Vitamin A kicks off the alphabet of vitaminery with a bang. If you’re a carrot (203% of vitamin A per serving) fan, you know that vitamin A is the good-vision vitamin. That’s because it helps protect the cornea and has been linked to preventing, impairing or reducing several eye-related health concerns: dry eye, superior limbicContinue reading “Vitamin A: What It Can Do For You”
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5 Reasons Why Peak Endurance Is Better Than Regular Sports Drinks
Recently on the Red Rush Blog, I wrote about the UC Berkeley report on sports and energy drinks titled “Hiding Under a Health Halo.” The report didn’t have much good to say about the popular electrolyte-having thirst quenchers, except that they may possess some benefits for adult athletes, but were usually consumed by andContinue reading “5 Reasons Why Peak Endurance Is Better Than Regular Sports Drinks”
Want to Lose Weight? Eat More Fiber, Study Says
For those of you struggling to maintain the American Heart Association Diet, there seems to be a more satisfying and similarly effective alternative: the high-fiber diet. Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst found that people on the high-fiber diet were able to lose nearly as much weight as those on calorie-restrictive diets like the oneContinue reading “Want to Lose Weight? Eat More Fiber, Study Says”
A Healthy Diet a Day May Keep COPD at Bay
Recently, they did a study that found beet juice may be able to help people who suffer COPD increase their ability to exercise. In the lab trials, those who imbibed beetroot juice saw a significant increase in mobility.However, it turns out that beet juice is just the tip of the food pyramid when it comes to COPD.Continue reading “A Healthy Diet a Day May Keep COPD at Bay”
The CalciAIM Essentials
CalciAIM contains calcium lactate, calcium gluconate and calcium carbonate. •Calcium lactate is a soluble form of calcium that is bioavailable throughout the entire digestive tract. •Calcium gluconate is a highly soluble form of calcium that inhibits kidney stone formation and stimulates bifidobacteria in the intestine, which enhances the absorption of calcium. •Calcium carbonate has beenContinue reading “The CalciAIM Essentials”
The Essentials of Frame Essentials
As we age the water content of the cartilage decreases as a result the cartilage becomes less resilient. •Inflammation surrounding the joint can occur. •The inflammation is usually the result of the cartilage breakdown which is released into the synovial space. Osteoarthritis can also be caused by other factors such as: •InjuryContinue reading “The Essentials of Frame Essentials”
Peak Endurance for Recovery
Study after study has come out denouncing the benefits of over-the-counter, store-bought sports and energy drinks that mainly target inactive teenagers and youngsters with their marketing. The biggest complaints are that these drinks contain too much sugar, caffeine, have an overabundance of sodium and not enough healthy stuff. My theory is that there is someContinue reading “Peak Endurance for Recovery”
Low Levels of Magnesium, A Risk Factor of Type 2 Diabetes
Studies in the last few years have investigated magnesium’s ability to regulate insulin secretion and/or action, and this is why low levels of magnesium are commonly considered a risk factor in the development of type 2 diabetes. Scientists at Brown University are now looking at ways to tailor nutritional therapy for diabetes based on several factors: genetics,Continue reading “Low Levels of Magnesium, A Risk Factor of Type 2 Diabetes”
A New Reason to Use CranVerry+
CranVerry+ is very good at what it does. It promotes urinary tract health and protects the body against the candidiasis, more commonly known as a yeast infection. Most of us don’t deal with these problems on a daily basis, knock on wood. So you might then say, “Hey, now that my UTI problems are allContinue reading “A New Reason to Use CranVerry+”
Added Sugar Linked to High Blood Pressure. Salt Linked to Headaches
How many comic strips have we sat through where a stereotypical husband stares longingly at a hoagie or sits slumped over a salad because their stereotypical cartoon wife disallows them from eating salt due to high blood pressure? The husband is usually wearing a white tank top and a pork pie hat, the wife withContinue reading “Added Sugar Linked to High Blood Pressure. Salt Linked to Headaches”
The AIM Companies 