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Migraines can be debilitating causing you to have to stop your day and rest. This can be challenging when you work full time. Therefore learn what can help you prevent migraines.
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Hosted by Melissa Bistricer, RDN
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InViteⓇ Health Podcast Intro: Welcome to the InViteⓇ Health Podcast, where our degreed healthcare professionals are excited to offer you the most important health and wellness information you need to make informed choices about your health. You can learn more about the products discussed in each of these episodes and all that InViteⓇ Health has to offer at www.invitehealth.com/podcast. First time customers can use promo code PODCAST at checkout for an additional 15% off your first purchase. Let’s get started!
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Melissa Bistricer, RDN: [00:38] Welcome back to another podcast at InViteⓇ Health. You have probably heard that vitamins and minerals are important in your body. Today we’ll be talking about supplements to promote overall health. Deficiencies in these supplements can lead to negative impacts. So I wanted to talk a little bit more about the importance, the science and how it works in the human body, all of its functions, and what we can do to support taking multivitamins, Vitamin D3, magnesium, omega-3 fatty acid and CoQ10 the Ubiquinol form.† [01:08] My name is Melissa Bistricer, I am a registered dietitian. I am so excited to bring to you the nutritional aspect of nutrients here at InViteⓇ Health. Nutrition, Food for thought: Time and health are two precious assets that we don’t recognize and appreciate until they have been depleted. Overall, health is extremely important now do not wait till it is too late. InViteⓇ Health promotes an integrative approach and providing vitamins into your daily life to increase your quality of life in conjunction with nutrients. It is also important to learn and include other lifestyle modifications like nutrition, exercise and sleep. These practices with the use of vitamins will promote optimal benefit in your daily life.†[01:52]
[01:53] Now let’s get on to talking about the five most important nutritional supplements to take for overall health. This can support individuals looking to maintain a healthy lifestyle through the use of supplements. But remember, diet is extremely important as well. Let’s dive deeper into the nutritional supplement that will benefit overall health. The core five are good quality InViteⓇ health multivitamins, vitamin D3, magnesium, omega-3 fatty acid and coenzyme Q10 the Ubiquinol form. † [02:24]
[02:24] Let’s start by talking about multivitamins. We know that multivitamins are used to fill nutritional gaps to make sure people are getting their daily intake of essential nutrients and aren’t under consuming these nutrients. A multivitamin is supplementing the nutrients that we are not getting enough of through food and may be deficient in which can cause serious illnesses, poor nutrition, digestive disorders and other health conditions. Multivitamins are micronutrients made up of vitamins and minerals that are essential for the body. They can not be produced in the body and therefore need to be consumed from outside sources such as foods that we eat or being supplemented.† [03:04]
[03:05] The typical American diet does not resemble what dietitians and experts recommend for fruits and vegetables and whole grains, which has very important vitamins and minerals. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics recommended getting essential micronutrients while eating a variety of a healthy, balanced diet. This is important to be realistic, and even if a diet is planned, well, it is not possible for every single person to choose foods containing the correct recommended amount that are essential micronutrients and they may fall short. However, it is hard to assume the population will get all their nutrients from food. As individuals, diets are lacking in the intake of vegetables, fruit and whole grains. With time consuming, a poor diet may result in several deficiencies leading to serious health conditions. Over time research has been done to assess the use of multivitamins and minerals to improve health. The vitality and utility of taking a multivitamin and minerals supplement has helped to fill small but crucial nutritional gaps. That have helped to prevent conditions such as anemia, neural tube defects and osteoporosis. There has been some evidence suggesting the use of multivitamins in regard to preventing cancer and the prevention of delayed cataracts and aspects of cognitive function as well.† [04:23]
