Bringing Energy to Life

Energy is at the center of our life. Our bodies need energy - lots of energy - to function normally. Whether you're a weekend warrior or pro athlete, active professional or aging Baby Boomer, worn out parent or exhausted grandparent, Corvalen products can help you restore energy, speed recovery, and enhance or maintain physical performance. Whether you need to bring energy to your heart, overcome fatigue, reduce the pain and soreness of tired muscles, help offset the effects of aging, improve exercise tolerance, or enhance physical performance, Corvalen products will give you the energy you need to feel good to enjoy a normal, active life.

Corvalen contains pure Bioenergy RIBOSE to help your body make more energy. This unique, safe, and clinically proven ingredient accelerates your body's own natural process of energy synthesis.

Corvalen helps your body make adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the "energy currency" of the cell. Aging, strenuous exercise or overexertion, and many metabolic or physiological conditions can drain ATP from your tissue and affect how well your body makes and uses energy. Taking Corvalen every day helps the body restore this lost energy.

CorvalenM contains pure Bioenergy RIBOSE to help your cells and tissues make the energy they need to stay healthy. It also provides magnesium and malate, vital ingredients your body needs to use energy efficiently. This unique, safe, and clinically proven combination of ingredients accelerates your body's own natural process of energy synthesis and utilization.

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Did you know that many symptoms of fibromyalgia and yeast infections, such as Candida albicans, overlap?  While this doesn't necessarily mean that yeast infections cause fibromyalgia, it does mean that many fibromyalgia symptoms are made worse by the onset of a yeast infection.

Yeast infections can be caused by a weakened immune system whereby the yeast is able to gain a strong foothold into your body and over populate itself.  Yeast infections are often the result of nutritional deficiencies and can also be caused by the use of antibiotics, oral contraceptives, and corticosteroids.

Candida albicans is an underlying condition in many other illnesses in addition to fibromyalgia, including chronic fatigue syndrome, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder and Crohn's disease.

Common symptoms associated with Candida albicans:

•    Exhaustion and extreme fatigue•    Brain fog
•    Aches and pains
•    Short- term memory loss
•    Depression
•    Anxiety
•    Blurred vision and sensitivity to light
•    Panic attacks
•    Sinus problems and sore throat
•    Migraines and headaches
•    Low sex drive
•    Dizziness or fainting
•    Hormonal imbalances

Enjoy the benefits of selenium!  Studies have shown that people with fibromyalgia are low in antioxidants.  Selenium is a trace mineral essential to humans.  An antioxidant is a molecule capable of slowing or preventing the oxidation of other molecules to prevent free radical damage.  Selenium can also help against the toxicity from mercury, cadmium and silver.  Some studies suggest that selenium may reduce the incidence of cancer and cataracts.  It also functions in thyroid hormone metabolism.

Because it boosts the body's antioxidant capacity, selenium is thought to have some ability to control cell damage that may lead to cancer. Selenium may even act in other ways to stop early cancer cells in their development. A recent study also suggested that selenium may enhance immune function, at least in those healthy adults with relatively low blood selenium. So far based on the evidence of animal and epidemiological studies, the role of selenium and cancer is probably the most significant for prostate cancer.

Magnesium is the most versatile mineral in your body and is known to be required for several hundred different functions. One of the principle functions of magnesium in the body is that it enables muscles to relax. Without sufficient magnesium in the body, the muscles cramp and we can feel tense, nervous and jittery. In fact, anything that is tight, irritable, crampy, and stiff – whether it is a body part or even a mood – is a sign of magnesium deficiency. When this happens to the heart muscles, for example, the heart does not go through a complete relaxation phase. This results in rapid heartbeat and irregular heart rate known as arrhythmia and can eventually lead to other more serious problems such as chronic degenerative heart disease.

According to the Nutrition Almanac, “Magnesium deficiency is thought to be closely related to coronary heart disease, including myocardial necrosis. An inadequate supply of this mineral may result in the formation of clots in the heart and brain and may contribute to calcium deposits in the kidneys blood vessels, and heart. Heart failure resulting from fibrillation and lesions in the small arteries is linked to a deficiency of magnesium, as is vasodilation, which is followed by hyperkinetic behavior and fatal convulsions.”

Vitamin B complex comprises the essential B vitamins --including Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B5, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12, plus the vitamins Biotin, Choline, Inositol, and Folate.  It is needed for the proper functioning of almost every process in the body and it particularly contributes to the health of the nervous system. It is beneficial for medication overuse, alcoholism or recovery from a serious illness. The Vitamin B complex assists in reducing the effects of stress and supports the adrenal glands. It aids in the metabolism of carbohydrates, fats and proteins and is essential for the health of your skin, hair, eyes, mouth and liver.

