The exploration of the Earth over land, under sea and beyond into outer space has revealed so much about our planet and the universe. At the same time, there remains even more that is in the realm of the unknown and not fully understood. Looking inward, the same can be said when examining our physicalContinue reading “Gut Life”
Category Archives: Research
Fruit and Vegetable Nutrition
You’ve likely heard a lot about the importance of eating fruits and vegetables ever since you were a child. Children who develop a taste for both take on a healthy habit that can last a long lifetime. While research in Europe and America has produced mountains of evidence to support fruit and vegetable intake forContinue reading “Fruit and Vegetable Nutrition”
BioVivify’s Astaxanthin Boost
Astaxanthin is one of the latest advances in skin care, and it just happens to be the primary ingredient in AIM BioVivify. It has become a popular trend in supplemental ingredients because of astaxanthin’s many health benefits, especially when it comes to reducing oxidative stress and reversing age-related, structural changes of the skin. Astaxanthin’s potencyContinue reading “BioVivify’s Astaxanthin Boost“
Inside Astaxanthin
If you have ever wondered what gives salmon its orangey, pinkish or reddish color, the answer is astaxanthin (asta-ZAN-thin), a red-pigmented member of the family of carotenoids, which have powerful antioxidant properties and diverse health benefits. Fish such as salmon ingest astaxanthin from a diet of small crustaceans that thrive by eating the primary sourceContinue reading “Inside Astaxanthin”
Sugar, Sugar
Sugar is naturally present in the healthiest foods on earth: fruits and vegetables. It’s part of the nutritional mix that includes the essential nutrients and beneficial phytonutrients found in plants. That’s the key to the healthy side of sugar. Whether it is a natural part of the nutrition you ingest or it has been addedContinue reading “Sugar, Sugar“
Ultra-Processed
Food comes in a variety of forms, from natural to ultra-processed. Fresh produce from nutrient-rich soil tops the list of natural, raw foods that support good health. As food variety goes from whole, plant-based fruits and vegetables to other forms, processing comes into play. Baking, cooking and preparing foods are types of processing, so theContinue reading “Ultra-Processed“
Stress Ages Your Immune System
The impact that stress has on our minds and bodies has been difficult to measure. The nearly two years of pandemic life is the most stressful experience shared by humankind in modern times. The domino effects of COVID-19 continue to affect our lives to this very day. For example, travel has become much more stressfulContinue reading “Stress Ages Your Immune System”
Inflammation In Transit
What happens between the eating of a meal and the undigested food being eliminated in a bowel movement has a major impact on a person’s state of health. Depending on individual physiology, transit time from ingestion to defecation can take between two to five days. Back in ancient Egypt, the importance of transit time requiredContinue reading “Inflammation In Transit”
Blood Pressure-Blood Sugar Connection
Two measurable, state-of-health indicators are your blood pressure and blood sugar levels. In view of the fact that both measurements are blood-related, it will come as no surprise that there’s a connection between health conditions associated with each. Before delving into this relationship, it’s a good idea to know a bit about these health gauges.Continue reading “Blood Pressure-Blood Sugar Connection”
The Rise of Brain Fog
If you have ever experienced being in a place where the fog rolls in and obliterates the seascape or landscape, you know the feeling of being enveloped by mist that makes everything around you temporarily disappear. It has become all too common for the physical sensation of fog to happen mentally, causing the blurring ofContinue reading “The Rise of Brain Fog “
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