The Cholesterol Lowering Properties of Phytosterols
You may not have heard of phytosterols, but you have likely eaten foods that contain them. Phytosterols, comprising plant sterols, stanols and their fatty acid …
Natura Health Products® – Featured Brand
Founded in 2001, Natura Health Products® is a leading edge provider of physician formulated, exceptional quality botanical and nutritional supplements. Natura’s comprehensive formulations are designed …
Vitamin E—A Family of Eight
Vitamin E is a fat-soluble nutrient composed of four tocopherols and four tocotrienols, each as alpha, beta, delta and gamma, constituting a family of eight …
Premier Research Labs – Featured Brand
Founded in the 1980’s, Premier Research Labs has become a leader in the development and manufacture of excipient-free cellular resonant nutraceutical products. Formulated to the …
Are “Health” and “Wellness” The Same?
Often used interchangeably, the origins and meanings of the terms health and wellness are not actually equivalent. Very briefly, health is a state of being, …
Stress: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
The Good: Stress is most often viewed negatively, but an appropriate amount of “good” stress provides the stimulation that keeps us engaged from moment to …
Systemic Formulas – Featured Brand
For over 50 years, Systemic Formulas has researched, developed and manufactured synergistic nutritional supplements designed to target a specific physiological system, as well as support …
Maintaining Life Quality with Aging
While some chronic diseases are perceived as an inevitable part of the aging process, the accrued consequences of poor lifestyle habits, such as inactivity, chronic …
Boosting the Diet with “Superfoods”
The superfood claim is often cited and not always accurate, as there is no regulatory definition nor set criterion for determining what is and what …