Berry? Acai berries and acai berry supplements have exploded over the past several years with ridiculous claims that sound too good to be true. Let’s first take a look at what acai berries are and where they come from. The small purple berries grow from the acai palm tree, and most of [...]

// Whey Protein There are thousands of supplements out there, which ones work and which don’t? My first supplement that I truly believe can be beneficial is whey protein. Now let’s take a look at why this supplement works, and what it does to help promote muscle and weight loss. It’s simply protein! This one [...]