Archive for September 2016
You Can Run, But Sitting May Still Increase the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
You may be a beast in the gym or on the track, but if you spend a lot of time sitting, you still may be at increased risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and other diseases. That’s the word from the American Heart Association, which has published a scientific statement about the dangers of too much…
Read MoreAlpha Lipoic Acid
Alpha Lipoic Acid (ALA) is not classified as a vitamin, yet is synthesized by the body and is conditionally essential. Alpha lipoic acid benefits include supporting glucose metabolism, and this is perhaps it’s best-known feature.1,2,3 As a chiral molecule, it can be found in both isomeric forms (S and R) while the majority of non-specified supplemental…
Read MoreU.S. Adults Get Failing Grades in Healthy Lifestyle Behavior
by Shari Barbanel in Top Headlines Only 2.7 percent of the U.S. adult population achieves all four of some basic behavioral characteristics that researchers say would constitute a “healthy lifestyle” and help protect against cardiovascular disease, a recent study concluded. In this study, researchers from Oregon State University (OSU) and the University of Mississippi examined how many…
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