If you start feeling down or overwhelmed by the winter blues, a great first step is making sure your diet isn’t causing your low mood. Certain nutrients are really important for the effective production and signaling of neurotransmitters that dictate our moods. It may be time … Read the rest
Category: Healthy Mood
5 Fantastic Adrenal Supplements
Support When You’re Stressed
There is some controversy around the term “adrenal fatigue” as it is hard to define or diagnose. In fact, much of Western medicine doesn’t recognize this diagnosis. However, the phenomenon of chronic stress taking a toll on the body is very real … Read the rest
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
4 Powerful Joint Care Supplements
Chronic joint discomfort can affect knees, hands, elbows, shoulders, and hips. Anywhere where bones meet with cartilage in between can be a hot spot for unhealthy levels of inflammation, swelling, reduced mobility, and discomfort. Joint care supplements can help!
Why do my joints hurt?
Joint discomfort is … Read the rest
How to Eat for Energy
Get a better boost with the right nutrition
Just like you can’t drive a car without fuel, your body needs fuel to function. Instead of gasoline, however, what gives us energy is certain nutrients from the diet. Nutrients can give us energy either as a substrate … Read the rest
Good News About Coffee and Liver Health
There is a long-standing debate in the wellness community over whether coffee is “good for you” or “bad for you”. A link between coffee and liver health may help to tip the scales.
The problem with that debate topic is not the coffee. The problem is … Read the rest