Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In the Framington study of 2000 patients, those with the highest homocysteine blood levels had an increased risk of mini strokes compared to those with the lowest homocysteine blood levels. Homocysteine (Hcy) is an amino acid that is...
Calcium Found to Reduce Stroke Risk
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In a large study in Japan, those with highest intake of calcium had a 29% smaller risk for all types of stroke. In the United States alone, someone has a stroke every 45 seconds and someone dies of stroke every three minutes. As the...
Vitamin D Deficiency Linked to Low Mood State and Lowered Intellectual Ability in Elderly
Written by Susan Sweeny Johnson, PhD, Biochem. In 80 adults with an average age of 75, half had mild brain size decrease (Alzheimer's disease) and half were normal. Those with low vitamin D levels performed significantly lower on 2 out of the 4 tests given. Vitamin D...
EGCG Appears to Slow Neurological Degeneration in Huntington’s Disease
Written by Susan Sweeny Johnson, PhD, Biochem. Flavonoids in green tea slowed the development of a marker for Huntington's disease. Huntington’s is an inherited, progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects 8 in every 100,000 people. Symptoms, which do not...
Low Vitamin B-12 Linked to Risk of Dementia
Written by Marcia Egles, MD. Doubling a measure of vitamin B-12 was associated with a 30% slower rate of cognitive decline. An association between low vitamin B12 status and cognitive decline in older adults is the finding of a ten- year long British study. Vitamin...
Melatonin Supplements May Help Those Who Need to Sleep in the Daytime
Written by Marcia Egles, MD. In a test with 36 adults, those taking melatonin had sleep efficiencies by 6 or 7% more than the control group. A study from the Divisions of Sleep Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School reports that melatonin...
Curry May Be Protective Against Alzheimer’s Dementia
Written by Marcia Egles, MD. In a study of 1092 Singapore residents, those using curry in their diet had an average mental performance score equal to those ten years younger and not using curry. The yellow spice in curry has been used as a food and medicinal in India...
Vitamin D Shown to Help Mental Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In a study of 1282 men and women, patients with minor and major depression had 14% lower vitamin D levels than those with no depression. Recent research has found that 13% of adults over 55 years of age suffer from “significant...
Vitamin E Linked to Mental Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In a study of 847 patients with an average age of 73.5 years, those who took 2000 IU vitamin E per day had a 26% reduction of death in Alzheimer's disease patients, compared to those who did not take vitamin E. The incidence of...
Study Finds That Migraines Increase Stroke Risk
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Study found has that having a migraine significantly increases your risk for stroke, building on a 2006 study showing that migraines increase heart attack risk in men. Migraine headaches affect more than 28 million Americans, with one...
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