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903, 2018

Immunomodulatory Botanicals and Medicinal Mushrooms

By |March 9th, 2018|Categories: Allostasis & Homeostasis, Detoxification, Healthy Aging, Immune, Recovery from Illness and Injury, Seasonal Health Care, Stress Management|

Immune system support is beneficial during all phases of life from youth to old age to maintain health and prevent disease. It is essential to restore and support immune function during illness, throughout intensive medical [...]

903, 2018

Chinese and Western Botanicals Combined for Fu Zheng Therapy: Tonic Herbs for Immune Response & Vitality

By |March 9th, 2018|Categories: Allostasis & Homeostasis, Detoxification, Healthy Aging, Immune, Recovery from Illness and Injury, Seasonal Health Care, Stress Management|

Current research focusing on plant medicines reports their inherent ability to work on multiple pathways and modulate cellular and physiological functions. Researchers find that botanicals contain a wide array of natural compounds that exert a [...]

903, 2018

Botanicals and Nutrients to Optimize Glucose Metabolism and Support Metabolic Homeostasis

By |March 9th, 2018|Categories: Allostasis & Homeostasis, Endocrine, Gastrointestinal, Metabolic Health, Weight Management|

Chinese and Ayurvedic medicines have successfully treated metabolic disorders, including diabetes and obesity, for thousands of years with botanicals. Worldwide, most cultures have traditionally used medicinal plants to prevent and control metabolic and blood sugar [...]

903, 2018

Antimicrobial Botanicals that Enhance Immune Response in Acute Upper Respiratory Infections

By |March 9th, 2018|Categories: Botanicals, Immune, Respiratory, Seasonal Health Care|

Specific herbs are renowned in many cultures for their ability to treat colds, flu, respiratory, and other conditions caused by viral and bacterial infections. Traditional medicines including Chinese, Ayurvedic, and European successfully treat influenza, febrile [...]

903, 2018

Demulcent Herbs and Natural Compounds to Support Digestive Health

By |March 9th, 2018|Categories: Allostasis & Homeostasis, Digestive Health, Gastrointestinal|

A holistic approach to digestive issues is clearly the best long-term solution, especially when identified in the early stages to help prevent progression to more serious conditions. Dietary adjustments, lifestyle recommendations, nutritional considerations, and select [...]

903, 2018

Botanicals and Nutrients to Support Cellular Homeostasis and Mitochondrial Function

By |March 9th, 2018|Categories: Allostasis & Homeostasis, Antioxidants, Cardiovascular, Cellular, Cognitive Health, Healthy Aging, Metabolic Health, Recovery from Illness and Injury|

Dysfunctional cellular metabolism, diminished mitochondrial capacity, and conditions of oxidative stress influence the development and progression of many conditions including cardiovascular, metabolic, and neurodegenerative. These factors are also hallmarks of biological aging.1-4* Diets high in [...]

903, 2018

Omega Fatty Acids Influence on Cardiovascular Health, Immune Response, Cognitive Function & Skeletal Health

By |March 9th, 2018|Categories: Cardiovascular, Cognitive Health, Diet and Nutrition, Healthy Aging, Immune, Inflammation, Mood and Sleep, Musculoskeletal, Neuroendocrine, Nutrients, Recovery from Illness and Injury, Wellness|

Fatty acids are essential to physiological function, health, and homeostasis. They provide the substrate for lipids, one of the three main components of biological structure (along with proteins and carbohydrates). Essential for healing and repair, [...]

903, 2018

Red Yeast Rice with Botanical and Nutritional Compounds to Modulate Lipid Metabolism

By |March 9th, 2018|Categories: Cardiovascular, Healthy Aging, Metabolic Health, Nutrients|

Throughout history, traditional cultures have used herbs both medicinally and as part of their daily diet to promote health and to prevent disease. Asian and Mediterranean cultures knew that certain herbs, spices, and herbal teas [...]

