NUTRITION  GLOSSARY

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This information is designed to help adults make informed decisions about their health and is intended to be used for general nutritional information and educational purposes only.  It is not intended to prescribe, treat, cure, diagnose or prevent any particular medical problem or disease, or to promote any particular product. Women who are pregnant or nursing should always consult with their doctors before taking any supplements. You should always consult your health care professional for individual guidance for specific health concerns. Persons with medical conditions should seek professional medical care. Anyone may link to this page.

Alphabetical Listing:
Activated Charcoal
Alanine
Albizzia Bark
Alfalfa Grass
Aloe Vera Leaf
Alpha Lipoic Acid
American Ginseng Root
Amino Acids
Amylase
Angelica Root
Anti-Oxidants
Apple Pectin
Arginine
Ashwagandha Root
Aspartic Acid
Astragalus Root
Atlantic Kelp
Atractylodes Rhizomes

Bay Chi Root
Bee Pollen
Bee Propolis
Betain HCL
Beta Sitosterol 
 Bilberry Fruit 
Bio-Perine
Biota Seeds
Biotin
Birch Leaf
Bissy Nut (KolaNut)
Black Cohosh Root
Black Radish Root
Blessed Thistle Leaf
Borage Oil
Boron
Boswellia Serrata Gum
Brazilian Suma Root
Bromelain
Buchu Leaf
Bupleurum Root
Burdock Root
Butcher's Broom Root

Cacao Seed
Calamus Root
Calcium
Calcium Aspartate
Calcium Carbonate
Calcium Citrate
Calcium Lactate
Capsicum Fruit
Cat's Claw Bark
Catuaba Bark

 

 Celery Seed
Cellulase
Centaury Leaf
Chamomile Flower
Chasteberry Fruit
Chickweed Leaf
Chinese Club Moss
Chinese Ginseng Root
Chlorella Algae
Choline
Chondroitin
Chromium Picolinate
Cleavers Leaf
Co-Enzyme Q10
Conjugated Linolenic Acid
Copper
Cornsilk Stigmas
Corydalis Tuber
Cranberry Juice Extract
Cruciferous Vegetables
Cynarin (Artichoke Conc.)
Cysteine
Cystine

Damiana Leaf
Dandelion Root
Devil's Claw Root
Dietary Fibers
Digestive Nutrients
Don Sen Root
Dong Quai Root

Echinacea Root
Elderberry Root
Eleuthero Root
Evening Primrose Oil
Eyebright Leaf

Fennel Seed
Flax Seed
Flax Seed Oil
Folic Acid
Fo-Ti Root

Gamma Oryzanol
Garlic Bulb
Ginger Root 
Ginkgo Biloba Leaf  
Ginseng (panax ginseng) 
Glucosamine
Glucuronic Acid
Glutamic Acid
Glutamine

 

 Glycine
 Golden Seal Root
Gotu Kola Root
Grapefruit Seed Extract
Grape Seed Extract
Green Barley Grass
Green Tea Extract
Green Tea Leaf
Guarana
Gui Zhi Bark

Hawthorne Berry
Herbs
Hesperidin
Histidine
Horny Goat Weed
Horse Chestnut Seed
Horsetail Stems
Ho Shou Wu
Hyssop Leaf

Inositol
Iodine
Iron
Isoleucine

Jujube Date
Juniper Berry

Kola Nut
Korean Ginseng Root

L-Carnitine
Lactobacillus Acidophilus
Lactobacillus Bifidus
Lady Slipper Root
Lemon Balm Leaf
Leucine
Licorice Root
Lipase
Lutein
Lycium Berry
Lycopene
Lysine

Magnesium
Manganese
Marine Lipid Oils
Methionine
Milk Thistle Seed
Minerals
Molybdenum
Motherwort Leaf

 

 MSM
 Muira Puama Root
Mullein Leaf

Niacin
Niacinamide
Nutritional Greens

Oat Bran
Octacosanol
Olive Leaf Extract
Omega-3 Fatty Acids
Oregon Grape Root
Ornithine

PABA
Panax Ginseng
Pancrelipase
Pantothenic Acid
Papain
Papaya Fruit
Parsley Root
Passion Flowers
Pau D'Arco Bark
Paullina Seed
Pepsin
Phenylalanine
Phosphatidyl Choline
Phosphorus
Pine Bark Extract
Potassium
Prickly Ash Bark
Proline
Protease
Psyllium Seed
Pumpkin Seed Oil
Pycnogenol
Pygeum Bark

