What are nutriceuticals and how do they work ?
Dietary supplements and pharmaceuticals can help maintain and improve your health. Nutraceuticals, or products with both nutritional and medicinal purposes, are another tool you can use, experts say.
What are nutraceuticals and how do they work?
Nutraceuticals are products that contain a high concentration of a particular substance derived from a natural source, such as a food or plant.
This naturally derived substance is “concentrated in a way that has a physiological response in the body, usually to help prevent disease, or help with chronic disease or improving health.”
While nutraceuticals’ active ingredients work on their own, they are often combined with others to make them more effective