by Michael Rucker | Jun 17, 2011 | Functional Supplements
Pyrroloquinoline quinine, also known as PQQ, is a redox cofactor and a polyphenolic compound usually found in food plants. So what is PQQ? It is classified as an essential micronutrient because of its usefulness to the body. It is found in the cytoplasm of cells and...
by Michael Rucker | Jun 15, 2011 | Functional Supplements
Does the chemical form of pyrroloquinoline quinone and PQQ disodium salt make a difference for absorption and its biological effects? Many people have noticed that supplement companies are selling products called PQQ but have PQQ disodium salt listed in the...
by Michael Rucker | Jun 5, 2011 | Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurial Hangover I sustain a small functional supplement company with my father. I really enjoy it as a past time. It has brought my father and I closer together and the effort I put into it is synergistic with the Live Life Love project and keeps my...
by Michael Rucker | Jun 5, 2011 | Well-being
As you probably know by now, the United States Department of Agriculture has retired the food pyramid and introduced MyPlate, which has caused quite a stir in health and wellness circles. The outgoing food pyramid has been around for ages but was deemed too...
by Michael Rucker | May 22, 2011 | Well-being
One of my favorite way to have fun while improving my well-being is interval training. Interval training is when you mix high-intensity work with low-intensity work. This method is hardly a secret technique anymore but is often overlooked as another great tool for the...
by Michael Rucker | May 22, 2011 | Having Fun
I know it is a cliché: happiness is a choice; but it’s a cliché backed by empirical evidence. In practice though, it isn’t always that easy. Speaking from my own experience it takes a lot of work to engage in the type of self-awareness needed to alter one’s mood by...
by Michael Rucker | May 8, 2011 | Thought Leader Interviews
Nat Turner, the co-founder of Invite Media, is a self-made multimillionaire who sold his start-up to Google for $70 million in his early 20s. In an interview with CNN Nat Turner shares some valuable information to inspiring entrepreneurs and gives his opinion about...
by Michael Rucker | May 8, 2011 | Having Fun
Isaac Newton once famously remarked, “…if I have seen a little further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” The statement has been generally accepted to mean those worthy pursuits are only advanced through the progress created by continuing...
by Michael Rucker | May 8, 2011 | Well-being
Christopher McDougall, author of Born to Run gave his opinion on barefoot running about how people’s desire to run might have evolved at a recent TED conference. Although Christopher McDougall covered a variety of topics on running during his TED presentation...
by Michael Rucker | Apr 24, 2011 | Entrepreneurship
A key part of any sales pitch, be it on the Web or otherwise, is the call-to-action. A call-to-action is a group of words which encourages a reader, listener, or viewer of a website to enact on a desired response. A desired response is simply the next desired action...
