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Vitamin D: SO Much More than Just a Vitamin

Vitamin D is not simply one chemical but many. It is also known as calcitriol, ergocalciferol, calcidiol and cholecalciferol.1 The natural type is produced through your skin from a universally present form of cholesterol, 7-dehydrocholesterol. When the term vitamin D is used, it is completely misleading because the truth is, this "vitamin" is not a vitamin it is a ‚òProhormone‚. A Prohormone is a crucial substance that your body converts...

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The Evolution of Green Vibrance

By Mark Timon Which came first, the chicken or the egg? The evolution of Green Vibrance can be more easily explained. First came humans, then came Green Vibrance. Or rather, humans evolved, and later Green Vibrance evolved to feed the ancient chemistry that runs us. Green Vibrance was the first green superfood, introduced in 1992. It contained 34 ingredients (pictured below). Many competing green foods have appeared since then, but...

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Gigartina Red Marine Algae: When "Going Viral" is a "Red" Alert

History of Viruses Human beings have been battling viruses since before Homo Sapiens evolved into modern form. For some viruses, vaccines and antiviral drugs have allowed us to keep infections from spreading widely and have helped sick people recover. For one disease ‚smallpox‚we‚ve been able to eradicate it, ridding the world of new cases. But as new viruses demonstrate, we are a long way from winning the battle against viruses....

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Intermittent Fasting: An Ancient Adaptation Adapted to Modern Times

Intermittent fasting has become one of the most popular health and fitness trends because so many of us have lost sight of not only what to eat but when to eat it! Intermittent fasting is not a weight loss diet although it may help people lose weight. It is instead an eating pattern that alternates between periods of food abstinence and eating. Intermittent fasting focuses on when foods are eaten not...

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What Is An Immunoglobulin & Why Should We Care?

  The immune system can be one of the noisiest and quietest systems of your body. It is prone to fireworks of sneezing and coughing yet silently kills off strange cells before they become cancer. Most of the time you don‚t even know your immune system is saving your life‚ on a daily basis.   The immune system is made up of a set of intertwined and coordinated physiologic responses...

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How Good is Spirulina? Better Than You Imagined.

Spirulina is, for the uninitiated, one of the many blue-green cyanobacteria or micro-algae found around the world, growing in alkaline ponds and lakes and saline basins of coastal regions. It is an ancient life form that has developed some incredible nutritional strength and defenses that have protected it for millions of years.   The two algal species we know under the name ‚spirulina‚ are Arthrospira platensisand Arthrospira maxima heralding form...