L-Tryptophan and the Baby Blues
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. In a study with 50 pregnant women researchers found the cause of maternity blues may be due to low tryptophan levels. (more…)
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. In a study with 50 pregnant women researchers found the cause of maternity blues may be due to low tryptophan levels. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold DC, CSCS. In a study of 265 postmenopausal women, the group which did not take a vitamin D supplement had 12 times the loss in bone mineral density compared to the group that took 1000 IU a day. (more…)
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Fasting glucose, insulin levels, and insulin resistance showed substantial improvement when given 50,000 IU vitamin D daily. (more…)
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. This large, 30-year study of nurses determined that those who consumed two or more servings of nuts per week had a significantly lower incidence of pancreatic cancer than those who almost never ate nuts. (more…)
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. In this large study of over 40,000 women, those with the highest intakes of sugar-sweetened beverages (more than 60.5 servings per week) had a 78% higher risk of endometrial cancer. (more…)
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Researchers found that a higher ratio of omega-3 to omega-6 (6:1) resulted in the most improvement in depression symptoms. (more…)
Written by Tatjana Djakovic, Staff Writer. A large long term study showed that a group of mothers with highest blood levels had 83% better scores in attention switching, a factor in autism scores. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. The researchers found that an increase in dairy intake (over 2.2 serving per day) improved muscle mass and hand-grip strength by 4.5%. (more…)
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. By using a minimal blood level of 20 nanograms found that with each 50% increase in blood levels of vitamin D, there was a 20% lower risk of getting fibroid tumors. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In a study of 264 healthy women, those with the highest intake of soluble fiber had a 48% reduced risk of having insulin resistance. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Researchers determined that consumption of iron in pregnant women reduced the risk of having a low birth weight baby and anemia during pregnancy. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In a study of 18,888 Nowegian mothers, this study determined that women who consumed dried fruit had a 21% reduced risk of spontaneous preterm birth. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In 259 women those with the highest soy isoflavone intake had 50% lower levels of a marker for inflammation. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. All short and medium chain saturated fatty acids, except lauric acid (in coconut oil) may make aging more rapid. (more…)
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. In reviews, consumption of soy isoflavones in postmenopausal women improved blood sugar, insulin and body weight. (more…)
Written by Tatjana Djakovic, Staff Writer. In a large study of 1,459 Chinese breast cancer patients, those that consumed an average daily dose of 2.3 g of ginseng daily had a 7% increase in probability of survival and a 7.5% increase in the probability in remaining disease free compared to those that did not take ginseng. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Research demonstrates an association of lower vitamin D blood levels with increased risk of breast cancer. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In this large meta-analysis study, there was a 19% reduced risk of cancer for those with the highest levels of total blood carotenoids versus the lowest levels. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Guinea pigs whose mothers were fed 100mg/kg/food of vitamin C had 14.2% smaller part of the brain involved in memory and learning compared to guinea pig who were fed 900 mg/kg/food of vitamin C during their pregnancy. (more…)
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. The participants that took 60 mg of Pycnogenol showed a 56% decrease in menopausal symptoms including hot flashes, difficulty sleeping and, irritability(p<0.05). (more…)