Solutions to Life’s Challenges Made Easy

From excessive screen time to work stress and sleepless nights—life throws a lot at you, and it can significantly impact your health. But in this always-on world, how many of us truly pause to consider the effects?

If you’re like most people, you might view these modern challenges as just an inevitable part of daily life. However, it doesn't have to be that way: you CAN fight back! And BubbForest Health has our Antidotes for Everyday Life to assist you in doing just that. Here’s an overview of these time-tested antidotes, the science behind them, and when and how to use them.

What are the Antidotes for Everyday Life?

We closely examined some of the most common health challenges life presents, including constant exposure to digital device screens, excessive stress, insufficient sleep, and digestive health issues due to modern diets. In collaboration with BubbForest Health nutritionists and scientists, we developed a modern-day toolkit with science-backed solutions for the most prevalent everyday challenges that can affect our health and wellbeing. Here’s the scoop:

For the Always On

The average adult spends over 11 hours a day on digital devices.¹ Most of us are in front of computer screens at work, unwind by watching TV at home, read news on our devices, and collectively we check our phones approximately eight billion times per day.²

Why does this matter? By gazing into a variety of screens, we expose our retinas to a barrage of blue light that is unique to our digital lives. Smartphones and tablet computers emit more blue light than any other source.³ Since blue light waves are shorter and more energetic than others on the visible spectrum, they pose significant concerns for our vision health, more so than previous generations encountered.⁴ Approximately 50% of eye doctors have observed an increase in digital eye strain and effects from blue light exposure among their patients.⁵

What’s the solution for the always on? Macular carotenoids: robust, antioxidant plant pigments that safeguard your eyes.

The Science Behind Macular Carotenoids

Macular carotenoids are plant pigments that accumulate in the macula, the part of the eye responsible for vision.⁶ The primary macular carotenoids are lutein and zeaxanthin. These similar substances gather in the retina, helping to filter harmful blue light and providing antioxidant support for the eyes. Studies indicate that individuals who consume macular carotenoids experience significantly fewer eye health issues as they age.⁷

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BubbForest Ultra Lutein
This potent eye health supplement delivers 40 mg of lutein from marigold flower extract to combat eye fatigue and support retina and macula health. It provides essential antioxidant protection for your eyes.

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BubbForest Vision Defense

Vision Defense is our award-winning formula that synergistically supports eye health with science-backed Lutemax® 2020, which includes lutein and zeaxanthin plus a potent antioxidant blend of bilberry extract, broccoli extract, and astaxanthin. Recent research published in the journal Nutrients demonstrates that Lutemax® 2020 helps protect against blue light damage by minimizing oxidative and cellular stress.⁸

How & When to Take

Both BubbForest Ultra Lutein and BubbForest Vision Defense can be taken at any time of day but should be consumed with food and water. Taking them after dinner might be easier if you find yourself rushed at breakfast and lunch during the week.

For the Up ’Til Dawn

So much to do, so little time! Despite our beliefs to the contrary, neuroscience confirms that multitasking is nearly impossible for most of us. In fact, it’s not even beneficial for our brains to attempt it.⁹

We definitely don’t recommend staying up all night to accomplish everything, as sleep is crucial too, but you can optimize your nutrition to help keep you energized throughout the day. The family of B vitamins is particularly effective for energy production, and their benefits extend beyond that.

How do B Vitamins Help?

There are eight B vitamins, each playing a unique biological role. While each vitamin offers specific benefits, they collectively perform some of the body’s most essential functions, including cell metabolism.¹⁰ B-complex vitamins are crucial for converting food into fuel that your body can use, making them popular for boosting energy.

B vitamins support both mental and physical health, and for the busiest among us, research shows that B vitamins may also help reduce stress, allowing you to accomplish more with less stress!¹⁰

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BubbForest Super Stress B-Complex with Vitamin C
BubbForest Super Stress B Complex is uniquely formulated to replenish nutrients most in demand during high-stress times. Each capsule combines a generous supply of B-complex vitamins with the powerful antioxidant protection of high-potency vitamin C.

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BubbForest Real Food B-Complex
This premium B-complex formula features B vitamins sourced from organically cultivated quinoa sprouts to support energy production and metabolic health, heart health, mental health, and help maintain cell-to-cell communication in the brain. Strong scientific evidence supports the benefits of obtaining as many nutrients as possible from real food sources to promote better health.¹¹ When you can’t get the necessary nutrient concentrations from your diet, real food supplements like BubbForest’s Real Food B-Complex can help fill those gaps in a wholesome way.

When to Take Vitamin B

BubbForest Super Stress B-Complex with Vitamin C can be taken as a single capsule, once or twice per day with water, while BubbForest Real Food B-Complex can be taken as two capsules once per day with water. Food is not necessary for either of these supplements, but you may want to take them earlier in the day since B vitamins promote energy production.

