Category: Vitamins & Minerals

Chelated Minerals: Getting the Most Out of Your Mineral Supplement

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Minerals are essential to human nutrition and help ensure proper metabolism and tissue tone. Unfortunately, the concentration of minerals in whole foods has decreased steadily over the last century. This has made it increasingly harder to achieve the full benefit of minerals from food alone. Furthermore, minerals require a healthy digestive system and stomach acid... Read more »
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Product Spotlight: Enhanced Stress Relief

Enhanced Stress Relief is a gentle, non-sedative herbal approach to anxiety, nervousness, and over-stimulation. Designed to synergistically balance key neurotransmitters to provide calm and focus at any time of day or night. Can be used regularly or as needed in times of stress. Ingredients: Lemon Balm is a traditional calmative that increases expression of GABA, an... Read more »
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Supplement Considerations for People with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

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Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) presents a range of digestive issues that cause general discomfort. Bloating, abdominal pain, gas, diarrhea, and constipation are all signs that your digestive system isn't functioning well. These issues make it hard for your body to get the nutrients it needs to support its many systems.

If you can't absorb an adequate amount of nutrients from your diet, supplements may be in order. But those with digestive issues and sensitivities can't pick just any product on the shelves. In this post, we share some considerations you'll want to keep in mind when picking your supplements.


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Drug-Induced Nutrient Depletion: the Warnings Not Listed on Your Rx Label

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While medications provide relief and treatment for many conditions and disease states, they may come at the price of depriving the body of nutrients. This article provides a list of commonly prescribed medication along with any known nutrient depletions. Also, find the functions and food sources for the referenced vitamins and minerals.
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