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Intermittent fasting has become one of the most popular wellness trends among athletes, pre-diabetics, and anyone looking for a surefire, weight loss plan. But with all the buzz, some people view it as a diet plan or even worse, a fad diet. Intermittent fasting is not a diet and it's not a whim, it's a way to leverage our body's natural propensity to burn fat during long fasting periods between meals. It's what our hunter-gatherer ancestors experienced and it has the same powerful effects on our bodies today.

In the United States alone, 23% of all adults, that’s over 54 million people, have arthritis. About half of those people have to limit their activity to avoid pain and irritation. Treating arthritis and minimizing pain often comes with lifestyle changes, finicky prescriptions, and some help from dietary supplements. Continue reading to learn more about how you can benefit from adding collagen and Boswellia Serrata to your diet!

Exciting news! We've launched an affiliate program! Who can apply? Whether you're a customer, community member, brand ambassador, or influencer - we're here to welcome you with open arms. Every Amandean Affiliate gets a dedicated support contact from Team Amandean and a product expert to guide them through the process! If you're interested in joining our family, keep on reading.

There's nothing that will ruin your day and destroy your motivation like a migraine. Sometimes you can feel it coming, but other times it seemingly appears out of thin air and there's nothing left to do but take it easy and sleep it away. There are a number of things that can bring on a splitting migraine, especially nutrient deficiencies. Read more about how you can decrease the frequency and intensity of your migraines by supplementing with magnesium and vitamin D.

Biotin supplements have been around forever. Your hairdresser probably recommended them after he or she took a few too many liberties with the scissors or when all the hair collecting in your hairbrush started to make you nervous. Biotin has long been recognized as one of the best vitamins for preventing hair loss and promoting hair growth, but how much do we really know about it? Can we get biotin through our diets? Do biotin-infused shampoos really work? Is biotin deficiency a common cause of hair loss in the first place? Read on for answers to all these questions and learn how to protect and strengthen your lovely locks!

If you're struggling with adult ADHD, you're probably already well aware that there isn't a magical cure or a shortcut to an ADHD-free life. Even though this is quite a complex, persistent issue, adult ADHD can be managed with simple, yet effective strategies. Sure, change does take time, and you won't notice improvement overnight, but with these 10 steps, you'll feel like you're in control. Keep on reading to find out more about these ADHD management techniques, including a way to improve your brain health through nutrition and all-natural supplementation.

It's about dang time! Sustainability and transparency are now at the forefront of our buying decisions and companies are starting to recognize this. It can be an eye-opening experience to retrace the footsteps of how your favorite products are made, where they are made, what they are made of, and who made them. For many big brands, this is a can of worms that they'd rather not have pried open, but we as consumers know better than to let it go unnoticed. We know where our coffee was grown, who made it, where it was roasted, and how the coffee plants were treated. We wear sustainable bamboo shirts made in fair trade facilities. But where do our wellness supplements come from? Whether you consider yourself a conscious consumer or you just want to make sure you're getting a clean, high-quality collagen supplement, we've got you covered.

Intermittent fasting is, without a doubt, one of the hottest dietary trends right now. Being a pattern, instead of a rigorous restrictive diet, it has quickly become an absolute favorite among athletes, celebrities, and people looking to lose fat in a healthy way. However, the concept of fasting may raise some eyebrows when it comes to the lifestyle and nutrition of older adults. We've answered all the burning questions regarding the suitability of IF for different age groups, so keep on reading to find out more!

Have you ever walked into a room and forgotten what you were doing there in the first place? Or have your social media feeds notified you of a post you made several years ago that totally escaped your memory until today? To an extent, we all suffer from some form of memory loss, but the feeling that accompanies these lapses can be scary and hard to shake. Luckily, there are things you can do to boost your memory today and in the future, and they mostly revolve around one specific protein, the “brain-derived neurotrophic factor”.

Walk into any Whole Foods or local co-op and you'll be met with more information about where and how your food was grown, than in any other store. We know where our coffee was grown and roasted, and at what altitude and we indulge in artisanal, fair-trade chocolate. We pride ourselves on organic broccoli and free-range eggs and make use of whatever locally grown produce we can get our hands-on. Then, when we turn down the health and wellness aisle, the most we know about our dietary supplements is that they're endorsed by one celebrity or another. If you put care into the foods you select, we wager that you’ll also want to know exactly where your collagen supplements originate. Here's your complete guide on finding and selecting the cleanest and most sustainable, collagen supplements.

Have you ever made it to dinner time just to realize that the only drink you've had so far is an iced coffee from the bottle you left in the car? On a normal day, between working and running errands, staying hydrated is surprisingly difficult. But staying hydrated during a fasting period can be EVEN harder. When you're seriously restricting the amount of calories you consume during fasting windows, you want to make sure that every single one counts. So if you want to boost your energy and add some variety to your hydration while fasting, read on to learn more about the best drinks to stay hydrated.

I don’t know about you, but lunch is my primary motivator for getting through the first half of the day. Typically, I try to keep it healthy but still filling and flavorful, giving me something to look forward to midday. But other times, I can’t help but microwave yesterday’s leftover takeout, or succumb to the midday bagel break in the cafeteria (remember office life?). Before I know it, I’m surpassing my daily caffeine allowance by leaps and bounds just to keep my eyes open. Nowadays, in order to overcome energy slumps and keep my motivation high all day, I’ve switched to the paleo diet. For every kind of day (and craving) I’ve found the perfect paleo recipe to help me power through my afternoons. No, this isn’t an advertisement for the paleo diet, but simply saying, it really works for me, my energy, and my productivity. Keep reading.