The benefits of protein are underestimated – Part 1

12. April 202223. February 2021 by Viptamin

The benefits of protein are underestimated - Part 1

Protein is the most underrated nutrient in our diet. It gives strength, energy and vitality. We should always ensure a sufficient supply, otherwise deficiency symptoms occur, such as fatigue and physical weakness. Our immune system is figuratively about 2 kilos of protein distributed in the body. Find out why its benefits are so great and what you can do to benefit from it here .

What is protein and what makes it?

Protein is composed of amino acids, of which there are a total of 20 different ones. 8 of them have to be taken in through food, because our organism cannot produce them itself.

Vegans, dieters, the elderly and people with allergies or metabolic disorders are often affected by protein deficiency The body then uses its own reserves from skin, hair, muscles and bones.

This can go on for years without symptoms, but not in the long run. At some point, the deficiency becomes noticeable through thinning hair, severe wrinkling and muscle atrophy, as well as:

People over 50 often have less appetite, problems with chewing or digestion. At the same time, the metabolism slows down. They use less energy and consequently absorb fewer nutrients, although the need for amino acids and other vital substances is not reduced. A protein deficiency is virtually pre-programmed if you are not aware of the issue.

Requirements for a good protein

For a supplement to work optimally, it must meet certain requirements. It should:

– · come from a high quality source
– · be produced without heat
– · do not contain additives and impurities
– · If possible be available in organic quality

Only then can it really contribute to more vitality, well-being and increased performance.

The confusing variety of commercially available remedies on the market

The range of protein preparations is almost unmanageable and the ingredients are often encoded by an incomprehensible nomenclature (e.g. E-numbers). How is one supposed to find one’s way around and distinguish quality from window dressing?

Please no additives

For good effectiveness, it is particularly important that the product does not contain any synthetic chemical additives. Additions, such as:

– Flavours
– xanthan gum
– sodium cyclamate
– acesulfame K
– saccharin
– sucralose
– Dextrose and
– colourings

are not only unnecessary, but can even be harmful to the body. Often little is known about their effect.

Sucralose, for example, is a sugar substitute that is excreted again. It enters the environment through sewage treatment plants and harms animals and plants. It can damage our gut flora and raise the pH level in the gut. In the long run, this can lead to chronic inflammation, allergies and autoimmune diseases. In animal experiments, the substance even increased the risk of cancer.

Acesulfame K (E950) is deposited in the body and has been shown to damage blood vessels. It can also lead to obesity and diabetes.

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Is your knowledge about cholesterol up to date?

12. April 202223. February 2021 by Viptamin

Is your knowledge about cholesterol up to date?

The key message right at the beginning: elevated cholesterol levels alone are not a health problem. As is often the case, things are a bit more complicated in medicine. You know the following statements here. But this is dangerous half-knowledge. It’s of no use to you in practice.

“There is good cholesterol and bad cholesterol. And only the bad, the LDL cholesterol, can become dangerous. LDL is what you’re supposed to take statins for.”

The following figures show that the problem is relevant: 5 million Germans take statins daily. That’s an incredible 6% of the population.

Cholesterol alone is completely harmless

Contrary to popular belief that LDL cholesterol alone is a high risk factor for vascular disease, it is now known that at least one other factor is necessary.

Only whon the same time the lipoprotein (a) in the blood is elevated, there is a danger that vessels will become clogged and the risk of heart attack, arteriosclerosis, dementia, vascular occlusion of the extremities and stroke will increase. Lipoprotein (a) is a substance that enables the transport of fats in the blood. It has a very similar construction to LDL cholesterol.

Comparative values of people with high LDL cholesterol levels of about 400 were already collected in 1990.

The results show that elevated cholesterol alone could not cause vascular changes. Only when lipoprotein (a) was also elevated (by more than 30) did a risk arise for people.

Cholesterol and lipoprotein (a) also do not automatically lead to vascular calcification

In order for the complex of LDL cholesterol and lipoprotein (a) to adhere to the vessel wall, it must be attacked or cracked. This is the case when it is inflamed. If this is not the case, the complex seems to be almost harmless. Vascular inflammation can be easily prevented, for example, by providing oneself with sufficient antioxidants.

Outdated treatment of elevated cholesterol levels

Lipoprotein (a) is generally not detected during a blood test by a physician. However, standard medical practice is to treat an elevated LDL level in the blood immediately with statins alone, i.e. irrespective of the lipoprotein (a) level. Statins have been shown to lower LDL levels, but without health benefits. Statins have a devastating side effect profile. They lead to:

– muscular pains

– increasing liver enzymes

– elevated sugar levels in the blood with the risk of developing diabetes

– gastrointestinal complaints

– headaches

– Cataract

The statins can do nothing against the threat of vascular calcification due to an elevated lipoprotein(a) level. Whether with or without statins, the probability of aortic valve stenosis is increased by up to 95% at 30 mg/dl lipoprotein (a). Values above 60 mg/dl increase the risk of coronary heart disease enormously. Infarctions are three to four times more likely to occur at this level.

Focusing on just one blood value (LDL cholesterol) thus leads to a form of treatment that not only does little but also has a high side effect profile.

