My freshman-year dorm mate, a Paris Hilton lookalike who hailed from a wealthy Northern California suburb, was very clued into the fish oil craze of the early 2000s. Each day, she choked down one of those amber, egg-shaped pills to fortify her French manicure and color-treated tresses. It was, as far as I can remember, my first introduction to the idea of beauty supplements. Fish oil has fallen out of favor since then, clearing the way for biotin to take over as today’s beauty buzzword of note, but I remain as skeptical of the latter as I was of the
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Worried About Air Quality? Life Extension Offers
Fort Lauderdale, FL, June 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — It goes without saying that breathing is integral to life. Yet most of us forget we’re doing it—until we’re confronted with poor air quality, which has been a concern impacting 90 million Americans in the past week. To help consumers be proactive about maintaining lung health, and to help protect lung function against environmental stressors (including pollution), Life Extension offers Healthy Lungs, a daily respiratory supplement. This botanical formula provides ingredients scientifically studied to help maintain normal respiratory function and healthy, open airways.
“Most lung and respiratory supplements focus on upper
Colostrum Is The New “It” Supplement Taking Over
There’s no denying that collagen has been riding a wave of popularity over the last few years, but a new supplement that’s hit the wellness scene is giving it a run for its money. Cue the drum roll, please… Introducing colostrumthe superfood that protects and strengthens your body’s defenses, guarding against infections, inflammation, everyday toxins, allergens, and processed ingredients (sounds pretty magical, if you ask me).
While you may know of colostrum in the context of the nourishment given to newborns by their mothers, we’re honing in on the bovine variety that delivers benefits adults can get in on—from
Readily Available Dietary Supplement Reverses HIV-Related Organ Damage in Preclinical Trials
HIV-infected H9 t-cell. Credit: NIAID
MitoQ, a publicly accessible dietary supplement that acts as a mitochondrial antioxidant, was discovered through a mouse study to counteract the harmful impacts that HIV and antiretroviral therapy (ART) inflict on the mitochondria within the brain, heart, aorta, lungs, kidney, and liver.
The research team employed a molecular technique to calculate the proportion between human and murine mitochondrial (mtDNA) and nuclear DNA (ntDNA), a key indicator of mitochondrial dysfunction. A decrease in this ratio signals impaired mitochondrial function. Relative to their healthy counterparts, mice infected with HIV and treated with ART demonstrated mitochondrial dysfunction in
What Is Coenzyme Q10? Health Benefits, Risks, and More
Research suggests that there may be benefits to taking CoQ10 supplements. However, the results are often mixed or have not proven useful. The following are some conditions that have been researched and have some supporting research.
May Help Treat Heart Failure
CoQ10 may help treat heart failure when used alongside conventional treatment. In fact, the authors of a review published in Circulation: Heart Failure concluded that CoQ10 is a relatively safe supplement that may enhance heart function in patients with heart failure.
Heart failure is a serious condition that occurs when the heart can’t pump enough blood and oxygen to