Energy and Stress

Supplements for energy and stress can be appropriate at any age, It is well known that the body consumes higher levels of the B vitamins, of calcium, magnesium and iron, and of vitamin C when it is under duress. These vitamins and mineral should be taken in higher levels when you are under more stress. They will counteract the immediate symptoms of stress, such as burn out, fatigue and irritability. They will also counteract the long term effects of stress.

The long term effects of stress include chronic muscular cramping and aches, adrenal gland burn-out, other hormonal and glandular imbalances, hair loss, skin conditions, crohns, blood pressure, heart problems, and the list goes on. Many supplement manufacturers will offer a stress formula that contains exactly these vitamins and minerals, Others will provide the magnesium and calcium in a separate package. Either way, these are excellent supplements to have around the house to help you deal with your stress and increase your energy.

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Next on the nutrition pyramid, symptom specific supplements are a very tricky field to discuss. Often, these supplements will help some users and not others. Often, they will help for a while and become ineffective. The trick to these supplements is to follow the rules of the pyramid. You must first ensure that you have had at least a month of excellent multi-vitamin and mineral supplementation. You must also ensure that you first rule out and stress, or age combating supplements as being a superior supplementation process to the 'symptom-specific' supplement. Finally, you must rule out any physical source to your pain. It is helpful to take glucosamine or chondroitin sulphate, for example, for knee pain or arthritis. But if the musculature surrounding the knee is stiff and tight, unbeknownst to you, this is likely the cause of the degeneration of cartilage in your joints.