Shawn Wells

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Shawn Wells

@Ingredientology

Biochemist & Dietitian 🔬 Formulating Supplements & Ingredients 💊 Author of "The Energy Formula" 📖 Psychedelics & Mental Health 🍄

Dallas, TX Katılım Mart 2009
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Your mouth plays a role in blood flow. Certain oral bacteria help produce nitric oxide, a key signal that relaxes blood vessels, supports blood pressure, and improves circulation. That same pathway influences energy, cardiovascular health, and sexual function.
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Low vitamin D status is consistently linked to: • Impaired immune signaling • Lower testosterone levels • Reduced insulin sensitivity • Increased risk of low mood • Declines in muscle function
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Who’s coming to Vitafoods Europe? I’ll be there with the NNB Nutrition team at booth 6H18 We’re bringing some of my favorite ingredients right now: Pürest Creatine™, GeniusPure®, SalidroPure®, SweetVantage®, MitoPrime®, GlucoVantage® …and a lot more If you’re going, let me know. I would love to connect vitafoods.eu.com/en/home.html
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When timing or combinations are off, results change, even if the dose looks right. What does that mean: • Less absorption → weaker effects • Higher levels → more side effects • Altered outcomes → things feel “off”
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Apple Cider Vinegar has transformed my health. It supports digestion, balances blood sugar, and promotes a healthy metabolism. Its antimicrobial properties may even help fight harmful bacteria. Still my #1 daily ritual when I’m feeling rundown or need an immune boost.
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Baking soda might be one of the most overlooked performance tools. Sodium bicarbonate works by buffering acid, which can influence fatigue, blood flow, and how cells respond to stress. That shows up across research: • Improves high-intensity performance by delaying fatigue • Raises oral pH, supporting enamel and reducing harmful bacteria • Shifts skin environment to reduce odor-causing microbes • Creates less favorable conditions for some fungi
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Magnesium Threonate: - Crosses the blood-brain barrier - Boosts memory, learning, and mental clarity - May support mood, sleep quality, and long-term brain aging - Best in the morning Magnesium Glycinate: - Highly absorbable and gentle on digestion - Promotes muscle relaxation, reduces anxiety - Helps with deeper, more restorative sleep - Best taken 1–2 hours before bed Want both brain and body benefits? Many people stack these: threonate in the morning, glycinate at night.
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New research shows L-theanine protected sleep-deprived mice from hippocampal damage, enhancing learning and memory by reducing iron-driven oxidative stress (ferroptosis). This tea-derived amino acid may help stabilise the brain under sleep debt. Known benefits include: ▪️ Promotes calm without sedation ▪️ Reduces stress and cortisol ▪️ Supports focus and sleep quality ▪️ Helps maintain glutamate–GABA balance
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@Ingredientology Internal alignment drives external results over time. Building fundamentals first makes any optimization more effective and sustainable.
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What you’re seeing is a physical transformation, but what’s really happening is deeper than that. When you support your biology, optimize energy production, correct deficiencies, and fuel your system properly, your body begins to align with that environment. But none of that starts with supplements. It starts with the fundamentals: how you train, how you eat, how you recover, how you live day to day. Then, once that foundation is solid, you can start to dial things in, targeted support, filling gaps, and enhancing what’s already working. That’s when a supplement stack actually becomes powerful… not a shortcut, but a multiplier.
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How to actually read a supplement label: • Use %DV to check if you’re covering essential nutrients • Look at actual mg/mcg, not just percentages • Don’t assume 100% DV = optimal • Don’t assume “no DV” = useless • Treat asterisk ingredients as dose-dependent tools
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Estrogen dominance is often a clearance problem, not a production problem. What helps upstream: • Stabilize blood sugar and improve insulin sensitivity • Support liver and gut function for proper clearance • Ensure key micronutrients for detox pathways • Manage stress to protect progesterone signaling
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Walking just a couple of hours per week is associated with a ~39% lower risk of early death. It supports heart health, blood sugar balance, mood, sleep, and brain function, all from a simple, repeatable habit. Even short daily walks can start to shift how you feel and function.
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Is chocolate for better sex?  Yes! It’s rich in flavonols that: -Increases blood flow -Lower blood pressure It also boosts a natural compound that helps blood vessels relax.
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We’re more advanced than ever… yet more people are tired, inflamed, and struggling with chronic disease. This Saturday (April 18, 10 am ET), there’s a full-day virtual event with world-class speakers, immersive practices, and a community ready to do things differently. I’ll be diving into 10 underrated ingredients that support energy, resilience, and longevity. Worth tuning into. eventbrite.com/e/earth-20-the…
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