Magnesium Review Finds Possible Benefit for Colorectal Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Each 50mg/day in magnesium intake reduced the risk of colorectal cancer by 5%. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Each 50mg/day in magnesium intake reduced the risk of colorectal cancer by 5%. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Researchers found that out of 1,031 patients, those in the highest 25% of lycopene blood levels had a 55% reduced risk of stroke compared to those in the lowest 25% of lycopene blood levels. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Using 10mg per day of zinc gluconate resulted in 40% more children with no respiratory infections in a six month trial. (more…)
Written by Patrick B. Massey, M.D., Ph.D. A recent study showed that higher blood levels of vitamin B6 in postmenopausal women significantly reduced the risk of developing breast cancer. (more…)
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. In research with 20 fibromyalgia patients given 300 mg of CoQ10 per day, fibromyalgia symptoms were decreased by 49% and headaches reduced by 39%. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In a review that included 124,706 vegetarians, vegetarian diets reduced the death rate, heart disease, and cancer. (more…)
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Six months of taking royal jelly improved red blood cell production, glucose tolerance, and a measure of mental health. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Supplementation with 2.5 grams of EPA and 348 mg of DHA per day over a 4 month period resulted in an 18% reduction of inflammation in 138 participants. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. From a total of 117 men, those who ate walnuts had a 3.5 % higher increase in blood levels of omega-6 fats and a 4.5 % higher increase in blood levels of omega-3 fats than the control group. The walnut group also had significant increases of 5.5% in sperm vitality and 5.7% in sperm motility compared to control. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Of the 44 participating cystic fibrosis children, those who took 300 mg of magnesium per day for 8 weeks, had an 10.5 % increase in maximum inspiratory pressure and an 11.1 % increase in maximum expiratory pressure compared to those who took no magnesium. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Those with the lowest vitamin D levels in the blood had 64% increased risk of heart attack.
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Taurine increased the amount of time patients could exercise from 7.32 to 10.09 minutes. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Almond consumption dropped two markers of inflammation by 10.3% and 15.7%. (more…)
Written by Tatjana Djakovic, Staff Writer. Age related cataracts occur 3.4 years earlier in diabetics and 2.4 years earlier in non-diabetics that are statin users. (more…)
Written by Tatjana Djakovic, Staff Writer. In a study of 60,903 Seventh Day Adventists, the Body Mass Index was 18% higher in non vegetarians compared to vegans and the risk of diabetes was 380% greater. Data was also given on other types of vegetarians. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In 46 patients with type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure, the consumption of 3 grams beta-glucan reduced blood pressure significantly. In other studies on blood sugar levels results were mixed but may be beneficial. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In a study of 37 severely obese women, all were deficient in selenium before the study and consumed one Brazil nut per day (one nut provides over 5 times the RDA of selenium). After 8 weeks all were sufficient in selenium and increased HDL (good) cholesterol by 18%. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. By the end of 6 weeks, researchers observed levels of triglycerides to decrease by 19% in the krill oil group compared to no changes in either the fish oil group or the control group and 32% higher rate of fat breakdown. (more…)
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Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. For the researchers, “These findings further support the potential use of tocotrienols as prostate cancer chemopreventive agents in humans.” (more…)