by Becky | Jul 12, 2021 | 2021, Bone Health, Omega - 3, Women's Health
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Study results suggest that higher levels of plasma n-3 PUFAs may play a key role in maintaining bone health by protecting bone mass and preventing risk of fracture. (more…)
by Becky | Apr 28, 2021 | 2021, Bladder Health, Menopause, Women's Health
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. This study explores the positive benefits of hormone therapy using estrogen on postmenopausal women with nocturia. (more…)
by Becky | Apr 5, 2021 | 2020, Cardiovascular Health, Menopause, Women's Health
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. This study provides information which adds to existing data that various hormone therapy (HT) regimens may contribute to or protect against the deposition of heart fat and CVD risk. (more…)
by Becky | Feb 16, 2021 | 2021, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Environmental Health, Women's Health
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. This study found that occupational UVR exposure may only slightly diminish the risk of breast cancer after the age of fifty. (more…)
by Becky | Jan 4, 2021 | 2020, Botanicals, Menopause, Women's Health
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. This study suggests that a combination of kudzu flower and mandarin peel (KM) consumption may improve the symptoms associated with menopause. (more…)
by Becky | Dec 21, 2020 | 2020, Botanicals, Brain Health, Essential Oils, Menopause, Women's Health
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. This study found evening primrose oil to be safe and effective for treating the psychological symptoms associated with menopause in women. (more…)
by Becky | Sep 1, 2020 | 2020, Botanicals, Cardiovascular Health, Menopause, Women's Health
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Postmenopausal women who supplemented with black cohosh had significantly improved flow-mediated dilation (FMD) of the brachial artery. (more…)
by Becky | Sep 1, 2020 | 2020, Diabetes, Pregnancy and Lactation, Vitamin D - General, Women's Health
Written by Angeline De Leon, Staff Writer. Study finds that in the late second trimester of pregnancy, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D (1,25(OH)2D) and the 1,25(OH)2D/ VDBP (vitamin D binding protein) ratio were good predictors of preeclampsia (PE), in women with type 1 diabetes. (more…)
by Becky | May 4, 2020 | 2020, Brain Health, Cardiovascular Health, Cognitive Health, Menopause, Resveratrol, Women's Health
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Study suggests resveratrol may be a low-cost, effective intervention to counteract the age and menopause-related accelerated cognitive decline in postmenopausal women. (more…)
by Becky | Jan 21, 2020 | 2019, Menopause, Women's Health
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. A four-year treatment of hormonal therapy improved symptoms of menopause and did not increase cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk compared to the control group. (more…)
by Becky | Jan 6, 2020 | 2019, Bladder Health, Propolis, Women's Health, Zinc
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Study confirms that a combination of cranberry and propolis contributed to a decrease in antibiotic consumption in women with recurrent cystitis. (more…)
by Becky | Jan 6, 2020 | 2019, Cardiovascular Health, Women's Health
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Study suggests that bulimia nervosa may be associated with the long-term risk of any cardiovascular disease, as well as with death among women. (more…)
by Becky | Nov 19, 2019 | 2019, Diabetes, Mediterranean Diet, Pregnancy and Lactation, Women's Health
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. Mediterranean diet attributed to significantly reduced risk of gestational diabetes in high- risk mothers. (more…)
by Becky | Oct 21, 2019 | 2019, Aging, Brain Health
Written by Chrystal Moulton. Women with high optimism were twenty-three percent more likely to experience healthy aging. (more…)
by Becky | Jun 3, 2019 | 2018, Fats and Oils - General, Obesity, Weight Control, Women's Health
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Eight weeks of daily supplementation with different oils found that coconut oil had a greater effect on glycemic control, weight loss, percent body fat, and reduction in waist circumference.
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by Becky | Apr 8, 2019 | 2019, Bone Health, Women's Health
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. This cross-sectional study found that higher adherence to a Mediterranean-style diet was significantly associated with improved bone density. (more…)
by Becky | Jan 21, 2019 | 2016, Blood Lipids, Metabolic Syndrome, Women's Health
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Six months of hormone therapy significantly improved lipid profiles in postmenopausal women and markers of oxidative stress in both healthy postmenopausal women and those with metabolic syndrome. (more…)
by Becky | Dec 10, 2018 | 2017, Pregnancy and Lactation, Probiotics, Women's Health
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Of the participating fifty breast feeding mothers, those who supplemented with a combination of probiotics had a significant increase in total antioxidant capacity of breast milk compared to the control group. (more…)
by Becky | Jul 31, 2018 | 2016, Arthritis, Autoimmune Disease, Environmental Health, Joint Health, Pesticides and Solvents, Women's Health
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. This study identifies several potential risk factors such as specific agricultural pesticides, solvents, and chemical fertilizers that may increase the risk of rheumatoid arthritis in women, while a lifetime livestock exposure (as a child and adult), as compared to no livestock exposure involving animal contact may be protective. (more…)
by Becky | May 11, 2018 | 2017, Carnitine, Infant and Children's Health, Reproductive Health, Women's Health
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. L-Carnitine, when given to cigarette smoke-exposed female mice prior to mating, and during gestation and lactation, significantly improved the brain markers of mitophagy and mitochondrial energy metabolism in the male and female offspring. (more…)