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Look Good and Feel Great By Taking Care of Your Collagen
by Barbara DeptaYou have an idea why taking care of the collagen in your connective tissue is so important for looking good and feeling great. (If you missed it ... -
Curious About Collagen?
by Barbara DeptaKey Takeaway: If you want: Physical stability Graceful movement Enhanced mobility Less fatigue, or Less stiffness and pain The common link is ... -
Why is collagen important for beauty at any age?
by Barbara DeptaBack when we were first getting interested in how collagen affects your health, little was known about collagen, how to support it with nutrition, ... -
Energy, beauty, and a word that starts with "M"
by Barbara DeptaYou've probably noticed the link between how you eat and how you feel. But what about when you eat well enough for long enough: have you noticed h... -
How to Eat to Make the Most of Your Antioxidants
by Barbara DeptaRemember playing “hot-potato” as a kid? Whether it was just a fast-paced game of catch or it was literally a steaming tuber being tossed around, s... -
How to Keep Your Glutathione Up with Diet and Supplements
by Barbara DeptaGlutathione is the front line in our body’s defense system. Inactivity, insomnia, pollution, and even healthy aging are just a few pieces of normal... -
How to Keep Your Glutathione Up with Exercise and Recovery
by Barbara DeptaYour master antioxidant, glutathione, is endogenous - meaning it’s not an antioxidant you take as a supplement, it’s one that your body makes (see more in our last post).
However, making sure you have enough isn’t just about eating the best building blocks of glutathione. Having enough glutathione is also about minimizing triggers for chronic inflammation and oxidative stress in the first place, and then giving your body a chance to manage its own antioxidant and anti-inflammatory responses.
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Not your normal antioxidants: Glutathione and Sulfur
by Barbara DeptaOne is an antioxidant and the other a mineral, but you won’t find either on a nutritional label. Why are these two so important? How do you eat to increase your levels and your oxidant-fighting capacity? Well let’s talk about it next! -
Nutrition and Your Own Antioxidants
by Barbara DeptaCounting your macros - aka. your macronutrients carbs, fat, and protein - is all the rage these days. But if you’re not making sure you get your micronutrients too, you might not be getting the results you’re after. Let’s take the guesswork out of what to eat to support your body’s defenses so you can get to living your best life. -
The Chemistry of Movement!
by Barbara DeptaHave you ever wondered how much body mechanics affect body chemistry and what it really means to your health?
Dr. David R. Seaman suggests that the best way to look at it is that when you think about the body itself, keep in mind our musculoskeletal tissues are made of chemistry – proteins, fats, carbohydrates, water, vitamins, and minerals.
Therefore, we should stop thinking that body mechanics and our daily movement are distinct from body chemistry.
“When you're moving, the movement itself creates more chemistry so the whole thing is chemical from beginning to end and it doesn't change..."
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Not Every CBD Product Has Medicinal Power!
by Barbara Depta“Can you personally distinguish full-spectrum hemp oil from broad-spectrum, isolate, or hemp seed oil?” That’s just one of many other questions health practitioners ask themselves about hemp-derived products.
And it is an important question to ask even if you want to use CBD products for your personal purposes at home.
But the two most important question you need to ask yourself are:
- Is it legal for companies to sell CBD products as a supplement in the US?
- If I do want to buy CBD-based products, what should I be looking into to make sure I am safe?
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Key Reasons Why You Should Consume Aronia Berry
by Barbara DeptaWe know that nutrition plays a huge role in our health. Incorporating foods that improve redox status and reduce inflammation with antioxidant-rich foods or healthy fats is a great way to promote your health and support daily performance.
At some point in your life you probably have heard that berries are good for you, right? Yet, not all of them are equal and have the same medicinal power. There are more studies coming out on how berries support our health from different angles. In the last decade, researchers and scientists have created berry symposiums across the world, where they discuss their clinical data on how berries can positively affect our systems from our heart, stomach, brain, metabolism, and more.
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