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CoQ10 and the Heart Resurrection, Miracle or a Given?

A recent meta-analysis published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition suggests that coenzyme Q10 is of benefit in congestive heart failure. For those who like the idea that food and nutrients can be excellent medicine, this paper is interesting at the very least. But there is a case to be made that it is far more than that. There …

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New Vitamin D Research

PERQUE Is Always Better! Since day one PERQUE has abided by a strict full disclosure label policy with every supplement we manufacture including our superior PERQUE Vitamin D3 Cell Guard. We go the extra mile to guarantee our quality through 3rd party testing that proves every batch of every PERQUE product is pure, potent, and fully delivers on our label claims. With PERQUE’s full disclosure policy and commitment …

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Agriculture, Public Health, and Viable Society: Another Eternal Golden Braid by Russell Jaffe Fellow, Health Studies Collegium

Today, many seem to operate in a compartmentalized, disintermediated world. The narrowness of their view is largely the product of a reductionist, mechanistic educational system. In the age of systems biology, quantum physics and interdependence, narrow vision can lead to profound unforeseen consequences. From lead in the water to formaldehyde in the water and air to asbestos to PCBs/PBBs to …

Ascorbates (Vitamins C) and the C Cleanse

The story of vitamin C goes back to the 18th century to a time when people aboard ships were at sea for periods of time longer than vegetables and fruits could last without proper storage.  A mystery illness spread across the ships with symptoms like bleeding gums, muscle degeneration, spotty skin and bone pain. This was later linked to Vitamin …

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Acting From An Excess of Caution

There is uncertainty about average and peak levels of radioactivity to which some people are being exposed. Radioactive materials cause harm only when not enough antioxidants are present to soak up the extra electrons (energetic free radicals; oxidative stressors) induced by radioactive particles. Radiation is like a sub-molecular fire. There is a temperature above which even the best fire resisting …

Protect your Heart & Bones with Vitamin D

A recent study shows that with vitamin D you can regulate homocysteine, helping the heart and bone at the same time!  Homocysteine Homocysteine is usually linked with cardiac status; B vitamins such as Vitamin B6, folate and Vitamin B12 are routinely recommended for maintaining a healthy homocysteine level ( we recommend <6). However, increasing research indicates that elevated homocysteine is …

Microflora for a Healthy Gut

Beneficial bacteria in the gut (probiotics) are crucial to optimal health. Not only do probiotics promote healthy digestion, but also boost the immune system. Probiotics have been cited in more than 200 studies to help manage in excess of 170 types of health conditions like Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Atopic Dermatitis, Diarrhea and Allergic Rhinitis to name a few. In addition, …

Magnesium & Blood Pressure

According to CDC’s Community Preventive Services Task Force, high blood pressure was listed as a primary or contributing cause of death for approximately 336,000 Americans in 2007. If all patients with high blood pressure were treated as outlined in current clinical guidelines, it is estimated that 46,000 deaths might be averted each year. Total annual costs associated with hypertension are …

Links Between Nutrients, Genes and Cancer Spread Documented

There is new reason to take PERQUE! In a recent article posted in ScienceDaily, more than 40 plant-based compounds have been identified as being able to turn on genes that slow the spread of cancer, according to a first-of-its-kind study by a Washington State University researcher. All 40 of these beneficial plant-based compounds are regularly used throughout the entire PERQUE …

Long-term moderate zinc supplementation increases exchangeable zinc pool masses in late-middle-aged men: The Zenith Study. 

Assessing exchangeable zinc pools may be a useful approach to evaluating zinc status and is positively related to dietary zinc intake, daily-absorbed zinc, and excretion of zinc. The aim of this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study conducted in France was to evaluate the effects of zinc supplementation on zinc status in healthy middle-aged men. Men (16 per group) were supplemented daily …