And The Winner of the Most Popular Dietary Supplement Is…

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Consumer Labs recently released its annual survey of popular dietary supplements.  This survey is conducted among their newsletter subscribers.  The sample included over 6,000 respondents and most of them took multiple supplements. So what are the most popular supplements among the people that take supplements? Read more

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Don’t Mess Around With High Blood Pressure

As most of you know, I’ve been messing around with my high blood pressure for well over a year now, trying to get it down with good nutrition, exercise and supplements. Read here: Blood Pressure – My Story.  Sometimes the natural way just doesn’t work.

It did for a while, especially after I started taking Magnesium Orotate. However, it didn’t last and I found myself finally going to the doctor to get the medicine.

What really motivated me (outside of family nagging) was finding out that high blood pressure can actually create very small strokes in your brain which they think can be a cause of Alzheimer’s.  The strokes basically go unnoticed until it’s too late.

Needless to say, the doctor was not a happy camper when he took my blood pressure and it was 215/115. Yikes! That’s definitely dangerous!

So he ordered a whole bunch of tests (everything came back fine) and prescribed a low dose hypertension medicine.  After a few days, I’m back to normal -  even better than normal.  I haven’t seen 115/75 in years!

I did ask if I’d have to be on it forever and he said the chances are yes – I’m doing everything right and I’m still having high blood pressure.  There are really no lifestyle changes I should be making – well, maybe less salt.

So now I’m one of the millions of older Americans on a prescription medication, which saddens me a little. But my friends and family are happy that I’m not going to stroke out on them, so that’s certainly worth it.

Moral of the story? Do everything you can to control your high blood pressure, but don’t be foolish.  One small pill a day is worth the peace of mind.

 

Pet Supplements – Can You Slow Aging In Animals?

We all want our pets to live long and healthy lives, but it turns out that our furry friends are just as susceptible to the diseases of aging as we are. And there are numerous pet supplements on the market aimed at helping them. Some of them work on specific ailments, but nothing is out there that works on many of the diseases associated with aging, such as arthritis, diabetes and cancer. Until now. Read more

Low Dose Resveratrol – Some Interesting Findings

There are some that believe that if “some is good, more is always better”, but that may not be the case with Resveratrol supplementation.

New studies show that all the benefits of resveratrol can be achieved at a much smaller dose than previously thought. Read more

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