by Becky | Jan 17, 2017 | 2016, Anemia, Ear, Nose and Throat, Folic Acid & Folate, Iron
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. A 2016 study analyzing the data on 303,339 subjects, found that iron deficiency anemia increased the odds of developing sensorineural hearing loss by 82% and combined hearing loss by 141% but had no effect on conductive hearing loss. (more…)
by Becky | Nov 22, 2016 | 2016, Anemia, Women's Health
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Participating women, who supplemented with Sorghum bicolor for three weeks, significantly decreased their preoperative anemia compared to the women who supplemented with folic acid and iron. (more…)
by Becky | Sep 2, 2016 | 2013, Anemia, Antioxidants
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Of the 97 study participants with beta-thalassemia, those who supplemented with 720 mg of silymarin per day for 9 months had a 43.6 % decrease in iron blood levels and an average 22.5% decrease in liver enzymes compared to control.
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by Becky | Apr 29, 2016 | 2015, Anemia, Iron, Pregnancy and Lactation, Women's Health
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. This study demonstrates that iron deficiency during pregnancy increases the risk of having premature babies and babies with low birth weights and anemia. (more…)
by Becky | Jan 8, 2016 | 2014, Anemia, Fitness and Exercise, Iron, Women's Health
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Iron supplementation improved exercise performance demonstrated by increasing O2 intake lowering heart rate on average by -4.05beats/min in athletic women. (more…)
by nhri | Nov 22, 2013 | Anemia, Iron
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In studies with 7,089 children, supplementing with iron reduced anemia by 50% and improved IQ scores by 10.6%. (more…)
by nhri | Jul 22, 2013 | 2013, Anemia, Iron, Pregnancy and Lactation, Women's Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Researchers determined that consumption of iron in pregnant women reduced the risk of having a low birth weight baby and anemia during pregnancy. (more…)
by nhri | Jul 31, 2012 | 2012, Anemia, Iron, Minerals, Women's Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In a study of 198 French women experiencing “extreme fatigue and with low ferritin but normal hemoglobin levels, those who supplemented with iron for 2 weeks had an increase in hemoglobin and ferritin but there were no significant effects on quality of life, depression, or anxiety. (more…)
by nhri | Jan 27, 2009 | 2009, Aging, Anemia, Minerals
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In a study conducted, 13% of anemia patients have been found to have low selenium blood levels and selenium is “strongly and independently associated with anemia”. (more…)