Vitamins & Supplements

High blood pressure, or hypertension, is found in roughly 30% of the global population. Fortunately, this condition is also one of the most modifiable risk factors for heart disease. You can do many things to support low blood pressure, from diet to exercise, but sometimes we need a little extra help to treat blood pressure. Below we’ll outline what high blood pressure is and the best natural supplements for high blood pressure, including vitamins, minerals and herbal supplements. Blood pressure is determined by measuring the pressure that the blood...

Depression can be treated in various uses through administering anti-depressant medication and talking therapies such as Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), counseling, art therapy and psychotherapy. These treatments aren’t top of the list for everyone, and many people turn to natural supplements to support their fight against depression. Here’s how natural supplements can help in the battle against depression and the best ones available. Depression is a mental illness that affects approximately 17.3 million American adults or about 7.1% of the US population aged 18 and older yearly. In addition,...

Your gut has to be kept healthy for you to feel healthy, and probiotics may help you achieve the best gut and digestive health. A healthy gut may have a positive influence on both physical and mental health conditions because of the gut-brain connection. Your gut contains trillions of bacteria that work with your body to maintain, among others, digestive health. Probiotics are found in food or supplements containing specific strains of (good) bacteria that are essential for your gut to maintain optimum health. It’s not always necessary to...

Abdominal bloating affects 10-30% of people and is a very common symptom (Thiwan, 2017). An uncomfortable, “full” feeling in the abdomen can point to bloating, as can the distension of the abdomen. The bloating can even be severe enough that the sufferer’s clothes become too tight and need to be loosened (Thiwan, 2017). There are various causes of bloating, some of which are medical conditions. The medical conditions that may cause bloating usually include one of the functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs), with bloating due to organic gastrointestinal diseases as...