Written by Marcia J.Egles, MD. Capsaicin (component of hot peppers) use improved glucose levels in a test with 12 mice by 29% and reduced weight by 10%. Capsaicin is the spicy component of hot peppers. Beyond its culinary value, capsaicin may also be useful for...
Tart Cherries Reduce Pain and Inflammation
Written by Tatjana Djakovic, Staff Writer. In relay teams, runners who ran 22.5 to 31.4 km and took 10.5 oz tart cherry juice reduced pain after the race by 29% compared to a control group. Long distance running can cause muscle damage resulting in inflammation and...
Increased Levels of Vitamin E May Reduce the Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Patients with high blood levels of vitamin E had 45% reduced risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. An increasing number of research studies are pointing to oxidative damage as part of the cause of Alzheimer’s disease (1). Regions of...
N-Acetyl Cysteine May Help Maintain Hearing in Men
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In a study, 53 workers exposed to high noise were given 1200 mg NAC or a placebo. Those in the NAC group were able to hear at 21.7 decibels compared to 22.1 in the control group. An estimated 10-15 million Americans have noise-induced...
Sugar Consumption now Found to Raise Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Teenagers
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. The American Heart Association estimated in 2006 that more than 81 million people suffered from 1 or more forms of cardiovascular disease (73.6 million with high blood pressure, 17.6 million with heart disease, 6.4 million suffering a...
Tocotrienols May Help Prevent Prostate Cancer
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. For the researchers, "These findings further support the potential use of tocotrienols as prostate cancer chemopreventive agents in humans." Prostate cancer is the second most deadly cancer in men (lung cancer is the number one...
Vitamin D Recommendations for Clinical Practice
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. Knowledge of the effects of vitamin D on health has grown considerably since its discovery in the 1930s.(1) Scientists and clinicians began to understand the importance of this key vitamin to skeletal health. Further...
Amino Acids Found to Benefit Liver Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Rats supplemented with branched chain amino acids were 22% lower in liver damage than a control group. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there are over 100,000 cases of chronic liver disease in the United...
L-Carnitine May Benefit Liver Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. A study with 74 patients with Nonalcoholic liver disease was conducted with 2 grams of L-carnitine per day for 24 weeks. Patients receiving L-carnitne showed "significant improvement" compared to the placebo group. Researchers suggest...
Review Cites “Remarkable Consistency” in Health Value of Nut Consumption
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Four studies have indicated that nut consumption is related to reduced risk in coronary heart disease. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), 2008, over 616,000 people died of heart disease in 2008, causing 1 in 4...