Is There a Ratio of Vitamin D to Vitamin K?
Video Friday: How can you know that you are getting enough of both vitamins D and K? Dr. Susan Brown, expert in bone health, explains in today’s featured video Key Points Vitamin D intake...
Nutrients to Pay Attention to with Alcohol and Drug Intake and Recovery
Key Points Substance misuse and overdose has become a growing crisis, especially since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic Alcoholism is the most common cause of magnesium imbalance; one study showed that the higher...
Why Your Omega-3 Supplement May Not be Increasing Your Omega-3 Levels as Expected
Video Friday: Is your Omega-3 Index not increasing with increased doses of fish oils? The type of fish oil supplement you are taking may be the culprit! Key Points Not all supplements are created...
Special Opportunity for First Time Participants!
10% discount on any testing combination offered to all first-time participants… share this opportunity with those who don’t yet know their levels! Key Points When supplementing with either vitamin D or omega-3s, it is...
How to Choose Quality Supplements
Video Friday: Not all supplements are created equally… how do you know that what you are buying is of good quality? Key Points There are several things to look for when choosing a supplement...
Omega-3s Help Maintain Muscle Function and Strength with Aging
Meta-analysis shows that omega-3 supplementation improves lower body strength and functional performance scores for tests that are important predictors of functional ability in older age Key Points Specific outcomes in studies among those supplementing...
Lowering the Ratio of AA to EPA May Improve Symptoms of Inflammatory Diseases
Symptoms of RA and other inflammatory diseases improved by decreasing pro-inflammatory fatty acids and increasing anti-inflammatory fatty acids through diet and supplementation Key Points Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease presenting with pain...
Nutrients that Help Protect the Skin from UV Damage
Nutrients from our food and products of sunshine exposure itself can help protect the skin from damaging effects of UV over-exposure Key Points Research over the past several decades has revealed that a higher...
Oxidized Fish Oil Supplements May Harm Your Health
As many as 50% or more of the omega-3 fish oil supplements on the market are oxidized; why choosing high quality fish oil supplements is essential and how to find them Key Points EPA...
When Taking Vitamin D Can be Ineffective and Possibly Harmful
Vitamin D supplementation done correctly can lead to great health benefits, but when taken in very large “pulse” or “bolus” doses, it can lead to a paradoxical vitamin D deficiency and contradictory results Key...