[04:23] The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey about half of the non industrialized civilians living in the US are taking a dietary supplement such as the most common one is a multivitamin mineral. The Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 clarifies that supplements are for supplementing the diet and not for preventing or treating a disease. Again, that is extremely important to understand that supplements are for supplementing the diet and not for preventing or treating a disease. Therefore, let’s get into the details about why our supplements here at InViteⓇ Health are so unique and the benefits of purchasing them is that there are no synthetic products added, they are scientifically formulated under the cGMP, which stands for current good manufacturing practices.† [05:11]
[05:12] The Multivitamins support energy, vision and nutrient depletions. Our Core Multivitamin contains lutein and lycopene, which is specifically helping eye health that can help blue light damage and too much screen time. We all know how much we sit at the computers for multiple hours of the day, and these nutrients will help maintain the eye health from the blue light and screen time. The Men’s Multivitamin supports overall aging, sexual health, immunity, and vision. The Men’s has all the same nutrients as the Core Multi but has an additional four nutrients. It has quercetin, which is a flavonoid that supports respiratory circulation and prostate health. Black Cumin which helps lung metabolism and prostate health. Beta-Sitosterol helps healthy cholesterol levels and lastly, Maca helps to enhance endurance, mood level, sexual function and prostate health. The Women’s Multivitamin supports overall healthy vision, sexual health and energy. The Women’s has all the same nutrients as the Core Multi but has an additional four nutrients. It has iron bisglycinate, a gentle iron to not cause constipation or nausea. Collagen hydrolysate to support skin, hair, nails and joints. Purple Andean Corn Extract contains a flavonoids to help with the brain, eye, breast, and metabolism. And lastly DIM to help breast cervical health. The Performance Multivitamin has the same nutrients as the Core Multi but provides two additional nutrients that are powerful antioxidants. SOD and Rhodiola have performance enhancing nutrients to benefit any lifestyle. Specifically for athletes and individuals with diabetes.† [06:52]
[06:52] You may be thinking what is so unique about our multivitamins here at InViteⓇ health? They offer active forms of folate and methylcobalamin. This means the body has an easier time metabolizing these nutrient. The active form of folate supports protection of the brain, heart and cellular protection as well as the active form of Methylcobalamin, also known as B12, which is the active form to support nerve and brain health. † [07:18]
[07:18] 1-25 dihydroxy vitamin D3 is cholecalciferol the active form of vitamin D3. That is a lipid soluble compound that plays a significant role in calcium homeostasis and bone metabolism. Vitamin D naturally comes from sunlight, but with time, people are getting less sunlight, spending more time inside. According to Cleveland Clinical Mercy Hospital states that approximately 42% of US Americans are deficient in vitamin D. This can be because vitamin D comes from sunlight and from minimal food sources such as eggs or sardines. Most Americans are not getting enough sunlight and can have issues with prescribed medications depleting vitamin D stores leading to the need for supplementation. Vitamin D is needed in order for calcium to be absorbed in the body. Calcium is the main component of bone health. Therefore, vitamin D has to be present in the body to be able to absorb calcium. Vitamin D supplementation should be prescribed according to your lab value. If you are on the lower end of 20, then you may want to take the vitamin D3 3000 IU. If an individual only needs a maintenance dose, then they may just need the vitamin D3 1000 IU. Vitamin D dosing really depends on your lab value to assess the appropriate amount for your specific body needs. Low levels of vitamin D can lead to serious health conditions, especially as people age. We hear about the prevalence of the elderly breaking their hips or fracturing other bones. This can be due to the limited exposure to the sun as they age and not getting enough of the active form of vitamin D leading to more complications such as fractures or even worse, osteoporosis.† [09:04]
