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09/06/2018 / By Lance D Johnson

Evidence suggests that diet may influence your risk of hearing loss

Researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital have discovered that long term dietary decisions do influence hearing loss. It turns out that hearing loss isn’t something that automatically comes with age. Hearing loss is more prevalent for people who consume fewer nutrients over time. Without the proper nutrients, the cells that make up the auditory senses cannot […]

08/16/2018 / By Rhonda Johansson

No sex drive? Tired all the time? Bad breath? You may have a vitamin deficiency

“Not now, honey. I’ve got a headache.” If this isn’t an excuse anymore — if you really do have a headache and feeling less than amorous lately, you could have a vitamin deficiency. How about that halitosis? Do plants turn brown when you talk to them? Look at your nails. See any white spots on them? […]

08/14/2018 / By Ralph Flores

Are you battling headaches, cravings, or muscle spasms? 9 signs of magnesium deficiency and how to get more in your diet

If you’re like most people, there are days when you hit a slump — whether it’s a challenging day at work or at home or just “one of those days.” While we usually point to stress as the main culprit for these slumps, some experts suggest that this could be an indicator of magnesium deficiency. […]

05/06/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

Micronutrient intake is the key to maintaining health, especially for HIV patients

You might think that micronutrients aren’t that important given the small amounts that the body requires, but overlooking these essential dietary components can have significant repercussions for your health. They’re required for everyone to maintain a healthy immune system as well as brain, bone, nerve, blood and skin health, and a new study shows this […]

05/05/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Vitamin D reduces inflammation caused by Type 2 diabetes

In a review of studies published in the journal Nutrition Reviews, vitamin D was found to reduce inflammation brought by Type 2 diabetes. Chronic low-grade inflammation is known to precede and to be present in the development of Type 2 diabetes. A team of researchers from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia found that the meta-analysis […]

03/27/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Are you getting enough vitamin D? If you don’t take magnesium, you may not be absorbing your “D”

In order to have enough of vitamin D in the body, you must take an adequate amount of magnesium, according to a study published in the The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association. Researchers from the University of Rwanda College of Medicine & Health Sciences and Harvard University collaborated for the study in order to examine the role of […]

12/14/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Where do your supplements come from? The source of your supplement determines if it is beneficial or dangerous

When it comes to vitamins and other nutrients, the source can make all the difference. This appears to be the case with calcium supplements, as researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine have discovered in a recent study. The researchers analyzed a decade of medical tests that were part of a federally funded study on heart disease. […]

12/04/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Statins are gateway drugs for Big Pharma: Take one and you’ll need four or five more prescriptions for the side effects

One out of every three American adults take statins, and if you think that sounds like good news for statin manufacturers, you’re missing the bigger picture. All of Big Pharma benefits when people take statins. In fact, statins can really be thought of as gateway drugs. After all, they have so many side effects that […]

10/30/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Seven signs you may have magnesium deficiency

Magnesium is an important mineral that impacts our body in many ways. Metabolism, blood pressure, immune function, and sleep are affected by magnesium, as are more than 300 biochemical reactions in the body. Despite the numerous benefits of magnesium, it’s a mineral that the majority of the world’s population sorely lacks. Soil depletion to unmitigated […]

09/28/2017 / By Jhoanna Robinson

Magnesium found to dramatically enhance exercise performance

Magnesium is needed by the body to keep the muscular system at optimum performance and also for the conversion of fats, sugars, and other ingested substances into something that it can use for energy. It also helps in the facilitation of other enzymatic factors such as cell growth, glycolysis, and protein synthesis. A recent study […]

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