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Natural Solutions for Chronic Pain: Survey Insights

A 2016 survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found an estimated 50 million adults in the United States experienced "chronic...

Natural Solutions for Chronic Pain: Survey Insights

A 2016 survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found an estimated 50 million adults in the United States experienced "chronic...

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Colostrum boosts immune system and helps maintain athletic performa...

According to researchers in Poland, bovine colostrum supplements strengthened the immune systems of athletes and helped them continue their demanding training schedules with more...

Colostrum boosts immune system and helps maintain athletic performa...

According to researchers in Poland, bovine colostrum supplements strengthened the immune systems of athletes and helped them continue their demanding training schedules with more...

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Lutein supplements provide measurable eye health improvements in as...

We live in an era that could be described as a blue light total onslaught. The damaging blue light---light that has shorter wavelengths and...

Lutein supplements provide measurable eye health improvements in as...

We live in an era that could be described as a blue light total onslaught. The damaging blue light---light that has shorter wavelengths and...

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How CoQ10 Ubiquinol Supports Menopausal Symptom Relief

In the world of supplementing, CoQ10 is relatively new. It has only been available in the U.S. for a little more than a decade;...

How CoQ10 Ubiquinol Supports Menopausal Symptom Relief

In the world of supplementing, CoQ10 is relatively new. It has only been available in the U.S. for a little more than a decade;...

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New research highlights another health risk linked to poor sleep: d...

According to ongoing research, poor sleep quality negatively impacts immune function, heart health, risk of diabetes, obesity and chronic pain. But for those who...

New research highlights another health risk linked to poor sleep: d...

According to ongoing research, poor sleep quality negatively impacts immune function, heart health, risk of diabetes, obesity and chronic pain. But for those who...

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Why Harvard Now Supports Daily Multivitamins

The tide may be slowly turning on the medical establishment's vilification of nutritional supplements... but don't get too excited just yet. Last month Dr....

Why Harvard Now Supports Daily Multivitamins

The tide may be slowly turning on the medical establishment's vilification of nutritional supplements... but don't get too excited just yet. Last month Dr....

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Probiotics for skin health and pain management: New studies highlig...

During the Covid pandemic surveys showed use of probiotic supplements had surged globally. Consumers had already become better informed about the immune benefits of...

Probiotics for skin health and pain management: New studies highlig...

During the Covid pandemic surveys showed use of probiotic supplements had surged globally. Consumers had already become better informed about the immune benefits of...

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Another benefit of regular fruit and veggie consumption: Lower risk...

Surveys show that roughly 10% of the population is affected by kidney stones. One in ten people will get at least one kidney stone...

Another benefit of regular fruit and veggie consumption: Lower risk...

Surveys show that roughly 10% of the population is affected by kidney stones. One in ten people will get at least one kidney stone...

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Are you forgetting zinc? Researchers say it's 'The most insidious' ...

A collaborative effort by researchers from four countries has fingered an inadequate intake of the mineral zinc as one of the "most devastating nutrient...

Are you forgetting zinc? Researchers say it's 'The most insidious' ...

A collaborative effort by researchers from four countries has fingered an inadequate intake of the mineral zinc as one of the "most devastating nutrient...

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Vitamins K2 and D: Two nutrients that work synergistically to help ...

In recent years the health benefits of both vitamins K2 and D have received a lot of attention in institutional research and media coverage....

Vitamins K2 and D: Two nutrients that work synergistically to help ...

In recent years the health benefits of both vitamins K2 and D have received a lot of attention in institutional research and media coverage....

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Higher Omega-3 status shown to reduce the risk of long-term cardiac...

If you've suffered a heart attack, a critical "survivor's step" you should take is to increase your Omega-3 Index. This is one of the...

Higher Omega-3 status shown to reduce the risk of long-term cardiac...

If you've suffered a heart attack, a critical "survivor's step" you should take is to increase your Omega-3 Index. This is one of the...

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Four years since lockdowns: Covid research highlights the nutrients...

March 2024 marks a milestone of sorts: It's the fourth anniversary of the start of America's unprecedented pandemic lockdowns. The anniversary is a good...

Four years since lockdowns: Covid research highlights the nutrients...

March 2024 marks a milestone of sorts: It's the fourth anniversary of the start of America's unprecedented pandemic lockdowns. The anniversary is a good...

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