[09:06] According to the Science daily, if an individual does not have sufficient magnesium levels, then vitamin D cannot be metabolized. This means that vitamin D is stored and inactive for about 50% of Americans. Magnesium is important since it plays many different roles in the body. Magnesium is a cofactor in more than 300 enzymes that regulate diverse biochemical reactions in the body, including protein synthesis, muscle and nerve transmission, neuromuscular conduction, single transduction, blood glucose control, and blood pressure regulation. Magnesium is important for structural functions of proteins, nucleic acids, or mitochondria. Low levels of magnesium generally will not cause any issues, but severely low magnesium can increase the risk of high blood pressure, heart disease, type two diabetes, or osteoporosis. According to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey they report nearly half of Americans have inadequate intake from food or water of magnesium. Therefore, not consuming an estimated average of requirement of 350 milligrams depending on age and gender.† [10:14]

[10:15] At InViteⓇ Health we have two ways you can buy magnesium, either magnesium glycine or magnesium citrate. Magnesium glycine is quickly absorbed and binds itself to a non essential amino acid called glycine and it is not proven to have a stool softener effect. Magnesium citrate provides a natural regulatory activity due to its strong bond to citric acid. This form attracts water and helps for the occasional constipation, causing diarrhea essentially. It is best to start low and slow it with magnesium supplementation as it can have a bowel softener effect for some individuals, starting with 200 milligrams at night and see how you feel and the intensity of the bowel movements then determine if you can increase or stay at 200 milligrams.† [11:02]
[11:02] Over the past 200 years, there has been an increase in scientific scrutiny on the public interest in omega-3 fatty acids. Omega-3 fatty acids have been proven to help anti-inflammatory cytokines, antiarrhythmic, and antithrombotic properties. Fish and fish oils are high in omega-3 fatty acids specifically in EPA and DHEA, which are in fatty fish. Alpha lipoic acid, also known as ALA, is also an omega-3 fatty acid, but is discussed less due to alpha lipoic acid. Being a plant based product such as only in seeds, green leafy vegetables, nuts, and beans. Omega-3 are found in fish, which have been broken down in the form of EPA and DHA. While omega-3’s in plant foods may not have been, this essentially means the body will need to convert DHEA and EPA further. The reason why fish is the preferred form to get EPA and DHA is because it leads to more significant health benefits. This is because the EPA and DHA are generally found in foods, but in the Westernized diet, individuals are not getting a sufficient amount of omega-3 fatty acids. Omega-3 fatty acids has the potential to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, reducing inflammation, and lowering triglyceride levels.† [12:23]
[12:23] There are three options in InViteⓇ that provide you with the benefits without having to eat fish. If you really dislike it. There is the fish oils, krill, oil and flaxseed. Fish oils are derived from cold water, oily fish which have the best source of omega-3 fatty acid, EPA and DHA. This helps to support your brain, memory, mood, and cognition health. Krill Oil Advanced has Antarctic source shrimp that supplies DHA and EPA. The anthocyanins that are provided have powerful antioxidants that help to support heart health and inflammation. If you have an allergy to fish or shellfish, the alternative is to use the High Lignan Flaxseed Complex or the Organic Flaxseed Powder. Flaxseed supplies omega-3 fatty acids to support heart and brain as well as omega-6 and omega-9 fatty acids. Omega-6 supports immune health and omega-9 supports circulatory health. This is a great alternative to fish or krill oil. The dose for the fish, krill or the flaxseed complex are two capsules per day, and the organic flaxseed powder is between 1 to 3 scoops per day added either to yogurt or water. † [13:32]
[13:32] Lastly, let’s talk about the importance of CoQ10 and specifically the Ubiquinol form an energy source. The body naturally produces CoQ10, which is an antioxidant that helps with growth and maintenance. With age or certain medications such as statins, diuretics, blocking agents or acetaminophen like Tylenol the levels in your body start to decrease. Which can result in low energy, fatigue and other health concerns. Coenzyme Q10, which is Ubiquinol, is the preferred form as it is the reduced form of CoQ10, which is more absorbable and ubiquinone is an oxidized form. Ubiquinol is needed for energy, without Ubiquinol, you will not have energy in the body.† [14:15]
