With current major changes and uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, many individuals are faced with increased amounts of stress, anxiety and depression. The most common class of all psychiatric disorders are anxiety disorders, affecting...
Magnesium is a mineral essential for many functions within the body. Magnesium is the second most prevalent cation within our cells, and is involved in 700-800 different enzyme systems, including protein synthesis, energy metabolism,...
With growing, wide-spread concern about the novel coronavirus, it is essential to be taking the necessary steps to maintaining a strong and healthy immune system. We recently highlighted the many roles of vitamin D...
Magnesium is a mineral essential for many functions within the body including blood pressure regulation, bone health, blood glucose control, and vitamin D activation. Magnesium deficiency is common world-wide and low magnesium levels have been...
We often hear how certain nutrients are involved in hundreds or thousands of enzyme reactions… but what exactly does this mean? What is an enzyme? An enzyme is a type of protein, typically ending...
Magnesium is an essential nutrient and co-factor for over 600 enzymatic reactions in our body. As an essential co-factor of so many metabolic processes, it is a wonder why nearly half of Americans are...
In a previous post, we focused on the importance of testing to measure where you are NOW. Without the knowledge of where you are, it is impossible to know what steps need to be...
Atrial fibrillation (also called Afib or AF), is an irregular, often rapid heart rate that can cause symptoms such as heart palpitations, shortness of breath, and weakness. It affects an estimated 2.7 million Americans...
In our last post about magnesium, we discussed magnesium intake and the high proportion of the population whose intake from the diet is well below the recommended daily intake level. Today, we will talk...
Getting enough magnesium can make a difference in how vitamin D affects certain health outcomes Key Points Magnesium is an important co-nutrient for vitamin D, and is needed to help vitamin D carry out...