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Apr 26 2023

What Does the B12 Shot Do For You?

What are the Benefits of a Vitamin B12 Injection? What is Vitamin B12? Vitamin B12 is a water-soluble vitamin that is also known as cobalamin. Your body does not make Vitamin B12, so it must be taken in through foods you eat or supplemented. Vitamin B12 is found in foods like fish, dairy products, and meat. It does not occur naturally in plant-based foods, so vegetarians and vegans are particularly at risk for deficiency. And some medications, like antacids and diabetes medicines, contribute to B12 deficiency. You might also be at risk for...

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Aug 16 2022

Can You Lose Weight With Peptides and Boost Metabolism?

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by Gina Pastore

Peptides and Your Metabolism - Can Peptide Hormones Reboot Your Metabolism? Peptides are small amino acid chains. Long chains of peptides are what form proteins. Each peptide in the body is responsible for a specific function. Peptides signal cell-to-cell communication and tell your cells what to do. Peptide therapy can: Decrease body fat Increase lean muscle mass Increase cell turnover of skin, hair, and nails Increase recovery time and healing Improve sleep Increase hormone production Decrease blood sugar Support the immune system Improve the strength of bones But perhaps one of the most...

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Apr 20 2021

Anti-Aging Peptide Therapy Questions and Answers

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by Gina Pastore

Anti-Aging Peptide Therapy – Top 10 Questions As we age, natural changes occur in our bodies that may produce some unwanted and unpleasant effects. Decreased stamina, hair and skin changes, difficulty losing weight, sleep problems, libido problems, and slower exercise recovery times with muscle aches are all common concerns. What if there was a treatment that could improve these issues? Anti-aging peptide therapy is a treatment that combats the effects of aging in many ways. Read on to find the answers to the most commonly asked questions about anti-aging peptide therapy. 1. What...

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Apr 17 2020

MIC Injections and Their Role in Weight Loss Management

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by Gina Pastore

MIC Injection and Its Benefits In your pursuit of diets and programs to lose weight and look your best, you may have come across MIC injections in your research. MIC is an acronym that stands for methionine inositol choline sometimes referred to as fat burner injections. This injection is comprised of a specialized formula containing lipotropic compounds that facilitate the destruction of fat in the human body. In short, this is an effective, effortless way to lose weight, improve your personal aesthetic, and boost your confidence. An Inside Look at the Magic...

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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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Mar 06 2020

The Impact of Obesity on Hormone Production and Sexual Health

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by Gina Pastore

Do Hormones Play a Role in Weight Gain? What is the Impact of Obesity on Hormone Production? Society has veered from the past towards a reality of instant-gratification and over-consumption within modern times. From the abundance of fast-food restaurants, courier services that transport fast-food to the comforts of our homes, ever-increasing portion sizes, and the normalization of sedentary activities like watching tv or surfing the web, it becomes clearer how our society, and the world at large, have begun to normalize the ever-mounting crisis of obesity. It’s a matter of fact that...

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Feb 15 2020

Can the Keto Diet Affect Our Hormones?

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by Gina Pastore

How the Keto Diet Can Be Harmful to Natural Hormone Production The keto diet has risen in popularity in our current day and age as both men and women have embraced this fad diet as a solution to their weight loss goals. This specific diet heralds weight loss by altering the consumption and quantity of the macro-nutrient, carbohydrates. There are three primary macronutrients that have a variety of purposes within our bodies: fats, carbs, and proteins. Each has unique properties and effects on the healthy functioning of our biology. Within the...

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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 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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Nov 11 2019

Can You Use Hormone Therapy to Lose Weight?

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by Gina Pastore

Beneficial Effects of Hormone Therapy for Weight Loss Calories in versus calories out. That’s how weight loss has always been framed amongst the medical and fitness community. By eating fewer calories juxtaposed with losing calories through exercise, fat and weight are supposed to drop. It seems like a no-brainer how that relationship between diet and exercise works for achieving weight loss. However, many people pursuing weight loss who’ve diligently followed the mantra “calories in, calories out” have found themselves at a plateau — at a point where all their efforts seem...

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