Benefits of Sun Exposure
Most people know too much sun can cause skin cancer. However, did you know too little sun may be just as dangerous? A new study shows a lack of ultraviolet B radiation from the...
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Fruits and Veggies Lower Blood Pressure
Doctors may soon be writing patients prescriptions for five servings of fruits and vegetables a day, if British researchers have their way. In the first long-term study of its kind, researchers found people who...
All Medicine is Not for Women
How much thought do you give the medication you’re taking? Even if it’s safe when used alone, it could suddenly become unsafe when used in combination with another drug. That can be especially true...
Use of Alternative Medicine
Alternative or complementary medicine, often referred to as integrative medicine, includes a broad range of healing philosophies, approaches, and therapies. A therapy is generally called complementary when it is used in addition to conventional...
Women are looking for ways to turn back time
On average, we can expect to enjoy longer lives than our parents, grandparents and their grandparents. As the baby boomer generation approaches middle age and beyond, a growing number of women are looking for...
Vegetarian Kids
About 2 percent of American kids ages 6 to 17 don’t eat meat. Whether it’s a social issue or they just don’t like the taste — there’s no reason for parents to panic. Mom...
Beating Insomnia Without Medication
We all want sleep, but many of us have trouble getting enough of it! Last year alone, 42 million sleeping pill prescriptions were filled, which means Americans spent more than $3 billion trying to...
Dangerous Dieting: 10 Great Ways to Loose Weight
Exercise! Find a sport you like, walk to school, or take a bike ride a few times per week. Drink milk, including fat-free or low-fat milk. (Many teens mistakenly think that milk has more...
Indoor Smoking Bans – Creating Unhealthy Outdoors?
More and more public places are banning indoor smoking, but what effect is this having on the air just outside the doors ofrestaurants and bars — where smokers congregate? Researchers from the University of...
Sleep Apnea and the Risks to Your Health
Sleep Apnea Nearly Doubles Risk for Heart Attack, Death Obstructive sleep apnea — a nighttime sleep disorder where the upper airway narrows or collapses and affects 8 million Americans — triggers the body’s “fight...
Keep your brain active
Can’t remember where you put your keys? How about the name of the person you met last night at a dinner party? Researchers say memory starts fading around age 30, but there are ways...
Improper cholesterol levels
Cholesterol is a primary concern when addressing heart health, and the standard lipid panel tests of total, LDL, and HDL cholesterol levels are very valid indicators of risks for cardiovascular disease. Believe it or...
Breast Cancer Patients Turn to Supplements
Breast cancer survivors are turning to alternative therapies like supplements and vitamins to ease recovery, but researchers say they may be making uninformed choices. Research funded by the U.S. Department of Defense finds 57...
Chocolate Lover’s Pack
Sweet dreams do come true when perfect pairs collide. For three days only, save $10 on this confectionary pack, which includes a box of USANA’s Chocolate Fusion Nutrition Bars and Chocolate Whey Nutrimeal™. With...
Raising the Bar Variety Pack
When it comes to smart and delicious snacking, USANA is raising the bar. For three days only, save $10 on this healthy and delicious snack pack, containing boxes of USANA’s Peanut Butter Crunch and...
Limited-Edition Cappuccino Nutrimeal™
Skip the Coffee. Treat yourself to a Nutrimeal™, cappuccino style. For three days only, this delectable, rich espresso** will taunt your taste buds and leave you wanting more! Featuring USANA‘s exclusive low-glycemic formula, this...
Super Immune Booster Pack
Get special savings on two USANA powerful products that will help you beat the dreary winter blahs. Proflavanol® C100—With superior protection from the synergy of grape-seed extract and high-potency Poly C®, and a sweet...
Effective Weight Loss Programs
There is an increasing number of drugs, fat and carbohydrate substitutes, surgical procedures and group programs that have the potential for helping people manage their weight. Some are effective; others are risky. None is...
Are weight loss strategies effective?
There is little evidence that current weight loss strategies are very effective. Well over 30 percent of Americans are overweight and the number is growing. Those who do lose weight will drop an average...
Enhancing Energy and Enhancing Immunity
Enhancing Energy Every cell in the body is packed with small organelles called mitochondria. Referred to as “intracellular powerhouses”, these cell components produce most of the energy used by the body. Cells with a...
Enhancing Detoxification
Detoxification is the process through which toxic substances – environmental pollutants, medications, byproducts of metabolism, and more – are removed from the body. This process is one of the major functions of the liver,...
What should people be looking for in their vitamins?
It should be a very well rounded vitamin, meaning a mix of vitamins and minerals. Try to stay away from fillers and dyes because they will affect the way the nutrient is absorbed. Also,...
Vitamin C and Heart Disease
What happens when bodies don’t get enough Vitamin C? There is too little reproduction of the reinforcement molecules called collagen which make up not only the bones, but also the skin, the organs, the...
Do calcium supplements have the same positive effect for your heart?
Yes. There is some evidence that taking just some form of calcium supplement can have the same effect. However, at this point in time, it looks like that actually something about the combination of...
Healthy Bacteria – Probiotics
Probiotics are finally being understood for their extreme importance in intestinal health and immune system strength. Stomach upset, fatigue, frequent colds and flu, sensitivity to milk and dairy products, are some of the signs...
Nutrients for A Healthy Heart Muscle
Coenzyme Q10 – The antioxidant coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) functions as a coenzyme in the energy-producing pathways of every cell in the body and is an important antioxidant that will fight the oxidation that creates...
The Solution for Winning The Battle Against Heart Disease
The powerful weapon against free radicals includes antioxidants. They’re amazing substances that slow oxidation and block or repair free-radical reactions in our bodies. The heart is the hardest-working organ in the body. Since the...
Elevated fibrinogen level
Blood clots lead to heart attacks and strokes – killing more than 600,000 Americans every year. Fibrinogen is a principal clotting protein crucial when we are injured, but levels that are too high will...
Elevated lipoprotein (a)
Lipoproteins(a), or Lp(a), is a protein that helps to repair damage in the arterial walls, but excessive levels of it are a direct cause of plaque formation and blood clots that cause heart attacks...
Nutritional Supplements for Congestive Heart Failure and Arrhythmia
According to the American Heart Association, congestive heart failure – often just called heart failure – affects roughly 5.7 million Americans and is diagnosed in another 670,000 each year. It is characterized by a...