weight management
The Cholesterol Connection To Heart Health
A managed wellness lifestyle can improve cholesterol levels.As purveyors of dietary supplements, no doubt retailers receive a steady influx of middle-aged men and women who have recently become more concerned about lowering and/or managing healthy cholesterol levels. This is typically inspired by routine physician testing that reveals unfavorable ratios of low-density lipoproteins to high-density lipoproteins ...
Fish oil and krill oil reduce cardiovascular inflammation. Should cardiovascular patients use one or the other or both?
Ask Dr. Mike Question (follow-up to “Should patients use fish oil and/or krill oil to reduce cardiovascular inflammation?”): Fish oil and krill oil reduce cardiovascular inflammation. Should cardiovascular patients use one or the other or both? – Robert A Goodwin, Jr., Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon Answer: For preventative measures, I start people with fish oil. However, ...
Complete Nutrition, Food Bank for the Heartland Fighting Hunger in Omaha
Omaha, Nebraska-based Complete Nutrition has invited the community to help fight local hunger and will give away free Complete Nutrition products in exchange for their support. From September through October 31, Complete Nutrition stores in Omaha, Council Bluffs and Papillion will collect non-perishable food items for the Food Bank of Heartland, an Omaha-based food bank that provides emergency and supplemental food to ...
High Homocysteine Levels and Nutraceutical Treatment
Dean of Academics, Huntington College of Health SciencesHomocysteine is a byproduct of normal protein metabolism. It is formed from the conversion of the amino acid methionine. Since high levels of homocysteine is not a good thing for our health, the body has a built-in mechanism to partially convert it back into methionine and other beneficial, ...
Weight Loss Supplement Claims Provide FTC with Enforcement Initiatives
Advertising claims for weight loss supplement products feed the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) with the highest settlement costs within the dietary supplement and functional food category, according to a new web-based, members-only tool from the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN, Washington, D.C.). The new online tool is a compilation of all available FTC advertising enforcement ...
Educational Cleansing and Detox Website Launched
ReNew Life Formulas (Clearwater, FL) has launched RenNewLifeCleansing.com, a new website that reaffirms the importance and defines the basic principles of internal cleansing and detoxification, according to the company. The website promotes maintaining optimal health, increasing energy and enhancing mental clarity and was inspired by ReNew Life Founder and President Brenda Watson’s own personal health ...
Thyroid Condition: More Common Than You Think
According to Thyroid.org, more than 12 percent of the U.S. population will develop a thyroid condition during their lifetime. An estimated 20 million Americans have some form of thyroid disease. Up to 60 percent of those with thyroid disease are unaware of their condition. And women are five to eight times more likely than men ...
How does Life Extension’s Skin Restoring Phytoceramide with Lipowheat maintain skin hydration?
Ask Dr. Mike Question: My question is how does Life Extension’s Skin Restoring Phytoceramide with Lipowheat maintain skin hydration? Are there any other benefits that this product provides? – Christine at Down to Earth, 2525 S. King Street Honolulu, HI 96826 Answer: Ceramides play a central role in preserving healthy-looking skin. They are an important ...
Pump It Up!
It is no secret that building and maintaining muscle mass is incredibly important to the human body. The skeletal muscles work with the bones to allow the body to move and give it strength and power. According to the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), strength refers to the muscle’s ability to generate force at ...
What time of day is better to take COQ10?
Ask Dr. Mike Question (follow-up to “What is Q10, how does it work, and what is appropriate dosage?”): What time of day is better to take COQ10? I always get that question. And the why it’s better to take at a certain time of day? – Norma at Down to Earth, 2525 S. King Street ...
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