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Healthy Liver, Longer Life

1 month ago | vitaminretailer.com | Cheryl Myers |Eric Munson

I think the liver is the overlooked workhorse of the body. Most people know that the liver is the major organ of detoxification. Without the liver, that shot of tequila would be around for a very long time indeed, circulating and causing trouble. We would not be able to live much more than a day or two if our liver stopped working.
Finding New Cancer Answers

Jan 2, 2025 | vitaminretailer.com | Cheryl Myers

When I worked in mainstream oncology, I sat with many patients who had received some of the worst news of their lives. They had cancer and they were overwhelmed. Suddenly, their existence revolved around statistics (percent alive at five years post-treatment, percent response rate, percent failure rate, percent surgery success, to name a few) and guesswork as to the best path to move forward. I did see lots of success stories, but I saw a lot of devastation, too.
Healthy Aging: The State of the Market in 2025

Jan 2, 2025 | vitaminretailer.com | Mike Straus |Gene Bruno |Cheryl Myers

Healthy aging ingredients are on the rise, with Future Market Insights predicting the demand for healthy aging supplements will grow by 5.9 percent per year through to 2034, peaking at an annual global value of $2.16 billion.1 Aging consumers are increasingly looking for natural remedies for a variety of health challenges, from cognitive health, to pain relief, to bone and joint maintenance, to vision health and more.
How to Balance Blood Sugar Naturally

Nov 7, 2024 | tasteforlife.com | Cheryl Myers

Does anyone remember Sugar Pops, Sugar Frosted Flakes, or Sugar Crisp? A few decades back, parents had no idea of the approaching sugar and corn syrup tsunami that was about to drown American health. Generation SugarAt that time, “sugar” in the name of a breakfast cereal was appealing, not alarming. I remember my parent’s idea of a healthy breakfast:Sugary cereal (I was a Captain Crunch fan) in skim milk.
Parkinson’s and Other Neuro Disorders: The Broken Brain

Nov 1, 2024 | vitaminretailer.com | Cheryl Myers |Eric Munson |Gene Bruno

There is nothing quite as scary as finding out your brain isn’t working properly. It is not an overstatement to say that many of us feel our brains house our identity, our mind, our personality. While we like to reassure ourselves that our thoughts and behavior are fully under our conscious control, having a brain disorder will quickly prove our vulnerability to brain changes. Damage to the hippocampus and short-term memory is impaired.
NAC and Glycine: The Efficient Way to Raise Glutathione

Nov 1, 2024 | vitaminretailer.com | Gene Bruno |Cheryl Myers

The antioxidant glutathione (GSH) is a tripeptide1,2 primarily synthesized in the liver and composed of the amino acids cysteine, glutamic acid and glycine.3,4 It may be argued that GSH is the most important tripeptide in the body, playing critical roles in the synthesis and repair of DNA and protein, as well as the synthesis of prostaglandins.
When Fatigue Steals Your Life

Sep 22, 2024 | tasteforlife.com | Cheryl Myers

We have all had our bouts with serious fatigue, when we feel we are moving in slow motion and our heads are filled with cotton. When all we can think about is a place to lay our weary head and close our eyes. My worst experience with fatigue was during a massive blizzard, when I worked in a grocery store to hand out food and medicine packages to snowmobiler volunteers for delivery to the housebound.
Want to Live a Long Time? Polyphenols Will Help Get You There

Sep 1, 2024 | vitaminretailer.com | Cheryl Myers |Eric Munson |Gene Bruno

There is a huge amount of marketing around anti-aging interventions: creams, potions, diets, medications, devices, surgeries, fasting, exercise programs—all with a claim to turn back the hands of time. There is no perfect and easy answer, but there are some things you can do to slow down the damage that is done as we age, though not age itself. A lot of it comes down to compounds found in food. Human beings cannot survive without macronutrients—fat, protein, and carbohydrates.
Tools to Mend a Broken Heart

Jul 30, 2024 | tasteforlife.com | Cheryl Myers

This is not for the faint of heart. She had a change of heart. Cross my heart and hope to die. That boy has a heart of gold. Eat your heart out, football fans!I can’t think of a body part with more iconic meaning than the heart. If you don’t believe me, try using the word “kidney” in the previous phrases!The heart is seen as the center of our lives and the receptacle that holds all our passion and emotion.
Not All Energy Is Created Equal!

Jul 1, 2024 | vitaminretailer.com | Cheryl Myers |Gene Bruno

When we mention energy, we often think of fun—riding horses, roller blading, skiing, rock climbing and dancing, to name only a few. Sometimes we also think about energy in the context of our work and home life—raising children, shopping for meals, mopping the floor, cutting the grass, not to mention the energy to fulfill our job duties.