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In the United States, 23% of all adults — over 54 million people — suffer from some form of arthritis which is the chronic inflammation of the joints. There are more than 100 different types of arthritis with different causes and treatment methods. The two most common types are osteoarthritis, a condition in which the cartilage, a connective tissue that acts as a cushion between the bones, breaks down, causing swelling, joint pain, and other joint problems and rheumatoid arthritis, an inflammatory arthritis that is an autoimmune disease caused when body’s immune system mistakenly attacks the joints. In total osteoarthritis...

Inflammation is an immune response of the body’s tissues to irritation, infection, and injury. Acute inflammation is the short term response to tissue injury or infection that usually appears within minutes to hours and is characterized by pain, redness, immobility, swelling, and heat. This response is perfectly healthy and plays an important role in protecting and healing the body after injury or infection. However, chronic inflammation can lead to long term pain and damage to the body.  There are several diseases that are inflammatory in nature, including asthma, Crohn’s disease, rheumatoid arthritis, tendonitis, and inflammatory bowel disease, to name a...

  Cholesterol is a waxy substance that travels in your bloodstream through carriers called lipoproteins. Typically, when we hear about managing cholesterol, we are being told that we need to lower it, but it is important to note that cholesterol is not in itself bad. There are actually two types of cholesterol: low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and high-density lipoprotein (HDL).  The “bad” type of cholesterol is LDL because it contributes to fatty build ups in arteries (atherosclerosis) that feed the heart and the brain. According to the American Heart Association (AHA), high levels of LDL increase a person’s risk for heart...

Your body needs vitamins and minerals for good health. Bodies are strong, but they are sensitive to many different outside factors. Your immune system weakens during the changing of the seasons. If you travel a lot, your body is exposed to many local viruses. Even if the local people do not catch it, your body is not used to these viruses and you can catch a lot of extra sicknesses. You need to keep your body healthy for your busy life. You have a career, you have a family, you have a life, and you need to be able to...

Are you having problems with your vision? Have you noticed your eyesight getting worse as time goes by? If yes, you are probably lacking some life-changing vitamins that will cause drastic changes and make you wish you had tried them sooner. If you are looking to improve your eyesight, we encourage you to check out our Liquid 20/20 Vision vitamin for vision and eye health to help you strengthen your vision within only 1 - 2 months. Vitamin A for Better Sight You may have heard that carrots are good for your vision. That’s because they are! Mainly, it’s because...