Undercover Antioxidants

Undercover Antioxidants

You have likely heard the word “antioxidant” plenty of times, usually in reference to a light-harvesting plant-pigment (like beta-carotene) or a familiar micronutrient (like vitamin C). But when you think of antioxidants, do you think of the omega-3 fatty acids found...
Queue up that Quercetin!

Queue up that Quercetin!

You have likely heard the adage, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” Apples are amazing for many nutritional reasons- and in particular have been noted to support heart health with their high antioxidant content. But apples contain an important antioxidant that...
Focus on Micronutrients for Healthy Eyesight

Focus on Micronutrients for Healthy Eyesight

When you wake in the morning, open your eyes, and see the beautiful new day are you grateful? How would you feel if when you opened your eyes you couldn’t see the world around you? For many Americans, seeing clearly isn’t a given. Age-related macular degeneration...
Micronutrients for your Mitochondria!

Micronutrients for your Mitochondria!

Boost Energy and Support Longevity Eat your colorful plant foods because they are full of antioxidants! While you may have heard that antioxidants fight oxidative stress that can cause your cells to age prematurely, drive inflammation, and drive chronic disease, do...
Micronutrient Sufficiency Supports Your Summer Slim Down

Micronutrient Sufficiency Supports Your Summer Slim Down

The great summer slim-down season is upon us! We hope you are revving up, getting out, enjoying your local farmer’s markets, and basking in the vitamin D-inducing sun. Whatever your summer plans, if you are anything like us, we know a bathing suit is likely part of...
Power Up! Fortitude in Flu Season

Power Up! Fortitude in Flu Season

Winter has come, and with it- cold and flu season. But what most people don’t know is that cold and flu season is not brought about by the temperature outside, but instead by micronutrient deficiencies caused by, among other things, increased holiday sugar intake and...