by Becky | Oct 23, 2017 | 2016, Probiotics, Skin Health
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Of the 118 study participants, those who supplemented for eight weeks with Lactobacillus brevis (L. Brevis) SBC8803 significantly improved skin hydration compared to the placebo group. (more…)
by Becky | Oct 23, 2017 | 2017, Astaxanthin, Skin Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. This study demonstrates that astaxanthin supplementation may protect against photo-aging by reducing inflammation and collagen breakdown and improving skin elasticity and moisture retention.
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by Becky | Oct 5, 2017 | 2017, Skin Health
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Twelve weeks of oral supplementation with hyaluronan significantly reduced wrinkle depth, volume and area in the participating male and female volunteers with crow’s feet wrinkles compared to the placebo group. (more…)
by Becky | Sep 28, 2017 | 2016, Essential Oils, Skin Health
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. A two-week topical application of peppermint oil significantly improved itching in the twenty-five participants with chronic pruritus compared to the control group.
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by Becky | Aug 24, 2017 | 2014, Infant and Children's Health, Probiotics, Skin Health
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Genotyping a cohort of children at high risk for eczema revealed that supplementing with Lactobacillus rhamnosus HN001 was more effective in modifying gene susceptibility to eczema than supplementing with Bifidobacterium animalis subsp lactis HN019. (more…)
by Becky | Jul 5, 2017 | 2010, Infant and Children's Health, Pregnancy and Lactation, Skin Health
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Three grams of blackcurrant seed oil, when given to pregnant women at 8-16 weeks gestation, later through their breastfeeding cycle, and then to their infants until age 2 years, significantly improved atopic dermatitis in 12 month old infants compared to the olive oil placebo. (more…)
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 | 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 | 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 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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by Becky | Feb 21, 2017 | 2017, Aloe Vera, Skin Health
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Aloe vera, a common sunburn treatment when applied topically; however, when taken internally aloe vera significantly reduced wrinkles and improved skin moisture, skin collagen levels, and elasticity in participating subjects.
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by Becky | Jan 4, 2017 | 2015, Essential Oils, Menopause, Skin Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Of the 60 participating menopausal women, those who consumed 25 grams of argan oil for 2 months had a statistical improvement in skin elasticity compared to the control group which consumed olive oil. (more…)
by Becky | Jan 2, 2017 | 2015, Boswellia, Breast Cancer, Skin Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Of the 114 patients recovering from breast cancer surgery, those who applied 2% Boswellia cream to the radiated area for 5 weeks had significantly less skin inflammation and toxicity compared to the placebo group. (more…)
by Becky | Dec 5, 2016 | 2016, Lutein, Lycopene, Skin Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Supplementation with lutein and lycopene “significantly inhibited” gene expression in the skin after ultraviolet radiation exposure compared to the placebo group. (more…)
by Becky | Oct 31, 2016 | 2016, Pesticides and Solvents, Skin Health
Written by Marcia J. Egles, MD. Of the 800 participating subjects, those with occupational exposure to herbicides, particularly glyphosate, and fungicides had a 4 times increased risk of developing melanoma, while those with occupational exposure to pesticides for 10 or more years had a 7times greater risk compared to those who were not exposed.
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by Antonella | Aug 3, 2016 | 2016, Skin Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSC. Participating women, aged 57-73, who drank a cacao beverage containing 300 mg of cacao for 6 months, saw a significant 8% reduction in skin roughness and a significant 10% improvement in skin elasticity compared to the control group of women. (more…)
by Antonella | Aug 2, 2016 | 2015, Aging, Grape Seed Extract, Skin Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. A grape seed extract, when applied to the face of 110 healthy men, significantly decreased skin pigmentation and oily skin by 10% and 21% respectively while significantly improving skin elasticity by 5% compared to control. (more…)
by Becky | Apr 15, 2016 | 2015, Boswellia, Breast Cancer, Skin Health, Women's Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. A 2% application of boswellia cream, when applied during radiation treatment, reduced “intense erythema” in 22% of participants compared to 49% of the control group while 19% of participants who underwent both chemotherapy and radiation had “intense erythema” compared to 48.6% of the control group.
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