Healthy blood vessels are critically important to a healthy heart because blood vessels do much more than provide plumbing for blood to circulate throughout the body.
Calcium: You May Not be Getting Enough
Calcium is one of the most important minerals in the body, necessary to support the function and structure of bones and teeth, as well as a multitude of metabolic functions.
Work Your Leg Muscles to Save Your Brain
Try this simple test: Sit down on the ground and get up using only your legs. Don’t rush, but see if you can do it without using your hands, elbows, or knees. If you’re successful at this exercise even after age 40, it could mean that you and your brain are aging more gracefully than most.
For Older Women, Vitamin D3 Supplementation Helps Build Muscle Strength
One of the hard facts of aging is that with every decade of life starting around age 30, muscle mass begins to decrease. If not remedied with good nutrition and regular exercise, this loss of both muscle mass and muscle function may eventually lead to frailty. However, a new study has revealed that vitamin D3 can assist aging women in fighting to retain muscle.
Think Fast With Fats: Fish Oil for a Sharper Memory and Better Reaction Time
Fish oil supplements can boost memory and reaction time in healthy young adults and provide different benefits for men and women.
According to a recent study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, scientists in New Zealand found that the omega-3 fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), found abundantly in fatty fish and fish oil, supported memory and reaction time (1)
Circadian Rhythms Control Your Life
As did all life on Earth, humans evolved in concert with the rhythms of the light. The retinas of your eyes transmit the light to a biological clock in the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) in the middle of your brain. The SCN then triggers thousands of physiological functions of hormones, nerves, muscles, organs, and brain 24 hours a day, lifelong (1,2).
Improving Men’s Health With Dr. Nick Messina
Dr. Messina talks about the latest statistics regarding men’s health. Things like nutrition, rest, stress, exercise, hydration, and much more. “It’s all about developing good habits and being consistent with those habits,” he says. Listen in as Dr. Messina shares his views on Isagenix products, supplementation, and his daily regimen.
Myth: Whey Protein is only for Bodybuilders and Athletes
Bodybuilders and athletes prefer whey protein in Isagenix IsaPro over any other kind of protein for great reasons: Scientific studies show that taking whey protein after workouts can boost muscle growth more than [...]
Chocolate is Brain Food
Healthy aging has a lot to do with having a nutrient-rich diet. The focus is usually on healthful foods, but there's a favorite indulgence proving to be the key to graceful aging that you're probably neglecting: [...]
How to Avoid Catching Contagious Stress
Don't Catch Stress! We’ve all heard that stress is both unhealthy and unavoidable. But did you know that it’s also contagious? New research from The Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences and [...]