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Memory supplements can help you focus and retain memories better. If you're worried about forgetting things, read this article to learn what's normal to forget and how to supplement to make sure you don't.
To avoid getting sick this winter, try a couple easy tips. With the right habits, you can stay healthier and clear out your nose from most of the common colds and flus this season.
Your stomach works hard to digest food and deliver nutrients to your body. Sometimes, however, the natural process of digestion can be thrown off by a change in diet, added stress, or a new medication, leading to tummy troubles such as sluggish digestion, heartburn, upset stomach, or diarrhea. Before you reach for the pink stuff or something stronger to address the issue, consider one of these three top digestive supplements to benefit your belly and get it back into balance.
Diabetes? Weight Loss? You may have heard of Xylitol, a low glycemic natural sugar alcohol. Did you know when you use it as part of a low-carb and vegetable-rich diet, it can help boost your immune responses and reduce your chances of experiencing diabetic complications?
When we think of fiber, we often think of digestive health and weight loss. Foods containing high amounts of fiber help regulate our energy levels and bowel movements, and tend to keep us feeling fuller, longer. While this is true of almost any fiber, not all of them are created equal. There’s one type of fiber that stands out among the rest: beta-glucans. This soluble fiber is found in bacteria, fungi, and plants—and their benefits may go much farther than you think! Read on to discover the top three benefits of beta-glucans, according to research.
There are many reasons to go on a diet, and most often people cite weight loss as the top factor for rearranging and revamping their way of eating. While there are several diets you may have already heard of, such as the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension, the Mediterranean Diet, WW® (formerly Weight Watchers®, and Atkins®, there is one particular diet that may help you achieve not only weight loss, but also improve cognition and better control your blood sugar.
Over the years, so much has been learned—and unlearned—about the waxy substance known as cholesterol. We have heard that cholesterol-rich eggs and shrimp are to be avoided, only to later be told that dietary cholesterol does not influence blood cholesterol levels, and that a few eggs or a helping of the tasty crustaceans per week is okay. Now, exercise and diet do play a role in addressing cholesterol, with pharmaceutical intervention via statins as necessary, but researchers have discovered one more way to possibly manage cholesterol—the microbiome. How can gut bacteria influence human cholesterol levels?
You have already learned some of the basics about essential, nonessential, and conditional amino acids in All About Aminos Part I. Here, we will look at some of the specific uses of amino acids to support mood, cognition, and more.
Omega-3 fatty acids can have a profound effect on the brain, and particularly for helping to reduce the incidence of depression and mental decline. Specifically, docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) has been shown to help lower the incidence of Alzheimer’s disease. 1 A new study published in The Lancet has shown that higher levels of this fatty acid are required than previously thought to help lower the incidence of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. 1
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