Magnesium is one of the most important minerals for long-term good health. It’s need for over 600 enzyme reactions making it vital for just about every metabolic process in the body. It also mans the pumps that control how salts move in and out of cells and is essential for […]
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Several natural supplements can lower cholesterol levels and improve the balance between ‘bad’ LDL-cholesterol and ‘good’ HDL-cholesterol. The best cholesterol lowering supplements are plant sterols, beta-glucans, bergamot orange, garlic, lycopene, glucomannan, green tea polyphenols, olive leaf extracts and, in some countries, red yeast rice extracts. These supplements can usually be […]
A new study has caused some consternation as its findings go against current accepted wisdom that vitamin D supplements can decrease the risk of falls in older people. But all is not what it seems…. The study involved 200 Swiss men and women, living in their own homes, who had […]
Calcium supplements are widely prescribed to both prevent and treat osteoporosis and to reduce the risk of bone fractures. As well strengthening bones, calcium is vital for energy production in cells, for nerve conduction and muscle contraction – including a regular heartbeat. In fact, calcium is so important for your […]
This was an interesting couple of weeks for vitamin D. First we had a negative headline suggesting that the third of men and just under half of women who take vitamin D supplements in Britain are wasting their time. Then, in the same newspaper, headlines claimed that ‘Britons are not […]
Diet has as much impact on skin aging and the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles as does your genes and lifestyle. This is especially true for women, whose skin ages 25% faster than that of men between the ages of 40 and 50 when oestrogen levels fall. Oestrogen boosts […]
Coenzyme Q10 supplements can boost fertility in both men and women. After reading about statins and coenzyme Q10, a reader commented that she knew of at least sixteen women in their 40s who successfully became pregnant while taking coenzyme Q10 supplements. Research is increasingly supporting the use of coenzyme Q10 […]
If you are taking a statin to lower your cholesterol, you may benefit from taking coenzyme Q10 supplements, too, as statins block the production of both cholesterol and coenzyme Q10 in the liver. Coenzyme Q10 is a vital nutrient for energy production in cells, especially muscle and heart cells, and […]