Against lipoprotein (a) helps little. The concentration in the blood is genetically predetermined. However, nature provides us with two effective means: Vitamin C and the amino acid lysine contribute greatly to vascular protection. Although they do not lower the lipoprotein level in the blood, they do prevent the cholesterol-lipoprotein complex from attaching to the inside of the blood vessels. [1; 2]

This is where our Viptamin Complete Forte comes in handy with its well thought-out formulation. It contains two types of vitamin C: one water-soluble and one fat-soluble (ascorbyl palmitate). This allows it to cross the blood-brain barrier. Our Forte also contains lysine, which is found in our organic rice protein.

Lysine is a building block of the collagen of the blood vessel walls. Vitamin C ensures the strength and elasticity of connective tissue fibers and protects them from damage as an antioxidant.

An effective vascular protection

Large-scale studies have long since shown that the intake of magnesium achieves exactly the same effects as those of statins: lowering of LDL cholesterol; reduction of heart attacks, strokes, angina, etc. [4]. So, why doesn’t your trusted medical professional just prescribe a magnesium then? Maybe this one doesn’t even show up in his database. Unlike medicines, vitamins, minerals and co. such as mineral magnesium cannot be patented. And if a substance can’t be patented, then you can’t make much money with it, because then you can’t set the price yourself as a company.

Practical: In addition to the above-mentioned vitamin C, magnesium is also present in high concentration in our Viptamin Komplett Forte. And that is its most bioavailable form as magnesium citrate. Just as we select only the best available form of each of the 57 ingredients.

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[1] PubMed: L-Arginine and vitamin C attenuate pro-atherogenic effects of high-fat diet on biomarkers of endothelial dysfunction in rats, Dezember 2015 

[2] Researchgate: Nutritional Supplement Program Halts Progression of Early Coronary Atherosclerosis Documented by Ultrafast Computed Tomography, Januar 1996 

[3] PubMed: Comparison of mechanism and functional effects of magnesium and statin pharmaceuticals, Oktober 2004 

[4] J Am Col Nutr 2004 Oct; 23(5):501

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So if you want to do something for your health, Viptamine Complete Forte is an excellent idea from another point of view. Try it today and do something good for yourself!

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The advantages of Omega 3

6. April 202123. February 2021 by Viptamin

The advantages of Omega 3

Omega-3 fatty acids are simply part of a balanced diet, as they play an important role in many areas of the body. Unfortunately, our body cannot produce omega-3 fatty acids itself, which is why a regular intake in the form of food or capsules is important. Because to get the perfect dose of omega 3 from food, we would have to eat at least three kilograms of fish a day.

Omega 3 not only lubricates the joints. It can do so much more:

Heart Health: Omega 3 does its part in a healthy heart and supports normal heart function.
In the area of vision, the omega-3 fatty acid DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) plays a role because it is a component of the photoreceptor cells and the retina. By consuming 250 milligrams of DHA per day, you help maintain normal visual function.
Immune system: Omega 3 provides an important building block for our immune system, called resolvins. These are substances in the body that are responsible for fighting inflammation.
Brain functions: Omega 3 is important for normal brain function at all stages of life, especially assisting with metabolism. A daily intake of 250 milligrams of DHA helps maintain normal brain function. Omega 3 is therefore also considered a brain food. Memory and concentration as well as learning ability can be increased with the intake of omega-3 fatty acids.

Pregnancy and lactation: DHA intake contributes to the normal development of the eyes and brain in the fetus and during lactation. Since a good supply of omega-3 fatty acids directly affects the baby’s DHA supply, pregnant women should consume 200 milligrams per day in addition to the recommended daily amount. Especially during the last third of pregnancy and the first months of the infant’s life, the brain, nerve tissue and eyes store a particularly large amount of DHA.
Sports: You can also benefit from fatty acids during sports. Omega 3 supports regeneration and muscle building and helps to break down fat. Of course, only if you do sports to support it. Just taking fish oil alone will not make you slim.

Do not underestimate the quality of fish oil

With fish oil, the quality is very important so that it can develop its full effectiveness. Unfortunately, you cannot see this from the outside of a product, so it is important to have the necessary knowledge of how to judge the product quality yourself. It should be free of harmful substances and the manufacturing process should be as natural as possible. In the process, fish oil is obtained by heating and pressing the fish. At the same time, filtration and cleaning are also carried out in this process to ensure that no pollutants are also processed.

Cheap processes work with high heat and strong pressure, which significantly reduces the quality. A particularly conscious, non-heating and gentle processing is important to guarantee a high-quality product.

Oxygen must not be allowed to enter the production process, as this would lead to oxidation and the typical fishy smell, which not only has a negative effect on the taste, but also on the effect. So read the provider’s website beforehand to see if you can find information about the quality features mentioned here.

Our Viptamin Omega 3 has been very gently produced using a complex triple molecular distillation process, is not heated and contains the highest concentration of DHA and EPA currently available per capsule.

Vergleichen Sie!

