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Although needed in very tiny amounts, microminerals play a vitally important part in nearly all of our physiological processes.

"A product does not have to contain a level of the substance that represents an actual risk to trigger a Prop 65 warning."

— American Herbal Products website

The beauty of spring and summer in the Willamette Valley seems to have just one drawback: the abundance of airborne allergens thanks to the profusion of grasses, shrubs, and trees here. Many people suffer from a large variety of symptoms, whether from one particular source or a combination. Some of these symptoms can be quite severe, leading to misery of a kind during certain months.

 It is well-known that in the USA, CVD is the leading killer of men. What is not so well-known is that CVD is the leading killer of women aged 50 and older. It is also not common knowledge that there are substantial gender differences in not only the prevalence of these diseases, but also in the signs and symptoms of CVD.

Some of the most exciting science relating to nutritional "anti-aging" in the last 15 years has been the study of mitochondia and mitochondrial wellness. If you remember your biology classes at all, you will recall that mitochondria (singular: mitochondrion) are the "powerhouses" or "fuel-furnaces" of the cell.