Fennel Gel Shown to Improve Hirsutism
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Women with mild to moderate hirsutism who applied fennel gel 3% for 6 months had a significant 22.7 % reduction in thickness of hair growth compared to placebo. (more…)
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Women with mild to moderate hirsutism who applied fennel gel 3% for 6 months had a significant 22.7 % reduction in thickness of hair growth compared to placebo. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Analyzed data on 77,659 participants in The Adventist Health Study 2 revealed that when compared to non-vegetarians, all those in the vegetarian groups had a 19% borderline statistically significant reduced risk of colon cancer and a 22 % non-statistically significant reduced risk of colorectal cancers. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Mice who received an injection of M. tuberculosis that was first exposed to IgA before injection had 24.5% of lung area affected by M. tuberculosis compared to 65% in the control group. Those mice who were first injected with IgA, then M. tuberculosis had 31% of lung area affected compared to 65% in the control group. (more…)
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. In research on 26 professional soccer players, those taking carnitine had significantly less build up of lactic acid, a sign of muscle fatigue, in endurance exercises. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. People in the low vitamin D intake group had a 62% increased risk of having limited mobility and 122% increased risk of becoming disabled in their mobility. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. 106 Chinese subjects using 750 mg stevioside in capsules had 7.6% decrease in systolic blood pressure compared to the control group. (more…)
Written by Marcia J. Egles, MD. Telomeres, the protected end caps of chromosomes, seemed to be protected during periods of stress by healthy diets, sufficient sleep, and exercise. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Those taking resveratrol showed a 16% improvement in a marker for bone turnover compared to the control group. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Adding avocado to a hamburger patty showed a 24% benefit over a measure of blood vessel health over a control group and prevented a substance from forming an inflammatory compound. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Study shows obese, bald men had 28.6% lower hair levels of copper and 57.2% lower hair levels of zinc than men with normal hair volume and body weight. (more…)
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. Study shows aspirin increases major bleeding risk 66%, gastrointestinal bleeding risk 37%, and hemorrhagic stroke risk 32%-38%. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. 400 IU a day of vitamin E improved neuropathic pain scores by 4.6% over a control group of diabetic patients with neuropathic pain. (more…)
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. Details the symptoms and best methods for dealing with rosacea. (more…)
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. Significantly higher amount of contaminants found in farm-raised versus wild caught salmon. Also, wild salmon had 2.5 times higher omega 3/6 ratio compared to farm-raised. (more…)
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. Aspirin (RR=1.73) and non-aspirin NSAIDs (RR=2.24) are strongly associated with lower intestinal bleeding (p<0.05). (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. 12-week supplementation with calcium doubled fat-burning ability in overweight women. (more…)
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. Nutritional intake of a mixture of isoflavones, lycopene, vitamin C & E, and omega-3 fatty acids significantly improved collagen quality and quantity in 17% of post-menopausal women. (more…)