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Seven Steps for Continued Success
In my last column, I wrote about strategizing throughout the year and regularly assessing the health of your business. This time, I’d like to talk a little more specifically about setting goals, because I don’t think you can overemphasize that aspect of your business if you want to stay successful. A New Year means a ...
“Bribing” Bacteria With Iron Supplements
Antibiotic use is driving an epidemic of antibiotic resistance, as more susceptible bacteria are killed but more resilient strains live on and multiply with abandon. But if antibiotics aren’t the end-all solution for infectious disease, what is? Salk Institute (California) researchers report that giving mice dietary iron supplements enabled them to survive a normally lethal ...
Phosphatidylserine: A Nutraceutical for Mental Performance, Mood and Stress
Given the title of this article, it may be your impression that I am positioning phosphatidylserine (PS) as a “brain nutrient.” If so, you are correct. The fact is that this phospholipid is an integral component in the structure of the brain and spinal cord and is active at cell membranes (including synaptic membranes which ...
“Healthy” People Actually Experience Glucose Spikes
No diabetes diagnoses, no problem, right? Think again. A study conducted by researchers at Stanford University, found healthy individuals experienced blood sugar spikes—similar to the common symptoms diabetics experience. In the study, the researchers gathered about 500,000 measurements from 57 participants. Their goal was to monitor blood sugar fluctuations throughout the day, as opposed to ...
Don’t You Forget About Me
The value of minerals is not to be overlooked, as new-and-improved supplements help consumers fill any voids in their diet. You often hear minerals being mentioned in the same conversation as their vitamin counterpart, but even on their own, their importance is not to go unnoticed. There are 16 essential minerals, each offering up a ...
Sugar Check
Managing blood glucose is no longer just for diabetics. Now, almost everyone wants to maintain healthy blood sugar levels, and supplements offer them a favorable option. Concerns surrounding sugar intake and regulation continue to rise in the United States. High blood sugar is typically associated with diabetes and the number of individuals with diabetes is ...
New Thoughts on Menopause, Hormones & Herbs
To be, or not to be? That is the question, at least according to Hamlet. Another query amongst women of a certain age might be: to use HRT (hormone replacement therapy), or not use HRT? That is certainly a big question, with strong advocates on both sides of the equation. I started out working in ...
NOW 2019 Science of Supplements: Winter Issue
References: 1. Feng X, Sureda A, Jafari S, et al. Berberine in Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases: From Mechanisms to Therapeutics. Theranostics. 2019;9(7):1923-1951. 2. Firouzi S, Malekahmadi M, Ghayour-Mobarhan M, Ferns G, Rahimi HR. Barberry in the treatment of obesity and metabolic syndrome: possible mechanisms of action. Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy. ...
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