The new coronavirus disease has a lot of people worried, and this has created an ideal breeding ground for misinformation. You’re probably aware of the chain emails, online health articles, and even news stories that have been touting new ways…
Category: Health
6 Healthy Ways to Reduce Stress and Sleep Better
Reducing stress and improving your sleep can help you become a better parent and spouse according to a recent study conducted by the Catholic University of Chile, which showed just that essentially in the form of parents improving their mindfulness as…
3 Surprising Ways Probiotics Can Help Your Brain Work Better
Probiotic bacteria, the same bacteria that live in our guts and keep them healthy, have recently been shown in research to impact our mental health. While humans have used probiotics to flavor food and improve digestion for millennia, we’re just…
How to Stay Healthy and Zika-Free at the Rio Olympics
Highlights: Reports confirm that Zika mosquitoes have just reached the US. Brazil is at the center of the current epidemic. Leading expert, CDC’s Dr. Cetron, provides disease prevention and treatment tips for travel. Advice addresses Zika, malaria, yellow fever, hepatitis…
Supplements that Cut Your Risk of Skin Cancer
Summer is in full swing. That means hot days at the beach, cookouts with friends, much needed vacations, and a substantially increased risk of skin cancer. If that last one caught you off guard, this article’s for you. Nutrition has…
CoQ10 for Statin-Related Muscle Pain?
Of the 26% of American adults aged 40+ taking statins in 2012, as many as 10.5% have reported symptoms of muscular myopathy, such as muscle pain, cramps, spasms, or weakness as a result of treatment [1,2]. You may have heard…
The Beginners Guide to CoQ10 (Coenzyme Q10)
Coenzyme Q10, or CoQ10, is an essential component of practically every cell in our bodies. It’s why it’s also known as ubiquinone or ubiquinol – for its ubiquity. For how essential it is, it’s surprising how little CoQ10’s uses are…
Magnesium and Testosterone
Bodybuilders are looking to magnesium to boost testosterone levels, but do research findings hold up to the hype? Studies show that supplementing with magnesium may not be all that effective aside from treating a magnesium deficiency. Testosterone’s Effects on Muscle…
The Beginners Guide to Magnesium
What is Magnesium? In human health, magnesium is a trace mineral required for hundreds of different biochemical processes that ultimately allow us to function properly. Inside our cells, magnesium is required for the synthesis of DNA, RNA, protein, and an…
Common Signs of Zinc Deficiency
What is Zinc? Zinc is an essential trace mineral that is intricately involved in hundreds of activities inside our cells. At the moment, research estimates that 100 to 300 different enzymes require zinc to accomplish their tasks. In many cases,…