Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Plasma levels of carotenoids lutein, zeaxanthin, β-cryptoxanthin, and β-carotene and y-tocopherol are significantly associated with measures of cognitive and physical fitness in the participating fifty-six individuals with mild cognitive impairment. (more…)
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Individuals with familial AD mutations who exercised more than 2.5 hours per week had significantly better cognitive and functional performance and significantly less AD-pathology in their cerebrospinal fluid than those who exercised less.
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Written by Joyce Smith, BS. A two-week supplementation of flavonoids significantly increased plasma levels of circulating gut-derived polyphenols in exercising participants. (more…)
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Eight weeks of PrimaVie® Shilajit supplementation at 500 mg/L per day significantly decreased hydroxyproline levels and helped maintain maximum muscle strength following a fatiguing exercise protocol in the participating physically active men. (more…)
Written by Angeline A. De Leon. In a randomized, crossover, double-blind, controlled study, a proprietary blend of 250 mg of grape and apple polyphenols (VinitronTM) significantly enhanced the endurance capacity and delayed exhaustion in the 48 participating subjects. (more…)
Written by Halima Phelps, Staff Writer. A group of trained soccer players participated in a study consuming nitrate-rich beetroot juice supplementation and experienced significant improvements in endurance, lowered heart rates, and better oxygen utilization than placebo. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Six months of once weekly music-based multitask training was associated with improved cognitive function and decreased anxiety in community-dwelling older adults, compared to non-exercising controls. (more…)
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. A forty-four year population-based prospective study of 191 women demonstrated that cardiovascular fitness in midlife is associated with a reduced risk of dementia. (more…)
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. A twelve-week semi-supervised home exercise program significantly improved sleep quality and excessive day time sleepiness in the sixty-five elderly participants compared to the control group. (more…)
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Participating women (aged 63-69) demonstrated a strong inverse association between daily physical activity and the risk of mortality. (more…)
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Green tea extract in combination with Tai Chi exercise significantly improved biomarkers of bone formation and resorption as well as muscle strength in the participating postmenopausal women with osteopenia. (more…)
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Exercise significantly altered the composition of gut microbiota in lean participants, and in particular, increased the butyrate-producing microbiota, the levels of which were not sustainable once exercising ceased. (more…)
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…)
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Study participants who practiced yoga both moderately and strenuously had a significant reduction in inflammatory cytokines IL-6 and TNF-α compared to those who did not practice yoga. (more…)
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. A study of 120 community dwelling adults demonstrated the ability of aerobic exercise to increase the size of the brain hippocampus and improve spatial memory. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Non-smoking males, aged 50 – 69 years, who took 225 IU of Vitamin E daily for 5-8 years and exercised leisurely, decreased their community-acquired pneumonia risk by 72% compared to those non-smoking males who did not exercise . (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Twelve weeks of supplementation with ubiquinol (CoQ10) significantly improved markers of oxidative stress. In addition, CoQ10 kept urinary biomarkers for measuring cell damage constant in participating subjects, but only after the first exercise period of the exercise program. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Participating healthy male runners found that a combination of panax ginseng and danshen, taken daily for 7 days prior to downhill running, significantly improved their muscle damage and arterial stiffness and significantly increased their range of motion as well, compared to the runners in the control group.
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Compared to placebo, significant improvements in bench press, arm and chest size, % body fat, and levels of testosterone and creatine kinase were seen in the 29 study participants who took 300 mg of ashwagandha along with an 8-week combination of weight training.
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Twenty-four study participants, who took 300 mg of ashwagandha extract for 12 weeks, significantly improved cardiovascular endurance by 18.7% compared to the placebo group. They significantly improved Quality of Life scores as well.
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