Invasive Ductal Breast Cancer Risk May be Reduced by Intake of Fish Oil
Written by Susan S Johnson, PhD, Biochem. Fish oil supplementation showed 32% reduction in incidence of breast cancer. (more…)
Written by Susan S Johnson, PhD, Biochem. Fish oil supplementation showed 32% reduction in incidence of breast cancer. (more…)
Written by Marcia J. Egles, MD. Omega-3 fatty acids may be beneficial if administered at the onset of Alzheimer’s disease symptoms. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Of the 39 study patients, those who took 100 mg of pycnogenol twice daily for 5-8 weeks prior to allergy season had a 35% decrease in eye symptoms and a 20.5% decrease in nasal symptoms compared to placebo. (more…)
Written by Susan Sweeny Johnson, PhD. Those who were Vitamin D deficient were 60% more likely than those who were Vitamin D sufficient to experience cognitive decline. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Resveratrol, when fed to 15 mice for 7 days, was able to stop the induced angiogenesis that was simulated to mimic the eye damage seen in diabetic retinopathies. (more…)
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. 70 participants with cardiovascular risk factors received 1000 mg vitamin C, 4oo IU vitamin E, 120 mg CoQ10, and 200 mg selenium per day or a placebo. Improvements were seen in systolic blood pressure 6.2%, large artery flexability 13.4%, small artery flexability 29.6%, a blood glucose marker by 10.6%, good cholesterol (HDL) by 18.5%, and triglycerides by 10%. (more…)
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Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Research shows that women with low vitamin D levels had double the risk of developing depression while men with low vitamin D levels had a 60% higher risk of depression. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. A study on 6113 adults showed that those with the highest intakes of added sugars had 19% lower HDL (good cholesterol), 8% higher triglycerides, and 6% higher LDL (bad cholesterol). (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Out of a total of 2,956 of patients older than 50, researchers found that elevated homocysteine levels were associated with a 64% increased risk of hearing loss while low blood levels of folic acid were associated with a 37% increased risk of hearing loss. (more…)
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Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Resveratrol in a cell study had 220% less increase in fat cell division. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In a study in mice in which Down Syndrome was created, those taking high levels of choline did 14% and 18% better than a control group on attention tasks. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Researchers found that those with the highest intakes of white rice had a 17% increased risk of diabetes compared to those with the lowest intake of brown rice, the highest intakes had an 11% reduced risk of diabetes compared to the lowest intakes. (more…)
Written by Tatjana Djakovic, Staff Writer. This study demonstrated that higher total intakes of both vitamin B-6 (10 mg) and vitamin B-12 (10 mcg) were associated with a 2% lower risk of developing symptoms of depression per year. (more…)
Written by Susan Sweeny Johnson, PhD, Biochem. Tocotrienols enabled the T cells of older mice to multiply more rapidly. (more…)
Written by Marcia J. Egles, MD. Studies have suggested that low vitamin D intake may increase breast cancer risk. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Children with the highest BMI had a 130% higher death rate as well as highest glucose intolerance and highest blood sugar compared to children in the lowest 25% BMI group. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Adults with high cholesterol, who ate 67 grams of nuts per day (2.4 oz.) for one month, lowered their total cholesterol by 5.1%, LDL by 7.4% and triglycerides by 10.2%. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. A study in 20 healthy males showed that one cup of coffee could decrease flexibility of blood vessels by 22% and increase diastolic blood pressure by 6%. (more…)