Both the ancient Chinese and Egyptian civilizations honored mushrooms as “gifts from God.” And no wonder: not only could mushrooms fill the belly when hungry, many types of mushrooms were also found to have healing properties. Today–some 3,500 years...
Lutein and zeaxanthin are already popular nutrients for supporting eye health, but with the publication of the latest research, the two nutrients may become even more popular for their documented ability to improve athletic performance. According to researchers from...
A new large-scale random control trial has found that supplementing with flavanols is able to improve memory scores of older adults. Moreover, the beneficial effects of the flavanol supplementing was sustained over a three year follow-up. The researchers found that...
Many consumers have been convinced that taking a multi vitamin/mineral is a waste of money. Unfortunately they’re missing out on what could possibly be the easiest step to take in protecting their long-term health. Repeated surveys show even the most...
In recent years sales of Vitamin K skyrocketed as consumers become more aware of the vitamin’s “blood, bone and brain” benefits; however, Canadian researchers have identified a new role for Vitamin K: protection against diabetes. The discovery was...
Just when you thought you had a good understanding of probiotics, along comes something called pre-biotics. Then soon after, something called post-biotics. Just what are they, and how do they promote optimal health? The good news is they’re all related, and part...
