by Becky | Apr 24, 2024 | Cardiovascular Health, Fitness and Exercise, Recent Articles
Written by Taylor Woosley, Science Writer. Observational findings of a population-based cohort study of over 70000 individuals shows that walking 9000 to 10500 steps per day was associated with a substantially lower risk of all-cause mortality and CVD risk. (more…)
by Becky | Apr 24, 2024 | Botanicals, Cancer, Ginger, Recent Articles
Written by Taylor Woosley, Science Writer. Findings of a multisite, double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized trial with two parallel arms show that adjuvant ginger supplementation at daily dose of 1.2 g ginger root powder significantly improved nausea and vomiting-related quality of life scores in subjects undergoing moderately to highly emetogenic chemotherapy. (more…)
by Becky | Apr 24, 2024 | 2024, Cancer, Environmental Health, Pollution, Recent Articles
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Science Writer. Congeners of polybrominated diphenyl ether that were significantly associated with cancer mortality were PBDE153 (HR= 4.2, P< 0.05), PBDE100 (HR= 3.81, P< 0.05), and PBDE47 (HR= 3.21, P< 0.05). (more…)
by Becky | Apr 24, 2024 | 2024, Cancer, Cardiovascular Health, Flavonoids, Fruits and Vegetables, Recent Articles
Written by Harold Oster, MD. Results suggest that increased flavonol intake is associated with decreased mortality risk. (more…)
by Becky | Apr 16, 2024 | 2024, Aging, Brain Health, Cognitive Health, Probiotics, Recent Articles
Written by Harold Oster, MD. Results suggest that daily consumption of a prebiotic supplement is associated with improved cognition in older adults. (more…)
by Becky | Apr 16, 2024 | 2024, Asthma, Botanicals, Lung Health, Recent Articles
Written by Taylor Woosley, Science Writer. Twice daily supplementation with 500 mg of N. officinale extract improved PCO and MDA levels, while also significantly increasing IL-1 levels compared to placebo. (more…)
by Becky | Apr 16, 2024 | 2023, Recent Articles, Skin Health, Vitamin B - General
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Science Writer. Epidermal water content (SCWC) was significantly increased in both treatment groups compared to control on day 28 (P<0.05). (more…)
by Becky | Apr 16, 2024 | 2024, Blood Sugar, Botanicals, Cinnamon, Diabetes, Recent Articles
Written by Taylor Woosley, Science Writer. Findings of a meta-analysis including 24 RCTs featuring 1815 participants (case=922; control=893) show that cinnamon administration significantly improved FBS (p < 0.001), HbA1c levels (p = 0.011), and HOMA-IR levels (p < 0.001) in subjects with T2DM. (more…)
by Becky | Apr 11, 2024 | 2024, Bone Health, Probiotics, Recent Articles, Women's Health - Bone Health
Written by Taylor Woosley, Science Writer. 12-week supplementation with a multispecies probiotic resulted in a significant decrease in the serum bone resorption marker CTX versus baseline (p-value < 0.001) compared to placebo. (more…)
by Becky | Apr 11, 2024 | 2022, Brain Health, Recent Articles
Written by Taylor Woosley, Science Writer. Binary logistic regression results adjusted for gender, age, and education show that subjects with higher feelings of guilt were two times more likely to report a chronic disease (p < 0.001). (more…)
by Becky | Apr 11, 2024 | 2024, Brain Health, Depression, Fitness and Exercise, Recent Articles
Written by Taylor Woosley, Science Writer. Results of the meta-analysis of 218 RCTs shows a clear dose-response curve for intensity of exercise, with effects being stronger for subjects participating in vigorous exercise (CI: -1.10 to -0.38). (more…)
by Becky | Apr 11, 2024 | 2024, Blood Pressure, Cardiovascular Health, Recent Articles
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Science Writer. Individuals in the low fructose/ low sodium group also had higher odds of coronary calcification if they were diagnosed with high blood pressure at baseline (P<0.001). (more…)
by Becky | Apr 10, 2024 | 2024, Blood Pressure, Cardiovascular Health, Recent Articles
Written by Harold Oster, MD. Results suggest that the daily intake of a low dose of licorice is associated with increased blood pressure and decreased levels of renin and aldosterone. (more…)
by Becky | Apr 10, 2024 | 2023, Aging, NAC (N-Acetyl Cysteine), Recent Articles
Written by Taylor Woosley, Science Writer. 16-week supplementation with 100 mg of glycine and 100 mg of NAC significantly improved glutathione concentrations by 164% and resulted in a significant reduction in IL-6 by 78%, TNF-α by 54%, and hsCRP by 41% in older adults. (more…)
by Becky | Apr 10, 2024 | 2024, Blood Lipids, Blood Sugar, Infant and Children's Health, Obesity, Recent Articles
Written by Harold Oster, MD. Results suggest that apple cider vinegar supplementation leads to weight loss and improvement of glucose and lipid levels in overweight and obese adolescents and young adults. (more…)
by Becky | Apr 10, 2024 | 2024, Cardiovascular Health, Recent Articles, Sweeteners
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Science Writer. Consuming > 2 liters of artificially sweetened beverages per week was significantly associated with an increased risk of developing atrial fibrillation (P ≤0.002). (more…)
by Becky | Mar 27, 2024 | 2024, Brain Health, Cardiovascular Health, Omega - 3, Recent Articles, Stroke
Written by Taylor Woosley, Science Writer. A significant inverse relationship was shown for DHA, EPA, and DHA+EPA for both total stroke and ischemic stroke (p<0.05). (more…)
by Becky | Mar 27, 2024 | 2020, Bone Health, Botanicals, Menopause, Recent Articles, Women's Health
Written by Taylor Woosley, Science Writer. 12-week supplementation with 1150 mg of KM daily reduced hot flash severity by 40% and resulted in a significant and negative impact on two bone resorption markers CTx (β=-0.05, p=0.027) and NTx (β=-0.80) compared to placebo. (more…)
by Becky | Mar 27, 2024 | 2024, Bone Health, Fruits and Vegetables, Recent Articles, Women's Health - Bone Health
Written by Harold Oster, MD. Results suggest that prune consumption is associated with preserved bone density and tibial bone strength in older women. (more…)
by Becky | Mar 27, 2024 | 2024, Newsletter, Recent Articles, Sleep, Valerian
Written by Taylor Woosley, Science Writer. 56-day supplementation with 200 mg of valerian extract (2% total valerenic acid) significantly improved sleep quality, sleep time, sleep efficiency, and reduced anxiety compared to placebo. (more…)
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