Handbook of Nutrition in the Aged, Fourth Edtion

Ronald Ross Watson and Alyssa Wittore, Editors

The combination of an aging baby-boomer generation and their increased longevity has been fortunately met with increased research and greater understanding of health promotion and disease prevention in the elderly.  This book shares these groundbreaking insights and serves as a guide to better understand health problems in aging adults and the nutritional therapies that are proven to fight and prevent them.  Read more.

Mediterranean Diet Helps Cold, Asthma, and Allergy Health in Children

Abstratced from Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS, from “Mediterranean diet is associated with reduced asthma and rhinitis in Mexican children”, Allergy, October 2008.  Posted October 20, 2008. Read more »

Omega-3 Fats Hold Promise for Mental Health

Abstracted by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS, from “Low plasma eicosapentaenoic acid and depressive symptomatology are independent predictors of dementia risk”, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, September 2008.  Posted October 20, 2008. Read more »

Omega-3 Fats May Improve Health in the Elderly

Abstracted by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS, from “Long-chain n_3 fatty acids and mortality in elderly patients“, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2008:88:722-9. Posted October 17, 2008. Read more »

Vitamin K2 Benefits Heart Health

Abstracted by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS, from “High dietary menaquinone intake is associated with reduced coronary calcification”, printed online ahead of print in Atherosclerosis. Posted October 17, 2008. Read more »

Quercetin Helps with Lung Health after Exercise

Abstracted by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS, from “Quercetin reduces susceptibility to influenza infection following stressful exercise”. American Journal of Physiology: Regulatory, Integrative, and Complementary Physiology, June 25, 2008.  Posted October 17, 2008. Read more »

Pediatricians Double Vitamin D Recommendation

Abstracted by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS, from “Prevention of Rickets and Vitamin D Deficiency in Infants, Children, and Adolescents”.  Pediatrics, October 2008.  Posted October 16, 2008. Read more »

Mediterranean Diet Improves Health and Reduces Risk of Many Illnesses

Abstracted by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS, from “Adherence to Mediterranean diet and health status: meta-analysis”.  British Medical Journal, September 11, 2008 online edition. Posted October 10, 2008. Read more »

Olive Oil Comparable to Aspirin for Heart Health

Abstracted by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS, from “Effects of Hydroxytyrosol and Hydroxytyrosol Acetate Administration to Rats on Platelet Function Compared to Acetylsalicylic Acid”.  Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, September 10, 2008.  Posted October 10, 2008. Read more »

Enzogenol® Found to Benefit Mental Health

Abstracted by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS, from “Improved Cognitive Performance after Dietary Supplementation with a Pinus radiata Bark Extract Formulation”. Phytotherapy Research, August 5, 2008.  Posted October 10, 2008. Read more »