Quercetin

Red Beet Root
Red Clover Tops
Red Peony Root
Red Sage Root
Reishi Mushroom
Rice Bran
RNA & DNA
Rose Hips Berry
Rosemary
Royal Jelly
Rutin
Saw Palmetto Berry

 

 Schizandra Berry
 Selenium
 Serine
Shiitake Mushroom
Silica
Silimarin Extract
Sok-Day Root
Soy Isoflavones
Soya Lecithin
Spirulina Blue-Green Algae
St. John's Wort
Stinging Nettle Leaf

Taurine
Threonine
Trace Minerals
Tryptophan
Turmeric Rhizomes
Tyrosine

Uva Ursi Root

Valerian Root
Valine
Vitamins Overview
Vitamin A (Beta Carotene)
Vitamin B-1 (Thiamine)
Vitamin B-2 (Riboflavin)
Vitamin B-3 (Niacin-Niacinamide)
Vitamin B-6 (Pyridoxine)
Vitamin B-12 (Cyanocobalamin)
Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid)
Vitamin D (Fish Liver Oil)
Vitamin E (Mixed Tocopherols)

Wheat Germ
Wheat Grass
White Willow Bark
Wild Yam Root
Wood Betony Leaf
Wu Chi Root

Yarrow Leaf
Yellow Dock Root
Yerba Mate Leaf

Zeaxanthin
Zinc

This information is designed to help adults make informed decisions about their health and is intended to be used for general nutritional information and educational purposes only.  It is not intended to prescribe, treat, cure, diagnose or prevent any particular medical problem or disease, or to promote any particular product. Women who are pregnant or nursing should always consult with their doctors before taking any supplements. You should always consult your health care professional for individual guidance for specific health concerns. Persons with medical conditions should seek professional medical care. Anyone may link to this page.

 

Vitamins

Vitamins

Vitamins
Overview
Vitamin A
(Beta Carotene)
Vitamin B-1 (Thiamine)
Vitamin B-2 (Riboflavin)

 

Vitamin B-3
(Niacin-Niacinamide)
Vitamin B-6 (Pyridoxine)
Vitamin B-12 (Cyanocobalamin)		 Pantothenic Acid 
Biotin
 Folic Acid 
Inositol
Choline		 PABA
Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid)
Hesperidin
Rutin		 Quercetin
Vitamin D (Fish Liver Oil)
Vitamin E (Mixed Tocopherols)

Minerals

Minerals

Minerals
Overview
Boron
Calcium
Chromium Picolinate

 

 Copper
Iodine
Iron
 Magnesium
Manganese
Molybdenum
 Phosphorus
Potassium
Selenium
 Silica
Trace Minerals
Zinc

Antioxidants

Antioxidants

Antioxidants
Overview
Alfalfa Grass
Alpha Lipoic Acid
Beta Carotene
Bioflavonoids
Chlorella Algae

 

 Co-Enzyme Q10
Cruciferous Vegetables
Grape Seed Extract
Green Tea Extract
Green Barley Grass
Lutein 		Lycopene
Methionine
Milk Thistle Seed
Olive Leaf Extract
PABA
Pine Bark Extract		 Quercetin
Rose Hips Berry
Royal Jelly
Selenium
Spirulina Algae
Turmeric Rhizomes		 Vitamin C
Vitamin E
Wheat Grass
Zeaxanthin

Dietary Fibers

Dietary Fibers

Dietary Fibers
Overview
Apple Pectin

 

Fennel Seed
Flax Seed 		Oat Bran
Psyllium Seed 		Rice Bran Wheat Germ

Special Nutrients

Special Nutrients

Special Nutrients
Activated Charcoal
Alpha Lipoic Acid
Bee Pollen
Bee Propolis
Beta Sitosterol
Bio-Perine
Borage Oil
Chondroitin

 

 Conjugated Linolenic Acid
Co-Enzyme Q10
Cranberry Juice Extract
Evening Primrose Oil
Flax Seed Oil
Gamma Oryzanol
Glucosamine
Glucuronic Acid 		Grapefruit Seed Extract
Grape Seed Extract
L-Carnitine
Lutein
Lycopene
MSM
Omega-3 Fatty Acids
Octacosanol 		Olive Leaf Extract
Papaya Fruit
Phosphatidyl Choline
Pumpkin Seed Oil
Pine Bark Extract
Pycnogenol
Pygeum Bark
Reishi Mushroom 		RNA & DNA
Royal Jelly
Shiitake Mushroom
Silimarin Extract
Soya Lecithin
Soy Isoflavones
Zeaxanthin

