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Healthy bones are important throughout your life! So what should you be looking for in a bone-support supplement? Two quick questions can help you narrow down your search!

Aiming for optimal health isn’t limited to a specific age, it’s something all men should consider throughout their life. Whether you’re new to supplementing your diet, or simply re-evaluating your regimen, a multivitamin, a probiotic, and a daily dose of turmeric are three simple, go-to formulas for building yourself a strong and healthy foundation.*

To make it easier than ever for you to get the nutrition you need, we’re launching our new Multivitamin Soft Chews - an easy and DELICIOUS way to help fill the gaps in your diet.

Turmeric is an ancient root used a lot of ways in today’s modern world. MegaFood offers six different formulas with turmeric to support a healthy inflammation response for your body, joints, digestive system, and liver.

Calcium and magnesium are both incredibly important minerals, best known for their role in supporting optimal bone health.* When taken with other nutrients, like those found in a multi, calcium and magnesium are the bullies of the playground, pushing around the other minerals - poor little selenium - and competing for absorption. Here’s why we chose to omit them from our multis, and what we recommend you do instead.

Regardless of where you are on your health journey, MegaFood strives to have age-specific supplement options that fit your over-50 wellness and lifestyle goals.

MegaFood | June 2019 Multivitamins are a foundational part of supporting optimal health and well-being.

Turmeric use has skyrocketed in the last decade, primarily as a result of the current understanding of its key role in maintaining a healthy whole body inflammation response.* As a naturopathic doctor who also loves to practice Yoga, you could say that I’m a twice-over fan of this mighty root. Here’s why.

Looking for an alternative to coffee? For many people, one of the first things they seek out after getting up is much-needed energy. There are many factors that can cause us to feel low energy, and the good news is you don’t always have to rely on coffee- there are other solutions to give yourself the energy you need!

Magnesium is a vital nutrient that’s needed to maintain optimal health. * Having enough magnesium is key to a lot of functions in our bodies, including carbohydrate and fat metabolism, nerve impulses, and regulating muscle contractions.* It also plays a role in maintaining normal heart rhythms, cardiovascular function, and blood pressure.* If that wasn’t enough to make it matter, magnesium is also important for maintaining healthy bones by helping with the assimilation of calcium and vitamin D!

Maca root is an “adaptogen”, meaning it helps with our adaptability to the demands of stress. In the world of botanical medicine, we often see this direct parallel between a plant’s growing strategies in nature, and its beneficial qualities in humans. MegaFood has created two unique energy-boosting products where Maca plays a starring role.

Your adrenal glands deal with the stressors in your life by producing hormones such as adrenaline and cortisol. The adrenals can’t differentiate between a real threat or a perceived stress. If you react, so will your adrenal glands! Thus it’s easy for them to get out of balance, leaving you feeling tired and wired which can feel like a never-ending cycle.

Ditch the coffee, look to plant-based energy sources like kale and beets.

Do you have trouble falling asleep, staying asleep, or getting enough sleep? Many people with sleep challenges turn to supplements for support. Here are three uniquely different supplement options that can promote better, more restful sleep when you need it most.

The popularity of probiotic supplements has exploded in the last few years, but the role of probiotics is commonly misunderstood.

Blood Builder is clinically proven to increase your iron levels without unwanted side effects like nausea and constipation. It was truly designed to build the blood: helping to maintain healthy red blood cells, and combat fatigue*. Here's how it works, and who should be taking it.