Ein Blick auf das Etikett lohnt sich. Die meisten Anbieter liefern Ihnen zwar auch Omega 3 Fischöl, aber meist ist die Konzentration des wirksamen EPA und DHA bei nur 30%. Der Rest ist deutlich weniger wirksames ALA.
Die Verbraucherzentrale schreibt dazu : Bei der Kennzeichnung der Inhaltsstoffe muss lediglich der Gesamtghalt an Omega-3-Fettsäuren angegeben werden, ohne dass zwischen ALA, EPA und DHA unterschieden werden muss.
Lassen Sie sich nicht täuschen: Die beiden wirksamsten Omega 3 Öle sind EPA und DHA. Die Konzentration von diesen beiden ist entscheidend.

Bei uns erhalten Sie 100% reines EPA und DHA pro Kapsel.

Not just any fish

Fish oil is similar to fish itself, high quality fish smells slightly of the sea without the typical fishy smell. The quality of fish oil can also be determined by the smell. If the oil smells strongly of fish, it is a low-quality oil, while high-quality fish oil smells of fresh sea.

Last but not least, a high content of EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) and DHA is important. The value should be indicated on the package, because the health benefits of the oil depends on this value. Also, be sure to check the purity level and which fish were used for the oil. Smaller fish store fewer environmental pollutants due to their shorter lifespan, and if they also come from clean waters, this is of course very decisive for the quality of the fish oil. This is not stated on most products because cheap farmed salmon is used.

Composition of good omega-3 fats

The most active omega-3 fatty acids are EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid), DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) and alpha-linolenic acid (ALA). The polyunsaturated fatty acids are found in fatty cold-water fish such as herring, mackerel, salmon, sardines and tuna, as well as in special microalgae from the sea. We use small sea fish because they are naturally much less contaminated and are particularly rich in Omega 3.

The different modes of action are important for our body. EPA and DHA in particular are active in multiple ways. Both fatty acids are found in every cell membrane in our body and provide an important function in the transmission of information. They help promote blood circulation and contribute to normal heart function.

It is important to pay attention to the contained dose when buying fish oil. A daily dose should contain at least 800 mg EPA and DHA. It is very important that fish oil is taken in a certain dose. Scientifically, there is still much debate about what daily amount of fish oil is useful. Experts advise an intake of two to three grams a day. With us you take 2.1 grams of EPA and DHA.

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7 fatal mistakes around nutritional supplements – part 1

6. April 202123. February 2021 by Viptamin

7 fatal mistakes with dietary supplements

People in Germany spend more than one billion euros a year on food supplements*. This sum alone confirms that there is a great interest in such products in our society. However, there are many misconceptions about songs: people are impatient, expect success too quickly and often only inform themselves superficially. Find out how you can do better here.

* Source: German Food Association

Impatience and wrong information are often the cause of the problem

If you ask yourself about your stance on supplements, it will almost certainly be based on the opinions of others or information from the media. Useful or a waste of money? Too expensive or practical and cheap? It helped the neighbour, now you’ve been waiting for weeks for the missing result? So it’s humbug after all!? Perhaps you recognize yourself in a statement or have a completely different, personal attitude to it. Whatever our opinion, impatience often drives us to make the wrong decisions and gets in the way of gaining perspective.

This is a widespread problem, especially with dietary supplements. We ask our doctor which ‘remedy’ finally brings improvement or we read guidebooks and eagerly write active ingredients on the shopping list. But the effect remains absent, we are disappointed. Who is to blame for this? In most cases, it is precisely this impatience. That’s why I’d like to explain the most common misconceptions about dietary supplements here. If you develop an understanding of this, well-intentioned advice or advertising promises will not succeed in misleading you in the future.

Which dietary supplement is the best ?

As uncomfortable as it may sound, anyone who asks such a question has missed the point of nutritional supplements (NEM).

Don’t despair if you feel the same way. I get a lot of similar questions from people who would like to jump on the NEM bandwagon quickly and don’t even know what to start with. However, there is no answer to this question because dietary supplements are not miracle capsules full of minerals and vitamins for everyone. Instead, they are food and must be considered a full part of our way of life and diet. They are not a means to increase concentration in the short term or to quickly supply oneself with nutrients.

Likewise, it is a fallacy to believe that one can be truly successful with one or two single preparations. The body needs more than 50 different nutrients to function optimally – and only when all the substances are present in this highly complex system can it utilise them correctly. Therefore, do not rely on the one miracle substance, but make sure to be completely supplied.

Don't be tempted by the (cheap) price

Quickly to the drugstore around the corner, because there are just fish oil capsules on sale? No, please don’t. As described above, first weigh for yourself whether your body just need this preparation. If yes: Set quality as the most important criterion for the choice of the product. Dietary supplements are meant to provide you with the most valuable raw materials from a food. Why would this be cheap? High-quality commodities cannot possibly be sold below their value. Unfortunately, the Internet is already full of cheap “vitamins” that promise us the blue of heaven. Consumer tests and clinical studies have confirmed often enough that the quality in most cases is not only lousy, but can also be harmful to health. Unfortunately, far too many consumers still fall for the advertising tricks of large manufacturers and lull themselves into a sense of security while swallowing dubious tablets. Although we actually already know the same game from our diet: Kilos of meat for little money can simply not be good. Exactly the same principle applies to dietary supplements. So don’t fall for pretty packaging and positive customer reviews when making your choice. Stay skeptical and don’t let the price be your guide.

