by nhri | Sep 23, 2010 | 2010, Environmental Health, Nutritional Deficiencies
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Studies show almost the entire U.S. population does not consume the recommended amounts of vegetables and grains and a large majority of the population do not consume the recommended amounts of fruits, milk and oils. (more…)
by nhri | Sep 22, 2010 | 2010, Alzheimer's Disease, Brain Health, Folic Acid & Folate, Vitamin B12 - Mental, Vitamin B6
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In a study with 168 patients with mild cognitive impairment, those given B- vitamins had 32% less brain atrophy than the control group. (more…)
by nhri | Sep 17, 2010 | 2010, Blood Pressure, Cardiovascular Health, Proteins
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. In a study of 71 young participants, those taking a whey protein supplement had decreased blood pressure if their blood pressure was too high. (more…)
by nhri | Sep 17, 2010 | 2010, Blood Pressure, Capsaicin, Cardiovascular Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Capsaicin, when fed for 7 months to spontaneously hypertensive rats, decreased blood pressure by 8% compared to a blood pressure increase of 2.5% in control group. (more…)
by nhri | Sep 10, 2010 | 2010, Digestive Health, Folic Acid & Folate, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Vitamin B12
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Patients with Crohn’s disease had vitamin B12 and Folic acid levels that were 18% and 20% lower respectively than in the healthy group of participants. Vitamin B12 and Folic Acid lower homocysteine levels which in turn lower inflammation.
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by nhri | Sep 10, 2010 | 2010, Arthritis, Autoimmune Disease, Joint Health, Vitamin B6
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. 35 participants with arthritis were given 5 mg folic acid and 100 mg vitamin B6 had a significant decrease in one marker of inflammation, but not significant in two others. (more…)
by nhri | Sep 8, 2010 | 2010, Cardiovascular Health, Circulatory Health, Omega - 3
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. This study of 15 men and 15 women demonstrated that EPA reduced blood clotting in men by 20.5% but not in women or placebo while DHA decreased blood clotting in women by 13.7% but not in men or placebo. (more…)
by nhri | Aug 25, 2010 | 2010, Blood Pressure, Cardiovascular Health, Fiber, Whole Grains
Written by Marcia J. Egles, MD. In research with 233 middle-aged participants, it was found about a 4% benefit in cystic blood pressure in those with high fiber intake. (more…)
by nhri | Aug 24, 2010 | 2010, Men's Health, Men's Health - Prostate, Tocotrienols
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In this study of 37 mice who were genetically engineered for prostate cancer, those fed a tocotrienol fortified diet had 53% palpable high-grade tumors compared to 80 % palpable high-grade tumors in the control group. (more…)
by nhri | Aug 24, 2010 | 2010, Vitamin D - Recommended Levels, Vitamins
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. 2000 IU per day of vitamin D3 may help achieve optimal vitamin D status and the higher dosage needs to be considered in black youth. (more…)
by nhri | Aug 17, 2010 | 2010, Calcium, Cancer, Vitamin D - Cancer, Women's Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Those with the highest blood levels of vitamin D had a 68% decreased risk of ovarian cancer while those with the highest blood levels of calcium had a 59% decreased risk. (more…)
by nhri | Aug 17, 2010 | 2010, Astaxanthin, Blood Lipids, Cardiovascular Health
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. In this study of 61 participants, those who supplemented with astaxanthin significantly decreased serum triglycerides, and increased HDL cholesterol. (more…)
by nhri | Aug 16, 2010 | 2010, Cardiovascular Health, Heart Attack, Mediterranean Diet
Written by Marcia J. Egles, MD. Study concluded that those who followed a Mediterranean diet demonstrated less risk of heart dysfunction and fewer major recurrences in the two years following a heart attack or unstable angina. (more…)
by nhri | Aug 13, 2010 | 2010, Brain Health, Parkinson's, Vitamin D - General
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Researchers found that the group with the highest vitamin D blood levels had a 67% lower risk of Parkinson’s disease compared to the group with the lowest blood levels. (more…)
by nhri | Aug 9, 2010 | 2010, Amino Acids, Creatine
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In a small study of young healthy men and women it was found that fatigue was reduced by 7-11% in multiple maximum knee extensions. (more…)
by nhri | Aug 6, 2010 | 2010, Bone Health, Lycopene, Women's Health, Women's Health - Bone Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. This study of 60 menopausal women, who supplemented with dietary lycopene for 4 months, significantly decreased lipid oxidation and bone resorption by 11.5% and 15% respectively. (more…)
by nhri | Aug 6, 2010 | 2010, Liver Health, Vitamin E
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Of 247 study participants, those 84 who received Vitamin E demonstrated a 43% statistically significant rate of improvement in non-alcoholic liver disease compared to a 19% rate of improvement in the placebo group. (more…)
by nhri | Aug 6, 2010 | 2010, Antioxidants, Fruits and Vegetables, Liver Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In a study with 45 rats, those with the highest berry intake had 37% less liver damage. (more…)
by nhri | Aug 5, 2010 | 2010, Pregnancy and Lactation, Vitamin D - General, Women's Health
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. In a study of 448,000 white pregnant women in the South of England, 90% had vitamin D levels below the recommended levels and 28% were seriously deficient. (more…)
by nhri | Aug 5, 2010 | 2010, Diarrhea, Infant and Children's Health, Zinc
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Zinc treatment, along with 3 months of zinc supplementation in children ages 6 to 24 months, significantly increased immunity during the first 2 weeks of infection. Bacteria were also eliminated at a 163% higher rate in the treated children than in those that were not treated. (more…)