Nutraceuticals are products derived from food sources that provide additional health benefits beyond their basic nutritional value.
What is a Nutraceutical??
A Nutraceutical is a diet supplement that delivers a concentrated form of a biologically active component of food in a non-food matrix in order to enhance health.
Nutraceuticals are the promising alternative approach for promoting optimal health, reducing chronic diseases, increasing the life expectancy and maintenance of the balanced functioning of the human body.
Nutraceuticals come in a variety of forms including tablets, capsules, powders, liquids and sachets.
Nutraceuticals are also known as
✓ Functional foods
✓ Medical foods
✓ Designer food
✓ Phytochemicals
✓ Nutritional supplements
Nutraceuticals perform varieties of functions in the body including Antioxidant defense, cell proliferation, gene expression, safeguarding mitochondrial integrity, also modify diseases including stress inducing allergies, Alzheimer's, cardiovascular disease, cancer, eye conditions, obesity, Parkinson's disease.
Examples of common Nutraceuticals
✓ Omega 3 fatty acids
✓ Probiotics and Probiotics
✓ Herbal extracts
✓ Vitamins and minerals
✓ Amino acids and protein supplements
Benefits of Neutraceuticals
Neutraceuticals play an important role in the body's various physiological processes which help to prevent various diseases and improve overall health
✓ Eye health : helps in Macular degeneration, glaucoma and visual problem
✓ Improve immune function
✓ Improve gut health : probiotics, probiotics, flavonoids, Omega 3 and Omega 6 fatty acids
✓ Support reproductive health by balancing hormones
✓ Reduces inflammation
✓ Anti-aging
✓ Improve mental health by reducing stress and anxiety
✓ Improve skin by increasing skin elasticity and reduces pigmentation and hair health by reducing hair fall
✓ Improve cardiovascular health by reducing risk of Coronary artery disease, peripheral vascular diseases, stroke and Hypertension
✓ Anti-cancer
✓Reduce the risk of Diabetes
✓ Helpful in obesity
