by Becky | Oct 10, 2018 | 2018, Cinnamon, Women's Health
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Eight weeks of supplementation with 500 mgs of cinnamon significantly improved anthropometric measures, glucose metabolism, serum lipids but did not impact adiponectin levels in the participating subjects with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. (more…)
by Becky | Jan 9, 2018 | 2013, Reproductive Health, Women's Health
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Of the one hundred participating women with PCOS and infertility problems, those who supplemented with Cimicifuga racimosa (black cohosh) had significantly higher levels of luteinizing hormone and progesterone and a higher rate of pregnancy than those who supplemented with clomiphene citrate. (more…)
by Becky | Mar 29, 2017 | 2016, Carnitine, Women's Health
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Of the participating women with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, those who took 250 mg of carnitine daily significantly reduced weight, BMI and waist and hip measurements while significantly improving measures of glucose metabolism.
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by Becky | Oct 24, 2016 | 2015, Chromium, Women's Health
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Women with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome who supplemented with chromium picolinate for 8 weeks experienced significantly less alopecia, hirsutism, acne and had reduced levels of inflammation and oxidative stress compared to those PCOS women who did not take chromium.
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by Becky | Jan 8, 2016 | Reproductive Health, Women's Health
Written by Patrick B. Massey, MD, PH.D. Cinnamon, chromium, and saw palmetto can be beneficial in polycystic ovarian syndrome which affects about 10-12% of women. (more…)