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Creatine – Not just for competitive athletes!
For quite some time creatine has been a popular supplement for athletes. Creatine is frequently used as a dietary supplement to improve muscle strength and athletic performance since creatine is believed to play a vital role in skeletal muscle energy metabolism. Simply put, creatine can help your muscles perform better and recover from exercise more […]
read moreWhy you don’t need to use Ketostix™ on a Ketogenic diet!
People everywhere have been enjoying great weight-loss success following ketogenic diet protocols. Ketogenic diets promote ketosis. Ketosis is when your body is using fat for fuel rather than carbohydrate. This is especially useful in weight loss because a dieter’s body will convert stored fat into energy rather than storing energy as fat. When you eat […]
read moreSummer Vitamins?
Are there season specific supplements? Remember vitamin D? During winter months in Canada we aren’t exposed to much sunlight which your body uses to produce vitamin D naturally. That’s why it’s so important to supplement with vitamin D while you’re not exposed to enough sunlight. That’s one example of a “seasonal supplement”. Now that we’re […]
read moreCalm during the Storm!
There never seems to be a shortage of stress, but rather an overabundance. Stress playing on your mind carries a great deal of health risk. If you aren’t sleeping well because of stressful running thoughts, the negative effect you may experience runs from reduced productivity to cardiovascular issues and weight gain. If you are distracted […]
read moreTwo Years of Providing Compounded Medications in Summerland
It has now been two years since we opened up our medication compounding lab here at the Pharmasave in Summerland. For folks not familiar with the term “compounding pharmacy” it means we can make up special medications and in dosage forms that are not available from drug manufacturers, and therefore are not carried by other “regular” pharmacies. […]
read morePut some muscle into it!
Building and maintaining muscle is extremely important for your health. When you have healthy muscle mass you are more insulin sensitive, can perform more tasks easily, and even maintain cognitive function. Loss of muscle mass can result in faster weight gain, disability and frailty, and has been associated with dementia. So how do we maintain […]
read moreHanging out your Shingle(s)
First, let’s talk about Vaccines. Zostavax and Shingrix are vaccines for adults 50 years of age and older which boost your immune system against the shingles virus. These vaccines are preventative and NOT treatments for Shingles or associated nerve pain. So what if you already have shingles and the neuropathy (nerve pain) associated with it? […]
read moreMagnesium – The sleep mineral
Magnesium the marvelous mineral (and how it helps you sleep). So far we’ve learned how magnesium can ease pain and block pain transmission as well as how magnesium can improve insulin sensitivity and reduce the risk of type II diabetes. These are just a few of the over 300 functions in your body magnesium is […]
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