Functionalab – Beauty nutrition


Good nutrition comes first!

But how to make sure that you are getting all the vitamins and minerals, since there are so many???

POSTED ON October 14th, 2009 under , ,

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At Functionalab, we strongly believe that good nutrition comes first. Since a great variety of food is available to us, we often wonder how to get the maximum of nutrients every day.

Fruits and Vegetables are excellent sources of Vitamins and Minerals. Some of them are seasonnal other are available all year long. It is recommended to consume a minimum of 5 fruits and vegetables every day; for optimal healht you can even go up to 4 to 6 Fruits, and up to 4 to 6 vegetables on a daily basis.

But how to make sure that you are getting all the vitamins and minerals, since there are so many??? Variety is the key. During meals, make sure that you have on your plate 3 vegetables of different colors. Combining fruits and vegetables is also a great idea since in certain cases, synergistic action between nutrients optimize your nutritional intake. For example combining Spinach (Source of vegetal Iron) with Mandarins (Source of Vitamin C) will improve the absorption of the vegetal iron which is poorly absorbed compared with animal iron.

And remember, many vitamins and minerals act as antioxidants providing not only good health in general, they are also key nutrients for optimal health. Beauty and Nutrition are inseparable… If you feel healthy you will definitely look good!!!

Photo by Kevin Van Aelst

The New York Diagnosis

Can you guess the 3 principal beauty concerns of New Yorkers?

POSTED ON May 26th, 2009 under , , , , , , , , , ,

Can you guess the 3 principal beauty concerns of New Yorkers? After over a full week on duty, our nutritionists speak up.

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Beauty Dose 3B: Age Defense

1) ANTI-AGING
More or less surprisingly, aging gracefully and beautifully is the top priority of most women and men living in New York City, according to recent feedback we got on the field.

In a city-on-speed like Manhattan, we are drawn to push our body to the edge, and it’s very easy go overboard. We work hard and play even harder – and before we know, 10 years have gone by and the damage is… visible.

7 of our products are specially designed to promote optimal health and beauty in the process of aging

2) WEIGHT LOSS
As our inbox gets flooded with ads for the miracle diet, and images of ‘best celeb beach bodies’ take more than 50% of content in daily mags, it’s easy to understand our collective obsession with the skinny.

With modern and stressful lifestyles, eating well has become a challenging task. We either eat too few of what is essential to sustain normal metabolic functions, or we engulf too much of what is not really needed. Either /or, the results are: non-optimal metabolism, augmentation of fat tissues and increased stress level.

2 of our products address healthy weight management.

3) STRESS

Ambition through the roof, pressure of performance and extreme endurance are common traits to most New Yorkers. They are also synonymous to stress and anxiety.

The funny thing is, when you’re the most relaxed, ‘ZEN’, is often when you are most productive at work because you’re able to focus – it’s also when your personal relationships bloom. Health starts with a peaceful state of mind.

4 of our products help support the body’s natural defenses against stress.