Nutrition Awareness Month: Nutrients for Better Health & Boosting Your Immune System
Free Radicals and Antioxidants You’ve heard the terms “free radicals” and “antioxidants” a million times, but what exactly are they & what role do they play in nutrition awareness? Free radicals are dangerous, highly reactive, unstable molecules that are missing an electron. They produce oxidative stress or cellular damage throughout the body. They also play…
February Heart Health Tips: 12 Ways to Support Your Heart Health
Did you know that in your lifetime your heart will beat more than two billion times? That demands an enormous amount of energy placed on an organ about the size of your fist. It makes sense, then, that a continuously running machine requires a significant amount of oxygen and nutrients—which you should be able to…
New Year’s Weight Loss Challenge: Nutrients & Tips for Weight Loss Goals
New Year’s Weight Loss Challenge: Nutrients & Tips for Weight Loss Goals It’s the New Year and for many of us that means rising up to meet your New Year’s weight loss challenge. What is considered overweight? Defining overweight is a sensitive topic. The Centers for Disease Control use these guidelines: For adults, a body…
12 Elderberry Benefits & More
When it comes to exploring natural health remedies, elderberry is one of the most prevalant fruits. Elderberry has been used for centuries for a wide range of purposes across many different cultures.2 Still to this day, we reap the benefits of this plant by integrating it into herbal remedies as well as commercial uses. The most…
14 Ways to Maintain a Normal Blood Pressure in Winter
Don’t Let Your Blood Pressure Sky Rocket During the Holidays Did you know that Christmas Eve carries the highest risk for a heart attack, followed by New Year’s Day and Christmas Day?1 It makes sense. Even if you normally eat well, exercise and take vitamins and minerals, it’s easy to get side-tracked and stressed out…
Everything You Need to Know About Poor Circulation & 14 Tips for Support
Why Is Having Good Circulation Important? When most people think of the circulatory system, they merely think of blood flow in the body. While this is indeed a function of the circulatory system, its role holds more importance than many realize. The circulatory system is responsible for ensuring all cells in our body survive. Blood…
Probiotic Skincare: Supporting your Skin’s Health with Helpful Bacteria
Probiotic Skincare: Supporting your Skin’s Health with Helpful Bacteria Have you ever thought about probiotic skincare? It sounds creepy crawly, but the skin on every human houses millions of bacteria. This can be more than 1,000 species of bacteria! Bacillus subtilis (B. subtilis) is one of the bacteria found on skin and in the digestive…
Methods for Bone and Joint Health Support: What Leads to Joint Problems and How Can I Support Mine?
Millions of men and women in the United States are in need of bone and joint health support as they are at risk for developing joint health concerns involving the breakdown of cartilage in the joints. This commonly occurs in the knees, hips and spine. In fact, statistics from iData Research, a leading international medical…
