Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of symptoms including high blood pressure, abdominal fat, and imbalanced cholesterol. Studies suggest potential benefits of vitamin D, whey protein, inositol, selenium, and whole grains. For instance, vitamin D improves insulin sensitivity and weight, whey protein lowers blood sugar, and selenium with inositol improves thyroid function in Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism. Whole grains are linked to healthy weight and cholesterol levels.
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Nourish Your “Tiny” World Within
The microbiome, the collective term for the dense, interconnected bacterial community in our digestive tract, is not simply history’s most successful hitchhiker. Far from being a passive parasite, this living web is an active and dynamic player in our overall health. The first seeds of bacterial life are sown long before birth. From that point…
3 Things to Know About Your Immune Health
Earlier this week, we at Betsy’s Health Foods were honored to be visited by Dean Morris, a fifth generation Master Herbalist, who gave us some tips for how nutrients may help with general immune support. Here are just three of the many things we learned that we think you will also find useful. 1….
We Get Educated: Betsy’s Health to Heart Matters #13
Our Education Foundation When Betsy first got interested in the health foods industry more than 30 years ago, she was actually a registered nurse, which means she was used to the rigorous question and answer practices that made her want to know as much about the health industry as she had learned about the nursing…
Betsy's Health Foods: Always taking your health & your budget to heart 
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