Vitamin D Levels Related to C-Section Births
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Women in the group with lower blood levels of vitamin D had double the risk of a C-section delivery. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Women in the group with lower blood levels of vitamin D had double the risk of a C-section delivery. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Only 46% of postmenopausal women get enough calcium and the NAMS recommends increasing the RDA of vitamin D to 800 IU for several groups. (more…)
Written by Susan Sweeny Johnson, PhD, Biochem. DASH study shows correlation between a healthy diet emphasizing whole-grains and lowered blood pressure in subjects with and without hypertension. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Those in a group of 57 non-smoking women who added lutein and DHA to their diets for 4 months appreciated the greatest protection against age-related macular degeneration. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. 155 peri-menopausal women who took 100 mg of Pycnogenol twice daily for 6 months had significant improvements of 11% in depression scores and 27% in memory/concentration scores. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. A study of 109 pregnant mothers revealed that those who took DHA during pregnancy had infants with 30 % higher visual and coordination scores, 9% higher intelligence scores, and 5% higher mental and motor developement scores. (more…)
Written by Susan Sweeny Johnson, PhD, Biochem. Calcium alone appears to reduce the relative risk of cancers about 40% and with the addition of vitamin D, reduced the risk of cancer almost 80%. (more…)