HEALTH BENEFITS
BCAAS / AMINO ACIDS
Amino Acids are the building blocks of protein and are essential to the repair of muscles and ligaments. FitAID includes the amino acids Argenine and Glutamine that help develop and maintain two types of strength: power for max effort lifts and speed for Olympic lifts. BCAA’s (branched-chain amino acids) reduce protein and muscle breakdown during intense exercise.
OMEGA 3 EFAS / COQ10
Achievement of superior cardiovascular health is one of the most important goals for the elite athlete. CoQ10 and omega 3 EFA’s are essential to cardiovascular health and to protect against coronary heart disease, but due to their expense, you won’t find them in the typical sports drink or vitamin product. Fortunately, FitAID is far from typical.
GLUCOSAMINE QUERCETIN TURMERIC
The mechanics of high intensity fitness training can lead to issues with joint and muscle inflammation, thus causing unnecessary pain and stiffness. Glucosomine is widely used for its benefit to healthy joints, while tumeric and quercetin are powerful anti-inflammatories that help maintain flexibility in the gym and reduce that common post workout soreness. You’ll be ready to hit the box again right away.
B VITAMINS GREEN TEA EXTRACTS
A demanding WOD requires stamina and endurance along with bursts of intense power and speed. The high sugar and massive amounts of caffeine contained in energy drinks aren’t what you need. The B vitamins in FitAID provide the reliable, consistent energy your body demands during an intense workout, and the mild dose of caffeine provided by our green tea extract supplies the boost needed for quick movements.
VITAMINS C, D, E
Powering through an exhaustive workout creates tremendous stress on the body. Vitamins C, D and E are included in FitAID to help protect and fortify your immune system and speed your post workout recovery.
MAGNESIUM, POTASSIUM, CALCIUM
Electrolytes regulate nerve and muscle function, our body’s hydration, and help the rebuilding of damaged tissue. The FitAID formula includes the electrolytes Magnesium, Potassium and Calcium. We skipped the sodium because of its overuse in the American diet.
It has the ability to balance and stabilise the body’s systems (cardiovascular system, nervous system, musculature, lymphatic system, etc.). As an adaptogen, Maca can provide more energy if it is needed, but if it is not, it will not overstimulate. Adaptogens also boost immunity and increase the body’s overall vitality by 10-15% according to most studies. Rather than addressing a specific symptom, adaptogens are used to improve the overall adaptability of the whole body to diverse and challenging situations and stress.
So what does all that add up to? Here’s what consuming Maca regularly can mean for you:
Superfoods Maca Powder
Our certified organic Maca powder is of the highest quality worldwide and is grown in Peru.
How to use it
Maca tastes malted, like Horlicks! Try adding it to smoothies. Maca is a great addition to desserts and sweet treats. Maca has an incredible synergistic effect when combined with raw cacao nibs or raw cacao powder
We offer Maca to you as a dried, raw, organic root powder.
You can consume 1-8 teaspoons per day to begin with. The more maca you consume, the more benefit you are likely to get. In toxicity studies conducted in the U.S., maca showed absolutely no toxicity and no adverse pharmacologic effects.
Recipe:
Maca Love Potion
500ml fresh almond milk(almonds and water blended)
Dash of vanilla essence or seeds from a vanilla pod
1 Tablespoon Maca powder
Pinch of cinnamon
Agave syrup or honey to taste
2 Tablespoons Coconut oil/butter
Blend it all up and ENJOY!
Himalaya Mentat Syrup
Indications:
Key ingredients:
Thyme-Leaved Gratiola (Brahmi) maintains cognitive function. Well known for its nootropic (memory enhancer) effect, the herb enhances memory and learning. It is also known to calm restlessness and is used to treat several mental disorders.
Indian Pennywort (Madhukaparni) possesses antiepileptic properties and is commonly used as an adjuvant to epileptic drugs. It balances amino acid levels, which is beneficial in treating depression. It also prevents cognitive impairment.
