Nutrition

It’s impossible to overestimate the importance of minerals and trace minerals for the human body. They are the catalysts for all the vitamins and other nutrients your body uses for developing and m...

by Alexander G. Schauss, Ph.D. Introduction There are 92 elements found in nature, and an additional 22 theoretical and/or observed elements. In addition, there are hundreds of isotopes of the elem...

By Dr. Chris Meletis N. D. Magnesium is one of the major mineral nutrients in the human body. Containing approximately 20 to 28 grams of magnesium, 60% is found in the bones and teeth, while the re...

Minerals, the Universe, and You What are minerals anyway? Minerals are nothing more than elements—the very same elements that grace the periodic table inside a high school chemistry text book like ...

Chris D. Meletis, ND We often hear the advice to “eat your fruits and vegetables, ”but not so much to “eat your organ meats.” At least, not until recently, when more and more functional medicine pr...

Liquid CoQ10 has become an increasingly popular food supplement in recent times and has been cited as a useful tool to help slow the aging process. As with any dietary supplement, however, it is im...

In an ideal world, you would have high energy levels all day long. But if your blood crashes periodically, that doesn’t happen.  The body uses glucose for hundreds of essential processes. Hence, wh...

Calcium is a mineral that has constantly been reiterated as vital as far back as we can remember. If you hear the word “calcium” and your thoughts immediately go to the “milk mustache” or you have ...

There are multiple different nutrients that we should make sure we have in our diets to stay healthy. Fiber is one of the most important, even if it might not seem particularly interesting. Althoug...