Posts tagged supplements
Too Many Supplements? Dealing with Supplement Fatigue

Too many supplements? How do we adjust to the fact that sometimes our bodies actually need some baseline support? How do we manage a sometimes overwhelming supplement routine? Our newest provider, Veronica Porterfield PA-C, shares her eye-opening perspective to dealing with supplement fatigue.

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The Benefits of Calcium and Magnesium

Recent discoveries have shown calcium plays an integral role in regulating adiposity (fat deposition), insulin resistance, and hypertension–all risk factors for coronary vascular disease (heart disease). Low magnesium intake has been associated with adverse cardiovascular events, including atherosclerosis, cardiac arrhythmias, and hypertension.

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How to Choose the Best Multivitamin

In my practice, I recommend multivitamins (MVI) because despite excellent food choices, foods often grow in depleted soil, and many people do not absorb nutrients as well as they could. MVI’s have been proved to help people in recovery from cancer and chronic illness, to prevent cancer, as well as address prevention of macular degeneration, cataracts, and much more.

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Micronutrient Testing

Written by Dr. Georgia Tetlow, MD, edited by Clare Abercrombie, BS How do I know if I’m getting the micronutrients I need? Do I need supplements or is my diet sufficient? I choose my food carefully, and eat well—how can I get more of the essential nutrients from what I eat? One way to find out is to test for micronutrients. A micronutrient test addresses our unique nutritional status.

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