Winter Cherry (Ashvagandha) is used as a mood stabilizer in clinical conditions of anxiety and depression. Withanolides, the chemical constituents present in Winter Cherry, possess rejuvenating properties. The herb also reduces oxidative stress, which can cause mental fatigue.
Directions for use:
Please consult your physician to prescribe the dosage that best suits the condition.
Available as a syrup.
Side effects:
Mentat is not known to have any side effects if taken as per the prescribed dosage.
Solal Ashwagandha
Ashwagandha is a traditional Indian (Ayurvedic) herbal extract that helps reduce stress and promote calm. It is sometimes referred to as Indian Ginseng because it also boosts energy levels. Ashwagandha also helps treat low thyroid function and may protect the immune system. KSM-66® ashwagandha is rich in prebiotic fructooligosaccharides along with essential amino acids, vitamin A, calcium and iron. KSM-66® ashwagandha extract is prepared without using alcohol or chemical solvents and it contains the highest percentage of with anolides available in South Africa.
Product Composition
Each capsule contains the following as active ingredients:
| Ashwagandha (Standardised to 5% withanolides) | 500mg |
Inactive ingredients: Hypromellose (cellulose) vegetarian capsule shell (gelatin free), microcrystalline cellulose, magnesium stearate (vegetarian – flow agent), magnesium silicate, silicon dioxide and colloidal silicon dioxide.
Dosage Directions
Adults and children over 12 years of age: Take 1 capsule twice daily, or as recommended by your healthcare provider. Can be taken with or without meals. Children 7-12 years of age: Take 1 capsule daily.
Solal Burnout
Burnout
Stimulates adrenal function for use in exhaustion and adrenal burnout. Years of stress can exhaust the adrenal glands which the body relies on to manufacture the stress-coping and anti-fatigue hormone, cortisol. The adrenals also produce aldosterone, essential for water/mineral balance, as well as pregnenolone and DHEA, the building blocks of estrogen, progesterone and testosterone. Burnout™ is indicated for people who are suffering from adrenal exhaustion from years of exposure to stress, and works by boosting excessively low levels of cortisol. Adrenal fatigue is characterised by tiredness and chronic fatigue, coupled with some of the following symptoms: chronic pain, mild depression, anxiety, reduced stress-coping ability, patchy hair loss, insomnia, poor blood sugar control (up or down), weight gain, frequent infections, reduced sex drive, a craving for fatty, salty or high-protein foods, difficulty getting up in the morning, worsening of allergies, reduced memory and focus, alternating diarrhoea and constipation, and indigestion. Burnout™ contains concentrated herbal extracts for enhanced effectiveness, not herb powder and has synergistic dual action: stimulating adrenal function and reducing adrenal hormone breakdown.
Product Composition
Each capsule contains the following as active ingredients:
| Panax Ginseng (Korean) 5:1 Extract | 100mg |
| Liquorice 6:1 Extract | 250mg |
| Echinacea Extract | 100mg |
| Chromium polynicotinate | 100µg |
| Vitamin B1 (thiamine pyrophosphate) | 3.1mg |
| Vitamin B5 (calcium-d-pantothenate) | 25mg |
Adrenal fatigue occurs when the adrenal glands, situated above the kidneys, become overworked or damaged, usually from long-term exposure to stress. As a result of being overworked, they secrete reduced amounts of the adrenal hormones, the main ones being cortisol, aldosterone, pregnenolone, DHEA and adrenaline. The most important of these is cortisol, because when this is lowered, the body will no longer be able to deal with stress, a situation which can lead to chronic fatigue syndrome.
Korean ginseng is an adaptogen that enhances energy and improves adrenal function. The term adaptogen refers to Korean ginseng’s buffering ability; to stimulate an underactive adrenal gland by affecting the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal (HPA) axis, by slowing down an overactive adrenal, thereby reducing the effects of stress. Korean ginseng also protects nerve function and enhances memory and coping ability during times of stress. Korean ginseng will also help treat the blood-sugar irregularities and low blood pressure that occur with under-active adrenal glands.
