by Becky | Dec 28, 2017 | 2016, Blood Pressure, Brain Health, Cardiovascular Health, Fruits and Vegetables
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Sixty ml of Montmorency tart cherry juice significantly elevated total hemoglobin and oxygenated hemoglobin and significantly reduced systolic blood pressure in 27 participating healthy 40-60 year olds, but did not improve cognition or mood. (more…)
by Becky | Dec 4, 2017 | 2016, Cardiovascular Health, Obesity
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Overweight and obese study participants with a higher abundance of Akkermansia muciniphila significantly improved their glucose metabolism, blood lipids, and body composition following a 6-week calorie restricted diet. (more…)
by Becky | Nov 30, 2017 | 2016, Blood Lipids, Cardiovascular Health, Menopause, Women's Health
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Twelve months of green tea supplementation improved the lipid profiles of the participating postmenopausal women compared to the placebo group by significantly decreasing TC, LDL-C, and non-HDL-C. (more…)
by Becky | Nov 14, 2017 | 2016, Blood Lipids, Blood Pressure, Cardiovascular Health, Fitness and Exercise
Written by James C. Morton Jr., Staff Writer. In a randomized placebo-controlled clinical research study of healthy students, High-Intensity Hatha Yoga significantly increases apolipoproteins (5.2%) and adipocytokines (14.1%) compared to baseline and placebo group. (more…)
by Becky | Nov 9, 2017 | 2017, Cardiovascular Health, Essential Oils, Sleep
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Of the sixty participating coronary heart disease patients in the intensive care unit, those who inhaled lavender essential oil experienced significantly improved sleep quality and levels of anxiety.
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by Becky | Nov 6, 2017 | 2017, Cardiovascular Health, Probiotics
Written by Marcia J. Egles, MD. Supplementation with the prebiotic inulin-type fructose in ApoE-Knock-out mice fed a PUFA-depleted diet for 12 weeks, totally reversed endothelial dysfunction in their carotid arteries and altered their gut microbiota and liver gene expression. (more…)
by Becky | Oct 31, 2017 | 2013, Blood Pressure, Botanicals, Cardiovascular Health, Essential Oils, Sleep
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Compared to standard nursing care, a combination of lavender, chamomile, and neroli was significantly more effective in reducing anxiety levels, improving sleep quality, and stabilizing blood pressure in the participating coronary artery disease patients who underwent coronary angiography and stent insertion. (more…)
by Becky | Oct 26, 2017 | 2017, Cardiovascular Health, Essential Oils
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Two days (20 minutes per day) of geranium oil aromatherapy significantly reduced anxiety levels in the forty participating patients with acute myocardial infarct compared to the placebo group who received primrose oil aromatherapy. (more…)
by Becky | Oct 10, 2017 | 2017, Blood Lipids, Capsaicin, Cardiovascular Health
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Three months of capsaicin supplementation significantly increased serum HDL-C levels and moderately reduced triglycerides, CRP and PLTP in participating volunteers compared to controls. (more…)
by Becky | Sep 18, 2017 | 2017, Cardiovascular Health, Heart Attack, Sleep, Stroke
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Meta-analysis of cohort studies finds that insomnia is positively correlated with risk of heart attack and stroke. (more…)
by Becky | Sep 12, 2017 | 2017, Blood Lipids, Cardiovascular Health, Fruits and Vegetables, Metabolic Syndrome
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. In this cross-over study, supplementing with 500 mL of pure pomegranate juice for seven days significantly improved blood pressure, fasting blood glucose, LDL-C, VLDL-C, and hsCPR compared to placebo.
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by Becky | Sep 7, 2017 | 2017, Cardiovascular Health, Environmental Health
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Analysis of urine samples from 200 participating Korean adults revealed a significant relationship between bisphenol A (BPA) and inflammation. (more…)
by Becky | Aug 24, 2017 | 2017, Cardiovascular Health, Sleep
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Analyses of questionnaires completed by 423 participating Korean women found that the most severe insomnia was positively correlated with depressive symptoms, higher stress, and more screen time while total and LDL cholesterols were significantly higher in women with insomnia. (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 21, 2017 | 2017, Cardiovascular Health, CoQ10 (Coenzyme Q10), Selenium
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. A four-year supplementation with selenium and coenzyme Q10 significantly increased IGF-1 levels and sustained improved cardiovascular function and mortality for 10 years. (more…)
by Becky | Jul 31, 2017 | 2017, Blood Lipids, Cardiovascular Health, Curcumin, Diabetes
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. A 12-week supplementation with 1000 mg of curcuminoids plus piperine daily significantly improved serum lipid parameters in the participating type two diabetics compared to those in the control group. (more…)
by Becky | Jul 26, 2017 | 2015, Cardiovascular Health, Nuts and Seeds
Written by Tatjana Djakovic, Staff Writer. Assessed data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2005- 2010) of 14,386 survey participants demonstrated an association between tree nut consumption and dietary adequacy. (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 11, 2017 | 2013, Blood Lipids, Cardiovascular Health
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Coconut milk rich in saturated fat significantly reduced low density lipoprotein (LDL) and significantly increased high density lipoprotein (HDL) in the 60 participating healthy adults living in Sri Lanka. (more…)
by Becky | Jul 11, 2017 | 2017, Cardiovascular Health, Resveratrol
Written by Tatjana Djakovic, Staff Writer. Chinese participants with Takayasu Arteritis had significantly improved BVAS scores and reduced markers of inflammation after 3 months of supplementation with resveratrol. (more…)