by Becky | Nov 26, 2019 | 2019, Fitness and Exercise
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. This study found that National Football League (NFL) players had a higher rate of mortality than Major League Baseball (MLB) players; this may be associated with aspects of playing in professional American-style football. (more…)
by Becky | Nov 26, 2019 | 2019, Digestive Health, Vitamin D - General
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Narrow Band Ultraviolet B (NB-UVB) light increases serum vitamin D levels and modulated the human intestinal microbiome in participants with insufficient vitamin D levels who were not supplementing with Vitamin D.
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by Becky | Nov 26, 2019 | 2018, Alzheimer's Disease, Brain Health
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. This study provides evidence that lower plasma Aβ levels, specifically Aβ1–38 and Aβ1–42, are associated with an increased risk of dementia, specifically Alzheimer’s disease.
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by Becky | Nov 26, 2019 | 2019, Blood Lipids, Cardiovascular Health, Fitness and Exercise, Obesity, Spirulina
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Spirulina maxima supplementation enhances the hypolipidemic effect of a systematic PEP in men with excess body weight and dyslipidemia. (more…)
by Becky | Nov 19, 2019 | 2019, Diabetes, Mediterranean Diet, Pregnancy and Lactation, Women's Health
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. Mediterranean diet attributed to significantly reduced risk of gestational diabetes in high- risk mothers. (more…)
by Becky | Nov 19, 2019 | 2019, Arthritis, Autoimmune Disease, Joint Health
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Antibiotic prescriptions are associated with a higher risk of rheumatoid arthritis which may be due to a disrupted highly diverse microbial ecosystem or the underlying infections driving the risk. (more…)
by Becky | Nov 19, 2019 | 2018, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Vitamin D - Cancer
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Pooled analysis of three studies show that the relationship between 25(OH)D serum levels and breast cancer risk are inversely related. (more…)
by Becky | Nov 19, 2019 | 2019, Antioxidants, Cardiovascular Health, Metabolic Syndrome
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. A 6-month supplementation with Altilix®, containing derivatives of chlorogenic acid and luteolin, improved hepatic and cardiometabolic parameters in participating subjects with metabolic syndrome.
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by Becky | Nov 19, 2019 | 2019, Sweeteners
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. A 48 mg sucralose sip increased serum insulin and unbalanced monocyte subpopulations expressing CD11c and CD206 in noninsulin-resistant healthy young adults who were subjected to an oral glucose tolerance test.
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by Becky | Nov 12, 2019 | 2019, Ashwagandha, Botanicals, Men's Health
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. An eight-week supplementation with ashwagandha extract was associated with increased levels of DHEA-S and testosterone. (more…)
by Becky | Nov 12, 2019 | 2019, Aging
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Without the use of genetic manipulations, molecular biologist Maria Blasco and team from the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre developed in a mouse model a generation of mice with hyper-long telomeres and significantly delayed aging. (more…)
by Becky | Nov 12, 2019 | 2019, Ashwagandha, Brain Health, Stress
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Study findings suggest that ashwagandha’s stress-relieving effects may occur via its moderating effect on the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis.
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by Becky | Nov 12, 2019 | 2018, Cardiovascular Health, CoQ10 (Coenzyme Q10), Selenium
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. A 12-year follow-up study hypothesizes that an intervention with coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) and selenium may inhibit the pathogenesis of irreversible, presumably structural, changes preceding cardiovascular events.
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by Becky | Nov 12, 2019 | 2019, Brain Health
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Former Scottish professional soccer players used more dementia-related medications and had more than three times greater risk of death from neurodegenerative disease than the study controls from the Scottish population.
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by Becky | Nov 6, 2019 | 2018, Cancer, Environmental Health, Radioactivity and Irradiation
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. The consistent association of radiofrequency radiation (RFR) exposure and highly elevated hematolymphatic cancer risk in the four military occupation settings spread over three countries, suggests a potential cause-effect relationship between RFR and HL cancers in military/occupational settings.
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by Becky | Nov 6, 2019 | 2019, Cancer, Cardiovascular Health, Sweeteners
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. A greater intake of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) was associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular and total mortality and a modest risk for cancer mortality. (more…)
by Becky | Nov 6, 2019 | 2019, Ashwagandha, Botanicals, Brain Health, Cognitive Health
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. An ashwagandha leaf water extract shows promise as a natural therapeutic remedy for preventing neurodegeneration and cognitive impairments associated with peripheral inflammation and neuroinflammation. (more…)
by Becky | Nov 6, 2019 | 2017, Brain Health
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. This study finds that university athletes with concussions continued to exhibit changes in brain structure and function even after they received medical clearance to return to play, that the brain is lagging behind in terms of recovery from a concussion. (more…)
by Becky | Nov 6, 2019 | 2018, Obesity, Quercetin
Written by Marcia J. Egles, MD. Study shows that quercetin or botanical extracts containing quercetin induce white adipose tissue remodeling which may occur through inflammatory-related mechanisms. (more…)
by Becky | Oct 28, 2019 | 2019, Alternative Therapies, Brain Health, Infant and Children's Health
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. This study found the Danish version of Chilled Out Online to be efficacious and feasible in relieving symptoms of anxiety in adolescents with anxiety disorders. (more…)