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Jun 20 2023

Are Medical-Grade Vitamins Really Better?

Are Medical Grade Vitamins the Way to Go? Supplements are increasingly becoming popular, especially among health-conscious individuals. Dietary supplements provide a quick way of replenishing essential body nutrients and minerals. However, hundreds or thousands of supplement brands are available due to their rising popularity.With endless options, separating the good from the not-so-good becomes challenging. If you are in the market for vitamin supplements, differentiating medical grade and over-the-counter supplements is the best place to begin. What Are Medical-Grade Vitamin Supplements? While vitamin supplements are widely accessible, not all options are created...

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sermorelin vs ipamorelin whats the difference

Apr 26 2023

Which Peptide is Better Sermorelin or Ipamorelin?

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by Gina Pastore

Sermorelin vs. Ipamorelin: What’s The Difference? Peptide therapy has changed the lives of many people across the globe. Besides slowing down the natural aging process, peptides aid in weight loss, improve cognitive function, and offer many other benefits. Essentially, peptides are amino acid strings that are naturally produced in the body. They regulate various body processes and functions, including muscle growth, cognitive functions, and the immune system. However, the natural production of peptides in the body decreases with age, which impairs several body functions. As such, most people often turn to peptide...

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Oct 10 2020

Why is Sleep Important For Weight Loss?

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by Gina Pastore

Adequate Sleep and Weight Loss Sleep; one of the last mysterious medical frontiers scientists strive to understand. There's a lot we do understand about sleeping — how it helps our brain clear away toxins and waste accumulated throughout the day, how it restores and maintains cognitive function, and how it allows for vital cellular repairs throughout the body — and then there are still other things that evade our full understanding; questions like, "why we dream" and "how come we evolved to sleep when it was entirely disadvantageous for our ancestors?" In...

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May 22 2020

How to Tell the Time is Right for Bioidentical Hormones

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by Gina Pastore

Are Bioidentical Hormones right for you? When should you start? The human body gradually slows as a result of the aging process. This slowdown is true for both men and women. The changes in one's hormones are not always obvious and more often than not overlooked. As many studies have been conducted, unbalanced hormones cause different symptoms in every human body and some last longer than others. However, you are not powerless in the battle against father time. Bioidentical hormones are available for both women and men, providing an affordable and...

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Mar 30 2020

What’s the Difference Between Natural and Processed Sugar?

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by Gina Pastore

Sugar has many names, so what's the difference between natural and processed sugar? There is nothing wrong with consuming sugar as long as it is the right sugar. There is a meaningful difference between natural sugar found in fruits and vegetables and processed sugar used in seemingly countless manmade products that line the supermarket shelves. Your body is perfectly capable of processing a moderate amount of natural sugar, yet the consumption of processed sugar is likely to pack on the pounds, decay your teeth, and lead to the dreaded sugar crash. Let's take a closer look at the...

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Mar 08 2020

Are All Carbs and Sugars Bad For You?

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by Gina Pastore

Carbs and Sugars: Are they the same? Short answer: Yes. Now that answer alone doesn't cover the broad scope and science of how carbohydrates and sugars are one and the same. Before we parse the details between the two, let's first look at macronutrients.Firstly, macronutrients are known as the pillars of what our body requires to function healthily and efficiently. Three macronutrients comprise the foods we eat on a day-to-day basis: proteins, carbs, and fats. For the sake of sticking to the question, we'll only be looking at the importance and...

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Jan 06 2020

Can MIC Injections Work For Weight Loss?

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by Gina Pastore

How Do MIC Injections Work For Weight Loss? Losing weight is a difficult task if you are not equipped with the right tools, and most people are not sure where to begin. Most start their weight-loss journey with a diet and exercise, and that may work for a short amount of time unless you hit a plateau. Fat-burning injections are used as an aid in weight loss when diets and exercise are no longer effective, and when other options like bariatric weight-loss surgeries might not be viable. The addition of fat-burning...

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Dec 20 2019

Understanding Bio Identical Hormones

Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy

by Gina Pastore

What are Bio-Identical Hormones? Throughout our body, biochemical reactions are triggered, and our cells respond accordingly to complete their respective tasks such as metabolism, growth, cognition, and neural motor functions, to name a few. The signaling that occurs between cells stems from our extensive systems of glands; these glands produce hormones that provide the instructions for how cells are to operate. Hormones are not just a part of your reproductive system; they can influence the function of the immune system and regulate processes such as hunger and blood pressure. How do they...

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Dec 08 2019

What Peptides Do

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by Gina Pastore

Top 5 Frequently Asked Questions About Peptides The field of science is an ever-expanding venture for knowledge into some of our most pressing questions. And what more critical issues are there than the studies grounded in medicine, biology, and chemistry that delve into improving human physiology and health. In recent years, biochemists have conducted hundreds of clinical studies looking into peptide therapy; promising results provide much hope and optimism for providing greater physical wellbeing for those looking to take advantage of naturally occurring biochemical building blocks of life. As the field of...

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Dec 08 2019

Understanding Intermittent Fasting

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by Gina Pastore

Intermittent fasting (commonly referred to as "IF") is a way of regulating eating. This regulation is accomplished by introducing periods of reprieve from food. These periods of fasting are usually designated as daily or weekly cycles depending on the selected program. Perhaps while not immediately apparent as to why one would sustain from eating at regular intervals, there are plenty of benefits and advantages afforded to those who fast. Intermittent fasting is a tool for weight control; however, it shouldn't be thought of as a diet since following IF puts no...

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