by Becky | Mar 23, 2017 | 2013, Brain Health, Essential Oils
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Participating subjects exposed to bergamot essential oil aromatherapy showed a greater reduction in preoperative anxiety than those in the control groups thus demonstrating the potential benefits of aromatherapy as part of a holistic approach to reducing preoperative anxiety before ambulatory surgery. (more…)
by Becky | Mar 22, 2017 | 2017, Brain Health, Cognitive Health, Omega - 3
Written by Greg Arnold, DC CSCS. Those who supplemented daily with 1200 mg of Omega-3 fatty acids for 6 months had significant improvements in BCAT (a mental aptitude test) scores, specifically in working memory, perceptual space, and space imagery efficiency.
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by Becky | Mar 20, 2017 | Arthritis, Immune Health, Joint Health, Mediterranean Diet
Written by Patrick B. Massey, MD, PhD. Dr. Massey shares information on the benefits of a diet high in anti inflammatory foods for reducing the pain symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis as well as decreasing the risk of developing an inflammatory autoimmune disease.
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by Becky | Mar 20, 2017 | 2017, Botanicals, Diabetes, Ginseng
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Over the course of 12 weeks, Panax ginseng berry extract significantly enhanced the fasting and postprandial glucose levels of individuals with fasting glucose levels of 110 g/dL or higher. (more…)
by Becky | Mar 20, 2017 | 2016, Arthritis, Joint Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Collagen supplementation significantly improved measures of pain, stiffness, and physical function in participating subjects.
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by Becky | Mar 20, 2017 | 2012, Antioxidants, Blood Sugar, Diabetes, Fruits and Vegetables, Pancreatic Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Four weeks of supplementation with 10 grams of broccoli sprouts significantly improved insulin levels and HOMAR-IR in participating subjects.
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by Becky | Mar 14, 2017 | 2016, Aging, Creatine
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. A 2016 study identifies the benefits of creatine supplementation, in combination with resistance training, as an effective strategy to increase lean muscle mass in our ever increasing elderly sarcopenic population.
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by Becky | Mar 11, 2017 | 2016, Omega - 3, Pregnancy and Lactation, Women's Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. One hundred three pregnant women, who took 600 mg of DHA during the last 6 weeks of their pregnancies, had a significant reduction in the number of preterm births. These numbers translate into tremendous cost savings to the US healthcare system.
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by Becky | Mar 11, 2017 | 2014, Ginseng, Women's Health
By Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Eight weeks of daily supplementation with 6000 mg of Korean red ginseng significantly reduced symptoms of cold sensitivity in the 40 participating South Korean women.
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by Becky | Mar 11, 2017 | 2016, Ginseng, Skin Health
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Eye wrinkles, eye wrinkle roughness, and skin elasticity and hydration were all significantly improved in the 49 participating women who supplemented with 250 mg of red ginseng daily for 24 weeks. (more…)
by Becky | Mar 10, 2017 | 2017, Blood Pressure, Botanicals, Cardiovascular Health, Kidney Health, Stones
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Four weeks of daily supplementation with either 10 mg of Hibiscus –derived anthocyanins or 10 mg of Lisinopril demonstrated that hibiscus is as significantly effective in improving blood pressure values and increasing urine volume and creatine clearance as Lisinopril.
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by Becky | Mar 10, 2017 | 2015, Aging, Amino Acids, Women's Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Thirty-two elderly women, who supplemented with beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyric acid (HMP) and participated in aerobic resistance exercises for 8 weeks, had a significant 1.5% improvement in a 6-minute walking test, a 31.3% hand grip endurance test and a 10.9% leg extension and strength test when compared to the placebo group.
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by Becky | Mar 10, 2017 | 2015, Skin Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Of the participating 66 Japanese and 106 caucasion women, those who supplemented with a collagen peptide for 8 weeks, experienced a significant improvement in hydration, collagen density and collagen network fragmentation when compared to the two placebo groups of women.
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by Becky | Mar 7, 2017 | 2015, Fibromyalgia, Women's Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. A combination of music vibration and acupuncture stimulation significantly reduced fibromyalgia scores and quality of life scores in participating subjects compared to placebo.
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by Becky | Feb 27, 2017 | Magnesium, Minerals
Written by Patrick B. Massey, MD, PhD. Dr. Massey shares the many health benefits of supplementing with magnesium.
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by Becky | Feb 23, 2017 | 2015, Skin Health, Women's Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Fifty three women, who supplemented with 2.5 grams of bioactive collagen peptides for 6 months, experienced a significant 7% improvement in skin waviness and a 10.9% increase in skin density compared to the control group.
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by Becky | Feb 23, 2017 | 2016, Bone Health, Women's Health - Bone Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Researchers, when analyzing data from a German patient database, found that 3,092 osteoporotic women who took proton pump inhibitors, had a significantly higher risk of developing ulcers and gastritis than their matched 3,092 healthy controls.
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by Becky | Feb 22, 2017 | 2015, CoQ10 (Coenzyme Q10), Pycnogenol, Skin Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Two weeks of supplementation with VISCODERM, a commercial product containing collagen, pycnogenol, and CoQ10, significantly improved skin photoaging in healthy participating subjects in several measures of skin health including, tone, hydration, sebum, and hyaluronic acid.
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by Becky | Feb 22, 2017 | 2014, Astaxanthin, Skin Health
Written by Marcia J. Egles, MD. Of the 44 healthy Korean women with photoaging of the skin those, who supplemented with 2 mg of astaxanthin and 3 grams of collagen hydrolysate for 12 weeks, had a significant improvement in skin elasticity and skin hydrogen compared to control.
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by Becky | Feb 22, 2017 | 2016, Probiotics, Skin Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Fifty Japanese study participants significantly improved their symptoms of eczema when they supplemented with the probiotic Saccharomyces cerevisisiae L92 for just 24 weeks.
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