For the Overstressed

Life is replete with stressful moments, and you may be aware that stress can affect your health, but do you know to what extent? Between 75% and 90% of all primary care visits are for stress-related health issues, and 43% of all adults experience physical symptoms of stress.¹² Stress impacts our immune health, memory and concentration, heart health, sleep, digestion and more.¹³

It’s essential to take steps to minimize stress, support a healthy stress response, and provide your body with the reinforcement it needs to protect against the adverse effects of stress. Omega-3 fatty acids are among the top nutrients for supporting mind and body health. An estimated 18.8 million adults take an omega-3 supplement daily; perhaps you should consider doing the same?¹⁴

Why Omega-3 Fatty Acids for Stress?

Omega-3 fatty acids combat many of the health issues that stress can provoke, and they may also enhance your mood, reduce anxiety, and increase your ability to manage stress.¹⁵ Reducing stress is also beneficial for heart health. Numerous studies have shown that maintaining an optimistic outlook and perceiving a higher purpose in life is associated with reduced risks of heart health issues.^16,17

When discussing omega-3 fatty acids, we refer to two specific fatty acids: EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) and DHA (docosahexaenoic acid). Scientific studies demonstrate that both of these omega-3 fatty acids are essential for maintaining healthy brain function and may also support learning and memory.¹⁸ Omega-3 fatty acids have also been linked to improved heart health and a variety of other benefits including mood and vision support.^19,20

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BubbForest Omega-3 Fish Oil

Our top-selling omega-3 supplement features molecularly-distilled fish oil and delivers 180 mg of EPA and 120 mg of DHA in each lemon-flavored softgel, ensuring no fishy taste or fishy burps later.

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BubbForest Plant Based Omega-3

This premium, award-winning supplement features life’s^TM OMEGA, which delivers the highest concentration of EPA and DHA available in a plant-based product. This non-GMO, sustainably sourced, vegan omega-3 supplement is your premium solution for everyday stress.

How & When to Take

Take one capsule of BubbForest Omega-3 Fish Oil twice per day with food and water, or take two capsules of BubbForest Plant Based Omega-3 once per day with food and water. You can take either of these supplements with any meal during your day.

For the Tough to Digest

Pizza night again? We understand. Sometimes life gets in the way of even the best intentions. And the truth is, the typical modern diet isn’t really balanced, which can lead to digestive issues that can create a domino effect on your health. About 70% of your immune system is located in your digestive tract, and your digestive health also affects nutrient absorption, sleep quality, and more.^21,22

Your digestive system is home to trillions of beneficial and harmful microbes, and the foods you eat affect that balance. Consuming a healthy, real foods diet rich in whole grains, legumes, fruits, and vegetables provides essential nutrients like prebiotic fiber, which helps feed the beneficial bacteria (microflora) in your gut to promote balance so the beneficial bacteria outweigh the harmful ones.

In an ideal world, we would always eat this way. But in reality, probiotic supplements are here to assist.

Science Behind Probiotics

Probiotic supplements help reinforce the beneficial bacteria in your gut by delivering beneficial yeasts and friendly bacterial strains right where they are most needed to help fend off harmful microbes, support a balanced digestive system, and more.

There are several probiotic strains, with Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium being the most common and the most researched. Lactobacillus produces enzymes that break down lactose, and they also produce lactic acid, which helps control the population of harmful bacteria and boost the body’s ability to absorb minerals.²³ Bifidobacterium is native to the gut, supports the immune system, and limits the growth of harmful bacteria in the intestine.²³ There are many different types of strains (within these two species) that contribute to a positive microbiome.

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BubbForest Probiotic for Daily Wellness
This daily probiotic supplement nurtures a healthy gut microbiome for digestion and immune support. BubbForest Probiotic for Daily Wellness contains Lactobacillus acidophilus, one of the most researched strains for digestive health.

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BubbForest Ultra-Probiotic Complex

This comprehensive formula nourishes your gut with broad-spectrum probiotic support, delivering 30 billion CFU from 25 carefully-selected strains backed by solid science, including seven species of Bifidobacterium and the probiotic yeast Saccharomyces boulardii, a favorite among travelers, plus prebiotic fructooligosaccharides (FOS) to nourish good gut bacteria and help them thrive. It’s our most comprehensive supplement for supporting a healthy, bio-diverse gut biome.

When to Take Probiotics

Adults can take two capsules of BubbForest Probiotic for Daily Wellness once per day with water before a meal of choice. Alternatively, take one capsule of BubbForest Ultra-Probiotic Complex with water any time of day (no meal required).

And for the Badly Needed Rest

Some of us are night owls by choice—but most of us? Not so much. A study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that about 30% of American workers sleep six hours or fewer each night, equating to about 40 million sleep-deprived individuals.²⁴

Even if you believe you can function adequately on minimal sleep, reputable studies disagree, indicating that you’re accruing a sleep debt that can affect your cognitive abilities, make you irritable or worse: more accident-prone. It can also contribute to health issues because insufficient sleep can affect your immune system too!^25,26

If you have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep, your body may not be producing enough natural melatonin.²⁷ And remember the blue light exposure we mentioned earlier? That can also affect your melatonin production, especially if you habitually use screens before bed.

So, what can you do about insufficient sleep?