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Soil-based probiotics
A question I’m often asked is, “What’s a good probiotic?” Even among the best brands (and I’d like to think we have them at Vital Choice), many are fairly similar, providing strains of lactic-acid bacteria (LAB) like lactobacillus acidophilus. Today, I’d like to discuss a completely different type of probiotic, and one that may just...
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D-mannose sugar for UTIs
The pain and discomfort of a urinary tract infection are some of the most frequent medical complaints among women. The vast majority of UTIs are caused by the common bacteria E. coli. While harmless in the gut where it normally resides, E. coli can cause problems when it spreads to the opening of the urinary tract, and travels up to the bladder...
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Ancient herb for modern stress
More than 5,000 years ago, a holistic approach to medicine known as Ayurveda originated in India. Today, one of the essential herbs of this ancient form of medicine is the subject of an ever-increasing body of research demonstrating its ability to reduce stress and anxiety, support blood sugar levels, manage inflammation and more. The herb...
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NAC aids detoxification
Few supplements have been more popular in recent years than the amino acid derivative N-acetyl-L-cysteine, or NAC. While available for decades, NAC surged in popularity in 2020, when functional medicine practitioners began recommending it in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, I’d like to discuss the benefits of NAC and explain why so...
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Vital Choice Healthstore's recommendation for better blood pressure
In 1998, a Nobel Prize was awarded for the discovery of nitric oxide (NO), a gas produced in the body that can regulate immune, bone, brain, lungs and heart activity. Today, I’d like to focus on one of the major ways NO enhances health, called vasodilation, as well as share how it’s helped me. Vasodilation is the relaxing and expanding of...
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