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Paige Parker, Vibrant Health
Owner/Co-President, Vibrant Health 1 Waterview Dr. Shelton, CT 06484 www.vibranthealth.com [email protected] 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. ...
Ashwagandha Extract for Enhanced Cognition
Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera), a small, woody shrub found growing in Africa, the Mediterranean and India, has been used in ayurvedic medicine1 for more than 3,000 years. It was described by Dioscorides (78 AD) in his book Kitab-ul-Hashaish, as a “Rasayana”—a rejuvenator “that promotes a youthful state of physical and mental health and expands happiness.”2 Ashwagandha ...
Matching Customers With the Best Products
Your customers rely on your expertise to guide them in ways that big box mainstream retailers and impersonal online transactions can’t. With that in mind, it’s as important as always to continue to provide products from quality brands, and continue to educate customers on each one to help enhance their lives. No doubt you’ve already ...
Bob Barrows Jr., Bluebonnet Nutrition Corp.
Bob Barrows Jr. Vice President of Sales and Marketing Bluebonnet Nutrition Corp. 12915 Dairy Ashford Sugar Land, TX, 77478 (281) 240-3332 https://bluebonnetnutrition.com With a 40-year successful track record in sales, sales management and marketing within the publishing and supplement industries, Bob Barrows, Jr. has spent the past three decades as co-owner and head of sales ...
Establishing Healthy Habits in 2021 for Long-term Vitality
All too often, when February approaches, many of us have already quit the New Year’s resolutions we set with such determination less than a month ago. Perhaps it’s the winter weather that begins to take a toll. Maybe it’s the self-deprivation or the uphill battle we didn’t foresee. Perhaps it’s the ease and pleasure of ...
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