Make Sentimental Change with St. John’s Wort
St. John’s wort has an impressive history of traditional use, but does it really live up to the hype? More and more people are learning about this herb’s uplifting effects without knowing how it really works. Today we’re going to go beyond the commonly known facts and look at the details...
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Moringa the Miracle Tree
Dating back to ancient Ayurvedic textbooks written in Sanskrit, Moringa is often regarded in traditional medicine as a miracle tonic. Western culture has a lot to learn from this small yet nutrient dense herb. Today we are going to go beyond the known facts that you may have heard about...
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Reach Your Peak Today with Pine Pollen!
We hear the term ‘superfood’ thrown around these days to describe foods far from out of the ordinary; however, we at Ascent Nutrition recognize only the most prestigious of nature’s gifts at the highest tier of nutrition. Enter Pine Pollen. A Little Backstory When we decided to venture out and start our supplement company,...
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Revitalizing Self Care With Collagen
Collagen peptides are all the rave thanks to their beneficial properties affecting everyone; however, this is nothing new to ancient practices of preparing bone broth. Today we are going to take a look at how these peptides came to be and why they have been sought out by humans...
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Take It Up a Notch With Tongkat Ali
Most people today looking to rev up their workouts or sex life should be familiar with the popular adaptogen Ginseng, spanning across each continent, there is home to several different species of this root. Today we will be taking a look at Tongkat ali, better known as Malaysian Ginseng or...
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Berberine Activates the “Master Metabolic Switch” AMPK and Is A Huge Bio-Hack
Brain, body, and blood sugar are all critical to maintaining optimal performance and berberine has the ability to affect all of these in a powerful way! Berberine can be a powerful ally in achieving profound differences in response to your dietary intake and efficacy of exercise. Berberine is so unique...
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Start a Metabolic Fire with Forskolin
Forskolin may not ring a bell to most; however, newly found evidence suggests Forskolin has some fury punch behind its mechanism of action. Forskolin has been marketed for it is fat burning capabilities, but today we’re going to look beyond that. What is Forskolin? Forskolin is an extract used for cell...
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Freely Love Your Gut with Larch Fiber!
What is Larch Arabinogalactan Fiber? So we all know we should be getting fiber in our diet, but believe or not, different fibers can produce amazing effects on the entire body! Inner fibers extracted from the Larch Tree commonly found throughout North America are full of a highly branched polysaccharide called arabinogalactan.[1] What...
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Make Momentous Moves with Magnolia—Health Benefits of Magnolia Bark
Let it be known that the bark of the Magnolia tree, known as Magnolia officinalis, has been used throughout ancient Chinese medicine means of health support for many areas of the body. Little is known about the possible nootropic effects; however, studies are showing promising evidence to prove positive benefits. Join me on...
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Add To Your Arsenal With Ashwagandha—Health Benefits of Ashwagandha
The Ayruvedic root of Ashwaganda goes by several names including; winter cherry, Indian ginseng and smell of horse—just to name a few. There’s no shortage of benefits Ashwagandha elicits, including being most commonly used by men who were infertile back in ancient vedic times. So whether you’re out of gusto or just need to...
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