Irisin: "The Exercise" Hormone

Researchers have found that there is an exercise induced hormone called "irisin" or FNDC5 that aids in burning fat. Along with a healthy diet, a little moderate exercise can help give you a boost with weight loss, as well as weight maintenance.  So how does it work?

It turns our that this hormone is released during moderate aerobic endurance activity.  What happens first is that irisin activates genes as well as a protein that cause white fat cells to turn into brown fat cells, and it's those brown fat cells that help burn energy even after you're done with activity. Second, this exercise hormone can also inhibit the formation of fatty tissue.

While exercise does a body good, incorporating more of it into your lifestyle can really make a difference. Moderate activity helps your body to create more irisin, which is helpful with reducing fat, building stronger bones, and improving cardiovascular health.  Moreover, this hormone actually suppresses fat-cell formation! Researchers found during their study that when they tested fat tissue samples of an exercise group to a sedentary group that irisin "reduced the number of mature fat cells by 20-60 percent."

In addition to helping with weight management, irisin has also been found to have other health benefits.  It can improve heart function by elevating calcium levels required for heart contractions.  Additionally, irisin can decrease arterial plaque buildup in mice - more research needs to be conducted in this area.

All you need to boost your irisin levels is incorporating small amounts of moderate aerobic activity. Hopefully, this information will inspire you to get moving! Then make regular exercise a routine. Your body will thank you!

Reference: Psychology Today, Irisin: The "Exercise Hormone" Is a Fat-Fighting Phenomenon, https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-athletes-way/201610/irisin-the-exercise-hormone-is-fat-fighting-phenomenon%3famp

Supplements - Potassium

We wanted to talk to you about why it's important to supplement during weight loss.  One reason is that you are eating less food, so we want to ensure you are still meeting your nutrient needs.  With that in mind, let's focus on our Potassium supplement.  Provided below is some helpful information about it.

Potassium Citrate

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·         Supports functioning of diverse organ systems

·         Supports cardiovascular function

·         Made with hypoallergenic, vegan ingredients

Potassium offers a wide range of nutritional support for healthy functioning of many organs in the body. Potassium specifically supports contraction of cardiac and skeletal muscles as well as gastric secretion, renal function, tissue synthesis and carbohydrate metabolism.

Essential to cardiovascular function

Potassium activates many enzymatic reactions and is essential to a number of physiologic processes, including: transmission of nerve impulses; contraction of cardiac, smooth, and skeletal muscles; gastric secretion; renal function; tissue synthesis; and carbohydrate metabolism. Potassium is the major cation of intracellular fluid and is essential for maintenance of acid-alkaline balance, isotonicity, and electrodynamic characteristics of the cell. In addition, it works with sodium to maintain healthy water balance, heart rhythm, and nerve and muscle function. Research suggests that adequate potassium intake may support healthy blood flow and cardiovascular health.

Supplements - Calcium/Magnesium

We wanted to talk to you about why it's important to supplement during weight loss.  One reason is that you are eating less food, so we want to ensure you are still meeting your nutrient needs.  With that in mind, let's focus on our Calcium/Magnesium supplement.  Provided below is some helpful information about it.

Calcium/Magnesium (Malate) 2:1

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·         Calcium and magnesium extracts blended into one supplement

·         Helps support bone mass

·         Created for optimal absorption

·         Made with hypoallergenic, vegan ingredients

Calcium Magnesium (malate) 2:1 combines di-calcium malate and di-magnesium malate to provide a powerful calcium and magnesium nutritional supplement to reduce risk of osteoporosis

Details

·    Calcium and magnesium malates in a 2:1 ratio; reduces risk of osteoporosis, supports cardiovascular health

·    Combines di-calcium malate and di-magnesium malate for the highest elemental calcium and magnesium per capsule. These minerals are chelated with the Krebs cycle intermediate malate for optimal absorption.

·    DimaCal is a registered trademark of Albion Laboratories, Inc. Malates covered by U.S. Patent 6,706,904 and patents pending.

Supplements - Multivitamin

We wanted to talk to you about why it's important to supplement during weight loss.  One reason is that you are eating less food, so we want to ensure you are still meeting your nutrient needs.  With that in mind, let's focus on our Multivitamin supplement.  Provided below is some helpful information about it.

Multivitamin O.N.E.

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·         Once-daily multivitamin with sustained-release CoQ₁₀*

·         Provides vitamins A, B, C, D and E in highly bioavailable forms*

·         Made with hypoallergenic, vegetarian ingredients

O.N.E^™ Multivitamin provides vitamins, minerals and other essential nutrients to provide a comprehensive once-daily multivitamin for both men and women. O.N.E multivitamin specifically provides antioxidant support as well as promotes cellular and optical health.*

With Metafolin^® L-5-MTHF
Once-daily multivitamin with sustained-release CoQ₁₀

Indications: √ Men and women ages 18 and over

Vitamin Distinctions: √ Provides vitamins A, B, C, D and E in highly bioavailable forms
√ Provides Metafolin^® L-5-methyltetrahydrofolate (L-5-MTHF), the naturally occurring, universally metabolized form of folate

Special Features:
√ Convenient one capsule per-day dosing
√ Antioxidant complex includes alpha lipoic acid and a blend of CoQ₁₀ and sustained release water-soluble nanosized
√ MicroActive^® Q₁₀
√ Choline and inositol for healthy cognitive function
√ Supports cellular health with 500 mcg lycopene and 2,000 i.u. vitamin D
√ Helps maintain macular and retinal health with 3 mg lutein and 500 mcg zeaxanthin*

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