Don't give trendy anthems a chance

It is not only the offer price that the food industry likes to throw at us as bait, but also the hype about new, trendy ingredients. For every little ache and pain, there is then THE ultimate active ingredient, which is being added to the range by more and more suppliers. However, that’s not how supplements work. Whether it’s krill oil or CBD, there isn’t THE single ingredient that just happened to be newly researched and should suddenly be taken by everyone. Again, keep in mind: Food supplements are a component of a balanced and varied diet.

If the whole world is screaming “Vitamin C!” tomorrow, it doesn’t mean that you are missing THAT in your diet. Unfortunately, the marketing of large corporations sees it differently. “Shouting a new hype into the world” is the motto there and the louder it shouts, the more people can be convinced. Suddenly, more and more of the wondrous pills and powder mixtures are surrounding us on the shelves and on the internet, and they are also being reduced. Composition and processing? The main thing is that it’s trendy! Do not give such market mechanisms a chance!

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Quotes on Vitamins, Supplements, Nutrition, Health

6. April 202123. February 2021 by Viptamin

Quotes on Vitamins, Supplements, Nutrition, Health

My favorite thing to eat is always jacket potatoes.
But with a dollop of caviar and a glass of champagne.

Elizabeth Taylor

The food should please the eye first and then the stomach

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Let your food be your cure

Hippocrates

It is not given to the healthy person to be satisfied. If this were the case, all progress would cease.

Sir Frederick Grant Banting

The hunger of people in different parts of the world stems from the fact that many of us take far too much more than we need.

Mahatma Gandhi

Peace is the health of nations.

Ernst R. Hauschka

The best cuisine comes from necessity

William Saroyan

The English invented table talk to make you forget their food.

Pierre Daninos

The discovery of a new food promotes the happiness of mankind more than the discovery of a new star.

Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

Real men don’t eat honey – they chew bees.

Chuck Norris

There are not only thousands of diseases, but also thousands of health conditions.

Gerhard Kocher

There is only one pleasure greater than the pleasure of eating well: The pleasure of cooking well.

Günter Grass

A good roast is rightly counted among good deeds.

William Busch

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Food is a most unjust thing:
Each bite stays in your mouth for no more than two minutes,
two hours in the stomach, but three months on the hips.

Christian Dior

Early to bed and early to rise makes you healthy, rich and smart.

Benjamin Franklin

God, what luck! A semolina soup, a place to sleep and no physical pain – that’s a lot!

Theodor Fontane

In one half of our lives, we sacrifice health to acquire money; in the other, we sacrifice money to regain health. And during this time, health and life go from then.

Voltaire

Only water, grain and grass goes into our cows

Renate Künast

Anyone can do magic, anyone can achieve their goals if they can think, if they can wait, if they can fast.

Hermann Hesse

In gluttony there is a futility, a freedom…
– you don’t eat to keep yourself alive, you eat to burst at the seams
– also a way to kill yourself.

Eugène Ionesco

Eat what’s cooked. Drink what’s clear. Say what’s true.

Martin Luther

Diseases do not strike us out of the blue, but develop from daily sins against nature. When these have accumulated, they burst forth unawares.

Hippocrates

One should offer the body something good, so that the soul has desire to dwell in it.

Winston Churchill

You have to argue with vegetarians as soon as they inherit a sausage factory.

Danny Kaye

Tomorrow is called the day when most fasting cures begin.

Gustav Knuth

After a good meal, you could forgive anyone, even your own relatives.

Oscar Wilde

Nothing speeds up recovery like regular medical bills.

Alec Guinness

Strange: even the biggest vegetarians don’t like to bite the dust.

Joachim Ringelnatz

Nothing will increase the chance of survival on earth like the move to a vegetarian diet.

Albert Einstein

Without health there is no profitable activity; but to make the preservation of health the business of one’s life is the business of idle fools and hypochondriacs.

Francis Grillparzer

Many people have forgotten how to eat. You can only swallow

Paul Bocuse

If God wanted us to eat sugar, he wouldn’t have invented dentists.

Ralph Nader

If you want to, you’ll find ways.
If you don’t want to, you’ll find reasons.

Unknown

If they have no bread, let them eat cake.

Queen Marie Antoinette

If you don’t spend a little time every day on your health, one day you will have to spend a lot of time on your illness.

Sebastian Kneipp

Where there is hunger, peace cannot endure.

Willy Brandt

Health is like salt: you only notice it when it is missing

Unknown

Health interest is huge, health knowledge is moderate, health behavior is abysmal.

Christian Morgenstern

If someone invented sugar today, he would certainly be forbidden to put his product on the market.

Arnold Bender

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

From England

The man who is too busy to take care of his health is like a workman who has no time to take care of his tools.

From Spain

Healing is a matter of time. Sometimes, however, it is also a question of a favourable opportunity.

Hippocrates.

