OH! Magazine - Australian Version April 2015 | 页面 6

( OH MY! ) FACTS & FINDINGS Enjoy these information tidbits to help you retain optimum health. BEETROOT JUICE, FOR GOOD HEALTH A recent study from Queen Mary University of London has suggested that drinking a daily cup of beetroot juice significantly lowers blood pressure, due to the nitrate found in the vegetable. Patients who consumed a 250mL glass of beetroot juice daily experience an improvement of 20 per cent in the capacity of blood vessel and 10 per cent reduction in stiffness of artery walls. Beet It is an organic drink range that is available in various sizes and flavours, which provides numerous health benefits in a tasty and convenient form. Source: www.beet-it.com/australia MUSSEL OIL FOR MUSCLE SORENESS Published in The Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition a study found that green-lipped mussel oil significantly reduces muscle soreness and inflammation for people starting to exercise and those getting back into a regular exercise habit. This randomised, placebo-controlled trial involved 32 untrained males taking a green lipped mussel oil supplement (marketed in Australia as Lyprinol™ by Blackmores) and engaging in muscle-damaging exercise over a four-week period. Significant benefits were found in the participants taking Lyprinol™, including: • Reductions on all three blood markers used to indicate muscle damage • Reduced amount of delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) • Reduced muscle inflammation • Less perceived pain after exercise • Less strength loss. Source: www.blackmores.com.au/products/lyprinol 6 APRIL 2015 ( OH! MAGAZINE ) PRIZE ALERT! WIN A YEAR’S SUPPLY OF KRILL OIL, VALUED AT $650! KRILL OIL TO LOWER BLOOD LIPIDS (FAT) Sweeney Research (May 2013) found that 74 per cent of Australians take a supplement, with multivitamins and fish/krill oils being among the most popular. This is not suprising considering that krill supplements lower triglyceride levels by more than ten per cent, reducing a cardiovascular risk factor (Nutrition Research, K Berge, February 2014). Of the krill users surveyed, 89 per cent planned to continue taking krill and 80 per cent said krill is their preferred omega-3 supplement. Krill was noted as being more efficient, having no after-taste and the user needed to take less. 2B Well Vitamins offers a Krill Oil range and operate under the ‘Friends of the Sea’ partnership. 2B Well Vitamins exclusively use Neptune Krill Oil (http://neptunekrilloil.com). Source: www.2bwell.com.au THE WONDERS OF WHEATGRASS JUICE Wheatgrass helps to alkalise the body, boost metabolism and plays an important role in digestive wellness. Powerpacked with naturally occurring nutrients, benefits of consumption include: • digestion support • Supports Detoxification • Boosts Metabolism • High in Chlorophyll • Alkaline • Natural anti-inflammatory helping nourish a dewy complexion. Teresa Cutter, Australia’s leading authority on whole food nutrition, has announced the launch of her Cold-Pressed Organic Wheatgrass Juice Powder, which is gluten-free, dairy-free, non-GMO and has no added sugar, fillers or preservative ̸