Liquorice slows down the breakdown of cortisol in the body by inhibiting renal 11 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase, reducing the conversion of cortisol to inactive cortisone in the kidneys, allowing the adrenals time to recuperate. Liquorice also helps protect from the acidic indigestion sometimes associated with adrenal fatigue and burnout. Echinacea is a potent adrenal stimulant, and also helps fight infections (such as candida) that commonly occur with adrenal fatigue. Echinacea achieves this by increasing phagocytosis and increasing lymphocyte activity, possibly by promoting the release of tumour necrosis factor (TNF), interleukin-1 (IL-1), and interferon. Several constituents of Echinacea seem to be involved in stimulating this nonspecific immune response.
Chromium polynicotinate helps prevent the blood sugar irregularities and fatigue caused by an underactive adrenal gland as it is a vital component of glucose tolerance factor (GTF). Clinical evidence shows that vitamin B1 (thiamine pyrophosphate) counters the adrenal insufficiency that occurs from trauma such as surgery. Vitamin B5 (calcium-d-pantothenate) in the form of coenzyme A is closely involved in adrenal cortex function and has come to be known as the anti-stress vitamin; it acts as an enzyme to facilitate the production of all adrenal anti-stress hormones.
Storage Instructions
Store in a cool dry place below 25°C. Keep out of the reach of children.
Dosage Directions
Adult and children over 12 years dosage: Take 1 capsule twice daily, preferably with a meal. This product should be taken continuously for six weeks, followed by a two week break. The reason for the break is that Korean ginseng, liquorice and echinacea stop working if taken continuously. This dosage regimen should be continued for approximately two years, or until full energy levels and stress coping ability return to normal. It may take from a few weeks, to three months, for the effects of BURNOUT™ to begin to become apparent.
Solal CalmLite
Solal CalmLite contains Relora® and Theanine for anti-anxiety and calming effects and reducing stress-related eating.
WHY SOLAL® CALMLITE™
Contains patented Relora®:
–Proven clinical effects: promotes relaxation, boosts mood and energy and reduces comfort eating
Combined with Theanine, for further relaxation.
Product Indications
CalmLite™ is recommended for individuals who are occasionally anxious, feel stressed or struggle with stress-related eating habits. Contains Relora®, a proprietary blend of herbal extracts from Magnolia officinalis bark and Phellodendron amurense bark that help balance the stress hormones cortisol and DHEA. Theanine is an amino acid found in green tea that supports a healthy stress response, promoting relaxation, focus and memory.
Product Composition
| Each capsule contains: | |
| Relora® (a proprietary blend of a patented extract from Magnolia officinalis bark and Phellodendron amurense bark) | 250 mg |
| Theanine (L-theanine) | 125 mg |
| Inactive ingredients: Hypromellose (cellulose) vegetarian capsule shell (gelatin free) and silicon dioxide. | |
| Contains plant extracts with no colourants added. Therefore batch-to-batch slight natural colour variation may occur. | |
Storage Instructions
Store in a cool dry place below 25 ºC. Keep out of reach of children.
Dosage Directions
Adults and children over 12 years of age: Take 1 capsule twice daily as required during times of stress and anxiety.
Solal Double Vitamin C
Ascorbic acid is a factor in the maintenance of good health that aids the body by contributing to iron absorption from food, assisting in the metabolism of fats and proteins and contributing to normal energy yielding metabolism, contributing to cell protection from free radical damage and from oxidative stress and contributing to the normal function of the immune system during and after intense physical stress. It also contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of blood vessels, bones, cartilage, gums, skin, and teeth, as well as normal physiological function, immune system, and nervous system function, the reduction of tiredness and fatigue, the regeneration of the reduced form of Vitamin E, and in connective tissue formation and wound healing.
