Featured Topics: Men’s Health
Study Links High Body Mass Index and Low Trace Element Levels to Baldness
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Study shows obese, bald men had 28.6% lower hair levels of copper and 57.2% lower hair levels of zinc than men with normal hair volume and body weight. In a 2014 study (1), 116 men between the ages 22 of 56 and diagnosed with male...
Betaine Shows Muscle Health Benefits for Men
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Betaine increased muscle mass in weight lifters, decreased body fat by 18%, increased lean body mass by 2.6% and work volume (sum of the pounds lifted multiplied by the number of repetitions). Having proper muscle mass is crucial to...
Plant Sterols Shown to Decrease Heart Attack Risk in Men
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Those with the highest intake of plant sterols had a 29% reduced risk of a first heart attack compared to those with the lowest plant sterol intake. No benefit of plant sterol intake and reduced heart attack risk was seen with women....
Olive Oil May Help Insulin Health in Men
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In a study of 46 patients that were given olive leaf extract daily for 12 weeks, subjects had a 6.6% increase in insulin sensitivity and a 5.4% increase in ability to stabilize blood sugar and insulin. Polyphenols are antioxidants...
Omega-3 Fats and CoQ10 Found to Benefit Prostate Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Those in the EPA/DHA group saw their prostate specific antigen levels fall by 30%. Prostate cancer comprises 28% of all cancers that occur (1) and is the second most common cause of cancer-related death of men in the USA (2). The...
Lycopene May Help Vascular Health in Men
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Researchers found that out of 1,031 patients, those in the highest 25% of lycopene blood levels had a 55% reduced risk of stroke compared to those in the lowest 25% of lycopene blood levels. According to the latest statistics from...
Walnuts May Help Fertility Health In Men
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. From a total of 117 men, those who ate walnuts had a 3.5 % higher increase in blood levels of omega-6 fats and a 4.5 % higher increase in blood levels of omega-3 fats than the control group. The walnut group also had significant...
Tocotrienols May Help Prevent Prostate Cancer
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. For the researchers, "These findings further support the potential use of tocotrienols as prostate cancer chemopreventive agents in humans." Prostate cancer is the second most deadly cancer in men (lung cancer is the number one...
Selenium and Prostate Cancer: Finding the Happy Medium
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. Nine out of 12 reviewed studies found the optimal plasma serum selenium that significantly lowers prostate cancer risk to be 60 – 170 ng/ml while a toenail selenium range of 0.85 – 0.94ng/g decreases prostate cancer risk by...
Melatonin may Help Blood Pressure Health in Men
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. This 2-day study of 14 men showed that melatonin supplementation decreased systolic blood pressure by 8%, diastolic by 6% and pulsatility index by 17%. High blood pressure has been recognized as a worldwide epidemic (1) and is one of...
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