by Becky | Jan 30, 2024 | Grape Seed Extract, Infant and Children's Health, Iron, Minerals, Recent Posts
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. Grape seed extract supplementation with standard chelation therapy (deferasirox) significantly improved serum iron and ferritin levels while reducing inflammatory markers. (more…)
by Becky | Dec 13, 2023 | 2023, Brain Health, Cognitive Health, Minerals
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Analysis of the Montral Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) test of 201 participants show that subjects in the lowest mineral intake of magnesium, copper, and manganese had lower MoCA scores compared to those in the higher mineral intake tertile. (more…)
by Becky | Nov 21, 2023 | 2023, Digestive Health, Iron, Minerals, Spirulina
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. 8-week twice daily supplementation of 500 mg spirulina powder significantly improved serum iron levels (p = 0.04), while preventing worsening of red blood cells and mean corpuscular volume in participants with ulcerative colitis. (more…)
by Becky | Nov 2, 2023 | 2018, Diabetes, Magnesium, Minerals
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. Participants in the intervention group had significantly better HbA1C values, insulin levels, C-peptide levels, HOMA-IR, and HOMA beta % value compared to controls after three months (P <0.05). (more…)
by Becky | Sep 5, 2023 | 2023, Blood Pressure, Cardiovascular Health, Metabolic Syndrome, Minerals, Potassium
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Results of the cross-sectional analysis using data from 2016-2018 KHANES shows a positive association between a higher Na/K ratio and an increased risk of metabolic syndrome and an increased risk of hypertension in older adults. (more…)
by Becky | Aug 28, 2023 | 2023, Minerals, Women's Health
Written by Harold Oster, MD. Results suggest that elevated urinary cadmium levels are associated with an increased prevalence of endometriosis. (more…)
by Becky | Jul 25, 2023 | Cardiovascular Health, Diabetes, Minerals
Written by Harold Oster, MD. Results show that in type 2 diabetics, plasma levels of iron and selenium are negatively associated with overall mortality, iron levels are negatively associated with cardiovascular mortality, and copper levels are positively associated with all-cause mortality. (more…)
by Becky | Jun 1, 2023 | Infant and Children's Health, Minerals, Vitamins
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Results of the systematic review of 22 studies shows that supplementation with a board range of vitamins and minerals was significantly more effective at reducing hetero-aggressive behavior in adolescents compared to single micronutrient or macronutrient supplementation. (more…)
by Becky | May 16, 2023 | 2023, Brain Health, Magnesium, Minerals
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Higher baseline dietary magnesium intake was associated with larger brain volumes (gray matter: 0.001%, left hippocampus: 0.0013%, and right hippocampus: 0.0023%) in both men and women. (more…)
by Becky | Apr 17, 2023 | 2023, Cardiovascular Health, Magnesium, Minerals
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Findings of this observational study using data from the ARIC Study of subjects with atrial fibrillation shows that as 1 SD (~0.21 mg/dL) increased in magnesium concentration, the risk of myocardial infarction decreased by 50% (HR 0.50, 95% CI 0.31, 0.80). (more…)
by Becky | Mar 1, 2023 | 2023, COVID-19, Minerals, Zinc
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Results from this observational prospective study using 123 adult COVID-19 patients and 48 controls shows that a moderately negative correlation was observed between serum zinc levels and the severity of COVID-19 infection. (more…)
by Becky | Jan 17, 2023 | 2022, Cardiovascular Health, Diabetes, Kidney Health, Minerals, Selenium
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Results of a meta-analysis of 10 randomized controlled trials including 526 participants shows that selenium supplementation significantly reduced serum insulin levels (p=0.001), decreased HOMA-IR (p=0.006), and increased HDL-C levels (p =0.007). (more…)
by Becky | Dec 22, 2022 | 2022, Bone Health, Calcium, Minerals
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Subgroup analyses of 13 RCTs show that calcium supplementation demonstrated a statistically significant effect on femoral neck and total body BMD in the lower dose subgroup receiving <1000 mg/day (0.717, 95%CI: 0.349-1.085; p<0.001 and 0.392, 95%CI: 0.161-0.624; p=0.001, respectively). (more…)
by Becky | Nov 21, 2022 | 2022, Brain Health, Cognitive Health, Minerals, Vitamins
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. 3 years of daily MVM use led to relative improvements both for memory (P=.04) and for executive function (P=.02) in adults ≥65 years and older. (more…)
by Becky | Nov 8, 2022 | 2022, Liver Health, Minerals, Selenium
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Data from the 2017-2018 NHANES datasets of 5641 subjects show that, after fully multivariate adjustments, participants in the highest serum selenium quartile (>2.60 µg/L) had lower LSM values (p< 0.005) compared with participants in the lowest quartile. (more…)
by Becky | Oct 12, 2022 | Cardiovascular Health, Minerals, Potassium
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Both men and women within the highest tertile of potassium intake had a lower risk of CVD events compared with those within the lowest tertile of potassium intake, but the HR associated with high potassium intake was lower in women than in men (fully adjusted model: men: HR 0.93, 95% CI 0.87–1.00; women: HR 0.89, 95% CI 0.83–0.95). (more…)
by Becky | Sep 27, 2022 | Alzheimer's Disease, Brain Health, Minerals, Selenium
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Analysis of a systemic review of 11 studies and a meta-analysis including 6 papers show that selenium supplementation increased MDA levels significantly by an average of 0.95 (0.44, 1.45) times (p = 0.0002). Furthermore, Se only supplementation significantly increased GPX activity by an average of 0.95 (0.59, 1.31) times (p = 0.00001). (more…)
by Becky | May 10, 2022 | 2021, Brain Health, Magnesium, Minerals, Rhodiola, Stress, Vitamin B - General
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Study results show the efficacy of a synergistic approach to combatting states of stress and anxiety, with a significant increase in EEG resting state theta (p < .02), which is associated with relaxation and modulation of anxious states. (more…)
by Becky | Apr 5, 2022 | 2021, Brain Health, Cognitive Health, Magnesium, Minerals
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Research suggests that higher levels of magnesium provide potential neuroprotective properties against neurodegeneration and cerebrovascular damage, with elevated magnesium levels being associated with greater total brain volume and lower odds of subcortical and lacunar infarcts. (more…)
by Becky | Mar 25, 2022 | 2022, Cardiovascular Health, Minerals, Stroke
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Results of a large cross-sectional study show an L-shaped non-linear relationship between copper intake and occurrence of stroke, with increased dietary intake of copper resulting in a lower risk of stroke. (more…)