OH! Magazine - Australian Version April 2015 | Page 6

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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

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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 ̸