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08/02/2021

Spirulina grows in both fresh and salt water.

It is a 'cyanobacteria', which are often referred to as blue-green algae. It has been shown in research to:
Increase phagocytic activity of macrophages (immune cells)

Stimulate the production of antibodies and cytokines (more immune cells!)

Contain a wide spectrum of prophylactic and therapeutic nutrients that include B-complex vitamins, minerals, proteins, γ-linolenic acid and the super anti-oxidants such as β-carotene, vitamin E, and trace minerals

Have a regulatory role in fat and carbohydrate metabolism

Be active against several enveloped viruses including herpes virus, cytomegalovirus, influenza virus and HIV
Be capable of reducing cancer development due to anti-oxidant properties that protect tissues and also reduce toxicity of liver, kidney and te**es

The coolest thing, like most other superfoods, is that we truly do not know the total amount of nutrient value that we consume when ingesting these superfoods. New phytonutrients are being discovered every day!

04/02/2021

This is red and near infrared light therapy. In the science world you'll see it referred to as Photobiomodulation.

It has thousands of published clinical studies and here are a few of the many benefits:
Relieving inflammation
Balancing blood sugar
Reducing body fat
Regulating circadian rhythms
Increasing blood flow and circulation
Enhancing kidney and thyroid function

Olympic level athletes are now actually using red light therapy to increase time to exhaustion. In a nutshell, most of these benefits come from stimulating mitochondrial activity in the cells. The cool part is targeting which cells you want to enhance. There is even evidence of increased testosterone production in males when used on the te**es.
With the amount of blue light the average American gets on a daily basis, it is more imperative than ever to make sure we are balancing it out with red!

Let me know if you have any questions below.

01/02/2021

Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (PUFAs) in my opinion are one of the biggest deterrents of health in America. Replace these oils with Olive oil, Coconut Oil, Avocado Oil, and grass fed butter!

Remember that fats make up our cell membranes. We want the best fats for this job as they literally become part of us!

27/01/2021

A Harvard study shed a little bit of light on the possible connection to diabetes and possibly obesity. The researchers put 10 people on a schedule that gradually shifted the timing of their circadian rhythms. Their blood sugar levels increased, throwing them into a prediabetic state, and levels of leptin, a hormone that leaves people feeling full after a meal, went down.

Exposure to light suppresses the secretion of melatonin, a hormone that influences circadian rhythms. Even dim light can interfere with a person's circadian rhythm and melatonin secretion. A mere eight lux—a level of brightness exceeded by most table lamps and about twice that of a night light—has an effect, notes Stephen Lockley, a Harvard sleep researcher. Light at night is part of the reason so many people don't get enough sleep, says Lockley, and researchers have linked short sleep to increased risk for depression, as well as diabetes and cardiovascular problems.

While light of any kind can suppress the secretion of melatonin, blue light at night does so more powerfully. Harvard researchers and their colleagues conducted an experiment comparing the effects of 6.5 hours of exposure to blue light to exposure to green light of comparable brightness. The blue light suppressed melatonin for about twice as long as the green light and shifted circadian rhythms by twice as much (3 hours vs. 1.5 hours).

In another study of blue light, researchers at the University of Toronto compared the melatonin levels of people exposed to bright indoor light who were wearing blue-light–blocking goggles to people exposed to regular dim light without wearing goggles. The fact that the levels of the hormone were about the same in the two groups strengthens the hypothesis that blue light is a potent suppressor of melatonin. It also suggests that shift workers and night owls could perhaps protect themselves if they wore eyewear that blocks blue light.

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