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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Preventative VS. Reactive Health CareYou show up at the emergency room with a broken leg from a biking accident, you visit your doctor because you can’t get off the couch and are running a high fever, or you are anxious about a rash that has spread across your chest so you take a trip to […]
With the magnitude of information that is relayed across our minds during the day, from the inundation of social media platforms, blogs, podcasts, TV and radio, it is no wonder why we sometimes have the facts mixed up about what is good or bad for our health. We are going to set the record straight […]
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Originally marketed toward children, gummy supplements were brought to the market as a fun way to get kids to take their vitamins, giving parents a break from complaint. Now adults comprise up to 80% of the gummy vitamin market. Is this a symptom of the Peter Pan syndrome: not wanting to grow-up? Or is there […]
Athletes’ needsathletes are often confused about how vitamins and minerals work, thinking they provide energy. Because they do not contain calories, micronutrients cannot boost energy stores. However, they are crucial for turning food into energy through metabolic pathways. For example, many B vitamins aid in energy being released from carbohydrates.Other important roles of micronutrients include […]