Cardiovascular
What is a tincture? A look at their benefits and uses
Tinctures are concentrated liquid herbal extracts. The plant part that is used can vary from plant to plant (e.g. some ...
Health for the over 50s: inflammation and oxidative stress
Ageing is a natural part of life and cannot be avoided. However, the chronic and systemic inflammation that is generated ...
Cardiovascular disease – the role of inflammation and oxidative stress
Our cardiovascular (CV) system carries out many essential functions within the body. It is a complex system of pathways of ...
Cardiovascular support
Our cardiovascular system is composed of the heart (the pump); blood vessels consisting of arteries, veins, and capillaries (the pipes); ...
Sea Buckthorn Oil: uses and therapeutic benefits
The sea buckthorn plant (Hippophae rhamnoides) is a thorny, deciduous, temperate bush plant native to the Himalayas but is now ...
Cholesterol – Functions, sources and metabolism
October is Cholesterol Awareness Month – and this is a subject that is rarely out of the headlines. Not everyone ...
Is coffee good or bad for you? Can a cup a day keep the doctor away?
Coffee is the most popular beverage worldwide, its consumption being second only to that of water. It is thought that ...
L-taurine – functions and therapeutic uses
Taurine was first identified and isolated from the bile of the ox (Bos taurus), from which it derives its name ...