903, 2018

Botanicals and Nutrients for Cellular Redox Homeostasis, Detoxification & Cellular Integrity

By |March 9th, 2018|Categories: Antioxidants, Cellular, Detoxification, Epigenetics, Healthy Aging, Men's Health, Metabolic Health, Recovery from Illness and Injury, Women's Health|

Metabolism of hormones, xenobiotics, endogenous and exogenous compounds are carried out in the liver by enzymatic activity. Natural compounds can enhance hepatic detoxification integrity naturally by supporting both phase I and phase II liver detoxification [...]

903, 2018

Botanicals and Nutritional Compounds for Endothelial and Cardiovascular Health

By |March 9th, 2018|Categories: Cardiovascular, Healthy Aging|

Botanicals are extensively researched for their potential to address hypertension and hypermethylation, to restore epigenetic processes, and to treat CVD and many other health conditions. Studies find that diet, exercise, stress management, micronutrients, and herbs [...]

903, 2018

Cytoprotective and Polyphenol-Rich Botanicals that Provide Antioxidant Activity, Reduce Oxidation & Modulate Inflammation

By |March 9th, 2018|Categories: Antioxidants, Botanicals, Cellular, Epigenetics, Healthy Aging, Immune, Inflammation, Wellness|

Time-proven traditional herbs provide a protective role in helping prevent diseases and promote wellness. Today, as researchers look to the plant world for safe, efficacious remedies, they are examining these same plants and discovering more [...]

903, 2018

Ecdysterone-Rich Botanicals that Promote Anabolic Metabolism and Metabolic Homeostasis

By |March 9th, 2018|Categories: Allostasis & Homeostasis, Athletic Performance, Botanicals, Endocrine, Healthy Aging, Metabolic Health, Musculoskeletal, Recovery from Illness and Injury, Weight Management|

Metabolism consists of the anabolic (building up) and catabolic (breaking down) phases. Anabolic processes consume energy to build complex molecules from simpler ones. Enzymes and coenzymes mediate all metabolic processes that transform nutrients into building [...]

903, 2018

Whey Protein and Anabolic Nutrients to Optimize Metabolic Health, Athletic Performance, and Immune Function

By |March 9th, 2018|Categories: Allostasis & Homeostasis, Athletic Performance, Diet and Nutrition, Digestive Health, Gastrointestinal, Healthy Aging, Immune, Metabolic Health, Musculoskeletal, Nutrients, Recovery from Illness and Injury, Stress Management, Weight Management, Wellness|

During times of heavy stress, trauma, debility, recovery from illness or from strenuous exercise and athletic training, the body requires larger amounts of high-quality protein to reduce muscle breakdown, maintain lean muscle mass, increase cellular [...]

903, 2018

Botanicals that Normalize Uric Acid Levels and Relieve Symptoms of Gout

By |March 9th, 2018|Categories: Botanicals, Healthy Aging, Inflammation, Musculoskeletal, Urinary|

The primary goals in treating gout are to lower uric acid levels and calm inflammation. Extensive research on botanicals finds that many show promise as antigout agents. Numerous botanicals are well-known for their anti-inflammatory and [...]

803, 2018

Botanicals to Support Cellular Defense, Immune, and Lymph Systems

By |March 8th, 2018|Categories: Botanicals, Cellular, Detoxification, Epigenetics, Healthy Aging|

This paper discusses the therapeutic synergy and clinical applications of Artemisia annua concentrated herbal extract in combination with its bioactive compound artemisinin and other powerful botanicals such as Red Clover, Burdock, and Celandine. The focused [...]

803, 2018

Nutrients to Enhance Anabolic Reserve, Build Cellular Energy, and Support Recovery

By |March 8th, 2018|Categories: Allostasis & Homeostasis, Athletic Performance, Cardiovascular, Cellular, Detoxification, Diet and Nutrition, Endocrine, Healthy Aging, Metabolic Health, Musculoskeletal, Nutrients, Recovery from Illness and Injury, Weight Management|

The nutritional agents described in this paper provide nutritional support for recovery from the degenerative, catabolic effects of aging, intense physical exercise, surgery, or chronic disease. These vital nutrients enhance the body’s ability to overcome [...]