Ordinary mortals have to pay for the mistakes themselves. If doctors or judges are wrong, the others pay.

George Bernard Shaw

It comes down to healing the body with the soul and the soul through the body.

Oscar Wilde

Health has a lot to do with trying things out for yourself. If something doesn’t work, try something different. And if it helps, do more of it.

Daniel Albisser-Master

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Good fats, bad fats: it all comes down to this

6. April 202123. February 2021 by Viptamin

Good fats, bad fats:

Here is what you should look for when choosing the right cooking oil

When it comes to oil in the kitchen, we are often faced with a huge selection and often use our dangerous half-knowledge when deciding what to buy. The “right” oil depends not only on its taste and properties, but also on the quality of the individual oils. You can find out what you should look out for here.

Functions of fats in our body

First and foremost, fats are an essential source of energy for the body and a source of vitamins – but their properties as vital components of the cell membrane, i.e. the outer shell of our body cells, should not be ignored. More precisely, fatty acids provide the scaffolding around the healthy cell nucleus and thus offer important protection against external influences. They therefore not only maintain and care for our brain cells, but also prevent premature aging of our skin, for example. It is therefore all the more important that we supply our bodies with valuable and stable fatty acids to keep our cells healthy and to protect them. Conversely, if we add unhealthy fats to it, the protective function of the cells cannot take place and the risk of cell damage increases.

Various Fatty acid species

The different types of fatty acids can be divided into the categories “stable”, “relatively stable” and “unstable”:

Saturated fatty acids are considered stable
(short, medium, long chain),
as relatively stable the monounsaturated fatty acids
as unstable the polyunsaturated fatty acids

These fatty acids are the main constituents of the various edible oils, but no oil consists of only one fatty acid.

Instead, it always contains a composition of different fats. And it is precisely this mixture of fatty acids and the qualitative properties of the oil that are decisive. Because there are no fatty acids in nature that can be described as unhealthy per se. Rather, the natural ingredients of the different types of fatty acids each have their own functions in our bodies. How good an oil really is depends very much on its extraction and subsequent (industrial) processing. It is precisely this processing process that determines whether and which functions the fatty acids fulfil or whether their consumption can even cause us harm.

A look at the label worthwhile

To put it simply, the more natural an edible oil is, the better it is. However, it is difficult to recognise this as such on the supermarket shelves. This is because, in order to preserve an oil for a long time and produce as much of it as possible, a large number of varieties are heavily processed during the industrial production process. In the process, the ingredients that are valuable for the cells are destroyed. You should definitely avoid these highly processed and refined oils that are heat-pressed and quite often have chemical solvents added to them. If in doubt, read the label carefully and be sceptical of suspiciously low prices. Another important indicator is your senses. If an unpleasant smell comes to your nose when you open the bottle, it is better not to use it.

Olive oil

Undeniably, olive oil is one of the most popular oils of all. And rightly so, because olive oil is indeed one of the good and healthy cooking oils. It consists largely of monounsaturated fatty acids, which the body can process well and offers and plenty of vitamin E. Another advantage are the naturally occurring antioxidants and polyphenols, which protect the oil from becoming rancid and at the same time protect the body from free radicals. To maintain this protection, it is best not to heat olive oil, or to heat it only minimally, and always store it in dark bottles. But there are also differences in olive oil. Look for the designation “extra virgin” or “extra virgin”. This is an important seal of quality and means that the olives have been pressed mechanically and without additional heat. Price is also important. If the price is less than 10 € per bottle, this often indicates inferior quality. Cheap oils are mostly blended products from different countries, where the production process is not always traceable.

15% Saturated | 76% Monounsaturated | 8% Omega-6 | 1% Omega-3

Sunflower oil

High-quality sunflower oil, which is cold-pressed, poses no problem and can be used to refine your dishes without hesitation. However, be sure to pay attention to the quality of the oil and rely on your senses here as well. On the other hand, the situation is different with conventional, cheap and highly processed sunflower oil, which we all know – you should not use this in the kitchen. The extremely high content of omega-6 fatty acids can be harmful to health and has a pro-inflammatory effect. Unfortunately, sunflower oil is still found in a whole range of processed foods – so it’s better to leave it out when preparing your food, even and especially when frying!

13% Saturated | 21% Monounsaturated | 66% Omega-6 | 0% Omega-3

Rapeseed oil

Canola oil is often cited by doctors as one of the healthiest of all cooking oils. In fact, this oil has many valuable unsaturated fatty acids and rightly enjoys the reputation of being beneficial to our cardiovascular system due to its composition. However, rapeseed oils can also differ from each other to a large extent. The cheapest and best known variety of this vegetable oil is heavily processed industrially to make it odorless and tasteless. During the manufacturing process, important secondary ingredients are destroyed. In order to additionally increase the yield during pressing, the use of solvents is also a common procedure here. In addition, to make it stable and less susceptible to oxidation, additives such as synthetic antioxidants are often added to rapeseed oil. If, on the other hand, the rapeseed oil is “virgin cold-pressed”, this means a gentle production process without the addition of heat and the absence of chemical additives. The ratio between omega-3 and omega-6 acids is also optimal. In addition, I always use Demeter-quality rapeseed oil.If you want to do yourself some extra good, give it a try.
In this respect, rapeseed oil of this quality is definitely an enrichment for the kitchen, but should always be stored in the dark and never heated to high temperatures.

