Featured Topics: Brain Health
Tea Consumption Reduces the Occurrence of Neurocognitive Disorders in Elderly
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Only those tea drinkers who drank green and black oolong teas consistently over the course of the study had a significantly reduced risk of developing neurocognitive disorders. Known for its ability to improve mental...
Aromatherapy Decreases Anxiety Before Surgery
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...
Omega-3 Fatty Acids Improve Mental Health in Elderly
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....
If You Give a Mouse a Migraine, will He Ask for St. John’s Wort?
Written by Marcia J. Egles, MD. Using a mouse model of a chemically -induced migraine event, researchers demonstrated that a single dose of St. John’s Wort blocked the migraine pain. Migraine is a headache disorder that affects nearly 15% of the population, with an...
High-Dose B-Vitamin Therapy May Benefit Parkinson’s Patients
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS . Study participants with Parkinson’s disease, who had intramuscular injections of thiamine twice per week, experienced a 49% improvement in overall function and a 55.5% decrease in fatigue. Parkinson’s disease is characterized by a...
Ashwagandha Shown to Help Patients With Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Just 6 weeks of supplementation with 30 mg of ashwagandha significantly decreased symptom severity in the 15 study participants with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) affects 1% of the US adult...
Lavender May Benefit Mental Health for Women During Pregnancy
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Women who used either a combination of lavender cream and footbath or lavender cream alone for 8 weeks, experienced a significant improvement in anxiety and stress; however, the greatest improvement was seen in depression, which...
Dietary Omega-3 PUFAs: In Behavior, Brain Development, and Gut Microbes
Written by Marcia J. Egles, MD. When Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid was fed to mice, it altered their gut microbial composition which led to an increased production of inflammation-reducing bacteria and a decreased level of inflammation in the bodies of the mice....
Ayurvedic Herb May Benefit Cognition and Overall Mental Health in the Elderly
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. A 12-week supplementation with Bacopa (3 mg daily) significantly improved the reaction time, anxiety, and depression in 24 participating subjects who were diagnosed "free of dementia symptoms". However, the greatest improvement was...
Meditation May Help Alleviate Chronic Pain, Study Shows – Informed Opinion3..
Written by Patrick B. Massey, MD, PhD, MhD. A recent study demonstrates that mindfulness meditation can be used successfully, even in combination with narcotic pain-relieving drugs, to enhance pain relief. There is robust medical evidence to indicate that the power...
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