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Estrogen: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly
Estrogen is magic. It turns little girls into grown-up women. Hips widen, breasts develop, ovaries kick into gear, and the cycle of reproductive life begins. Without estrogen, there would be no babies and humanity would grind to a halt. Estrogen colors the way we think, the way we perceive pain, our memories, how our heart […]
Dichrostachys glomerate for Weight Loss, Metabolic Syndrome & Cardiovascular Health
Anyone who needs or wants to lose five or 100 pounds would love to find the holy grail for weight loss—the magic pill that makes fat melt off without effort. Such a pill does not, of course, exist—and likely never will. Why? Because losing weight isn’t a function of solving a single problem. The fact […]
Rethinking the Cost of Doing Business: Investing in Your Store’s Success
The question of how to invest resources for a store’s success is always an ongoing, yearly concern. But I would say that in this past year, we’ve all learned how important it is to adapt to changing conditions while continuing to review all of the usual aspects of a store’s operating expenses. With local conditions […]
Promising Herbs in the Treatment of COVID-19
Herbs have not received the same kind of attention from the scientific community for COVID-19 as have the more famous vitamins, such as vitamin C and vitamin D, or even isolated natural compounds like quercetin. Yet, herbal approaches to COVID-19 are certainly worth investigating. Consider that in China, more than 90 percent of COVID-19 patients’ […]
Paige Parker, Vibrant Health
Owner/Co-President, Vibrant Health 1 Waterview Dr. Shelton, CT 06484 www.vibranthealth.com pparker@vibranthealth.com Paige Parker has always been driven by her personal journey to achieve optimal health, as well as by her strong desire to help others live a healthy lifestyle. This passion for nutrition and wellness led to her career start as a New York City […]
Respiratory Health and Natural Medicine
In 2020, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the viral source of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), spread rapidly. To date, more than 112 million cases have been identified, along with more than 2.4 million deaths reported, wreaking havoc on the human species worldwide.1 In late 2019, the SARS-CoV-2 genome was fully sequenced in China […]
10 Antioxidants That Promote Enhanced Concentration and Focus
Have you ever found it difficult to get through a challenging task or project? Of all the resources that people rely on to navigate their lives, the one taken most for granted is also the one that is relied on the most—concentration. Concentration refers to the mental effort you direct toward whatever you’re working on […]
Cucumber Extract: A Novel Nutraceutical Treatment for Osteoarthritis
“The mighty cucumber!” said nobody ever. But perhaps they should—at least where osteoarthritis is concerned. This article will explore research on a relatively new cucumber-based extract shown to have efficacy for the treatment of osteoarthritis at the lowest dose of any other joint-support nutraceutical on the market today: 20 mg. But let’s start with a […]
George Paraskevakos, International Probiotics Association
George Paraskevakos Executive Director International Probiotics Association Website: http://internationalprobiotics.org/ Facebook: http://internationalprobiotics.org/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/IP_Association and https://twitter.com/probiotic_man Instagram: www.instagram.com/probiotic_man LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/george-paraskevakos-a1035a7 George Paraskevakos, MBA, is executive director of the International Probiotics Association (IPA) whose mission is to promote the safe and efficacious use of probiotics throughout the world while being “The Global Voice of Probiotics.” As a […]
Natural Answers for Pain
I do not have to tell you that pain is an incredibly unpleasant experience. Scientists call it a “noxious stimuli,” and that it is, indeed. I am not a big fan of enduring pain. Not only is it, well, painful, it is exhausting and depressing. It wears you out and uses up your body’s resources. […]
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