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Differences in caffeine sources: What's best?
Caffeine is a wildly popular stimulant for focus, energy, and stamina. We think of caffeine as the jolt that starts the day in our morning cup of coffee. Or perhaps, it’s the pre workout punch we need to power through...
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How to fill nutritional gaps with Nourish+
We love making high quality nutrition supplements as easy to use as possible, so with our micronutrient support blends like Nourish+, Vibrant+ and VePro, we’re happy to offer a wide range of nutrients in powder form.* One of the biggest...
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If you’ve ever felt “a pit in your stomach”, or experienced “butterflies” in your gut, in response to various emotions or experiences, you might be surprised to know that the emotions solicited by these experiences are because of and not the cause of signals...
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Benefits of L-tyrosine in stress defy
We recently upgraded the Stress Defy formula by swapping N-acetyle-L-cysteine (NAC) for N-acetyl L-Tyrosine (NALT). Last year, the FDA changed their regulation of NAC and removed permissions for it to be sold as a dietary supplement. We also used NAC...
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How Vibrant+ Can Improve Your Body's PH
Our bodies maintain a pH balance that measures the acidity in our blood. That level of acidity can determine our overall health and potential risk of illness. Blood is measured on a pH scale from 0 to 14 with 0...
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Are BCAAS supplements effective?
BCAAs are branched chain amino acids and are the building blocks of protein. There are 20 different amino acids that make up thousands of different proteins in the body. Nine of the 20 are considered essential meaning they cannot be...
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The importance of vitamin D for optimal health
Vitamin D is very important for bone and teeth health as well as protecting the body from a wide range of diseases and conditions. According to an article from NCBI, "An estimated 1 billion people worldwide, across all ethnicities and age groups,...
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Toxic dyes in vitamins & supplements
Over the past few decades food coloring has been used in countless products that are consumed by people of all ages. Unfortunately, children are the biggest consumers of these related to the amount of food or candy that is eaten....
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Pregnancy & Nursing: Which protea products are safe?
The most common question we receive is, understandably, “Which products can we use while pregnant and nursing?” We want to provide transparent and reliable information for our customers in answering this complex question. It’s important to first and foremost understand...