7% Saturated | 61% Monounsaturated | 21% Omega-6 | 10% Omega-3

Coconut Oil & Fat

Because of the large number of saturated fatty acids, some medical experts have in the past advised against coconut fat across the board. Since then, however, many studies have proven the positive properties of coconut fat. Because of its high content of saturated fatty acids, the fat from the coconut is considered to be very stable and therefore has a long shelf life. Artificial additives or a multi-stage processing is not necessary for this, unlike many other oils. Because of its high smoke point, coconut oil is also a popular aid in the kitchen. It offers a health advantage due to its good tolerance and digestibility: it is low in histamine, gluten-free and lactose-free and is considered a good alternative for people with irritable bowel complaints. Its medium-chain fatty acids have a positive effect on our digestion and also make us feel full faster. Here, too, you should definitely place value on a quality product. Make sure your coconut fat or oil has the “extra virgin” designation on the label.

92% Saturated | 6% Monounsaturated | 2% Omega-6 | 0% Omega-3

Safflower oil

Safflower oil is usually sold as a refined cooking oil and is not recommended for food preparation. It has an unstable composition and an even higher proportion of omega-6 fatty acids than sunflower oil. With this fatty acid profile, safflower oil clearly poses a health risk – even when it has been gently cold-pressed. If it is processed industrially, chemical substances that are hazardous to health are also added to it. For this reason, the clear recommendation: Whether refined or cold-pressed – leave safflower oil on the shelf!

10% Saturated | 13% Monounsaturated | 77% Omega-6 | 0% Omega-3

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Dosage Chaos – Part 1

6. April 202123. February 2021 by Viptamin

The chaos with the dosages of vitamins & Co. - Part 1

Do you know it? You stand in front of the shelf at the drugstore shaking your head, wondering where the perfect dose for a multivitamin actually is. Is it three grams? Or 300 milligrams?

Annoyed, you put the bottle with the small print back on the shelf. Better no preparation at all than the wrong one – with which you are not entirely wrong!

But should you therefore do without the positive effect of additional vitamins? No, of course not! It is only important that you know which dose will really help you.

Ingredients under the microscope

Today we’re taking a closer look at the small print on the packaging – so you can make a well-informed decision in the end.

First, let’s take a quick look at the two most common weight units for vitamins, minerals, and vital nutrients:

Milligram, abbreviated as mg. 1,000 milligrams = 1 gram.
Microgram, abbreviated as µg. 1,000 micrograms = 1 milligram.

In our product
Forte
you will find a total of 1,000 mg of vitamin C – exactly 1 gram. The product also contains 900 µg of vitamin A – i.e. 0.9 milligrams.

The right dose for the desired effect

So much for the numbers games. Now comes the next step: you need to know where the effective dose starts in your multi-vitamin supplement. In fact, many products contain so few active ingredients that they are of no benefit to you. When I look at the preparations in the supermarket or drugstore, I usually find vitamin C concentrations of around 50 to 200 mg in them – which is clearly too little.

As a rule of thumb, multivitamin supplements with 300 mg of vitamin C or less won’t do you much good for boosting your immune system. The vitamin C does not unfold its full benefit in this concentration.
Why? Because 300 mg is just enough to cover the minimum requirement. In everyday life, you will not feel any improvement with this amount. For this to happen, there would have to be a very pronounced vitamin C deficiency, for example due to a completely wrong diet.

Conclusion: If you want to get the best for your health, you need a higher dose.

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The correct dosage is enormously important with vitamins and food supplements. Therefore, there will be a second part on this topic for you shortly. If you’d like to know more and be notified when Part 2 is released, feel free to sign up for our newsletter!

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7 fatal mistakes around nutritional supplements part 2

6. April 202123. February 2021 by Viptamin

7 fatal mistakes with dietary supplements

A few weeks ago, we went over some of the mistakes made with supplements. We reported that impatience and misinformation are often at the root of the problem, that there is no “best” nighttime supplement, and that both price and trends can be irrelevant.

We’ve revisited this important topic for you and today we’ll show you three more points to watch out for.

* Source: German Food Association

Food supplements are not pain pills

Dietary supplements are not remedies for acute symptoms such as headaches. Nutritional supplements replenish your stores so the body can right itself. Nature itself is then at work. There is nothing more ingenious than the intelligence of our own body. The purpose of nutritional supplements is to support this process so that it can function optimally.

For your sake, say goodbye to the idea that supplements taken individually will make you feel better. It doesn’t. For example: calcium is a prerequisite for strong bones. But this does not work without vitamin D, because vitamin D controls this build-up in the first place. And without vitamin K2, the calcium does not reach the bones because K2 has to take over this transport. Without K2, there is a risk of calcium calcifying the blood vessels because the calcium you take in isolation is so deposited in the blood vessels. Vitamin D, on the other hand, can only function if enough vitamin A and magnesium are present.