[14:16] The role of CoQ10 has shown to help in the mitochondrial coenzyme, which is essential for production of ATP. Otherwise simply known as our energy. Cardiac cells are extremely sensitive to the deficiency of CoQ10, which can be produced by cardiac diseases. Therefore, CoQ10 supplementation has the ability to help prevent and treat heart alignments to improve cellular bioenergetics. It has also helped to lower LDL oxidation and the progression of atherosclerosis. CoQ10 can also decrease pro-inflammatory cytokines, decrease body viscosity to help patients with heart failure or coronary heart disease. Significant improvements have been seen by taking CoQ10 with patients going through heart failure, hypertension, ischemia, heart disease, and other cardiac illnesses. The dosage for Ubiquinol is generally for the age of 40 years older under 60 milligrams is sufficient. If you are over 60 years old, 120 milligrams is sufficient depending on your health conditions as well. † [15:20]
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[15:20] Let us briefly talk a little bit more about the diet as the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics recommend getting essential micronutrients while eating a variety of healthy, balanced diet. Again, we know that some people can eat a healthy diet and still need certain supplements to help ensure they are replenishing any nutrients that may be depleted based on lifestyle factors. A healthy overall diet is based on an intuitive eating mindset. Intuitive eating is defined as a non dieting approach to have a balanced diet. Some might be more familiar with following the “Choose My Plate” guidelines with three main concepts for you to remember and planning a healthy, balanced diet are the three P’s pick, plan, and portion. The idea is to pick healthy choices, prepare foods in the healthiest way and portion to make sure you are eating proper portion sizes that your body may need. A plate should look like a quarter of protein, a quarter of carbs. And lastly, the most important, a half of your plate should be non-starchy vegetables. Non-Starchy vegetables are examples are broccoli, carrots, zucchini, eggplant, or mushrooms. Key takeaways are that half of your carbs should come from whole grains, including vegetables, fruits of all different colors, and switching from fat free to low fat dairy products, drinking low calorie or no calorie beverages, choosing lean proteins versus high fat proteins and increasing physical activity.† [16:45]
[16:45] So getting exposure can come in different ways. My advice to you is to use one of our multivitamins, which has an excellent array of vitamins and minerals. Then we spoke about four other core vitamins to take daily, which is magnesium, vitamin D, fish oil or krill oil. And lastly, CoQ10, the Ubiquinol form. This can benefit your overall health and targets to benefit the multitude of pathways in the body. You can go check out the products sold here at invitehealth.com and if you have any further questions, you can always chat with myself as a nutritionist or any of our health care providers to assist you here at invitehealth.com or you can email me at mbistricer@invitehealth.com.† [17:24]
[00:17:24] I am Melissa Bistricer, RDN ready to share the knowledge to help you modify your lifestyle to live a happier, more successful life. I’m looking forward to continuing to provide you with educational podcasts and blog post, Again, nutrition, food for thought: Time and Health are two precious assets that we don’t recognize and appreciate until they have been depleted. Have a great day and tune in for the next podcast coming your way soon.† [17:24]
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Hosted by Amanda Williams, MPH
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InVite Health Podcast Intro: Welcome to the InViteⓇ Health Podcast, where our degreed healthcare professionals are excited to offer you the most important health and wellness information you need to make informed choices about your health. You can learn more about the products discussed in each of these episodes and all that InViteⓇ Health has to offer at www.invitehealth.com/podcast. First time customers can use promo code PODCAST at checkout for an additional 15% off your first purchase. Let’s get started!
