Written by Patrick B. Massey, MD, PhD. There is good evidence that medications and therapies (and their associated costs) could be reduced if you take 5,000 steps per day. Early in my medical career, I decided to practice both traditional and nontraditional medicine...
Spirulina for Increased Exercise Performance
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Spirulina supplementation lengthened the time to the fatigue point by 24%. Spirulina is a type of blue-green algae that is rich in amino acids, minerals, vitamin C and vitamin E (1,2). Spirulina also has antioxidant properties and has...
Diet and Exercise Play a Role in Mental Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Those with high physical activity and high adherance to the Mediterranean Diet had 61% reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer Disease has doubled among Americans since 1980, currently affects more than 4.5 million Americans,...
The Amazing Power of Exercise – Informed Opinion
Written by Patrick Massey, M.D., Ph.D. Exercise has been found to be beneficial at all ages. It improves all medical conditions and amazingly even helps institutionalized elderly people with Alzheimer's. "Lack of activity destroys the good condition of every human...
L-Ornithine May Help with Fatigue
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In a small human study on a bike test, those given 2000mg/day ornithine after 2 hours had 91% less fatigue scores. Fatigue is defined as “difficulty in initiating or sustaining voluntary activities (1), and is common symptom both in...
Quercetin Helps with Lung Health after Exercise
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. This study revealed that of 119 mice, 52% of the 37 mice in the exercise plus quercetin group died following infection with the flu virus compared to 74% of the 23 mice in the exercise plus placebo group who died following flu...
Protein for Athletes
Written by Amy Kosowski, M.S., LDN. A review of the various types of protein used by atheletes. Athletic competition is at an all time high and athletes are looking towards dietary supplementation in order to get a competitive edge. There are many high-quality sports...
Exercise Found to Increase Breast Cancer Survival
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Researchers found that those doing brisk walk 2 years after their diagnosis had a 66% reduced risk of death. Breast cancer caused an estimated 40,580 deaths in 2004 (1). It is estimated that breast cancer accounted for up to 25% of...
Fish Oil and Moderate Exercise Reduces Heart Disease Risk and Body Fat in Overweight Adults
Written by Susan Sweeny Johnson, PhD, Biochem. Combining moderate exercise and taking 6 gm per day of fish oil appears to significantly improve cardiac health and lower percent body fat in overweight adults. Fish oil supplementation has been shown to improve...
CoQ10 May Offer Help for Fatigue During Exercise
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Those taking 300 mg CoQ10 for 8 days had 22% less fatigue compared to a placebo group in a test on a stationary bike. CoQ10 was first identified in 1957 and was known as “ubiquinone” because it is found everywhere in the body. It is...
Please follow & like us 🙂
