The two most commonly heard words when it comes to general health maintenance are “diet” and “exercise.” While exercise is required for good health, it is also true that it puts particular demands upon the body. The more rigorous the exercise, the more demands for physical maintenance. When we are sedentary, there are many fewer demands for fuel, waste removal, cellular rebuilding, and metabolic efficiency. During exercise, the process of oxidative stress kicks into high gear as the body burns stores of energy and disposes of the by-products. Therefore, it is important to give the body when and what it needs, through proper diet, in order to make exercise a net positive. Exercising the body requires replacement of what it uses in the process.

Americans have been heeding the advice of their doctors, their teachers, their families, and their government to get adequate amounts of exercise. We have been told that if we do not use it, we will lose it. Hence, millions of Americans have attempted to establish an exercise regimen in their lives in order to improve overall health, especially to control our collective tendencies towards obesity and diabetes. Psychologists and psychiatrists have also weighed in on this issue, linking lack of exercise to depression and higher stress levels, and prescribing exercise as one helpful antidote. With this national trend towards increased exercise, many of us have taken up individual sports such as golf and tennis, group sports, working out at a gymnasium, or leisure activities such as walking or gardening. Whatever one’s choice of physical exercise, it is imperative that the nutritional requirements of exercise be understood.

Proper nutrition for exercise includes fuel for energy, nutrients for blood sugar balance, antioxidants for waste management and preventing oxidative free-radical damage, and nutrients for proper recovery. These are things also required for everyday functioning—they are simply needed to a greater degree under the stress of exercise. A good nutritional product for exercise should include high quality carbohydrates and fatty acids for energy supply. It should also have high quality and high concentrations of antioxidants. For blood sugar balance for sustained performance, a nutritional product should contain compounds that can stabilize blood sugar levels. High quality protein is needed for supplying amino acids, especially the branch chain amino acids (BCAA’s) used to maximize muscle repair and growth. After exercise, or during breaks in exercise, a good product should provide nutrients to restore those used up in exercise.

There is a new product available that meets all the requirements of supplying the fuel, antioxidants, protein, vitamins, enzymes, fatty acids and minerals for proper exercise. This product is the L.E.A.N. Phytonutrient Bar, with an unparalleled nutritional profile for the casual and serious athlete. This product provides a storehouse of vitamins and minerals for replenishing those expended during exercise. For example, it not only has a plentiful supply of Vitamin A as beta-carotene, but six additional forms of Vitamin A. It provides six of the B Vitamins, crucial in dealing with stressful exercise. Also provided are substantial levels of potassium, phosphorous, and magnesium—all needed in restoring balance during and after exercise. Eight different enzymes are contained in the product, assisting in carrying the waste products of exercise out of the body. To deal with the free radicals generated by oxidation, there are an incredible 100+ antioxidants included.

Of particular importance is the L.E.A.N. bar’s unique ability to balance the blood sugar. Steady performance requires the right amount of blood sugar in order to properly and continuously feed our cells. This product has the nutritional components necessary to modulate blood sugar very effectively. In fact, one of the components of the bar has several patents for blood sugar balancing as supported by FDA studies on its effectiveness. This would all be something theoretical, if it were not for the testimonials of many athletes that have used the product before, during, and after exercise. Typical reports include increased stamina, sustained energy, and quick recovery. The L.E.A.N. Phytonutrient Bar is unusually handy when it is available during athletic events. Some have used the bars while playing a golf tournament, in between tennis matches, or at half-time during a soccer game. The bars have been very effective in giving athletes increased energy and stamina when it is needed—on demand.

If you are a person who engages in either mild or vigorous exercise, you owe it to yourself to try the L.E.A.N. Phytonutrient Bar. There is nothing as convincing as personal experience when it comes to gauging the effects of a product on your own performance. We believe you will find it an excellent support to your energy levels, stamina, and recovery from exercise.

Ray H. Carlson has a B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. in clinical psychology. He has been in practice for 35 years. Among his most passionate interests are nutrition and its affects on the human body and psyche. He is convinced that there is a seamless relationship between what is wrong with us spiritually, mentally, physically, and nutritionally. In his own search for the ultimate nutritionals, he has become an avid user of this product. He also highly recommends it to his patients for general health and for support in coping with the tremendous stresses of modern life.