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Amanda Williams, MPH:
[00:00:40] One of the most commonly prescribed classes of cardiac medications is the beta blocking drugs. I want to talk about the impact of beta blockers when it comes to different nutrients in your system, because if you are one of the millions and millions of Americans who are prescribed a beta blocker, and this can be something like atenolol or propranolol, metroprolol, they usually end in “olol.” Well, not… Usually they do end in “olol.” Beta blocking drugs are known to really reduce the effect of certain catecholamines, such as epinephrine, norepinephrine, which is key because it helps to relax the blood vessels, which can help with proper blood flow throughout the circulatory system. It can also help to improve upon the nerve conduction system of the heart, as well as regulates or slows down the heart rate. And many people are taking beta blockers.† [00:01:47]
[00:01:47] Now there’s a common symptom that goes along with being on a beta blocker, and that’s what I want to talk about today, because it’s a direct correlation to the nutrient depletion that beta blockers are known for. So I’m Amanda Williams, MD, MPH. And it’s, it’s key to understand that there exists something known as drug-induced nutrient depletion. This can happen across many different pharmaceutical classes of drugs, and the nutrients to which they deplete can vary from one class of drugs to the next. So when we’re looking at the beta blockers, we know specifically that beta blockers will deplete our natural stores of coenzyme Q10, as well as melatonin. So this is important on a couple of different fronts because one of the most commonly complained about side effects of being on a beta blocker is that you have absolutely no energy. Beta blockers are just known to make people feel tired, and part of this is that that lowering of the the heart rate and the downregulation of their epinephrine and norepinephrine. So once we’re dealing with that, we’re helping to support the heart for whatever condition you’re contending with, but we’re getting this side effect of fatigue. We know that when people are on beta blockers, there is a great likelihood that fatigue will be a common thing that they will complain about. Oftentimes, people will take their beta blocker, maybe in the morning and then by, you know, noon or the afternoon, they feel incredibly tired.† [00:03:37]
[00:03:38] Part of this is due to the fact that we know that the beta blocking drugs depletes over time the body’s ability to produce coenzyme Q10. We know that coenzyme Q10 is naturally occurring antioxidant in the body that is responsible in part for the generation of energy coming from your cellular mitochondria. So hence, when someone is feeling fatigued or lethargic and perhaps also not getting restful night’s sleep, we have to look at the two nutrients that are directly impacted from those beta blocking drugs, which is going to be CoQ10 as well as melatonin. So generally speaking, anyone who is on a beta blocker should at minimum be utilizing CoQ10 Ubiquinol as part of a daily supplementation routine to offset that negation that occurs with natural production of CoQ10 in the body. So you want to make sure that you’re supplementing with that so we don’t create this significant deficiency so your little cells can still generate energy.† [00:04:45]
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[00:04:46] The other thing that you want to pay close attention to is your sleep cycle. Are you starting to see sleep disturbances? Are you finding it difficult to have a full restful night’s sleep? Is it difficult to, you know, maintain sleep, which is when I say full, restful night sleep. Maybe you’re getting up, you know, episodically throughout the night. And of course, we have to look at other reasons why that can be occurring. You know, if there’s an issue going on with, you know, prostate health, for example, in, in men. But this is an area where I’ve talked to so many people who have been on beta blockers for years and years and years to control their high blood pressure or to, you know, help with heart rate. And they’re like, “Oh, I can’t sleep, you know, I just I have just horrible sleep patterns.” And they’re not even aware of the fact that their beta blocker that they’ve been on for all these years is basically taking a hammer to your natural release of melatonin. And so without adequate melatonin, of course, you’re not going to be getting adequate sleep.† [00:05:53]
[00:05:54] So you have to look at the multiple metabolic and physiological ways in which the beta blockers can negatively impact your health. So with CoQ10 deficiency being a very good likelihood and also looking at melatonin becoming deficient, you can now start to see this association between sleep disturbances, and of course, once you’re not getting restful night’s sleep, you’re going to have, you know, reduction in normal energy production and functionality throughout the day. And then, you know, you have no CoQ10 to allow the cells to drive up any additional energy. So it’s multifactorial here. And what’s interesting is that the millions and millions of prescriptions, I think I can just look at one just metoprolol, it’s like the fifth top prescribed medication in the United States and annually close to 75 million prescriptions written. So what that breaks down to in terms of total number of individual people who are taking that were over 15 million. And that’s just one drug. You know, we have a whole class of drugs, but you have just one drug, metoprolol, which is going to create the situation. And when I say it is going to, we know that drug-induced nutrient depletion is a real deal thing. It’s not a, oh, it might happen. It’s a when it’s going to happen. Does that happen within the first month of you being on a medication? Is it delayed over time?† [00:07:37]
