There are vitamins and minerals in the body that are considered to be fat soluble in the sense that that they rely on fats for transportation. This means that for those strictly no fat eaters, they are likely to suffer a deficiency of these substances. As much as you may need to cut down on your fat intake because you want to loose weight, doing away with them will give you more problems to deal with than just the belly you want to flatten. You have to take some fat to ensure that these fat soluble vitamins and minerals are both absorbed and taken around the body. Otherwise, brace yourself for the serious conditions your body will suffer because of the deficiency. I must confess that it is quite tempting to have tabs of vitamin and mineral supplements stacked in your ...

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The reason why many people don’t succeed in bodybuilding is because they are discouraged when they see those bodybuilders in magazines who have very huge muscles and look like supernatural human beings. They should not discourage you but rather they should encourage you to train even harder so that you end up looking like them. What you need to understand is that those professional bodybuilders are not supernatural and they are only moral beings as all the rest of us, the only difference are that they have come to discover the secrets of succeeding in this sport. It does not matter that they lift heavier weighs than the rest of us, if you train long enough you will probably be able to lift as much weight as they do. However what separates them from the rest of us is there knowledge of ...

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10. Potassium In conjunction with sodium, potassium is required for the regulation of cell water levels. Potassium is also critical for the facilitation of the passage of electrical impulses between the muscle cells and the nerves. It is these impulses that enable muscle contraction. This mineral is critical in the storage of glycogen which is the muscles’ chief source of energy. If your diet is potassium deficient you are bound to experience several symptoms including cramps and weakness in the muscles, and dehydration. 9. Copper For a long time the importance of copper in the body was not greatly appreciated but in recent times this trend has been reversed. It had been previously established that copper was involved in the utilization and transport of oxygen in the body. Copper is even utilized in the production and synthesis of noradrenalin. Recent studies found that ...

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Q:  Is there any benefit for bodybuilders to up their intake of vitamin C? A: There is no other vitamin that has as many beneficial effects on the human body as vitamin C. Because our bodies cannot manufacture it, we need to replenish our supplies of vitamin C daily. And because much of our agricultural soil has been depleted of its minerals and vitamins, the foods we buy are not as rich in vitamin C as they once were. As a result, most people don’t get enough vitamin C in their daily diet. Without the requisite amount of vitamin C we cannot adequately combat infections, diseases and colds. Vitamin C is an antioxidant, meaning that it protects the fluids of the body such as blood as well as muscle cells from damage by free radicals. Vitamin C has also been proven ...

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