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Biocare Acetyl Carnitine & Alpha Lipoic Acid 30caps - HealthyLiving.ie

Biocare Acetyl Carnitine & Alpha Lipoic Acid 30caps

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Biocare Acetyl Carnitine & ALAIs this all you need to age gracefully. No, obviously not, but it might well help a bit! Benefits: Acetyl-l-carnitine is an amino acid which may...
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NHP Advanced Probiotic Support

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If you have had to take antibiotics or are on the Pill or HRT then it is useful to recolonise your digestive system with good bacteria.  Beneficial bacteria can also...
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NHP Healthy Woman Support

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NHP Healthy Woman Support has all the nutritional ingredients you need for good health, strong immune system, energy and stress relief. Benefits: When you are aiming to keep yourself in...
Irish Botanica All Seasons Complex - HealthyLiving.ie

Irish Botanica All Seasons Complex

€19,00 EUR
This botanical blend of natural ingredients including Astragalus, Angelica and peppermint will come in useful around the summertime when the pollen count increases.Benefits: Irish Botanica is an Irish brand whose...
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Hamper - Gift Of Health

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Now you can help to maintain your health with this wonderful hamper put together by one of our instore nutritionists. Or lovely hamper contains lots of important nutrients and some...
Terra Nova Magnifood Intense Berries Super Shake 224g - Healthy Living

Terra Nova Magnifood Intense Berries Super Shake 224g

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Terra Nova Magnifood Intense Berries Super Shake A deeply nourishing, intensely synergistic blend of Rice Bran Actives, Freeze Dried Berries, Lucuma, Cereal Grasses, Microalgae, Probiotics and Digestive Enzymes. An equivalent...
Patrick Holford Carboslow - HealthyLiving.ie

Patrick Holford Carboslow

€24,50 EUR
The product contains Konjac fibre to support normal cholesterol level and healthy weight loss.  Glucomannan in the context of an energy restricted diet contributes to weight loss.  This effect is...
Biocare Vitasorb® CoQ10 30ml - HealthyLiving.ie

Biocare Vitasorb® CoQ10 30ml

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VitasorbCoQ10 provides 20mg Co-enzyme Q10 along with Vitamin E. These fat soluble nutrients are easy to absorb in this liquid form. Vitamin E contributes to the protection of cells from...
Biocare Magnesium Calcium Complex 90 capsules - Healthy Living

Biocare Magnesium Calcium Complex 90 capsules

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A diet that is high in dairy and low in whole grains can lead to excess calcium in the tissues and a magnesium deficiency. The source of menstrual cramps may...
Biocare Vitasorb Multivitamin 30ml - HealthyLiving.ie

Biocare Vitasorb Multivitamin 30ml

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Adult Multivitamins and Minerals is a comprehensive one-a-day capsule for adults, for all round nutritional support. It contains bio-available minerals for enhanced absorption and is iron and copper free.­ Benefits:...
Biocare Vitasorb B12 15ml - HealthyLiving.ie

Biocare Vitasorb B12 15ml

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Vitasorb B12 provides vitamin B12 in a highly absorbable, liquid form. Vitamin B12 contributes to the normal functioning of the nervous system, metabolism and psychological function as well as contributing...
Biocare Nutrisorb B6 30ml - HealthyLiving.ie

Biocare Nutrisorb B6 30ml

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Vitasorb B6 provides vitamin B6 in a highly absorbable, liquid form. Vitamin B6 contributes to many functions such as normal functioning of the immune and nervous systems, energy metabolism and...
Patrick Holford The Low-GL Diet Cookbook - HealthyLiving.ie

Patrick Holford The Low-GL Diet Cookbook

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The Low-GL Diet Cookbook is perfect for everyone who wants to lose weight quickly yet still enjoy great-tasting food. It features a range of recipes that do not raise your...
OptiBac Probiotics For Every Day Max - HealthyLiving.ie

OptiBac Probiotics For Every Day Max

€47,65 EUR
Live cultures food supplementThis advanced supplement from OptiBac combines quality and quantity with three strains of live cultures, proven to reach the gut alive. Includes Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM® - thought to...
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Ancient Lakes Magnesium Spray

€30,00 EUR€21,00 EUR
Ancient Lakes Magnesium Spray a topical version of the ionic bitterns.  The Magnesium spray is a fabulous natural source of Magnesium from Lake Deborah in Western Australia. The salt from the...
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NHP D-Tox Support

€28,50 EUR
Our environment is full of toxins and pollutants. Today we can find them everywhere: air, water,  food, drinks, cosmetics, clothes, toys and more.  In the long run it can take...
Jan de Vries Body Energy - HealthyLiving.ie

Jan de Vries Body Energy

€9,65 EUR
This book is the first book in Jan de Vries' outstanding new health series of Nature's Gift. In this book he is intended to show how the body's energies can...
A. Vogel Ginsavena - Healthy Living

A. Vogel Ginsavena 50 ml

€16,00 EUR€11,20 EUR
Alfred Vogel believed that many herbs work synergistically to benefit the user. He combined Avena sativa and Eleutherococcus to help maintain normal healthy energy levels, especially for those under pressure. ...

Energy – the fuel for the body

In order to build biomolecules and sustain life, your body needs energy. The body gets its energy from the breakdown of nutrients like glucose, amino acids and fatty acids. These are also known as carbohydrates, fats and proteins (or macronutrients).

Carbohydrates are seen as the fuel for the body.

Our bodies can only absorb monosaccharides (glucose, galactose, or fructose), the single units of sugars and starches. Once absorbed through the small intestines into the portal vein, and then circulated into the bloodstream through the liver as blood glucose, our bodies can put glucose to work in three ways:

  1. It can burn the glucose immediately for energy if blood glucose levels are not at a stable level of 20 grams blood borne glucose circulating per hour.
  1. If it is not needed for energy immediately, then it is converted into glycogen in the liver or muscles. The liver has the capacity to store 100 grams of glycogen. The muscles have the capacity to store between 250-400 grams of glycogen, depending on muscle mass and physical condition. Liver glycogen supplies energy for the entire body. Muscle glycogen only supplies energy to muscles.
  1. If the body has an excess of glucose, and all of the glycogen stores are full, the surplus glucose is converted to fat by the liver and stored as adipose tissue (body fat) around the body. If needed, fatty acids can be burned as fuel (BUT the fat cannot be converted back to glucose).

Macronutrients

Just keep in mind that it takes all three macronutrients (carbohydrates, protein and fat) in the proper amounts to keep energy levels at there best. Always be sure to take in some carbohydrates and protein an hour before exercise and some more thirty minutes after, taking in your fats well before and well after exercise.

Vitamins

Apart from these macronutrients the body also needs micronutrients. They are also known as vitamins or minerals. With the reduced amounts of these vitamins in our foods, because of over processing, we have more need than ever to supplement our foods with vitamins.

Nutrition for energy

There are many vitamins and herbs that may help with increasing energy. A small selection can be found below.