Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Patients with adequate vitamin D levels had a 24% reduced risk of upper respiratory tract infections. A new study (1) has found that being deficient in vitamin D may increase your risk for getting a cold. In the study, researchers...
Vitamin C Found to Help with Exercise-Induced Asthma
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Vitamin C “significantly reduced” the maximum fall in post-exercise forced expelled volume of air (up to 56%) compared to the placebo group. Urinary levels of the inflammatory proteins were also “significantly lower” (up to 62%) 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...
Mediterranean Diet Benefits Lung Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. High adherence to the Mediterranean Diet produced a 78% reduced risk of non-controlled asthma. Asthma affects more than 20 million Americans, including 6.1 million children (1), and is recognized as “a major public health problem of...
Fish Oil During Pregnancy Helps Long-Term Lung Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. An intake of 2.7 grams of Omega 3 per day during the third trimester of pregnancy may reduce the risk of asthma in the offspring by 63%. A new study (1) has found that omega-3 fatty acids in the form of fish oil may also help with...
Purple Passion Fruit Peel Extract Appears to Reduce Asthma Symptoms
Written by Susan Sweeny Johnson, PhD, Biochem. Various asthma symptoms were reduced by 60%, 29%, and 33% more than a control group. Asthma is an increasingly common respiratory disease affecting about 17 million people in the US alone (1). It is characterized by...
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