Inspiration: Cardiovascular health
Calcium supplementation - yes or no?
Calcium is an important mineral that is necessary to maintain our health. Adequate calcium intake is necessary for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis, which becomes a serious global health problem. However, only few people realize that high or inappropriate doses of calcium supplements can cause side effects and health...
Scientific studies find a link between cardiovascular disease and vitamin K2 deficiency
We have already written about vitamin K and its forms, effects and sources in the previous article here. Vitamin K2, known as menaquinone, has been recently increasingly mentioned in connection with cardiovascular health. Article at a glanc: Vitamin K2 and healthy bones Vitamin K2 deficiency - a risk factor for...
How a sedentary lifestyle affects our cells?
Science confirmed that sedentary lifestyle and physical inactivity cause cells to age more rapidly. It means that not necessarily the biological age is the same as the chronological age. Physical activity and telomere length Among other structures, our cells contain telomeres, located at the end of chromosomes. Telomeres protect chromosomes...
Moving is a cure for aging and chronic diseases
Even if we talk about modern times and huge technological advances, our body did not change too much and did not have time to adapt for this rapid progression and its influence. Our abode has changed drastically with advancing technology, seldom we have to move thanks to developed infrastructure, lifts,...
Vitamin K2 - new promise in the prevention and treatment of numerous of diseases civilization?
Vitamin K2 was one of the topics quite a long time underappreciated. But in the last time this powerful nutrient is receiving relatively big attention as it plays an essential role in many aspects of our health. There was not much information nor studies about all “K group” vitamines so...
Magnesium and its function in the human body
Magnesium is an essential macrominerals we can not be healthy without as it plays an important role in various physiological roles in the body. The name derives from Magnesia, one of the regional units of the Greek, part of the region Thessaly, where Magnesium used to be used for medical...
Health Benefits of Vitamin C
As winter approaches, bringing with it colder temperatures and the onset of chilly days, many of us find ourselves susceptible to catching a cold. The common cold typically lingers for about a week, and historically, our go-to remedy has been vitamin C. Article At a Glanc: Scurvy: Vitamin C Deficiency...