[00:07:38] But you know, the things that you can certainly pay attention to is number one, you can go have your CoQ10 level tested and you can see that that level is low and then you can make sure that you are supplementing to get yourself to the point where you’re having healthy levels once again. With the melatonin, if you are noticing patterns of sleep disruption, then incorporating melatonin into your routine, you may be taking 3mg of melatonin, and that’s usually a good place to start. Melatonin dosing is going to vary from one person to the next, so 3mg may be too much for one person, may be not enough for someone else. So, you know, 3mg is generally a good place for a starting range when it comes to melatonin supplementation. But you have to be cognizant of these things because your doctor will not tell you. It’s just not going to be on the side of the medication bottle saying, “Oh, you know, you know, beware, beware. You may end up with fatigue and, you know, disrupted sleep, and it’s because you’re not going to have enough CoQ10 or enough melatonin.” You are not going to get these warnings. It’s not going to be in the little pamphlet that you get from the pharmacist. This is something that is rarely ever discussed, but yet so wide known and physicians, unfortunately, who are the ones who are writing out the prescription, are usually not aware of the actual nutrients that can get depleted. And so they’ll have a patient who presents who says, “Oh, I’m on, you know, atenolol and I just, I have no energy,” and they’re more concerned about, “Oh, your blood pressure’s good, so that’s all I care about.” But the the person who’s on that medication is dealing with all of these problems in terms of chronic, you know, fatigue, which can then start to impact mood. And we can see these things. We can see how insomnia and depression and this will then start to impact other areas and we can start to see problems in blood glucose fluctuations. So by just depleting coQ10 and melatonin, we’re now impacting other systems. And we’re not going to have that aging gracefully component one, we have low coenzyme Q10, so all of these are certainly problematic.† [00:10:08]
[00:10:09] And understanding that melatonin is far beyond that of just the support when it comes to sleep, we understand that melatonin is doing many different things in our body to maintain our health. Remember, when we think about the endocrine system and you think about different hormones, we have to be cognizant of the fact that these nutrients or these hormones have many different utilizations. So even when we think about cognitive function, cognitive ability. Certainly, melatonin has been looked at as having these neuroprotective properties. So it’s not just about, “Oh, let’s, you know, take melatonin to help us sleep.” We know that there are neuroprotective properties to it. We certainly can see how it can enhance our overall immune defenses, which is really very important as well. So when it comes to our memory, when it comes to attention, focus, all of these matter and all of these can be impacted just because you are on a medication that is meant to help whatever heart condition you’re on. But because you are now depleting out your coQ10 and your melatonin, you can see how you can have that spiraling effect of many other systems becoming implicated into that.† [00:11:30]
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[00:11:31] So the point that I’m making is, if you are on a beta blocker… Remember, those are the drugs that end in “olol.” So whether it’s propranolol, atenolol, and of course, I’m giving you the generic names. But if you are on one of these medications or if you know someone and mind you, the beta blockers are usually the more common drugs that are prescribed in that setting of heart disease. Also, the ACE inhibitors, and I’ll do another podcast where I zero in on ACE inhibitors and the nutrients that you have to watch out for in terms of depletion when being on an ACE inhibitor. Then I’ll also do one on statin drugs because we know that when it comes down to ACE inhibitors, beta blockers, statin drugs, these are commonly prescribed medications that millions of Americans are on. And if you are not aware of the nutrients that are depleted, you will pay the price in the end with systemic involvement of many other systems. And this is what we are trying to avoid. So if you’re on a beta blocker, you know someone on a beta blocker, make sure that they are taking their coQ10 and to really monitor their sleep cycle. And if they find that they’re struggling with that, then the addition of melatonin certainly would be advantageous at that point in time.† [00:12:48]
[00:12:49] So that is all that I have for you for today. I want to thank you so much for tuning in to the InViteⓇ Health podcast. Remember, you can find all of our episodes for free wherever you listen to podcasts or by visiting invitehealth.com/podcast. Do make sure that you subscribe and you leave us a review. You can follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. And we will see you next time for another episode of the InViteⓇ Health Podcast.† [00:12:49]

