Acetyl-L-Carnitine and Lipoic Acid Help with Blood Sugar Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. This article discusses the benefits of L-Carnitine and lipoic acid in relation to blood sugar level. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. This article discusses the benefits of L-Carnitine and lipoic acid in relation to blood sugar level. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Study shows that those with the highest intake of magnesium (more than 409 mg per day) had a 33% reduced risk of gallstones compared to those with the lowest magnesium intake (less than 288 mg per day). (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Study has found that taking a multivitamin may be one of a low-cost intervention in preventing early infant mortality. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Researchers found that those with the highest total legume intake had a 49% reduced risk of Type 2 diabetes. With soybean intake, those with the highest intake had a 55% reduced Type 2 diabetes risk. (more…)
Written by Marcia J. Egles, MD. The study concluded that both fish and fish oil capsules are equally useful in bolstering omega-3 concentrations in the body. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Researchers found that high blood pressure increases the risk of disability by 36%. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Study found has that having a migraine significantly increases your risk for stroke, building on a 2006 study showing that migraines increase heart attack risk in men. (more…)
Written by Susan Sweeny Johnson, PhD, Biochem. In a review including ten researches with a total of 608 subjects, soy isoflavone significantly increased bone mineral density. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. The researchers concluded that “the consumption of oats and oat-based products should be encouraged as part of an overall lifestyle …approach for the prevention of cardiovascular disease.” (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Study promotes increased vitamin D intake as a way to help increase heart health. (more…)
Written by Susan Sweeny Johnson, PhD, Biochem. This double blind, randomized, crossover study demonstrates how quercetin supplementation reduced systolic blood pressure in 22 stage 1 hypertensive patients. This reduction decreases death from stroke by 14% and death from cardiac heart disease by 9%. (more…)
Written by Neil Levin, CCN, DANLA, Nutrition Education Manager. Media coverage of negative reports, especially regarding vitamins, tends to drown out the positive ones, even when the good news is backed by studies with better design and implementation. (more…)
Written by Susan Sweeny Johnson, PhD, Biochem. Calcium alone appears to reduce the relative risk of cancers about 40% and with the addition of vitamin D, reduced the risk of cancer almost 80%. (more…)
Written by Susan Sweeny Johnson, PhD, Biochem. This study looked at the intake of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids in children one to six years old who were genetically at risk for diabetes type I. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. This study showcases the ability of fish oil to help improve blood vessel health and potentially help maintain healthy blood pressure levels.
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Those who supplemented with 500 IU of Vitamin D per day had a statistically significant 7% reduction in mortality from all causes. (more…)
Written by Susan Sweeny Johnson, PhD., Biochem. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Research shows that out of 900 patients, those with the lowest 20% of selenium blood levels were 64%, 80%, and 66% more likely to have significantly decreased hip, knee and grip strength respectively, compared to those in the highest 20% of selenium blood levels. (more…)
Written by Susan Sweeny Johnson, PhD, Biochem. Ninety patients with chronic inflammation were given 300 mg krill oil or a placebo. The krill oil group had a 61.8% better score in an indicator of inflammation. (more…)
Written by Susan Sweeny Johnson, PhD, Biochem. After 19 years of followup, researchers assessed the incidence and type of prostate cancers of 29,133 Finnish male smokers and found that those with higher blood concentrations of alpha- tocopherol had a strongly reduced incidence of advanced cancers by almost 45%. (more…)