Have you had your 17 heaping teaspoons of added sugar today? The average American consumes around 60 pounds of refined sugar per year!¹ In excess, refined sugar can be toxic, plain and simple. Artificial sweeteners are even more so. Our bodies were not designed to cope with the enormous quantities of sugar we routinely ingest.

To first understand about tocotrienols, there must be some distinctions made between tocotrienols and tocopherols. While d-alpha tocopherol is the compound most often referred to as vitamin E, the term “vitamin E” actually applies to a family of eight compounds.

Protecting The Brain From Stress-Related Damage with Phosphatidylserine

Not too long ago, I received a call from the ambulance transporting my husband to the hospital after being hit by a car while riding his bike. As you can imagine, my stress level immediately shot through the roof and continued for the next several weeks while we dealt with the repercussions of the accident.

Fatigue, lethargy, anxiety, mood changes, difficulty concentrating, depression, negativism, cognitive decline and memory loss, learning and behavior problems in children, tingling and numbness in the hands and feet, and problems conceiving… What do these symptoms have in common? Any one of them could be a sign of low levels of vitamin B12.

St John’s wort (Hypericum perforatum) is native to Europe but now grows wild throughout the world. It is so named because it produces its bright yellow flowers near June 24th, the day Christians celebrate the feast of St John. (The word wort simply means plant in Old English.) St John’s wort has a long and colorful history of use.

Nutritional Deficiencies May Play a Role in Restless Legs Syndrome

It’s the end of a long day and exhausted, you tuck into bed and wait for sleep to come. But instead of sleep, the creepy, crawly sensation overcomes your legs. You stretch your calves, trying to overcome the urge to get up and move, but it doesn’t work.

If you’ve ever suffered from a headache, joint pain, toothache, backache, or aching muscles after a hard physical event, you’ve experienced the body’s inflammatory processes at work. It’s the body’s way of trying to heal itself. Unfortunately, sometimes the pain is difficult to bear.

The Importance of the Fat Soluble Vitamins: A, D, E & K

The world of nutrition is dynamic—new discoveries are always being made, while old ideas are thrown to the wayside. Everybody has an opinion, and the popularity of specific diets and certain nutrients continually ebb and flow.

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Subject: Vitamin D is tested using a 25(OH)D serum measurement. Standard lab values are inadequate for assessing status. We are using the following values to interpret 25(OH)D test results:

< 20 ng/mL: deficient

Eating Organ Meats Is Nutritious and Delicious… Really

I‟m not a picky eater, and never have been. In fact, I consider myself a rather adventurous eater. But we all draw the line somewhere, and for me it has always been with organ meats—you know, the other parts of the animal like liver, glands, heart, kidneys, and brain.

Nourish your tendons and ligaments to keep your body on the move

Even if you consider yourself to be a health-conscience person who takes pride in caring for your body, tending to your tendons and ligaments may not be at the top of your “selfcare” priority list.