by Becky | Dec 22, 2022 | 2022, Alternative Therapies, Brain Health, Cognitive Health, Sleep, Stress
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. 6-week treatment of blue light exposure for 30-minutes each morning resulted in significant improvements in the severity of PTSD symptoms, particularly regarding sleep quality and dysfunction. (more…)
by Becky | Dec 22, 2022 | 2022, Diabetes
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Subjects with an ultra-processed food intake ≥50 g/d had an increased risk of diabetes by 40% compared with non-UPF consumers. (more…)
by Becky | Dec 22, 2022 | 2022, Bone Health, Calcium, Minerals
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Subgroup analyses of 13 RCTs show that calcium supplementation demonstrated a statistically significant effect on femoral neck and total body BMD in the lower dose subgroup receiving <1000 mg/day (0.717, 95%CI: 0.349-1.085; p<0.001 and 0.392, 95%CI: 0.161-0.624; p=0.001, respectively). (more…)
by Becky | Dec 19, 2022 | COVID-19
Written by Dr. Patrick Massey, MD, PhD. A recent medical study (2022) published in the medical journal Nutrients, the combination of vitamin C and the supplement L-arginine lead to significant improvements in 97% of the patients with symptoms of “long” COVID including fatigue and brain fog. (more…)
by Becky | Dec 15, 2022 | 2022, Blood Pressure, Botanicals, Cardiovascular Health, Polyphenols
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. 12-week supplementation of PMBE resulted in a reduction of SBP by -7.49 mmHG (p=0.001) and DBP by -3.06 mmHg (p=0.011) in individuals with non-medicated high SBP. (more…)
by Becky | Dec 15, 2022 | 2022, Blood Lipids, Cardiovascular Health, Nuts and Seeds
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Results of the systemic review and meta-analysis of 13 randomized controlled trials shows that intake of walnuts was significantly associated with improved total cholesterol, LDL-C, and triglyceride levels. (more…)
by Becky | Dec 15, 2022 | 2022, Caffeine, Cardiovascular Health
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Risk of incident coronary heart disease was significantly reduced in subjects with habitual coffee intake up to 5 cups/day, with the lowest risk for CHD observed in participants drinking 2-3 cups/day (HR 0.89, CI 0.86–0.91, P < 0.0001). (more…)
by Becky | Dec 15, 2022 | 2022, Blood Lipids, Botanicals, Diabetes, Fitness and Exercise, Women's Health
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. An 8-week intervention of aerobic training (3-days/week of 20-minute sessions) and turmeric supplementation (3 times/day of 700 mg of turmeric powder) significantly reduced MetS Z scores (p=0.001; p=0.011), hs-CRP (p=0.028; p=0.041) and significantly increased TAC levels (p=0.001; p=0.001) compared to the AT and TS groups. (more…)
by Becky | Dec 15, 2022 | 2022, Boswellia, Botanicals
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Results of this single-day single-dose study using KM survival plots for perceptible pain relief (PPR) show that 45 (39%) participants in the TBF group experienced PPR as early as 30 minutes and 115 (99%) within 190 minutes, whereas in the placebo group, only 2 (1.7%) participants experienced PPR as early as 30 minutes and 12 (10.3%) within 285 minutes. (more…)
by Becky | Dec 15, 2022 | 2022, Brain Health, Caffeine, Cognitive Health
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. A significant improvement and reaction time was observed among participants assigned caffeine and caffeine combination (P < 0.01). (more…)
by Becky | Dec 1, 2022 | 2022, Cardiovascular Health, Liver Health, Vitamin D - Mortality
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Results of this prospective cohort study using data from the 2001-2006 NHANES shows that each 1-unit increase in serum 25(OH)D concentration was related to a 41% lower risk of all-cause mortality and a 65% lower risk of cardiovascular mortality in the fully adjusted model. (more…)
by Becky | Dec 1, 2022 | 2022, Brain Health, Depression, Probiotics
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Two-month co-supplementation of inulin and L. rhamnosus significantly reduced hs-CRP (p=0.020) and TNF-α (p=0.032) levels in subjects, while also decreasing scores relating to the Beck Depression Inventory (p=0.001). (more…)
by Becky | Dec 1, 2022 | 2022, Alternative Therapies
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Results of the controlled, within-subject crossover study show that O2Hb was 0.80 µmol/l higher in the presence of the dog compared to in the presence of the plush animal (CI=0.27-1.33, p=.004). (more…)
by Becky | Dec 1, 2022 | 2022, Vitamin D - Infections & Immunity, Vitamins
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. A single high dose of vitamin D3 (80,000 IU) increased subject’s vitamin D status by approximately 60% and significantly reduced the serum levels of proinflammatory cytokines IL-6, IL-8 and TNF-α. (more…)
by Becky | Nov 21, 2022 | 2022, Vitamin D - General
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. A 1-µg/day increase in dietary vitamin D intake was associated with a beneficial 5-year change in pain severity, pain frequency, and number of pain locations. (more…)
by Becky | Nov 21, 2022 | 2022, Brain Health, Cognitive Health, Minerals, Vitamins
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. 3 years of daily MVM use led to relative improvements both for memory (P=.04) and for executive function (P=.02) in adults ≥65 years and older. (more…)
by Becky | Nov 21, 2022 | 2022, Aging, Brain Health, Cognitive Health, Spirulina
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. 12-week supplementation of a Spirulina maxima 70% ethanol extract (SM70EE) resulted in statistically significant improvements in visual learning (p=0.007) and visual working memory tests (p=0.024). (more…)
by Becky | Nov 14, 2022 | Aging, Botanicals
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Results of this large prospective cohort study show that participants who maintained regular intake pattern overtime of mushroom and algae consumption appeared to be inversely associated with all-cause mortality (HR = 0.86, 95% CI, 0.76, 0.98), as compared with participants who had rare intake patterns. (more…)
by Becky | Nov 14, 2022 | 2022, Diabetes, Vitamin C
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Study findings show that dietary intake of VC in adults with type 2 diabetes (mean 75.5, 95% CI 72.5-78.4 mg/day) was significantly lower than in adults without diabetes (84.6, 95% CI 83.4-85.7). (more…)
by Becky | Nov 14, 2022 | Blood Sugar, Botanicals, Diabetes
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Results of this 12-week randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial of 600 mg/day supplementation of G. sylvestre show that, at the end of the intervention, 46.7% of patients obtained normal values in A1C. (more…)