How to Reduce Your Risk of Cardiovascular Disease?

3 Comments / Anti-Aging Tips, Heart Health Info / Dr. Jarret Morrow

Cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of death in the United States according to the Center for disease control and prevention. Common risk factors for cardiovascular disease include: hypertension (high blood pressure), high cholesterol, diabetes, obesity, family history, cigarette smoking, alcohol intake, metabolic syndrome, and physical inactivity. From that list, there are plenty of […]

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L-Arginine Supplementation Enhances Exercise Tolerance?

5 Comments / Dietary Supplements, Athletic Performance, Cardio Performance, Ergogenic Supplements / Dr. Jarret Morrow

In a recent study that included just 9 recreationally active males, researchers studied the effect of acute ingestion of l-arginine supplementation on high-intensity exercise tolerance (Bailey et al, 2010). L-arginine is an amino acid. The subjects who were between the ages of 19-38 years of age consumed a beverage either consisting of 6g of l-arginine

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How Dietary Fiber Combats the Metabolic Syndrome?

4 Comments / General Health, Anti-Aging Tips, Heart Health Info, Uncategorized / Dr. Jarret Morrow

Though the prevalence of obesity continues to rise in developed nations, there are simple lifestyle and dietary adjustments that can help us win the battle of the bulge. Obesity itself carries a number of health risks including type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease as well as certain types of cancer. Lately, there’s been a lot of

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B Vitamin Deficiency and Depression

2 Comments / Anti-Aging Tips, Dietary Supplements, Memory Enhancement / Dr. Jarret Morrow

Major depression is a common yet often underdiagnosed psychiatric illness. Though the exact causes is not completely understood, it’s thought to involve neurotransmitters in the brain including serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine. Lifetime prevalence of the disorder includes approximately 20% of women and 12% of men. Consequently, it’s nearly twice as common in women as it

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L-Carntine l-Tartrate to Reduce Muscle Soreness?

1 Comment / Athletic Performance, Dietary Supplements, Resistance Training, Uncategorized / Dr. Jarret Morrow

For athletes who participate in resistance training, one common complaint following training is often post-exercise muscle soreness. Both clinically as well as from personal experience, I can tell you that this only gets worse as we age. If you’re looking to combat post-exercise muscle soreness, one options that you may want to consider is supplementing

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Conjugated Linoleic Acids – CLA for Asthma?

1 Comment / Dietary Supplements, General Health, Medical Conditions, Weight Loss Tips / Dr. Jarret Morrow

New study by researchers at the University of British Columbia suggests that conjugated linoleic acids (CLA) may help improve asthma symptoms and promote weight loss.

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