Being a part of the Conquer community stands on the foundation of utilizing lifestyle changes to drive optimal health performance. Some of you may be wondering…what does optimal health performance mean? Optimal health performance to us means reducing the chances of developing cardiovascular disease disguised as long-term conditions such as hypertension, atherosclerosis, and hyperlipidemia that can lead to chronic disease such as valvular heart disease and ultimately heart fai

Your heart is supported by a network called the vascular system, veins and arteries, also known as the highway of your heart. Veins are responsible for carrying deoxygenated blood from your heart to your lungs. When you inhale and exhale gas exchange occurs, thus making your blood oxygenated. Blood then returns from your lungs back to your heart. Arteries, carry the newly oxygenated blood from your heart to tissues and organs to provide them with vital nutrients and support t

Your heart is the most vital organ in your body. Without your heart, life cannot be sustained. It is responsible for ensuring that all other organs in the body receive blood efficiently. Think of your heart as the engine of a car. Without the engine, the car cannot run. So, what does that mean? We have a responsibility to make sure that the engine within our body is clean and running seamlessly. If the engine in our car is running with dirty oil, you run the risk of causing s

What is protein anyway? Protein is foundational to all forms of life—from bacteria to animals and to people like you and me. Protein is a complex structure that starts with small compounds called amino acids. Think of amino acids as links in a chain. In order to make a chain, you have to start with a single piece of metal. Two links fused together form a bond; in terms of amino acids, this is called a peptide bond. Once multiple peptide bonds are fused together, you have crea