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NAC aids detoxification
Few supplements have been more popular in recent years than the amino acid derivative N-acetyl-L-cysteine, or NAC. While available for decades, NAC surged in popularity in 2020, when functional medicine practitioners began recommending it in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, I’d like to discuss the benefits of NAC and explain why so...
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Vital Choice Healthstore's recommendation for better blood pressure
In 1998, a Nobel Prize was awarded for the discovery of nitric oxide (NO), a gas produced in the body that can regulate immune, bone, brain, lungs and heart activity. Today, I’d like to focus on one of the major ways NO enhances health, called vasodilation, as well as share how it’s helped me. Vasodilation is the relaxing and expanding of...
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Does melatonin really work?
Odds are you’ve heard of melatonin—the hormone produced by the body that helps regulate the sleep cycle and promote restful sleep. What you probably haven’t heard is melatonin may not be a hormone at all. Many are likely deficient, and it appears to do far more than promote sleep. Unlike all other hormones that are exclusively...
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Magnesium for leg cramps
Nearly two-thirds of Americans are deficient in magnesium. This is a big deal because magnesium plays a critical role in health. According to a study published in the Journal of Intensive Care Medicine, a magnesium deficiency can make you twice as likely to die as people who are not deficient. Mike Ventresca, Vital Choice Healthstore One...
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Preserve your night vision
Recently, I was driving home from an evening event when I noticed my eyes were taking far longer to adjust to the darkness, especially after passing a car that had the new, brighter, LED headlights. As I found myself squinting back to normal, I had my ‘aha’ moment—it’s time to take better care of my eyes. While there are several...
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