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Science-backed perspectives on supplements, nutrition, longevity, and living well — from the Life Priority family and the legacy of Durk Pearson & Sandy Shaw.
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AgingApril 22, 2025
Enzymes or probiotics? Which is more beneficial to our health? While both are indispensable for digestive health, they both have separate characteristics that make them unique. Both of them operate in the same system…
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AgingApril 22, 2025
Are you aware of all of the benefits that niacin can offer? More often than not, many people seek out flush-free niacin because of the intense side effects that can occur in some (reddening of the skin, heat sensation,…
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AgingApril 22, 2025
Muscle Memory is a cutting edge arginine supplement, created from many years of science research. Little do many of us know though, is that the science isn’t just in the nutrient itself. We think, “Okay I have a new…
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Brain HealthApril 22, 2025
By Durk Pearson & Sandy Shaw GABA, gamma-aminobutyric acid, is a substance naturally found in food,A,B such as tea, that is “strongly implicated in the regulation of sleep, with GABA activity emanating from the…
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Brain HealthApril 22, 2025
Introducing Life Priority's Productive Sleep™ Good sleep doesn’t have to be just a dream. Get more power from your nap! Get more out of the sleep you get. By Durk Pearson & Sandy Shaw Hundreds of substances, both…
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Brain HealthApril 22, 2025
Life Priority, Inc. Introduces Durk Pearson & Sandy Shaw's ® PRODUCTIVE SLEEP™ Sleep is far more than a daily period during which you lapse into a lengthy state of unconsciousness. It is a highly programmed mental state…
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Brain HealthApril 22, 2025
They say in professional sports, and with athletics at many levels, that the game is 90 percent mental and 10 percent physical. As a professional baseball player from 1971 to 1987, I trained very hard and tried to eat…
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Brain HealthApril 22, 2025
Neuroprotective, Stress Reducing, Sleep Quality Improver By Durk Pearson & Sandy Shaw Theanine was isolated from green tea as a flavor constituent by Sakato in 1949. A 1998 paper (unfortunately in Japanese) 3B was said…
Read articleBrain HealthApril 22, 2025
Important Brain Nutrient There is little published data specifically on taurine’s effects on sleep. By Durk Pearson & Sandy Shaw Taurine is the second most abundant amino acid in the CNS (central nervous system), but…
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Brain HealthApril 22, 2025
Acetylcholine (made from choline) is an important part of regulatory pathways in sleep and many cognitive functions. By Durk Pearson & Sandy Shaw Areview in Neuron 1 described the function of acetylcholine (a ubiquitous…
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AgingApril 22, 2025
Arginine helps preserve kidney function, boost the immune system, increase insulin sensitivity, promotes cardiovascular health, and facilitate erections.
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Fitness & ExerciseApril 22, 2025
The concept of losing weight is at the forefront of many people’s minds, but sometimes the process is more difficult than first believed. Fatty foods need to be cut out, if not reduced, and an increase in exercise is…
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