Here are the top five reasons you need vitamin B complex if you suffer with fibromyalgia.

1. Energy production -- We all know that with fibromyalgia there is fatigue and lack of energy, and this is exactly what the B vitamins can help to create more of within your body.  The following B vitamins are needed at a cellular level to convert glucose into energy -- B2, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B5, Vitamin B6 and Biotin.  A lack in any of these vitamins can lead to decreased energy production, lethargy and fatigue.  Vitamin B1 is needed to help convert the carbohydrates we eat into glucose, which fuels our entire body starting with our brain.

By James L. Wilson DC, ND, PhD

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What Is Hypoadrenia and Adrenal Fatigue?

“With our present partial knowledge of the function of the endocrine chain of glands, it appears as though the suprarenals were the first to show signs of fatigue, for the simple reason that they seem to have most of the work to do in the auto-protective functions.” (McNulty, J., New York Medical Journal, 1921, XCIII, pg. 288)

The term “phyto” originated from a Greek word meaning plant.  Phytonutrients are the biologically active substances in plants that are responsible for giving them color, flavor, and natural disease resistance.  In the last couple of decades scientists have begun to identify that they provide a vital biological function in our bodies as well.  Fruits, vegetables, grains, legumes, nuts and teas are the richest sources of phytonutrients. Unlike the traditional nutrients, like proteins, fats, and carbohydrates, and vitamins and minerals, phytonutrients are not "essential" for life, but they help your body work optimally.  Some people prefer the term "phytochemicals".  

Several studies examining the role of vegetarian or vegan diets (loaded with phytonutrients) in the treatment of fibromyalgia have reported positive results.  The first study (Hanninen et al., 2000) addressed the potential role of antioxidants from a vegan diet in FM sufferers and found significant increases in general health and reduced pain and stiffness.  Another study, carried out in FM patients by the University of Finland, involved researchers examining a raw foods/living foods vegan diet consisting of fruits, vegetables, seeds, sprouts, and nuts which are all foods containing high levels of phytonutrients.   The results of this study showed that the FM patients whose diets had the highest levels of serum carotenoids (lutein, lycopene, alpha carotene, and beta carotene) and flavonoids (quercetin, hesperidin), reported significant improvements in joint stiffness, pain, and general health.   Food sources of carotenoids include sweet potatoes, carrots, kale, spinach, turnip greens, winter squash, collard greens, cilantro and fresh thyme.  To maximize the availability of the carotenoids in the foods listed above, the foods should be eaten raw or steamed lightly.  Sources of flavonoids include: apples, apricots, blueberries, pears, raspberries, strawberries, black beans, cabbage, onions, parsley, pinto beans, and tomatoes.

By Hyla Cass, M.D.

Feeling tired and run down? You're not alone. Fatigue is the third greatest health concern among Americans, and more than 33 million cite energy loss as their greatest health chal­lenge. And no matter what their diagnosis, many of my patients arrive at my office complaining of fatigue as a major symptom.

What a contrast to childhood! Remember bounding out of bed in the morning, eager to meet the new day? Somehow, as adults, most of us have outgrown this early exuberance, and we can't always summon the energy we want. We may find ourselves relying on arti­ficial energizers, from caffeine to sugar and over-the-counter and prescription stimulants. However, there's a catch. While they may make us feel good in the short-term, their use, over the long-term, can be harmful. At the same time, we are discovering more natural sup­plements to aid in restoring our natural energy. One that has captured my imagination lately is D-ribose, or simply "ribose." Found in every cell of the body, partic­ularly in muscle, its job is to make the energy that keeps us going.

People who suffer from fibromyalgia are plagued by persistent pain and chronic fatigue. These symptoms can make it difficult to shop for, prepare, and eat wholesome and nutritious meals. Nevertheless, a healthy diet is very important in helping people with fibromyalgia counteract stress, detoxify the body, and restore nutrients to the areas that need them the most. 

 If your medical doctor has given you the diagnosis of having fibromyalgia, what you may not know is that all fibromyalgia patients also suffer from:

* Nutritional deficiencies

* Food sensitivities

* Blood sugar imbalances

* Infections: yeast, viral and bacterial

* Severe hormone imbalances

When you address all of these “X” factors at the same time and provide the body with the right balance of nutrition and nutrient-dense foods (as opposed to nutrient-deficient ones), you create an internal environment conducive to restoring the natural rhythm within and enable transformation and healing to occur.