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Herbs for Bone Health: A Guide to Natural Bone Support

Herbs for Bone Health: A Guide to Natural Bone Support

Maria Morgan-Bathke, PhD, RD

Which herbs may support bone health? Horsetail, red clover, nettle, and alfalfa are commonly discussed, but the evidence is much stronger for some than for others.  

Herbs for Bone Health: A Guide to Natural Bone Support

Maria Morgan-Bathke, PhD, RD

Which herbs may support bone health? Horsetail, red clover, nettle, and alfalfa are commonly discussed, but the evidence is much stronger for some than for others.  

Calcium for Bones: Benefits, Sources and Daily Needs

Calcium for Bones: Benefits, Sources and Daily Needs

Maria Morgan-Bathke, PhD, RD

Calcium is essential for strong bones, but taking more does not automatically make your bones stronger. The key is getting enough for your age and filling any real gaps in...

Calcium for Bones: Benefits, Sources and Daily Needs

Maria Morgan-Bathke, PhD, RD

Calcium is essential for strong bones, but taking more does not automatically make your bones stronger. The key is getting enough for your age and filling any real gaps in...

Food for Strong Bones and Joints: What to Add to Your Diet

Food for Strong Bones and Joints: What to Add to Your Diet

Maria Morgan-Bathke, PhD, RD

What should you eat for stronger bones and healthier joints? Start with foods rich in calcium, protein, vitamin D, vitamin K, magnesium, vitamin C, and omega-3 fats.  

Food for Strong Bones and Joints: What to Add to Your Diet

Maria Morgan-Bathke, PhD, RD

What should you eat for stronger bones and healthier joints? Start with foods rich in calcium, protein, vitamin D, vitamin K, magnesium, vitamin C, and omega-3 fats.  

Vitamins for Strong Bones and Joints: Supplement Guide

Vitamins for Strong Bones and Joints: Supplement Guide

Maria Morgan-Bathke, PhD, RD

Which vitamins are best for strong bones and healthy joints? Vitamin D, vitamin K, and vitamin C are the most important vitamins to know, but minerals and other nutrients also...

Vitamins for Strong Bones and Joints: Supplement Guide

Maria Morgan-Bathke, PhD, RD

Which vitamins are best for strong bones and healthy joints? Vitamin D, vitamin K, and vitamin C are the most important vitamins to know, but minerals and other nutrients also...

Does CoQ10 Lower Cholesterol? What Research Shows

Does CoQ10 Lower Cholesterol? What Research Shows

Maria Morgan-Bathke, PhD, RD

Does CoQ10 lower cholesterol? Research suggests it can produce a small reduction in LDL, but its more useful role may be as a supporting ingredient alongside compounds that act more...

Does CoQ10 Lower Cholesterol? What Research Shows

Maria Morgan-Bathke, PhD, RD

Does CoQ10 lower cholesterol? Research suggests it can produce a small reduction in LDL, but its more useful role may be as a supporting ingredient alongside compounds that act more...

Red Yeast Rice for Cholesterol: Does It Really Work?

Red Yeast Rice for Cholesterol: Does It Really Work?

Maria Morgan-Bathke, PhD, RD

Does red yeast rice actually lower LDL cholesterol, and what should you know before trying it? Here is what the evidence shows, plus why formulation and product quality matter.

Red Yeast Rice for Cholesterol: Does It Really Work?

Maria Morgan-Bathke, PhD, RD

Does red yeast rice actually lower LDL cholesterol, and what should you know before trying it? Here is what the evidence shows, plus why formulation and product quality matter.

Bergamot for Cholesterol: Benefits and How It Works

Bergamot for Cholesterol: Benefits and How It Works

Maria Morgan-Bathke, PhD, RD

Can citrus bergamot help lower cholesterol? Human studies suggest that some standardized bergamot extracts can modestly lower LDL, often called “bad” cholesterol.

Bergamot for Cholesterol: Benefits and How It Works

Maria Morgan-Bathke, PhD, RD

Can citrus bergamot help lower cholesterol? Human studies suggest that some standardized bergamot extracts can modestly lower LDL, often called “bad” cholesterol.

Vitamins to Lower Cholesterol: Evidence-Based Options

Vitamins to Lower Cholesterol: Evidence-Based Options

Maria Morgan-Bathke, PhD, RD

Which vitamins and supplements actually move LDL, and which ones just get lumped into the same shopping-list category? Here is an honest, evidence-ranked look at what is worth taking and...

Vitamins to Lower Cholesterol: Evidence-Based Options

Maria Morgan-Bathke, PhD, RD

Which vitamins and supplements actually move LDL, and which ones just get lumped into the same shopping-list category? Here is an honest, evidence-ranked look at what is worth taking and...

Breakfast for High Cholesterol: Easy Heart-Healthy Ideas

Breakfast for High Cholesterol: Easy Heart-Healthy Ideas

Maria Morgan-Bathke, PhD, RD

What should you eat for breakfast if you have high cholesterol? Focus on soluble fiber, less saturated fat, healthy unsaturated fats, and a good protein source. Eggs can still fit...

Breakfast for High Cholesterol: Easy Heart-Healthy Ideas

Maria Morgan-Bathke, PhD, RD

What should you eat for breakfast if you have high cholesterol? Focus on soluble fiber, less saturated fat, healthy unsaturated fats, and a good protein source. Eggs can still fit...