by Becky | Jul 25, 2023 | 2023, Botanicals, Menopause, Sleep, Valerian, Women's Health
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. 2-month intervention of a twice daily capsule of 500 mg fennel and valerian extract significantly improved sleep quality (p = 0.03) and significantly lowered hot flash severity and frequency (p < 0.05). (more…)
by Becky | Jul 25, 2023 | 2023, Vitamin D - General, Vitamins, Women's Health
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Results of a systematic review and meta-analysis of 9 RCTs shows that weekly high dose vitamin D3 intervention (50,000 IU or over) significantly reduced pain severity in subjects with primary dysmenorrhea. (more…)
by Becky | Jul 13, 2023 | 2023, Botanicals, Brain Health, Cognitive Health, Curcumin, Women's Health
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. 10-day supplementation of 500 mg curcumin plus 5 mg piperine resulted in significant improvements in memory score (p = 0.002), inhibitory control and selective attention (p = 0.020), and total cognitive ability task (p = 0.024) compared to the placebo group. (more…)
by Becky | Jul 5, 2023 | 2022, Menopause, Women's Health
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. 12-week supplementation with EstroG-100® significantly reduced the total modified KMI score (measurement of menopausal symptom severity) in the treatment group compared to placebo (p < 0.01). (more…)
by Becky | May 16, 2023 | Blood Pressure, Cardiovascular Health, Fruits and Vegetables, Women's Health
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. 12-week supplementation of 22 g daily of freeze-dried blueberry powder resulted in a 96% increase in FMD/SRAUC compared to baseline (p < 0.05) and was unchanged in the placebo group (p > 0.05). (more…)
by Becky | Apr 25, 2023 | 2023, Botanicals, Menopause, Women's Health
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Eight-week supplementation with 500 mg Rheum ribes twice a day significantly decreased the mean of hot flashing in the Blatt-Kupperman index four- and eight-weeks post intervention (p< 0.001). (more…)
by Becky | Apr 10, 2023 | 2023, Menopause, Sleep, Vitamin E, Women's Health
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. One month supplementation of 400 units of mixed tocopherol daily resulted in significantly improved PSQI scores in the vitamin E group compared with placebo (p < 0.001). (more…)
by Becky | Jan 17, 2023 | 2022, Alcohol, Digestive Health, Women's Health
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Findings of a longitudinal study show that risk factors for erosive esophagitis development for men was daily drinking and alcohol consumption of ≥70 g/week, compared to alcohol consumption of ≥140 g/week as a risk factor for women. (more…)
by Becky | Jan 11, 2023 | 2022, Bone Health, Flavonoids, Fruits and Vegetables, Women's Health
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. 6-month supplementation of 784 mg blackcurrant powder significantly decreased bone loss (p < 0.05) and increased serum levels of P1NP, a marker of bone formation (p < 0.05). (more…)
by Becky | Dec 15, 2022 | 2022, Blood Lipids, Botanicals, Diabetes, Fitness and Exercise, Women's Health
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. An 8-week intervention of aerobic training (3-days/week of 20-minute sessions) and turmeric supplementation (3 times/day of 700 mg of turmeric powder) significantly reduced MetS Z scores (p=0.001; p=0.011), hs-CRP (p=0.028; p=0.041) and significantly increased TAC levels (p=0.001; p=0.001) compared to the AT and TS groups. (more…)
by Becky | Jun 1, 2022 | 2021, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Women's Health
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Results of this 8-week randomized placebo-controlled trial show the significant effects vitamin C (1000 mg/day) and vitamin E (800 IU/day) supplementation have on decreasing VAS scores related to dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, and chronic pelvic pain compared to placebo. (more…)
by Becky | Apr 12, 2022 | 2021, Bone Health, Women's Health
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. 12-week supplementation of 600 mg tocotrienols improved serum levels of lysophospholipids and tocotrienols, significantly decreasing the rate of bone loss through the improved ability to reduce inflammation and oxidative stress. (more…)
by Becky | Feb 24, 2022 | 2021, DHA, Pregnancy and Lactation, Women's Health
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. 1000mg DHA supplementation improves gestational age at delivery by supporting IL-6 and sRAGE concentrations during pregnancy.
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by Becky | Jan 11, 2022 | 2021, Arthritis, Bone Health, Botanicals, Ginseng, Women's Health
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Supplementing with ginseng extract for 12 weeks in postmenopausal women with osteopenia showed improved makers of bone metabolism and bone formation. (more…)
by Becky | Aug 18, 2021 | 2021, Antioxidants, Blood Lipids, Fruits and Vegetables, Women's Health
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Study results indicate that daily consumption of 50-100 grams of dried plums may improve cardiovascular risk factors in healthy postmenopausal women by increasing antioxidant capacity. (more…)
by Becky | Jul 12, 2021 | 2021, Bone Health, Omega - 3, Women's Health
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Study results suggest that higher levels of plasma n-3 PUFAs may play a key role in maintaining bone health by protecting bone mass and preventing risk of fracture. (more…)
by Becky | May 17, 2021 | Breast Cancer, Cognitive Health, Depression, Melatonin, Sleep, Women's Health
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. Melatonin significantly improved cognitive function, depressive symptoms and sleep quality in breast cancer patients. (more…)
by Becky | Apr 28, 2021 | 2021, Bladder Health, Menopause, Women's Health
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. This study explores the positive benefits of hormone therapy using estrogen on postmenopausal women with nocturia. (more…)
by Becky | Apr 5, 2021 | 2020, Cardiovascular Health, Menopause, Women's Health
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. This study provides information which adds to existing data that various hormone therapy (HT) regimens may contribute to or protect against the deposition of heart fat and CVD risk. (more…)
by Becky | Feb 16, 2021 | 2021, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Environmental Health, Women's Health
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. This study found that occupational UVR exposure may only slightly diminish the risk of breast cancer after the age of fifty. (more…)
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