The blood check at the doctor does not bring enlightenment

You do a complete blood count at the doctor’s office and you know what nutrients are lacking. You then only have to get these from the pharmacy and you have solved the problem. That would really be too good to be true. Except, unfortunately, that doesn’t work in reality. In fact, only a few vitamins, minerals in the blood can be determined in such a way that they really allow a solid statement about the actual situation in the cells. Often only a snapshot is shown, and this can vary from day to day, influenced by countless factors from everyday life. It is true that if there is a major deficiency, it is usually discovered.

Another point is that, fortunately, more and more young doctors are becoming interested in nutritional supplements, but this discipline is unfortunately only a marginal part of their training. This is referred to as the field of orthomolecular medicine. So if you want to get advice from a doctor about nutritional supplementation, find one who knows about orthomolecular medicine.

Be critical

The food industry explains to us why the new XY preparation is the absolute ultimate. The pharmaceutical industry, on the other hand, has a paper written that says dietary supplements are hokum and should be avoided. Both instances take a one-sided stance and both represent their very own profit strategy. The former must sell, the latter must displace the competition.

When you hear such apparently “colored” information in the future, prick up your ears and be skeptical. You don’t always see at first glance where the information originally came from and then marvel at who is putting it out there. We as consumers are often misled in this way. Therefore, always remain vigilant if the scattered information seems too one-dimensional to you.

Conclusion

If you want to make it easy for yourself, you trust the opinion of others or consume what is fashionable at the moment. However, this usually goes wrong because everyone has a different lifestyle and therefore different needs for their ingested food. Of course, we all need adequate magnesium, calcium, omega-3 fatty acids, and so on. But there is no way around dealing with your own nutrition in order to find out what you need. When you do this, always remember:

Food supplements only have the right effect when they are embedded in a holistic, healthy diet.
The quality of nutritional supplements is quite crucial
Food supplements do not replace a healthy lifestyle
A good product always covers all the vitamins & co. that the body needs on a daily basis. Depending on the definition, this is around 50 pieces.

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Boost growth hormone – this is how it works

23. February 2021 by Viptamin

Boost growth hormone naturally

Today, let’s talk about one of your body’s most important hormones, and what it can do for you,

:

A hormone that determines how you feel on a daily basis, whether you have power and whether you are fat or thin. The growth hormone is a veritable Sleeping Beauty in men and women of “a certain age”.

The fact is that our internal hormone cocktail changes throughout our lives. The two good hormones drop and the two bad ones rise. You can measure that.

The two good hormones are growth hormone and testosterone. To make things a bit dramatic, just like in a fairy tale, there are of course the bad guys: Insulin and cortisol. The art now is to keep the two good ones high and the two bad ones low throughout our lives.

The growth hormone decreases in the course of life

Yet this hormone is nothing special at all. We all have it in our bodies. When we grow during puberty, the levels in our blood are around 30, 40, even 50. But that wears off. By the time you’re 30, you have far less, and by the time you’re 60, you have virtually nothing left in your body.

The growth hormone level does not have to drop

We know from Prof. Johannes Huber from Vienna that the pituitary gland still produces as much growth hormone in old age as it does in youth. It’s just not being released and secreted because we’re not stimulating the gland properly. Consequence: the body dozes off and grows old.

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So our aging process is homemade because we no longer stimulate our bodies. We just don’t release the hormones and grow old because of it. If we can do it without shots and pills, alone…

through proper stimulation, such as exercise and diet, to achieve the hormone levels of youth even in old age, then we would have won.

To help your body release growth hormone

Fill up your empty protein tanks. Then you have enough of the amino acids that are necessary for the production of growth hormones. We recommend our
Organic Protein.
Make sure you have a comprehensive supply of vital substances. A balanced diet is not enough for this nowadays.
Add what is no longer in our food. For example, if vitamin B6 is missing, you produce 50% less growth hormone. Also important: calcium, magnesium, potassium and zinc. We have just the thing for you:

Viptamin Complete Forte
Exercise. Those who exercise have more of the body’s own fountain of youth.
Lose excess pounds. Then you gain an increase in growth hormone. Overweight people produce less growth hormone. Significantly less! If you want to lose weight, you will find

here

more information.
Don’t keep tempting insulin with high carbohydrate foods. As long as the blood sugar level is high, the growth hormone remains inactive.
And another thing: alcohol reduces the release of HGH by up to 70%.

Growth hormone does all that for you:

Essential for normal growth
Fat loss and muscle building
Improvement of the skin texture
Increase vitality and sexuality
Better memory
Mood improvement
Increased sleep quality
Has a positive effect especially on muscles, liver, bones and kidneys
Increased uptake of amino acids
Supports the immune defense

Essential for normal growth
Fat loss and muscle building
Improvement of the skin texture
Increase vitality and sexuality
Better memory
Mood improvement
Increased sleep quality
Has a positive effect especially on muscles, liver, bones and kidneys
Increased uptake of amino acids
Supports the immune defense

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Because an optimal daily supply of protein is also incredibly important for the production of growth hormones, we offer our Bio Protein in a package with Viptamin Complete Forte at a significantly lower price. Save now 30€ with the purchase of our savings package and do something good for yourself and your body.

