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Why Stress and High Cortisol Lead To Depleted Magnesium
Stress and high cortisol output causes us to deplete our magnesium like crazy.Stress can increase the amount of magnesium we lose from our body - leading to a magnesium deficiency. Due to modern soil being depleted in magnesium, magnesium becomes...
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What you need to know about Vitamin B-12
What you need to know about Vitamin B-12: B-12 is a water soluble vitamin that is found in meat, fish, poultry, dairy products, and some fortified foods. This vitamin helps make our DNA, is involved in nerve function, and also blood formation, specifically red blood cells. While B-12 deficiency is rare for those that consume meat and dairy, vitamin B-12 deficiency can lead to never damage, digestive problems, fatigue, and anemia in which the body does not have enough red blood cells.
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Maca is cruciferous vegetable grown in Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Argentina. It is mainly cultivated in the highlands of the Peruvian Andes and comes from same family as the mustard plant. It is used both nutritionally and medicinally as a...
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Lactobacillus Rhamnosus (Probiferrin®) in GI Assist
The gut is the body’s “second brain”. It’s responsible for breaking down and absorbing nutrients from the foods we eat to send out to various cells in order to keep the body firing on all cylinders. When the integrity of...
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Myo-Inositol Could Benefit Those Who Suffer From PCOS, Anxiety, Depression and More
Studies have found that people with depression, anxiety, and OCD may have lower levels of inositol in their brain. This negatively impacts serotonin and dopamine and overall neurotransmitter health. Myo-Inositol (MI) and D-Chiro-Inositol (DCI) are different forms of inositol. Which...
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The Best Thing You Can Do For Your Health Is Control Your Stress
More and more links are being drawn between hormones and weight gain. Not the least of which being cortisol production. Produced along with adrenaline by the adrenal glands when the body is under stress, cortisol overproduction is being paired with...
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Marissa Rivero Opens Up About the Challenges of Pregnancy
Pregnancy is a beautiful thing but it comes with its own inherent challenges and worries. Although I feel blessed to be having my first baby, this journey has not been with the challenge of feeling out of control in terms...
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Brittney Stracener: How I Transitioned Into a Plant Based Diet
First off, what is a plant based diet? A plant based diet emphasizes eating whole fruits and vegetables, consuming lots of whole grains, and staying away from (or at least minimizing) the intake of animal products and processed foods. I follow...
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Ingredients 1 frozen banana 1 1/2 cups frozen strawberries 1 cup vegan unsweetened yogurt 1 cup plant milk 1 scoop PROTEA Vanilla VePro DIRECTIONS Combine all ingredients in a blender. Blend until smooth. Enjoy immediately! The contents of this blog should not...