His Bag Must Haves
Sometimes the pace of life in the 21st century can get a little crazy. No matter how well we think we’re doing and coping there is plenty we can do to make life even better. Here are a few everyday essential supplements to help keep Kiwi Men looking good, feeling great, energised and healthy.
Radiance® Multi For Men
Whilst the popular media and pharmaceutical companies would have you believe that you don’t need to take dietary supplements, there are thousands of qualified experts and research papers that disagree. The average western diet is full of over-processed, refined, denatured and nutrient depleted foods. Even a diet high in fresh fruits and vegetables is no guarantee, as our soils are low in certain minerals and agriculturally depleted of others. Storage and cooking also destroy sensitive vitamins. Past and ongoing research is now showing that people who take a good quality daily multi vitamin and mineral supplement generally live not only healthier but also longer lives.
Radiance® Multi For Men is packed with readily absorbable nutrients, green foods and digestive enzymes to help ensure you’re getting all the things you need to be energised and ready to face the day, every day.
Radiance® DigestAid
Gastrointestinal upset is more often a symptom of too little stomach acid rather than too much, especially for people under stress or over 50. After a big meal you may go to bed feeling well, but may wake up later with a burning sensation in the stomach or behind the breastbone. Whilst antacids are commonly prescribed for indigestion and heartburn, they may be the worst thing you can do, because they further alkalinise an already acid deficient stomach.
Heartburn, bloating, gas, bad breath, constipation etc may all be symptoms associated to low gastric acid. Try Radiance® DigestAid with lunch and dinner. This hydrochloric acid supplement acidifies the stomach to aid digestion so your stomach empties more efficiently and you can rest easy through the night without heartburn or gas. Radiance® DigestAid is also available in a 20 capsule starter pack with testing instructions, so you can find out if your acid levels need topping up.
Radiance® Man Power®
Diminished libido and other sexual dysfunctions may be the result of hormonal imbalance, stress or low psychological or physical energy. Impotence, when the mind is willing but the body is not, may also be due to impaired circulation. Kiwi blokes may not be willing to talk freely about these things, but they are becoming increasingly common conditions.
Fortunately there are herbs that can help naturally build the libido back up, and while they may not work overnight, for many taking these herbs consistently over a period of time may help to restore energy and wellbeing, and also assist with strengthening the libido, stamina and improve circulation to assist with performance.
Radiance® Man Power® contains horny goat weed a traditional Chinese sexual enhancer, the Brazilian genital stimulant herb muira puama to help increase libido and performance, maca for hormonal balance and energy enhancement, plus ginkgo biloba and cayenne to improve circulation.
bod for Men
White Tea Cleansing Gel: Uplifting and refreshing this lightly scented gel cleanses tones and nourishes the most delicate skin, perfect for everyday use.
Facial Exfoliant:
With its woody scent and rough texture this balancing and detoxifying exfoliant is a fantastic product to use 2 times a week in between shaving.
Light Moisturizing Cream:
Carrot seed and calendula make this excellent skin restorer the perfect soothing protectant, use daily after cleansing before aftershave.
Nature’s Way® Prostol®
The prostate is a male reproductive gland that surrounds the urethra under the bladder and produces a large portion of the seminal fluid. By age 20 the prostate will have grown to about the size of a walnut. For unknown reasons after the age of 40 it may continue to enlarge, a condition called benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH). For millions BPH causes no problems, but for about 50% of men over 50, waking up at night to urinate, pressure urgency or pain upon urination, reduced force of stream, dribbling, excessive frequency, bed wetting, blood in the urine, etc become increasingly frequent and distressing symptoms.
Extensive use under doctor prescription in Europe and over 20 years of research has produced overwhelming support for the use of Sabal (saw palmetto) and Urtica (nettle root) extracts for the prevention and reduction of BPH. Nature’s Way® Prostol® (also known as PRO 160/120), a clinically studied product combining these two potent herbs, has been shown to help reduce BPH symptoms as effectively as the commonly prescribed drug Finasteride (Proscar) without the associated side effects. (1)
Radiance® Joint Connection®
Whether your sport of choice is rugby, golf or Nascar racing on PSII, the physical or repetitive stress can take a toll on the health of your connective tissues. Strains, sprains, back ache, tennis elbow, RSI etc are all effectively connective tissue injuries and unless you look after yourself and keep these tissues strong and healthy the pain may worsen over time and eventually develop into a chronic inflammatory condition like arthritis.
So widely acknowledged as affordable, safe and effective that even doctors are now recommending it, glucosamine should be on the list of everyday must dos for weekend worriers and elite athletes alike. In Radiance® Joint Connection® glucosamine is teamed with chondroitin and MSM (methylsulphonylmethane) to provide superb nutritional support to help maintain healthy joint tissues, enhance tissue healing and help reduce pain and inflammation associated with connective tissue injury.
1. Urologe Ausgabe A, 1997; 36:327-33
(Originally published in Health & Herbal News Magazine Volume 18, Issue 1)