All posts by MS
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How Much Water Should We Consume?
Human body water functions include aiding the digestion process, circulation of nutrients and substances across cell membranes,...
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Overnight Shift Workers Must Contend with the Negative Aspects of Their Work
According to research – Early Morning Food Intake as a Risk Factor for Metabolic Dysregulation – which...
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Cardiorespiratory Fitness & Muscular Strength Reduce Risk of Arterial Stiffness
In the Covid-19 world, research shows that being older—over 65—with hypertension—high blood pressure—increases the risk of complications...
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Early Time Restricted Eating Reduces Metabolic Risk in Prediabetic Men
In the Covid-19 world, those individuals, especially older males, with comorbidities, like hypertension and diabetes, are at...
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Covid-19 Diet and Nutrient Immunity Update
Immune modulation—having an aggressive immune (defense) system, available to meet invading pathogens and destroy foreign cells—came into...
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In Search of the Fountain of Youth: Healthy Aging
Based on research—”Calorie Restriction and Aging in Humans”—which appeared online in June of 2020 in the Annual...
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Mediterranean Diet Helps with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is defined in the literature, as an accumulation of liver fat in...
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Healthy Eating Patterns Reduce the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
On June 15,th 2020, NBC News reported that death rates are 12 times higher for coronavirus patients...
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Understanding Obesity and Its Implications
The US department of Health and Human Services says the most common way to determine, if a...
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Short and Long-Term Sleep Patterns Can Affect Mortality
As we age, especially over 65, our habitual sleep duration changes— emphasizing a potentially shorter duration that...
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A Healthy Lifestyle Increases Years Lived Without Chronic Disease
With Covid-19 a major player in the health care arena—immune modulation, diagnostic testing, comorbidities (concurrent health issues),...
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COQ-10 Improves Endothelial Function & Reduces Cardiovascular Disease Risk
Dyslipidemia, the characteristic change of one or more blood lipid (fat) components—including total cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoprotein...
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Whey Protein Isolate May Favorably Alter Cardiovascular Function in Older Adults
Based on research into the various paths the Covid-19 disease can track in the human body, it’s...
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Immune Update: How Your Defense Fights & Nutrients That Support It
In January of 2020, “A Review of Micronutrients and the Immune System—Working in Harmony to Reduce the...
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Bovine Colostrum: Another Option in the Immune Toolbox
Recently NBC News reported on the findings of research, “Presenting Characteristics, Comorbidities, and Outcomes Among 5700 Patients...
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Omega-3s Reduce Risk of Neuroinflammation Associated with Aging
Statistics point to the fact that the elderly population—those over 65 years of age -has tripled from...
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The Micronutrient Zinc Is a Key Player in Our Immune Defense
As the second most abundant micronutrient in the human body behind iron, zinc is critical for multiple...
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A Higher Daily Step Count Lowers Mortality Risk
With the need now to strengthen our lung function—endurance and stamina—to support immunity against the Covid-19 disease,...
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Improving Sleep Quality During Times of High Stress
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that adults between the ages of 18 to...
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Building Immunity with Whey Protein
With everyone today concerned about maintaining a strong immune system, whey protein, which is one of the...
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Improving Sleep Quality During Times of High Stress
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that adults between the ages of 18 to...
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We now offer “Senior Hours” Wednesday at 9-10 and Sunday 11-4
Mackie’s 5 GNC franchise locations are now offering our senior customers the opportunity to shop more safely...
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Why you might consider probiotics
According to the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, a division of the National Institutes of...
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Vitamins That Support Lung Function
On March 13th, the Wall Street Journal published a Special Report, “Navigating the Coronavirus,” which provided background...
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Glycine and Tryptophan may reduce risk of gout
According to Mayoclinic.org, “gout is a common and complex form of arthritis that can affect anyone. It’s...
