Melatonin seems to be synonymous with a sleep aid. Although it is the most common supplement used as a sleep aid for adults and children, melatonin has many other health benefits beyond the scope of sleep1. We will take a closer look at what melatonin is, how it helps our sleep cycle, and other significant […]
In 1990, the way we shopped and looked at food items changed irrevocably. The groundbreaking “Nutrition Labeling Education Act” was passed into federal law, requiring nutrition labels to be printed on all packaged food, including serving size, amount of fat, calories, and other valuable nutritional information1. This was to help educate the public about the […]
The miracle of sight. Gratitude for our eyesight comes easily when enjoying a beautiful sunset, viewing the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, or seeing a joyful puppy when we return from work. But unfortunately, most of us may take our eyesight for granted until, for example, we are blindfolded in a trust game and […]
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When first hearing the word “collagen” images may come to mind of Lindsey Lohan’s (insert any celebrity, we are not picking on Lohan!) pumped-up lips or TV shows about botched plastic surgery depicting collagen implants gone terrifyingly wrong. Yet, collagen in the health and wellness world has many positive benefits beyond redefining your lips to […]
The Power of food! Before fast food mega-chains and Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO’s) were even a twinkle in a future billionaire’s eye, in many parts of the world food was intentionally used for healing and medicinal purposes. For thousands of years certain types of foods have been known to have capabilities beyond their basic nutritional […]
In the world of supplements some vitamins get all the glory. For example, star-studded B12 is buddying up with celebrities as the “Hollywood hangover cure”. It is having B-12 injections with the Kardashians and hanging out with American Idol’s Simon Fuller while he is on a B-12 IV drip. Meanwhile lonely little B3 is collecting […]
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Most people who are trying to manage their diet and health might glance at the ingredients label on food products they have never tried before or if they are curious about a specific snack they eat daily. Understanding what you are reading on an ingredients label can become somewhat of a mystery when it comes […]
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Whatever you would like to call it: cup-of-joe, java, brew, grind, mud, lifeblood or rocket-fuel; Coffee is the most consumed beverage in the world. If you are like the majority of us, you can’t imagine beginning your day without that steaming hot, jolt-of-goodness in the morning that gets your body rockin’ and rollin’ for the […]
With the global pandemic passing its two-year mark, the realization that our lives have been altered in countless ways has started to sink in. From working remotely (some permanently), social distancing, skipping social events that are too enclosed or congested with people, wearing facial coverings to running out of our beloved shows on Netflix, Apple […]
Since the onset on the Covid-19 pandemic Nutraceuticals have been flying off shelves faster than flatscreen TV’s during a Black-Friday-Blowout-Sale. The nutraceutical industry is one of the fastest-growing industries today and to many this does not come as a surprise. Some of you are probably still saying to yourself, “Nutra-what?” Nutraceuticals are any product that […]