detoxification
Healthy Liver, Longer Life
I think the liver is the overlooked workhorse of the body. Most people know that the liver is the major organ of detoxification. Without the liver, that shot of tequila would be around for a very long time indeed, circulating and causing trouble. We would not be able to live much more than a day ...
Detox, Liver Health & the Supplement Market
There are many options for an internal “clean up,” and retailers can guide their customers to the best solutions. The State of the Market Detox and liver health are experiencing steady growth, but remain smaller categories compared to other health areas. According to Kristin Chapman, MSc, category manager at Life Extension (Fort Lauderdale, FL), internet ...
A 360-degree Approach to Weight Management With Natural Ingredients
Are you overweight or obese? If so, you’re not alone. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the U.S. obesity prevalence is 41.9 percent.1 But what constitutes obesity? The CDC indicates that an adult who has a BMI between 25 and 29.9 is considered overweight, while an adult who has a BMI ...
Cheryl L. Green, MD
Cheryl L. Green, MD, is a lifestyle psychiatrist based in Southern California. She is an assistant professor of psychiatry at the Loma Linda University School of Medicine and she has a private practice based in the greater Los Angeles area. Green holds degrees from Harvard University, Princeton University and the Stanford University School of Medicine. ...
Are Your Hormones Ganging Up on You?
Hormones are amazing, powerful, dangerous and confusing. Hormones are released from endocrine glands. The major endocrine glands in the body are the pineal gland, pituitary gland, pancreas, thyroid gland, parathyroid gland, hypothalamus, adrenal glands, testes and ovaries. Here, we are going to focus on the hormone estrogen—the good, the bad and the ugly. Unfortunately, given ...
Supporting Healthy Detoxification
Detoxification is a process that is imperative to our overall well-being; however, the concept of detoxification has become hijacked by the health industry. As Edzard Ernst, professor of complementary medicine at the University of Exeter put it, the concept of detoxing is the marketing equivalent of drawing go faster stripes on your car. And while ...
New Review Article on Robuvit’s Mechanisms of Action
More than 20 published studies to-date have illustrated the benefits of the French Oak wood extract, Robuvit, for caffeine-free energy, sports performance and detoxification, and researchers are now revealing the mechanisms of action that allow this ingredient to effectively work at a cellular level. A new review article published in the Journal of Medicinal Food builds on the ...
Detoxification Support Nutraceuticals
In her 1962 groundbreaking book, Silent Spring, Rachel Carson wrote: “For the first time in the history of the world every human being is now subjected to contact with dangerous chemicals, from the moment of conception until death.”1 Of course humans have always been exposed to potentially harmful chemicals from plants and other sources, but ...
Clean Sweep
Learning about how environmental toxins and poor diet can affect them, many consumers are turning to detox and cleansing programs as a proactive approach to health. Detoxification and cleansing has been practiced throughout history by many cultures for physical and spiritual reasons. Many ancient cultures took part in cleansing rituals, while detoxification is a part ...
Detoxification & Cleansing Offer a Natural Fresh Start
Natural detoxification is not a new concept: the use of herbs, minerals and other organic ingredients as a means of cleansing the body has been practiced for centuries and by cultures worldwide. But detoxification has never been needed as much as it is in the present. “The human body has evolved highly efficient mechanisms to ...
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