All About Blood Pressure


By Dr. Laszlo Somogyi
SAB Member

In response to frustrating events people often say they can “feel their blood pressure rising,” but what does that mean? Blood pressure measures the force of blood flowing through blood vessels as part of the cardiovascular system. Proper blood flow regulation is important. The body needs blood to deliver oxygen and nutrients to cells throughout the body, while also removing cells’ metabolic waste. Blood circulates when the heart contracts and expands; the resulting heartbeat pushes the blood in a loop throughout the body, carrying oxygen-rich blood to muscles and organs and oxygen-depleted blood back to the lungs to receive more oxygen and continue the cycle.Read More

Eat a Rainbow: Why it matters & How to supplement the gaps


By Dr. Diane E. Clayton
SAB Member

Why does Fruit and Vegetable Intake Matter?
There is overwhelming evidence that higher fruit and vegetable (F&V) consumption is associated with lower incidence of chronic diseases.1,2 One of today’s biggest focus areas in nutritional research is to explain the reasons why fruit and vegetable intake has such a positive effect on our health. Is it the valuable vitamin and mineral content? The fiber content? Or could it be due to the very diverse array of phytonutrients that F&V contain? Maybe all of these play a role? Naturally, there is a clear need to better understand the protective effects of F&V and their constituent bioactive phytonutrients.†Read More