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07/06/2018 / By RJ Jhonson

This overlooked vitamin protects you against heart disease

Heart disease kills millions worldwide. Besides consuming a heart-friendly diet and engaging in regular physical activity, ensuring that you have an adequate supply of vitamin K2 will also help reduce your risk of developing the condition. Vitamin K2 is one of the least known vitamins, often because it is mistaken for the more common vitamin […]

05/07/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Go Mediterranean after menopause: Good for more than your heart, the diet is linked to better bone density and higher muscle mass

Keep your bones strong and healthy even after menopause by eating a Mediterranean diet. A study suggested that in addition to its heart-healthy benefits, the Mediterranean diet can also support the bone density and muscle mass of postmenopausal women. In the study, the researchers at the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil […]

12/12/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Be flexible: Your bones and joints will reward you with these 5 benefits

Flexibility is an often-overlooked component of exercise, yet its inclusion in fitness regimens will prove beneficial in the long run. Among these benefits are those for the bones and joints. This was the recommendation issued by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) in a 2015 press release. The organization explained that flexibility exercise plays an […]

10/30/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Seven signs you may have magnesium deficiency

Magnesium is an important mineral that impacts our body in many ways. Metabolism, blood pressure, immune function, and sleep are affected by magnesium, as are more than 300 biochemical reactions in the body. Despite the numerous benefits of magnesium, it’s a mineral that the majority of the world’s population sorely lacks. Soil depletion to unmitigated […]

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