Solal Double Vitamin C contains the following as active ingredients:
| Calcium Ascorbate | 285mg |
| (Supplying 233mg of buffered water soluble vitamin C) | |
| Ascorbyl Palmitate | 233mg |
| (Supplying 100mg fat soluble vitamin C ester) |
Inactive ingredients: Hypromellose (cellulose) vegetarian capsule shell (gelatine free), microcrystalline cellulose, magnesium stearate (vegetarian – flow agent), magnesium silicate, silicon dioxide and colloidal silicon dioxide. Contains plant extracts and natural fillers, with no colourants added – therefore the colour of the capsule contents may vary slightly from batch to batch.
Storage Instructions
Store in a cool dry place below 25°C. Keep out of the reach of children.
Dosage Directions
Adult and children over 12 years dosage: Take 3 capsules daily, with or after meals, or as advised by your health care provider. Children 7-12 years of age: Take 2 capsules daily. Children 4-7 years of age: Take 1 capsule daily
Solal Energising Adaptogens
Solal Energising Adaptogens are pure herbal extracts that invigorate during times of stress and fatigue. They also safely enhance physical performance and exercise ability. There are two groups of adaptogens: primary adaptogens are responsible for the health benefits, whilst secondary adaptogens enhance the effectiveness of the primary adaptogens. Energising Adaptogens™ contains all primary and secondary adaptogens.
| Rhodiola extract | 50mg |
| Eleutherococcus senticosus extract | 50mg |
| Schizandra extract 10% | 25mg |
| Reishi mushroom extract | 50mg |
| Panax ginseng extract | 25mg |
| Astragalus extract 70% | 50mg |
| Ashwagandha KSM 66 | 25mg |
| Gotu kola extract 4:1 | 50mg |
| Liquorice aquasol | 37.5mg |
| Codonopsis Extract 5:1 | 37.5mg |
Inactive ingredients: Silicon dioxide, hypromellose (cellulose) vegetarian capsule shell (gelatine free), magnesium silicate, magnesium stearate (vegetarian – flow agent), microcrystalline cellulose and silicon dioxide.
Sugar-free.
Suitable for vegans and vegetarians.
Storage Instructions
Store in a cool dry place below 25°C. Keep out of the reach of children.
Dosage Directions
Adults and children over 12 years of age:
| Under 80kg body weight | Over 80kg body weight | |
| For mental energy and to neutralize fatigue | 1 capsule twice daily | 2 capsules 15-minutes before exercise |
| To enhance exercise performance | 2 capsules 15-minutes before exercise | 3-4 capsules 15 minutes before exercise |
Taking after 4pm may keep you awake at night. Contains no banned, unhealthy or artificial stimulants- Caffeine-free Energising Adaptogens™ are healthy herbal extracts. They can be used every day or on occasional days when needed.
Medford IQ Script
A Synergistic formula to assist mental energy and to support healthy memory, attention span, concentration and motivation.
• Alertness.
• Motivation, mood.
• Attention span.
• Mental function.
• Memory.
• Concentration.
• The negative impact of stress on the brain.
• Behavioral problems, attention span and learning ability in
ADD patients.
• Cerebral insufficiency associated with Age Associated Memory
Impairment (AAMI).
• Function of neurotransmitters.
• Blood circulation in the brain.
INGREDIENTS PER CAPSULE:
Brahmi (Bacopa monnieri) Extract 100mg; N-Acetyl-L-Carnitine HCl 100mg; Magnesium Glycinate 60mg; Phosphatidylserine 50mg; Vitamin B5 (Calcium D-Pantothenate) 50mg; Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine Hydrochloride) 30mg; Ginkgo biloba Extract 30mg; Zinc (as Zinc Sulphate) 8mg; Vitamin B12 (Cyanocobalamin) 25mcg. Other Ingredients: Vegetable Capsule, Magnesium Stearate, Talc, Soybean Lecithin.
