Just like adults, kids' nerves need B vitamins and minerals for healthy function. For kids, we always recommend starting with the basics. B vitamins, magnesium, and calcium are oftentimes lacking in the diet. Supplementing highly absorbable forms of these nutrients can make a difference for stress tolerance and calming nerves. Coenzyme B vitamins are in...

Your brain loves fats, and giving your brain the right fats makes a difference in focus, learning, and retention. DHA and PhosphatidylSerine (PS) are the most effective nutrients to help build healthy brain cells and improve connectivity between brain cells. This can help concentration and retention of information. These are excellent nutrients for kids...

A study following elderly individuals for 9 years has found that a lack of appetite increases mortality risk by 50%, a risk that can be eliminated by regaining appetite. The stomach hormone, ghrelin, is key to having an appetite. Ghrelin also activates growth hormone, enabling physical rejuvenation. A lack of appetite turns out to be an excellent...

2010 is a year marked by an explosion in gene-related nutritional science, with significant findings to improve the health of one and all. In contrast, the same type of gene science applied to the function of commonly used drugs is showing their true colors. These toxic poisons should be avoided for all but the most desperate use in true medical...

Thyroid health and function is an intricate web of artwork throughout the body. It is not just the thyroid gland and a single signal from the brain to the thyroid. It is a complicated web of activity throughout the brain and body down to 70 trillion cells and their cell membranes. When this web is working well, vigor, vitality, and healthy metabolic...

Healthy veins are essential to cardiovascular health; millions of Americans suffer from chronic venous insufficiency or have early warning signs of vein problems.

Researchers evaluated the findings from 111 recent studies on exercise and brain function and came to the conclusion that both aerobics and strength training are of great value to brain health at every age. This is especially the case for helping to maintain cognitive function in older age.

Exercise is rejuvenating and life-extending. The ability to get a good response to exercise depends on a variety of factors, with a net result of improved oxygen utilization. Essential fatty acids, especially DHA, are health promoting substances. A new study shows that essential fatty acids enhance blood flow to muscles during exercise.

Beneficial effects of docosahexaenoic acid on cognition in age-related cognitive decline.

Serum Phospholipid Docosahexaenonic Acid Is Associated with Cognitive Functioning during Middle Adulthood.

Dietary Flavonoids Increase Plasma Very Long-Chain (n-3) Fatty Acids in Rats1,2

Docosahexaenoic acid promotes neuronal differentiation by regulating basic helix-loop-helix transcription factors and cell cycle in neural stem cells.

Update on lipids and mitochondrial function: impact of dietary n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids.

Beneficial effects of docosahexaenoic acid on cognition in age-related cognitive decline