Antioxidants

Dr. Adria Schmedthorst

The lycopene link to preventing severe gum disease

Gum disease is much more common in folks over 50. But why? Are they skimping on good oral health habits? The truth is, they’re skimping on a common nutrient that seems custom-made to prevent severe gum disease.

Joyce Hollman

Alpha-lipoic acid: The metabolic health protector

Metabolic health is a broad term that encompasses four deeply interconnected areas of health: Blood sugar metabolism, weight, the liver and the heart. Learn how one nutrient impacts them all…

Dr. Adria Schmedthorst

Scientists capture the health benefits of thyme

Far beyond being the perfect poultry seasoning, thyme is packed with health-supporting compounds. But despite years of research into its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and immune boosting potential, the question has been how to get the most from it, until now…

Joyce Hollman

Astaxanthin to slow skin aging? Here’s why

Astaxanthin is an antioxidant with a reputation for challenging the effects of aging, impacting longevity and health. Now it joins a few nutrients that can slow skin aging from the inside out…

Carolyn Gretton

Chronic constipation? You may have chronic inflammation

Chronic constipation is more than feeling bloated. It can carry serious consequences. Despite modern medicine, why has this natural bodily process become such a widespread problem? The fiber fallacy has kept us from the truth…

Dr. Adria Schmedthorst

The berry that reboots glucose regulation and fat metabolism

Type 2 diabetes keeps trending up. That’s why we write about it. Not enough people know they can do something about it, starting with diet. But work smarter, not harder, with a functional food that goes straight to the core of the problem…