A while back Nature Made contacted me to be part of the Healing Hearts Club which they started to promote heart health. Nature Made nominated me along with 4 others (Roni, Brett, Elise, and Melissa – all lovely ladies; go check out their blogs) and asked us each to pass on the award to another blogger. I chose my good friend (online and in real life) Coco.
When I got the Healing Hearts package I was very impressed. Nature Made sent me (for free) a six month supply of CholestOff, CoQ10 and Fish Oil supplements as well as an aluminum water bottle, yoga mat and carrying bag.
I have been using the water bottle constantly. I even brought almond milk (for coffee and tea) to work in it. My one coworker and I really like almond milk. We always chat about organic stuff and health food and we like to go to Whole Foods together on our lunch breaks. I used the yoga mat once, and while it can’t measure up to my favorite Gaiam mat, it was still very nice. I will probably let Bobby use it or I might give it to my sister or brother. I love the carrying bag so I’ll keep that.
A little bit about heart healthy supplements…
Fish Oil. Fish oil contains omega-3 fatty acids, which have “cardio-protective” benefits and improve hearth health in general. Nature Made doesn’t mention this next nugget of knowledge – EPA and DHA (the omega 3’s) are also really good for your brain. They can help prevent depression and they also help with brain function in general. Pretty cool, right? I learned that from Dishing Up Nutrition, my latest obsession. So I take the fish oil for my brain in addition to my heart.
CoQ10. This is actually Coenzyme Q10. It’s kind of like a vitamin and it helps with energy production. It’s also an antioxidant. It’s good for metabolism. I’m a metabolism fiend so I am definitely a fan.
Cholestoff. I don’t really know how this works, and I am pretty sure I don’t have high cholesterol, so I think I am going to give this to my parents or older relatives. I’m sure it’s awesome because Nature Made seems like a solid company.
Thanks, Nature Made and congrats to my nominee, Coco! And congrats to the other Heart Healthy Club members too. I hope we can spread the word and encourage people to think of their hearts. Nutrition is the basis of good health… I’m so glad people are starting to realize that.
I have a few other product reviews and mentions that I have been putting off out of pure laziness but they will be up this week. In case it wasn’t obvious, Nature Made sent me the goodies in this package for free and I am not receiving any kind of payment from them for the review (which wasn’t really a review, it was more of a thank you for thinking of me).
Do you take supplements? Which ones? I started up with calcium again this week – calcium and I have an on-again, of-again affair that is only ever off because I run out and keep forgetting to buy more. I used to take a multivitamin but I don’t think they actually do anything. Sometimes I take L-Glutamine and probiotics (bifido bacteria in particular).
I feel so honored!!! 🙂
I take a probiotic capsule (just the contents, not the capsule itself) and a scoop of calcium/magnesium powder a couple to a few times a week. Not regularly. Just when I have green shakes. It works out well for me… I don’t like taking supplements, so it works out well to only have them sometimes!
I used to take calcium but not anymore, don’t actually know why. Maybe because I actually eat dairy at a lot more than I used to 🙂 would love to try that Cholestoff because I have high cholesterole 🙁
I take cod liver oil for my vitamin A, D and my omegas. I’m also supplementing with 5THP and GABA to help me get through my winter blues.
way to go maggie! thank you for promoting heart health, and for the fish oil/omega fat info. it is so important. the typical american diet presents an imbalance of the omega fats (omega 6 is prevalent, but 3 is very low). so to draw awareness to the diet is important, but supplements are a great avenue as well.
along with a very healthy and balanced diet, i take many supplements to aid my healing digestive system including vitamin C (great for immune health and a natural antihistamine!), iron, b12 with intrinsi, digestive enzymes, a daily calcium and D3, fish oil, and MAGNESIUM! (im a huge magnesium fan!) also I HEART PROBIOTICS! 😉
the sources and qualities of supplements, vitamins, minerals are very important in my opinion. i can attest to positive changes in my body when i started to take higher quality/doctor prescribed supplements that i researched. i have not researched nature made and dont know anything about the company or supplements, but i encourage everyone to check into their supplement quality and sources!