Nutritional Greens

Nutritional Greens

Nutritional Greens
Overview
Alfalfa Grass

 

 Aloe Vera Leaf
Atlantic Kelp		 Chlorella Algae
Green Barley Grass 		Green Tea Extract
Spirulina Blue-Green Algae 		Wheat Grass
Cruciferous Vegetables

Digestive Nutrients

Digestive Nutrients

Digestive Nutrients
Overview
Amylase
Betain HCL

 

 Bromelain
Cellulase
Lactobacillus Acidophilus 		Lactobacillus Bifidus
Lipase
 Pancrelipase
Papain
Pepsin
Protease

Amino Acids

Amino Acids

Amino Acids
Overview
ESSENTIAL:
Histidine
Isoleucine
Leucine

 

 Lysine
Methionine
Phenylalanine
Threonine
Tryptophan 		Valine
NON-ESSENTIAL:
Alanine
Arginine
Aspartic Acid		 Cysteine
Cystine
Glutamic Acid
Glutamine
Glycine 		Ornithine
Proline
Serine
Taurine
Tyrosine

Herbs

Herbs

Herbs
Overview
Albizzia Bark
American Ginseng Root
Angelica Root
Ashwagandha Root
Astragalus Root
Atractylodes Rhizomes
Bay Chi Root
Bilberry Fruit
Biota Seeds
Birch Leaf
Bissy Nut (KolaNut)
Black Cohosh Root
Black Radish Root
Blessed Thistle Leaf
Boswellia Serrata Gum
Brazilian Suma Root
Buchu Leaf
Bupleurum Root
Burdock Root

 

Butcher's Broom Root
Cacao Seed
Calamus Root
Capsicum Fruit
Cat's Claw Bark 
Catuaba Bark
Celery Seed
Centaury Leaf
Chamomile Flower
Chasteberry Fruit
Chickweed Leaf
Chinese Club Moss
Chinese Ginseng Root
Cleavers Leaf
Cornsilk Stigmas
Corydalis Tuber
Cynarin (Artichoke Conc.)
Damiana Leaf
Dandelion Root
Devil's Claw Root

 

 Don Sen Root
Dong Quai Root
Echinacea Root
Elderberry Root
Eleuthero Root
Eyebright Leaf
Fo-Ti Root
Garlic Bulb
Ginger Root
 Ginkgo Biloba Leaf
Ginseng (panax ginseng)
Golden Seal Root
Gotu Kola Root
Green Tea Leaf
 Guarana
Gui Zhi Bark
Hawthorne Berry
Horny Goat Weed
Horse Chestnut Seed
Horsetail Stems

 

 Ho Shou Wu 
Hyssop Leaf
Jujube Date
Juniper Berry
Kola Nut
Korean Ginseng Root
Lady Slipper Root
Licorice Root
Lycium Berry
Motherwort Leaf
Muira Puama Root
Mullein Leaf
Oregon Grape Root
Panax Ginseng
Parsley Root
Passion Flowers
Pau D'Arco Bark
Paullina Seed
Prickly Ash Bark
Red Beet Root

 

 Red Clover Tops
 Red Peony Root
Red Sage Root
Rosemary
Rose Hips Berry
Saw Palmetto Berry
Schizandra Berry
 Sok-Day Root
St. John's Wort
Stinging Nettle Leaf
Turmeric Rhizomes
Uva Ursi Root
Valerian Root
White Willow Bark
Wild Yam Root
Wood Betony Leaf
Wu Chi Root
Yarrow Leaf
Yellow Dock Root
Yerba Mate Leaf

 

This information is designed to help adults make informed decisions about their health and is intended to be used for general nutritional information and educational purposes only.  It is not intended to prescribe, treat, cure, diagnose or prevent any particular medical problem or disease, or to promote any particular product. Women who are pregnant or nursing should always consult with their doctors before taking any supplements. You should always consult your health care professional for individual guidance for specific health concerns. Persons with medical conditions should seek professional medical care. Anyone may link to this page.