January 01, 2012

If you’ve been reading our Friday Pearls (written by our Chief Research Officer, Ellen Troyer) faithfully you know how much we believe in real science and how it applies to our health, longevity and state of mind. What follows is a survey of the best advice I’ve gleaned from our research.

October 01, 2011

In November of last year, Cambridge University experts, in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, reported that colds were more common in people who did not exercise regularly. The same could be said of flu. It is well known that regular, moderate exercise contributed to ones resistance to infections, and in the British study of more than 1,000 people, regular moderate exercise nearly halved the odds of catching cold viruses.

September 19, 2011

The Biosyntrx science team hears weekly from our Friday Pearls readers that they appreciate our timely column and want more information.  I want to share with you a new “open access” source for peer reviewed medical science information. By open access I mean available to you without having to join a special group or use a password to gain access.

February 02, 2012

Sunlight is the light of life. It's as important as air and water and it'is the best source of Vitamin D. We all need 10-15 minutes a day of sun on as much skin as we can legally get away with exposing, while wearing our sun glasses.  

January 27, 2012

This past week was a reminder to be proud of American medicine.  I’ll start with the exceptionally talented doctors and researchers who made it possible for Gabby Gifford to walk up to the podium in the House of Representatives to resign her seat in congress.  Given current medical technology, amazing neurosurgeons, neurologists and her will to live and thrive, it may be within reason to expect that she could have a full recovery.

January 20, 2012

Our oceans are in big trouble, so as strongly as we feel about the health benefits of appropriate consumption of Omega-3 fatty acids in the form of fish oil, we also support declaring 20% of the ocean off-limits to commercial fishing.