Doomed For Diabetes: Life is short. Eat dessert first. Not so fast. While dessert is great, we certainly should be paying attention to the epidemic in the United States that is actually robbing us of our lives. The average American has a one in three chance of developing diabetes symptoms in their life. If those numbers don’t alarm you, don’t worry they get worse. Another 86 million people have prediabetes, with almost 30% of them developing diabetes within five years. The most concern...
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Doomed For Diabetes
The average American has a one in three chance of developing diabetes symptoms.
86 million people have prediabetes.
Many people with type 2 diabetes have signs so mild.
Many of the signs can come in stages and gradually increase.
Where Do B Vitamins Come From?
Health information on the internet - there’s a lot that’s true, more that’s untrue, and most that’s hard to find a clear consensus on.B vitamins are no exception. An old and long-held belief is that vitamin B supplements are derived from coal tar and/or petroleum-based compounds. The claim has be...
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Wheat Germ - The Unlikely Superfood
Wheat germ is most commonly thought of as a whole-food source of vitamin E. While it is one of the most concentrated natural sources of vitamin E, it also offers several other therapeutic molecules, including B vitamins, healthy plant sterols, unsaturated fatty acids, and phytonutrients like:1 P...
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Why Mineral Balance Matters
Why Mineral Balance MattersMinerals are the directors and conductors of our metabolism. Without them, we cannot make and use hormones, create antioxidants, deliver nutrients to tissues, produce ATP energy, and conduct neuronal electricity. The electrolytes are minerals.Your body maintains tight r...
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Boron : An Underrated Mineral that’s Vital to Health
Boron: An Underrated Mineral that’s Vital to HealthBoron is a naturally occurring trace mineral found in many plant foods. To date, boron has not been considered an “essential mineral” because, as of 2001, “research has not yet identified a clear biological function” for it (1, 2). A lot of resea...
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Copper's Role in Blood health
Nutrients for Blood Health - More than Just IronAnemia is said to be the most common blood disorder, with iron deficiency being the most common cause (1). Every living organism depends on iron to transport oxygen and make cellular energy (2). Iron’s necessity for life is undeniable.Iron makes up ...
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Potassium and your Adrenals
Adrenal health. It’s a complex topic. Alternative health professionals often label vague miscellanea symptoms like fatigue, digestive complaints, achiness, sleep issues, etc., as “adrenal fatigue.”However, “adrenal fatigue” as a diagnosis is not recognized by conventional medical standards (1). I...
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Does the form of Magnesium Matter?
Does the Form of Magnesium Matter?Magnesium is a big deal. It is an essential nutrient for life and the second most abundant intracellular cation within the body. Different forms of magnesium have different actions, functions, and accessibility within the body. This article takes a different appr...
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Benefits of Bysglycinate
Many people have questions about bysglycinate chelated minerals. And rightfully so, it can be challenging to find quality information about it online. We prefer bisglycinated chelated minerals in our formulas over other forms for several reasons, which this article outlines.Many of our staple sup...
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Copper Peptide: Beyond Beauty and Skincare
Copper peptide is a naturally occurring molecule within the body. It consists of 3 amino acids: glycine (G), histidine (H), and lysine (K), which together have a strong affinity (attraction) to copper (Cu) - it’s commonly referred to as GHK-Cu.1 In the body, this molecule is found primarily with...
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Does Your Vitamin D Have a “Plus One?”
Does Your Vitamin D Have a “Plus One?”Research shows that low vitamin D is associated with inflammation and metabolic diseases (1), so supplementing to add more should fix the problem, right? (2). Not exactly. Many studies show only marginal improvements to health outcomes by supplementing with v...
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Beef Liver : Live Like a Modern-Day Ancestor
Beef liver has received a lot of attention lately. People are eating it raw, adding it to hamburgers and meatloaf, and/or taking it as a supplement.Beef liver is more than the “latest health trend,” this is an ancestral dietary strategy that, no doubt, helped our ancestors survive.Life Without a ...
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Multivitamins Just Don't Cut It
A different perspective on vitaminsVitamins are necessary for life - whether or not we should supplement with additional vitamins remains controversial in the health industry.The literature is conflicted. Some studies say that vitamins do not decrease the risk of cardiovascular disease or cancer ...
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The Healing Powers of Spirulina
Spirulina is a class of cyanobacterium or blue-green algae that grows in fresh and marine waters in certain sunny environments across the world.1 Spirulina has been used for centuries by many different cultures for its nutrient density.2 The WHO has classified it as a “superfood.”There are many d...
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Recuperate IQ: The Many Vital Roles of Copper
Recuperate IQ: The Many Vital Roles of Copper.01Formula IQ has long created health-specific supplements with ingredients that support mainstream health concerns. An appreciated feature of our line is the ease of use - the name of each product is what it’s for.This holds true for Recuperate IQ, as...
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