CoQ10 plays important roles in mitochondrial energy production and antioxidant protection, yet the form and formulation of a CoQ10 supplement can affect its bioavailability. Learn how ubiquinone, ubiquinol, and micellization influence CoQ10 absorption and why formulation matters.
Systems That Help You Stay Active as You Age
Joint pain, low energy, and muscle loss are often treated as three separate problems, each with its own explanation and its own fix. Research on aging suggests they share the …
Three Generations, One Habit: Supporting the Whole Household Through Back-to-School Season
The school-year routine touches more than one generation. A grandparent picking up carpool duty a few mornings a week, a parent packing lunches and managing homework schedules, and a child …
The Quiet Workhorse: How Glutamine Keeps Your Gut and Body Running
Every system in the body has a preferred fuel. The brain runs on glucose. The heart favors fatty acids. The gut, one of the body’s most metabolically active tissues relative …
Optimizing Cellular Energy: CoQ10, Mitochondria, and Cardiovascular Support
Most people notice energy dips at some point during the day. Maybe it’s a mid-morning slump at work, or that late-afternoon heaviness that makes focusing on even small tasks a …
Ascorbates (Vitamins C) and the C Cleanse
The story of vitamin C goes back to the 18th century to a time when people aboard ships were at sea for periods of time longer than vegetables and fruits …
More than a third of American adults don’t get enough sleep
If you feel like you aren’t getting enough sleep at night just know that you are not alone. Whether it’s stress from work, raising a family, problems at home, medical …
Get the Lead Out…Safely & Naturally
Lead is a heavy, toxic mineral. After decades of documenting how harmful lead can be even in tiny amounts, there is renewed interest in what to do to avoid such …
Magnesium- The Wonder Mineral
Magnesium may be our most important and most necessary nutrient. The World Health Organization says, “Low magnesium status has been implicated in hypertension, coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes mellitus and …
Foods do affect body chemistry
Evidence presented here confirms that foods that we eat impact our body’s pH balance, also known as the acid/alkaline status or acid/base state. Click here to download a PDF of …