Blogs — Heart health

Everyday we get up from our beds to face the challenges that each day throws at us,and one challenge that remain constant is the pursuit of our holistic health. Your state of health is dependent on hundreds of external as well as internal factors. Some of those factors are outside of our control, while others are not and can be completely taken control of. One internal factor that plays a crucial role in the state of our wellness is the health of the liver and nervous system. Our nervous system is like our central processor that controls various functions and...

Take a stroll through your grocery store, and you’ll come across an array of heart-healthy products.  Cereals, fruit drinks, soups, popcorn, yogurts, margarines and oils, even chocolate, proclaim their heart-health promoting and cholesterol lowering powers. Having a heart-healthy lifestyle is important for a disease-free, long life. Fast food based diet, a lack of exercise and obesity are just a few of the factors that can make things worse for our cardiovascular system and make us vulnerable to develop critical heart related conditions. Whole diet, exercise and an active lifestyle are effective measures to keep your heart healthy and active. In...

The history of vitamins is a long one. Even before they were discovered, humans knew the value of eating particular foods to maintain health. The importance of vitamin E on our health is incredible. Vitamin E was discovered in 1922 by Herbert Evans and Katherine Bishop. Therapeutically used in 1938 for the first time, vitamin E works in synergy with other essential vitamins such as vitamin B complex, vitamin D and vitamin C to improve our overall health. Avocado, almonds, cottonseed oil, grape seed oil, sunflower oil, salmon, tuna, sea weed (spirulina) and sunflower seeds are prominent sources of vitamin...

The B vitamin group is absolutely vital to human health.  Specifically, many of the B vitamins are significantly helpful in regulating the way our body processes different nutrients including protein, carbohydrates and fats. The most common name used when referring to vitamin B6 is pyridoxine. This special form of vitamin B6 is the most common type prescribed as a supplement to address deficiency and other medical concerns. Pyridoxine plays an essential role in several metabolic processes within our body such as macronutrient metabolism, the synthesis of histamine, the formation of neurotransmitters, the synthesis of hemoglobin, and gene expression. Thus it’s...