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Fibromyalgia and Oxidative Stress
What is Fibromyalgia? Fibromyalgia is a chronic musculoskeletal syndrome; symptoms include chronic pain, stiffness and tenderness of specific points, as well as fatigue, sleep problems, and headaches. There is no cure and the etiology of the disease in unknown, but the symptoms can be quelled by medication and lifestyle changes....
Bilberry Extract
What is Bilberry? In fact, we did not mean blueberry! Though bilberries are in the same family as blueberries, the bilberry has been known to have a higher nutritional profile and more medicinal benefits. The bilberry plant is native to Northern Europe and produces extremely small, nearly black, edible berries. Though they contain...
SuperFood Saturday: Papayas
Now that summer is around the corner, its a great time to start thinking about new fruits to incorporate into your diet. Papayas are a sweet and juicy tropical fruit that do so much more than give a dish great flavor. Full of vitamins, phytonutrients, and antioxidants, papayas can help...
Diabetes and Oxidative Stress
What is diabetes? Diabetes is a metabolic condition in which the patient exhibits high levels of glucose levels in the blood. This can be a result of insufficient insulin production, the body does not respond properly to insulin production, or a combination of the two. Insulin is a hormone that...
A Breakdown of Pine Bark Extract
What is it? Pine Bark Extract is derived from the Pinus pinaster tree, a maritime Pine tree. The extract contains a variety of naturally occurring chemicals. These phytochemicals mainly include proanthocyanidins, and flavonoids, both of which have exhibited antioxidative properties. An antioxidant is a compound that can easily donate electrons to radical species in order to neutralize...