Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Compared to the control group, participants who consumed 5 grams of spinach extract for three months had significantly reduced body weight and total and LDL-cholesterols, and experienced increased fullness, reduced hunger, and a reduced urge for sweets and chocolate.
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Twelve weeks of supplementation with Lactobacillus plantarum P8 significantly improved inflammatory markers but had no impact on depression scores; however, there was some improvement in psychological tests of stress in the probiotic group.
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. This study strengthens the hypothesis that dietary intake plays an important role in prenatal OP pesticides exposure among women living in an urban environment.
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Both pulsatile and minimal dry cupping were effective at 4 weeks; however, after 12 weeks of treatment only pulsatile cupping offered pain relief for participants suffering from chronic back pain.
Written by Marcia J. Egles, MD. Data suggest that dietary polyphenols may act in the gut to modify microbial community structure, resulting in lessened intestinal and systemic inflammation and improved metabolic outcomes.
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Annurca apple extract is a powerful antioxidant that stimulates hair follicles to engage in fatty acid oxidation, generate ATP, and prevent amino-acid catabolism, thus enabling keratin production.
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Lactobacillus plantarum CCFM8610, a probiotic strain with both cadmium-binding and antioxidative abilities, demonstrated the ability to alleviate cadmium-induced cytotoxicity in the human cell line HT-29 and increase fecal cadmium levels and decrease Cd accumulation in the tissues of cadmium exposed mice.
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Both seabuckthorn leaves extract and the flavonoid glycosides extract from seabuckthorn leaves mitigated the effects of diet-induced obesity and metabolic syndrome in a mouse model.
Written by Dr. Patrick Massey, MD, PhD. Several studies conducted in China demonstrated that iodine supplementation in iodine-deficient parts of China significantly increased the risk and diagnosis of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis.
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. This study demonstrates that L. brevis 23017 effectively prevents Hg-induced injury by promoting Hg binding in the small intestine, by preserving the integrity of the intestinal barrier, reducing intestinal epithelial cell cytotoxicity, protecting TJ proteins, and modulating inflammation and alleviating oxidative stress through both MAPK and NF-κB pathways.
