How To Stay Healthy and Active for Life*

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BONES

Issue: Loss of Strength

Solution: Surprisingly, vitamin D 

According to the Mayo Clinic, bones reach peak density in women in their early 30s. After that, you have to keep density levels up by taking charge of your bone health. We always hear about calcium, which you certainly do need to maintain bone health, but many people don’t realize that you also need vitamin D! This nutrient is vital to bone repair, and for calcium to absorb properly.

What You Can Do

Vitamin D is synthesized through moderate sunlight exposure. Get outside and enjoy the rays for about 10 minutes per day to help keep your bones healthy. Take a supplement every day that contains both calcium (1,000 mg) and vitamin D (800 IU) to meet recommended levels. Or make sure the milk you buy – whether traditional or non-dairy – is enriched with vitamin D.

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BREASTS

Issue: Monthly Breast Pain, Tenderness, Swelling & Aches

Solution: Iodine supplements

A whopping 50 percent of women during childbearing years experience menstrual-related breast discomfort, yet never seek treatment because they think it’s just something they have to accept. The discomfort is thought to be caused by hormonal changes that occur during the menstrual cycle. Left untreated, this cycle of breast pain can actually lead to the buildup of dense breast tissue.

What You Can Do

Take an iodine supplement like Violet, which uses two forms of iodine to restore the natural, healthy balance of breast cells and relieves monthly breast discomfort. It can even potentially reduce errors in diagnostic breast cancer screenings by helping to address the build up of dense breast tissue that happens with pain over time.

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HAIR

Issue: Hair Thinning & Loss

Solution: Biotin & marine complex supplements

We often think of men when it comes to thinning hair, but the American Hair Loss Association says that 40% of women are currently experiencing thinning hair at any given time. Most are far too embarrassed to talk about it. Common causes of thinning hair include hormonal changes during pregnancy and menopause, illness (including high fevers and 24 hour bugs – hair loss can occur weeks afterwards), crash dieting and natural aging.

What You Can Do

Hair needs protein support to grow and thicken. Biotin and fish protein are two of the most clinically-tested ingredients for growing healthier, fuller hair. The catch is that you have to be consistent and take supplements daily – as well have patience – it takes three months of continuous usage to see results in your hair.

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HEART

Issue: Heart Disease is #1 Killer of Women

Solution: Lower blood sugar levels to improve heart health

While 1 in every 31 American women dies from breast cancer every year, 1 in 3 dies from heart disease, according to Go Red for Women! There is a strong correlation between heart disease and high blood sugar / diabetes.

What You Can Do

30 minutes of physical activity every day has been shown to make the biggest difference in controlling blood pressure. Tip: this can be broken up, like 10 minutes of walking three times a day. And instead of focusing only on what foods you have to take out of your diet, you can focus on foods that actually lower blood sugar levels just by eating them. Some examples include onions, garlic, tree nuts like almonds, pistachios, pecans and avocados.

 

*DISCLAIMER: This post was sponsored by BioPharmX.