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Protect Blood Flow to the Brain and Keep Your Memory Sharp

Are you always misplacing things (like your keys), or forgetting what originally prompted you to walk from one room into another?  Forgetfulness and lack of focus can occur for any of a number of reasons, including:  stress, diet, lack of sleep, medications, and hormone imbalances.  But they can also be a symptom of something more [...]

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8 Nutrients Proven to Offer BIG Heart Health Benefits

Maintaining a healthy heart and cardiovascular system is an important concern for many adults.  According to the most recent figures from the American Heart Association, heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States.[1]  In fact, it is estimated that over 80 million Americans are suffering from heart disease at any given [...]

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Promoting Healthy Heart & Brain Function with Omega-3 Fish Oil

Many people, when asked what foods they should avoid, will answer “fats.”  Skipping unnatural trans fats is, in fact, a survival strategy, but a diet that avoids essential fats is actually hazardous to human health.[1,2]  The brain, for example, is composed of 60% fat,[3] and needs essential fats in order to function properly.[4] While it’s [...]

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Super Nutrients for Heart Health: Grape Seed Extract & Tocotrienols

Part 4 of a 4-Part Series Most heart disease is caused by a buildup of plaque in the artery walls, known as “atherosclerosis.”  In this condition, the waxy plaque deposits cause the arteries to become progressively narrower, and less oxygen-rich blood is allowed to flow to the heart.  One symptom of atherosclerosis and restricted blood [...]

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Super Nutrients for Heart Health: L-Carnitine & Taurine

Part 3 of a 4-Part Series    As we reach our 50s and beyond, maintaining a healthy heart and cardiovascular system may become more difficult.  This is due, in part, to the inevitable loss of lean muscle mass (including heart muscle) which comes with age.  Fortunately, supplementing with two important amino acids—L-carnitine and taurine—has been shown [...]

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Super Nutrients for Heart Health: Hawthorn & Garlic

Part 2 of a 4-Part Series Maintaining healthy cardiovascular function is important to your overall health and longevity, since heart disease is the #1 cause of natural death in the U.S.[1] With so many negative influences on heart health found in our diet, lifestyle and environment, it might seem overwhelming to try to implement a [...]

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Super Nutrients for Heart Health: Coenzyme Q10

Part 1 of a 4-Part Series Should you be concerned about heart health?  Probably.  According to the most recent figures from the American Heart Association, heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States.[1]  In fact, it is estimated that over 80 million Americans are suffering from heart disease at any given [...]

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Protect Against Drug-Induced CoQ10 Deficiency And Support Vital Cellular Energy Production

Your body needs Coenzyme Q10 to ensure the health of virtually all tissues and organs.  In fact, most cellular functions depend on CoQ10 for their energy production (ATP synthesis). Scientific studies continue to highlight the importance of maintaining adequate CoQ10 levels. For example. . . CoQ10 levels decline with advancing age, and this decline might [...]

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Boost Your Brain Function At Any Age, and Protect Against Memory Decline

If “senior moments” are occurring more frequently than you’d like, take heart. A unique, effective herbal formulation can help you protect against—and even reverse—memory loss and cognitive decline. As we age, loss in mental ability occurs very slowly, over many years, as neurons gradually die and the brain shrinks. By age 60, however, even healthy [...]

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Latest Studies: Nutrient Reverses End-Stage Congestive Heart Failure Symptoms

Since its discovery in 1957, Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) has been studied extensively for its crucial role in ensuring the health of virtually all human tissues and organs.  Most cellular functions depend on CoQ10 for the production of ATP (adenosine triphosphate) the body’s major form of stored energy.  Partnering with other enzymes in the body, CoQ10 [...]

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