When we think about things like our health, performance, longevity, and appearance we tend to focus on bigger-picture things – like diet, exercise, gut health, etc. And while all of these things are of course important, to understand some of the key reasons why they are so important, we have to zoom in a little […]
Browse through any grocery store and you’ll likely find a myriad of products touting catchy marketing phrases like “all-natural”, “GMO-free”, or “antioxidant-rich” designed to highlight their health benefits and grab your attention. Buzzwords like these seem to be popping up everywhere. One such buzzword that seems to pop up regularly is the name “superfood.” While […]
Glyphosate Toxicity: How to Avoid and Detox from Glyphosate We live in an increasingly toxic world. There are hidden toxins lurking everywhere we turn – in the food we eat, the water we drink, and even the air we breathe. One of these troublesome toxins that have been a growing concern over the years, is […]
Galectin-3 and How Modified Citrus Pectin Can Help Survival and self-preservation are our most basic hard-wired instincts. Every cell in our body is designed with one primary underlying focus – to stay alive. And while this deeply ingrained instinct is what has allowed us to survive and thrive, sometimes our built-in survival mechanisms can end […]
The Physiological Response to Stress Stress is a universal human experience. Life inevitably involves challenges, both positive and negative, that result in feelings of stress. It is familiar to us all. Because stress is unavoidable, the human body has developed a unique physiological response. When confronted with a stressor, a prescribed sequence of internal events […]
Glutathione Supplement Benefits — The Protective Master Antioxidant By now, most of us have heard the word “antioxidant” so much that it has totally lost its meaning. Food labels, even for sugary smoothies, proudly proclaim “Contains antioxidants!” and “but it has antioxidants” is used to justify overindulging in all of our favorite foods and drinks: […]
What Are Environmental Toxins and How Can I Avoid Exposure? What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think of toxins in the environment? If you envision things like plumes of billowing smoke infiltrating the air or hundreds of gallons of oil being leaked into the ocean, you’re certainly not wrong. But these […]
What Are Adaptogens and How Can They Help? When it comes to health, things like eating healthy and working out tend to steal the spotlight. While your diet and exercise habits are certainly important when it comes to your well-being, there are a few other often-overlooked pillars of health. These heavy-hitters include your sleep, your […]
Magnesium for Anxiety and Brain Health – Magnesium L-Threonate It’s safe to say that just about all of us have experienced feelings of anxiety and stress, or even gotten a case of the blues at one time or another. And we can likely all attest to the fact that these feelings are not all that […]
Physiology of Detoxification: Pathways and Phases of Detox Detoxing. It’s something that almost everyone interested in a healthy lifestyle has really strong feelings about, positive or negative. At one extreme, some people believe that the key to detox is taking a powerful laxative and only drinking vegetable juice, and at the other extreme people don’t […]
Meet Your Microbiome: The Human Microbiome and How to Optimize It On and in the average human, there reside approximately 30 trillion microbial cells — about one for every human cell that composes the body. Put simply, that means that 50% of the cells that comprise your physical being — as a whole — are […]
Benefits, Sources, and Types of Magnesium We all know it’s important to get our vitamins and minerals. But some vitamins and minerals may just be a little more important than others. And one mineral of the utmost importance is magnesium. In this blog post, we’re going to explore why magnesium is so vital to our […]
