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Sep

Bilberry’s a Sight for Sore Eyes!

Posted by: Matt Lovell | Comments (0)

A blend of extracts from bilberry and French maritime pine bark (Pycogenol) may lower the pressure in the eye and support ocular health. Bilberry has been frequently used for supporting vision due to its high content of carotenoids that support the synthesis of components of the retina. High blood pressure in the eye was reduced after supplementing with the Mitrogenol product for 24 weeks.

What can you do?

Including carotenoids and antioxidants into your diet is more fun than you’d realise – just have a look at some of these recipes! Also, why not take a look at our selection of green-foods, a simple way to increase your Vitamin A intake and increase dietary sources of antioxidants from beetroot, carrot, wheat-grass and spirulina?

Reference

Steigerwalt, R. D., G. Belcaro, et al. (2010). "Mirtogenol potentiates latanoprost in lowering intraocular pressure and improves ocular blood flow in asymptomatic subjects." Clin Ophthalmol 4: 471-476

Categories : Antioxidant Function, Health

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Aug

Immunity is a critical aspect of health, wellness and performance

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If you get ill, chances are it’s around 3 weeks till you get back on form – you’ll be getting run down for a week, ill in average for a week and it’ll take a week to get back to top form training wise.

Today I saw an athlete with a viral infection – here’s what I told him to do;

Increased vitamin C to bowel tolerance (where you get lose stools) then back off by 1000mg.

Take glutamine 10g t.i.d.

Use chicken broth daily – ideally with tom yum spices.

Increase raw and cooked garlic.

Increase use of colostrum and other bioactive proteins (these ones are secret).

In addition to a back ground low inflammatory diet.

Don’t underestimate boosting your immune system, it could be the difference between winning and losing.

Categories : Health, Immune System

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Aug

L-Arg-er than Life! Supplementation May Help Lower Blood Pressure…

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L-arginine may help lower blood pressure In with mild hypertension. A randomized, placebo-controlled study on 35 subjects with hypertension and 19 healthy subjects indicated that supplementation with 12g per day, resulted in a statistically significant reduction in blood pressure after 4 weeks.

What can you do?

Peanut are high in arginine, while eating beetroot provides nitrates to increase your body’s ability to vasodilate blood vessels and supple the muscles during exercise. This aids recovery and performance. We sell a great recovery product with high levels of arginine to aid repair and adaptation, as well as a high arginine product designed to increase levels of growth hormone (GH) in the body.

Reference
Chmara E, et al, 2010; "Evaluation of the antihypertensive effect of L-arginine supplementation in patients with mild hypertension assessed with ambulatory blood pressure monitoring," Ast J, Med Sci Monit, 16(5): CR266-71

Categories : Health, Metabolic and Cognitive Function

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Aug

A Berry, Berry Good Idea for Inflammation

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Berries are a real sweet treat. Not only are they relatively low in carbs, meaning they’re guilt free for those restricting your sugars, but the polyphenol antioxidants contained within regulate cell function to improve many areas of health. In this study the authors compared the effects of lifestyle intervention with and without berry extract supplements on 61 women. Over a 20-week trial greater berry consumption was seen to decrease levels of certain liver enzymes, associated with liver damage, by 23%! This may contribute positively to the low-grade systemic inflammation in body and decrease the risk of cardiovascular diseases. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition advance online publication, 3 March 2010; doi:10.1038/ejcn.2010.27.

What can you do?

Berries are an easy addition to any cupboard. A really great choice is the goji-berry, incredibly high in anti-oxidants. The Mule bar with goji-berries therefore provides energy and a healthy, anti-oxidant boost!

Reference
H. M., J. P. Suomela, et al. (2010)."Berry meals and risk factors associated with metabolic syndrome." Eur J Clin Nutr. Lehtonen,

Categories : Cardiovascular Disease and inflammation, Health, Supplements

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