Ashwagandha is one of the most popular dietary supplements on the market in the US right now [1]. Maybe you’re here because you’re curious about its sudden boom in the market, or maybe your interest is specifically in ashwagandha for stress. Here is some information that … Read the rest
Category: Cognitive Health
How Long Does It Take for Vitamins to Work?
So, you’ve decided to start supplementing with something new. Maybe it’s calcium because you’re concerned with bone density, maybe it’s methylfolate because you’ve heard of its mood-boosting capabilities. Maybe you’ve just switched to a new multivitamin formula. Now you’re paying attention to how your body … Read the rest
How to Boost Testosterone Levels Naturally
With respect to the gender spectrum, we try avoid using terms like “men” and “women” in an exclusive, binary manner. We will, however, in this article be using biological terms “male(s)” and “female(s)” as they relate to physiology assigned at birth. With that said, this article … Read the rest
Glycine’s Benefits: Why Take a Glycine Supplement?
Glycine is a proteinogenic amino acid, which means it is among the amino acids used as building blocks for proteins. It is the simplest (and smallest) amino acid. Glycine benefits include improvements to fatigue, skin health, mental health, and inflammation.
What Does Glycine Do?
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Sleep Age: A New Metric for Mortality
A study from Stanford Medicine has given us a new metric by which to predict mortality: sleep age.
What is Sleep Age?
Your “sleep age” is a projected age associated with your level of health.
People tend to sleep differently at different ages. And, changes in … Read the rest
What NOT to Eat Before Bed
We spend a lot of time researching advice on what you should do to support different aspects of your health. But, just as important as offering tips on what you should do, are the tips about what you should avoid. If you’d like to know about … Read the rest
The Do’s and Don’ts to Intermittent Fasting for Balanced Blood Sugar
Intermittent fasting and blood sugar can work together or against one another. Balance depends on how the fasting and feasting is planned out.
To “fast” is to go without food for a period of time. In a country where we struggle with an epidemic of obesity, … Read the rest
Exercise Hormones for the Brain
A brand new study from Harvard Medical School has been published, shedding some light on the benefits of exercise and aging.
We all know “exercise is good for us.”
Most people know that regular exercise is helpful for maintaining a healthy weight, and also keeps our … Read the rest
Benefits of a Nordic Diet
Your brain is not separate from your body, and we are quite literally what we eat. It follows then, that the more nutrient-dense, brain cell building material and the less damaging toxic material we put into our bodies, the healthier our brains will be. Of course, … Read the rest
Folate: A Critical Nutrient for a Healthy Balance
Folate is a tricky nutrient. It is essential, which means your body can’t make it and you need to consume it, BUT there can be a big difference between how much you are consuming and how much your body is actually able to use. In honor … Read the rest