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All vitamins All minerals All trace elements

No additives Cross flow ultrafiltration

No sugar

300 grams of powder Viptamin Complete Forte is enough for 1 month

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All vitamins All minerals All trace elements

No additives Cross flow ultrafiltration

No sugar

300 grams of powder Viptamin Complete Forte is enough for 1 month

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Inhaltsstoff	Menge pro 22g-Messlöffel	Preis bei Amazon
Bio Reisprotein	8g	0,216 €
Vitamin A Palmitat	900 μg	0,809 €
Thiamin	40 mg	0,149 €
Vitamin B2	50 mg	0,028 €
Niacin	77 mg	0,027 €
Vitamin B6	15 mg	0,019 €
Folsäure	800 μg	0,033 €
Vitamin B12	250 μg	0,019 €
Biotin	340 μg	0,015 €
Pantothensäure	50 mg	0,015 €
Vitamin C (basisch)	800 mg	0,611 €
Vitamin D3(100% vegan)	50 μg	0,021 €
Vitamin E (100% natürlich)	134 mg	0,073 €
Vitamin K1	100 μg	0,090 €
Vitamin K2 (MK7 aus nat. Natto)	100 μg	0,027 €
Magnesium	418 mg	0,108 €
Kalzium	335 mg	0,018 €
Kalium	400 mg	0,325 €
Zink	20 mg	0,177 €
Mangan	2 mg	0,032 €
Selen	200 μg	0,087 €
Kupfer	1 mg	0,050 €
Chrom	80 μg	0,058 €
Methylsulfonylmethan (MSM)	500 mg	0,661 €
Lutein	20 mg	0,311 €
Acerola Kirschen natürlicher Extrakt	50 mg	0,012 €
Acai Beeren natürlicher Extrakt	50 mg	0,006 €
Aronia Beeren	50 mg	0,002 €
Cranberry Früchte	50 mg	0,006 €
Rote Bete biologisch	2600 mg	0,233 €
Brokkoli biologisch	500 mg	0,016 €
Kohl biologisch	500 mg	0,133 €
Kurkuma	800 mg	0,019 €
Sägepalm Extrakt	50 mg	0,014 €
Ginkgo Extrakt	50 mg	0,019 €
Grüntee Extrakt 45% ECGG	50 mg	0,011 €
Zitrus Bioflavonoide	70 mg	0,013 €
Quercetin	50 mg	0,028 €
Hesperidin	15 mg	0,020 €
Rutin	10 mg	0,004 €
OPC aus Traubenkernextrakt (95%)	50 mg	0,013 €
Resveratrol 50%	10 mg	0,014 €
Lycopin aus Tomaten	20 mg	0,432 €
Astaxanthin Komplex	3 mg	0,125 €
Tocotrienol Komplex	20 mg	0,141 €
Acidophilus, Thermophilus, Bifidus, Bulgaricus	250 mg	0,111 €

Cholin	10 mg	0,003 €
Beta Glucan	200 mg	0,089 €
GESAMT	Kosten pro Tag: 2,82€	Kosten pro Tag: 5,44 €

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What is protein and what makes it?

Requirements for a good protein

The confusing variety of commercially available remedies on the market

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Is your knowledge about cholesterol up to date?

Cholesterol alone is completely harmless

Cholesterol and lipoprotein (a) also do not automatically lead to vascular calcification

Outdated treatment of elevated cholesterol levels

An effective vascular protection

Convince yourself

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Omega 3 not only lubricates the joints. It can do so much more:

Do not underestimate the quality of fish oil

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Impatience and wrong information are often the cause of the problem

Which dietary supplement is the best ?

Don't be tempted by the (cheap) price

Don't give trendy anthems a chance

Soon we will continue with the second part

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Quotes on Vitamins, Supplements, Nutrition, Health

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Good fats, bad fats: Here is what you should look for when choosing the right cooking oil

Functions of fats in our body

Various Fatty acid species

A look at the label worthwhile

Olive oil

Sunflower oil

Rapeseed oil

Coconut Oil & Fat

Safflower oil

Soon we will continue with the second part

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The chaos with the dosages of vitamins & Co. - Part 1

Ingredients under the microscope

The right dose for the desired effect

Soon we will continue with the second part

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7 fatal mistakes with dietary supplements

Food supplements are not pain pills

The blood check at the doctor does not bring enlightenment

Be critical

Conclusion

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Boost growth hormone naturally

The growth hormone decreases in the course of life

The growth hormone level does not have to drop

This is how you can stimulate the growth hormone in a sustainable and natural way

To help your body release growth hormone

Growth hormone does all that for you:

Save 30€ now and combine Komplett Forte with Bio Protein!

Complete Forte & Organic Protein

Save 30€ now and combine Komplett Forte with Bio Protein!

Complete Forte & Organic Protein

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Test report: Dr. Dirk Klante tests Viptamin Komplett Forte

The audit report: Viptamin Complete Forte testing

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Ihr Mehr-Wert mit Viptamin Komplett Forte

Good fats, bad fats:

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