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What is blood glucose? In the average healthy individual, the heart pumps approximately 2,000 gallons of blood through the body each day (1). This blood serves to transport oxygen and a variety of different ...

The Planet Doctor The University of California, Berkeley and Laney College in in San Francisco are only six miles apart. But it took Dr. Gregory Schwartz, Ph.D a total of 21 years to get from the first scho...

Searching for an Answer Here’s a scenario you may unfortunately be dealing with: for a while now, you've been dealing with multiple unexplained health issues. You may be experiencing a variety of symptoms in...

It may seem like a question with an obvious answer: what is immunity? In reality, it's as complex as our very own immune systems. These days, the term "immunity" has been closely associated with COVID-19. Yo...

If you’ve researched holistic and herbal remedies to chronic health issues such as inflammation, you may have read about a common natural chemical called curcumin. But what exactly is curcumin and what does ...

In our most recent conversation with Cynthia Sass (MPH, MA, RD, CSSD), UPGRAID's nutrition consultant weighs in on just how valuable a nutritious diet can benefit your sleep cycle and keep you refreshed to ...

Co-Founder Justin Kamine was interviewed on San Antonio's CBS Affiliate, KENS 5 News, to discuss UPGRAID's documentary, The Battle to Defeat COVID: Stories of Millennial Survivors and his own battle with th...

We are thrilled to introduce UPGRAID’s first foray into the documentary world. Introducing, "The Battle to Defeat COVID: Stories of Millennial Survivors."  After UPGRAID co-founder, Justin Kamine, suffered a...

Cynthia Sass (MPH, MA, RD, CSSD) is a private practice performance nutritionist and a former nutrition consultant for five major sports franchises for over 12 years. As a three-time New York Times best-selli...

Nothing interrupts a workflow as badly as the dull ache of tendinitis. It's an experience I'm unfortunately all too familiar with. I was three weeks into a tough assignment for a television show. I spen...

Anyone who’s sustained themselves through a long-term illness or faced chronic pain will tell you that pain management is a serious journey. Last year my wife was in a traffic accident. She broke several sma...

Migraine Relief Before Symptoms Wreck Your Day When I first experienced the head-splitting pain of a migraine I wanted to curl up in a ball and reach for immediate migraine relief. I wasn’t focused o...