Featured Topics: Women’s Health
Vitamin D and Fibroids
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. By using a minimal blood level of 20 nanograms found that with each 50% increase in blood levels of vitamin D, there was a 20% lower risk of getting fibroid tumors. Uterine leiomyomata also known as fibroids are a...
Study Finds Body Fat, Physical Activity, and Fiber Intake, All Play a Role in Obesity in Women
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In a study of 264 healthy women, those with the highest intake of soluble fiber had a 48% reduced risk of having insulin resistance. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, over 66% of Americans are overweight...
Iron Supplementation Improves Pregnancy Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Researchers determined that consumption of iron in pregnant women reduced the risk of having a low birth weight baby and anemia during pregnancy. According to 2011 data from the Nutrition Impact Model Study, 32 million pregnant women...
Garlic and Dried Fruits May Help Maintain a Healthy Pregnancy
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In a study of 18,888 Nowegian mothers, this study determined that women who consumed dried fruit had a 21% reduced risk of spontaneous preterm birth. According to the World Health Organization, preterm delivery is one of the most...
Dietary Soy Isoflavone Intake Helps Inflammatory Health in Premenopausal Women
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In 259 women those with the highest soy isoflavone intake had 50% lower levels of a marker for inflammation. Soy contains antioxidants called isoflavones that have been found to maintain a number of health benefits (1). This...
Fat-Containing Foods Found to Affect Telomere Length
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. All short and medium chain saturated fatty acids, except lauric acid (in coconut oil) may make aging more rapid. Our DNA gives us a signal as to how fast we age through a structure at the end of each of the chromosomes that houses...
Benefits of Soy for Postmenopausal Women
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. In reviews, consumption of soy isoflavones in postmenopausal women improved blood sugar, insulin and body weight. Could soy isoflavones supplementation help reduce body weight? Research points to yes, in postmenopausal women (1). After...
Ginseng Associated with Breast Cancer Survival
Written by Tatjana Djakovic, Staff Writer. In a large study of 1,459 Chinese breast cancer patients, those that consumed an average daily dose of 2.3 g of ginseng daily had a 7% increase in probability of survival and a 7.5% increase in the probability in remaining...
Study Confirms Vitamin D’s Benefit to Breast Cell Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Research demonstrates an association of lower vitamin D blood levels with increased risk of breast cancer. The National Cancer Institute estimates there were 229,060 new cases of breast cancer and 39,920 new deaths from breast cancer...
Carotenoid Blood Levels May Affect Breast Cell Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In this large meta-analysis study, there was a 19% reduced risk of cancer for those with the highest levels of total blood carotenoids versus the lowest levels. The American Cancer Society estimates the economic impact of cancer to...
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