by Becky | Mar 27, 2024 | 2020, Bone Health, Botanicals, Menopause, Recent Articles, Women's Health
Written by Taylor Woosley, Science Writer. 12-week supplementation with 1150 mg of KM daily reduced hot flash severity by 40% and resulted in a significant and negative impact on two bone resorption markers CTx (β=-0.05, p=0.027) and NTx (β=-0.80) compared to placebo. (more…)
by Becky | Mar 13, 2024 | Omega - 3, Pregnancy and Lactation, Reproductive Health, Women's Health
Written by Taylor Woosley, Science Writer. Multivariable logistic regression findings show that for two women with the same BMI, the odds of becoming pregnant in the omega-3 group was 65-fold higher than the placebo group (p=0.022). (more…)
by Becky | Mar 6, 2024 | Blood Sugar, Botanicals, Curcumin, Reproductive Health, Women's Health
Written by Taylor Woosley, Science Writer. 12-week supplementation of 1000 mg curcumin daily significantly improved mean serum FBS levels and menstrual symptom (amenorrhea and oligomenorrhea) frequency in women with PCOS. (more…)
by Becky | Feb 22, 2024 | 2019, Probiotics, Vitamin D - General, Women's Health
Written by Taylor Woosley, Science Writer. 12-week intervention of 50,000 IU vitamin D every 2 weeks plus 8 x 109 CFU/day probiotic significantly reduced total testosterone (p<0.001), hirsutism (p<0.001), hs-CRP (p<0.001) and MDA levels (p=0.001) and significantly increased TAC (p<0.001) and GSH levels (p=0.02) compared to placebo. (more…)
by Becky | Feb 22, 2024 | 2024, Blood Lipids, Botanicals, Obesity, Weight Control, Women's Health
Written by Taylor Woosley, Science Writer. Administration of 2000 mg of N. retusa extract once daily for 12 weeks resulted in a significant reduction in weight (p<0.001), BMI (p<0.001), and improvement in triglyceride levels (p=0.011) in overweight and obese female subjects compared to placebo. (more…)
by Becky | Jan 30, 2024 | Brain Health, Depression, Pregnancy and Lactation, Vitamin D - Mental Health, Women's Health
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Higher maternal hepcidin (p = 0.005), serum ferritin (p = 0.048) and 25(OH)D3 (p = 0.001) concentrations during the second trimester were significantly associated with lower depression symptom scores during the third trimester. (more…)
by Becky | Jan 4, 2024 | 2023, Propolis, Women's Health
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. 12-week intervention of 500 mg/daily propolis significantly improved insulin (p = 0.05), HOMA-IR (p = 0.02), testosterone (p = 0.001), hs-CRP (p = 0.001) and LDL/HDL levels (p = 0.01). (more…)
by Becky | Dec 19, 2023 | 2023, Pregnancy and Lactation, Vitamin D - Recommended Levels, Women's Health
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Women with vitamin D deficiency were 2.80 times as likely to have a PTB compared to women with sufficient vitamin D levels (p ≤ 0.01). (more…)
by Becky | Dec 12, 2023 | 2023, Cardiovascular Health, Fish Oil Supplements, Menopause, Metabolic Syndrome, Omega - 3, Women's Health
Written by Taylor Woosley, Science Writer. An 8-week intervention of twice/week resistance training and three times daily fish oil supplementation significantly improved physical function parameters and decreased TNF-α (-24.6%, p < 0.001) and IL-6 (-10.9%, p = 0.011) levels. (more…)
by Becky | Dec 12, 2023 | Brain Health, Depression, Women's Health
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Findings of the study show that, compared to non-green tea drinkers, participants with long-term green tea consumption had improved sleep, increased estradiol, a lower inflammatory index, and reduced depression levels. (more…)
by Becky | Dec 4, 2023 | 2023, Astaxanthin, Women's Health
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. 12-week supplementation of 6 mg astaxanthin significantly increased serum TAC (p = 0.004) and SOD (p = 0.010) and significantly decreased TNF-α levels (p = 0.038) compared to placebo. (more…)
by Becky | Nov 7, 2023 | 2023, Autoimmune Disease, Botanicals, Depression, Fitness and Exercise, Multiple Sclerosis, Women's Health
Written by Harold Oster, MD. Results suggest that saffron and exercise have beneficial effects on depression and quality of life in women with multiple sclerosis. (more…)
by Becky | Nov 7, 2023 | 2023, Botanicals, Ginger, Women's Health
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…)
by Becky | Oct 20, 2023 | 2022, Antioxidants, Menopause, Skin Health, Women's Health
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. 12-week once-daily consumption of a nutraceutical supplement containing Glycine max, Cimicifuga racemosa, Vitex agnus-castus, and Oenothera biennis extracts significantly improved skin elasticity (p < .0001) and smoothness (p < .0001), while also increasing glutathione levels (p = .0242). (more…)
by Becky | Oct 16, 2023 | 2023, Caffeine, Cancer, Women's Health
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Study results concluded that the higher the purine intake, particularly xanthine, the lower the death rate from ovarian cancer. (more…)
by Becky | Sep 12, 2023 | 2023, Boswellia, Botanicals, Curcumin, Women's Health
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…)
by Becky | Aug 28, 2023 | 2023, Minerals, Women's Health
Written by Harold Oster, MD. Results suggest that elevated urinary cadmium levels are associated with an increased prevalence of endometriosis. (more…)
by Becky | Aug 1, 2023 | 2023, Botanicals, Brain Health, Menopause, Women's Health
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…)
by Becky | Jul 25, 2023 | 2023, Botanicals, Menopause, Sleep, Valerian, Women's Health
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…)
by Becky | Jul 25, 2023 | 2023, Vitamin D - General, Women's Health
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Results of a systematic review and meta-analysis of 9 RCTs shows that weekly high dose vitamin D3 intervention (50,000 IU or over) significantly reduced pain severity in subjects with primary dysmenorrhea. (more…)
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