Every February, Heart Health Month reminds us to care for our most vital muscle. Through every phase of life, the heart stays relentlessly on task; adjusting its tempo to your movements, accelerating with excitement, slowing for rest. It doesn’t pause. It doesn’t clock out. Every beat delivers oxygen and nutrients to the trillions of cells […]
Pump it Up with Dietary Antioxidant Support Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of death worldwide, and has affected 121.5 million people in the USA in 2016. By 2035, more than 45% of the U.S. population is projected to develop CVD, which means that heart-healthy choices are a top priority for a growing number […]
The heart is a muscle powered by the mitochondria. Mitochondria are cell energy factories that mobilize the oxygen we breathe in to make energy molecules called ATPs. About 2% of oxygen in mitochondria gets converted into unstable byproducts called reactive oxygen species (ROS) that can overwhelm the body’s antioxidant ability and lead to oxidative stress […]