Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. 100 mg supplementation/twice daily of GINFORT, a patented ginger extract, significantly reduced pain severity (p < 0.05) and dysmenorrhea-related symptoms (p < 0.05) compared to placebo. (more…)
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Results of the single-center, randomized, controlled, double-blind trial show that subjects in the aromatherapy plus music therapy group experienced a significantly greater ∆STAI-1 value (all p < 0.001) and ∆SAS (all p < 0.001) compared to other groups. (more…)
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. Researchers saw significant improvement in hair density and hair thickness after 24 weeks supplementation with BLH 308. (more…)
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. Hibiscus demonstrated lowering effects on blood pressure similar to pharmaceuticals with no significant difference between the two treatments. (more…)
Written by Harold Oster, MD. Korean Red Ginseng supplementation is associated with an increased antibody response to COVID-19 vaccination. (more…)
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Results of the one-day one-dose study show that consumption of a turmeric-boswellia-sesame formulation significantly reduced menstrual pain intensity and was 20.19 times more effective than placebo. (more…)
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. 30-day supplementation of NXT15906F6 resulted in significant reductions in WOMAC scores (p < 0.001) and VAS pain scores by 33.10% at the end of the study. (more…)
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. Supplementation with DOTPs show significant improvement in complex attention in older adults (P <0.05) (more…)
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Findings from the systematic review and meta-analysis of 14 RCTs with 965 participants shows that cinnamon supplementation significantly reduced TG (p = 0.005) and LDL-C levels (p = 0.004), while improving HDL-C levels (p < 0.001). (more…)
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Results of the randomized controlled trial show that consumption of a 30 mg teabag of saffron consumed once daily for 6 weeks significantly improved postmenopausal women’s mean happiness scores compared to the control (p <0.001). (more…)
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. 2-month intervention of a twice daily capsule of 500 mg fennel and valerian extract significantly improved sleep quality (p = 0.03) and significantly lowered hot flash severity and frequency (p < 0.05). (more…)
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. 2-month supplementation of 80 mg nano-curcumin significantly reduced headache duration (p < 0.001) and headache frequency (p < 0.001) compared to placebo. (more…)
Written by Harold Oster, MD. Results show that the highly bioavailable curcumin supplement, Curcuwin Ultra+, may improve symptoms and signs of mild knee osteoarthritis. (more…)
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. 10-day supplementation of 500 mg curcumin plus 5 mg piperine resulted in significant improvements in memory score (p = 0.002), inhibitory control and selective attention (p = 0.020), and total cognitive ability task (p = 0.024) compared to the placebo group. (more…)
Written by Harold Oster, MD. Results show that ginger supplementation may improve levels of triglycerides, albumin, and markers of inflammation in diabetic dialysis patients. (more…)
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. 24-week consumption of the Gingko biloba leaf extract EGb 761, according to the clinicians’ global ratings, shows that 80.2% of participants taking EGb 761 improved compared to baseline versus 20.8% of participants who received standard treatment. (more…)
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. 12-week ginger supplementation at 500 mg three times a day resulted in significantly reduced IL-17 levels (p = 0.003), along with a significant reduction in the Expanded Disability Status Scale (p < 0.001). (more…)
Written by Harold Oster, MD. Results show that lemon balm supplementation may have a beneficial effect on depression and anxiety in type 2 diabetics. (more…)
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. No significant difference was noted between the mean (95% CI) healing times for the SSD group and the BCF group, which were 10.94 days and 10.73 days, respectively (p = 0.71). (more…)
Written by Harold Oster, MD. Results show that topical application of a hydrogel containing licorice root may accelerate the healing of second-degree burns. (more…)
