by Becky | Oct 23, 2017 | 2016, Probiotics, Skin Health
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Of the 118 study participants, those who supplemented for eight weeks with Lactobacillus brevis (L. Brevis) SBC8803 significantly improved skin hydration compared to the placebo group. (more…)
by Becky | Oct 23, 2017 | 2016, Cancer, Essential Oils, Thyroid
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Two weeks of a combination of lemon and ginger oil aromatherapy significantly improved saliva production in the submandibular and parietal glands of participants undergoing radioactive iodine therapy. (more…)
by Becky | Oct 9, 2017 | 2016, Blood Pressure, Botanicals
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Twenty-six weeks of chamomile supplementation significantly reduced anxiety, body weight, and blood pressure in the 46 study participants compared to the control group. (more…)
by Becky | Oct 2, 2017 | 2016, Heavy Metals, Oral Health
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Of the twenty teeth with mercury amalgam fillings, Wi-Fi exposure of 2.4 GHz for 20 minutes significantly increased (approximately doubled) the amount of mercury released from the Wi-Fi exposed group compared to the non-exposed group. (more…)
by Becky | Sep 28, 2017 | 2016, Essential Oils, Skin Health
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. A two-week topical application of peppermint oil significantly improved itching in the twenty-five participants with chronic pruritus compared to the control group.
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by Becky | Sep 28, 2017 | 2016, Men's Health, Proteins
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Of the participating healthy older men, those who ingested 35 g of casein had a significantly better response to postprandial muscle protein synthesis compared to those who ingested 35 g of wheat protein.
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by Becky | Sep 28, 2017 | 2016, Botanicals, Obesity, Weight Control
Written by Angeline De Leon, Staff Writer. After 90 days of caraway seed supplementation, a significant reduction in appetite, carbohydrate intake and anthropometric indices was seen in the 35 participating subjects compared to the control group. (more…)
by Becky | Sep 18, 2017 | 2016, Alternative Therapies, Self-Care, Stress
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. A 6-week intervention of mindfulness meditation and yoga significantly decreased stress and improved feelings of peace, focus, and endurance, as well as happiness, positivity, personal satisfaction and self-confidence in the participating medical students. (more…)
by Becky | Sep 14, 2017 | 2016, Brain Health, DHA
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. DHA supplementation during football season significantly decreased the serum level of neurofilament (NFL), a sensitive biomarker of brain cell injury due to head impacts occurring in football players over the course of a football season. (more…)
by Becky | Aug 24, 2017 | 2016, Lung Health
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Ninety days of beta-1,3/1,5 glucan supplementation demonstrated a trend to fewer days of URTIs and a significant increase in interferon- gamma production in the fifty study participants. (more…)
by Becky | Aug 22, 2017 | 2016, Cardiovascular Health, Flavonoids
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. A cross-sectional study of 1153 Luxembourg participants, that studied the effects of daily chocolate consumption on insulin resistance and liver function, found that increased chocolate consumption significantly lowered the risk for developing cardiometabolic disorders. (more…)
by Becky | Aug 22, 2017 | 2016, Botanicals, Obesity, Women's Health
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. A combination intervention of Nigella sativa and calorie-restricted diet significantly decreased biomarkers of systemic inflammation, TNF-alpha and hsCRP in the participating obese women. (more…)
by Becky | Aug 22, 2017 | 2016, Calcium, Vitamin D - General, Vitamin K, Women's Health
Written by Angeline A. De Leon. Vitamin D-K-Calcium supplementation had a significantly beneficial effect on serum free testosterone levels, and indices of oxidative stress, namely DHEAS, MDA, and TAC. (more…)
by Becky | Jul 19, 2017 | 2016, Blood Lipids, Cardiovascular Health
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Re-evaluation of previous studies validates that increasing dietary saturated fats reduces the risk for coronary heart disease in spite of increasing serum cholesterol.
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by Becky | Jul 14, 2017 | 2016, Oral Health, Probiotics
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Study participants with gingivitis, who supplemented daily for 12 weeks with a probiotic containing Lactobacillus plantarum, significantly improved probing depth and plaque index compared to the control group.
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by Becky | Jul 11, 2017 | 2016, Botanicals, Digestive Health
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. A combination of two herbs, Opuntia ficus-indica and Olea europaea along with a sodium alginate/bicarbonate formulation, when consumed for two months, significantly improved gastroesophageal reflux in the 118 participating recipients. (more…)
by Becky | Jul 6, 2017 | 2016, Antioxidants, Blood Lipids, Blood Pressure, Cardiovascular Health, Olive Leaf Extract
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Thirty days of twice daily supplementation with 10 mL of extra strength olive leaf extract significantly decreased daytime and 24-hour average systolic and diastolic ambulatory blood pressures in participating subjects. (more…)
by Becky | Jul 5, 2017 | 2016, Environmental Health, Indole-3 Carbinol, Pregnancy and Lactation
Written by Marcia J. Egles, MD. Dietary genistein and indole-3 carbinol, when given to pregnant female Sprague-Dawley rats exposed to Bisphenol A, modified the deleterious effect of morphological and gene expression changes induced in mammary glands of the offspring. (more…)
by Becky | May 31, 2017 | 2016, Bladder Health, Men's Health, Men's Health - Prostate
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. A highly concentrated and standardized cranberry extract significantly reduced the number of urinary tract infections in elderly men with benign prostatic hyperplasia. (more…)
by Becky | May 31, 2017 | 2016, Antioxidants, Blood Lipids, Cardiovascular Health
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Camellia oil , an antioxidant and anti-inflammatory monounsaturated fatty acid, significantly reduced biomarkers of oxidation and inflammation in participating hypercholesterolemic Thai women. (more…)