Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. A forty-four year population-based prospective study of 191 women demonstrated that cardiovascular fitness in midlife is associated with a reduced risk of dementia.
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Using a mouse model, researchers demonstrated that aspartame (known as NutraSweet and Equal) impaired glucose metabolism by altering gut composition and promoting hyperglycemia and insulin resistance.
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. A cross sectional study of cell phone use among Chinese children indicates a significant association between fatigue and headaches in children and their cell phone usage.
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Ashwagandha significantly reduced weight, anxiety levels, and levels of circulating proinflammatory cytokines in the participating Ashwagandha fed rats.
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. This study of 48 pain-free participants demonstrated that music with significantly higher positive expectancy was most effective at decreasing pain and suggests that the pain-relieving power of personal music may surpass even the effects of enhanced participation.
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. A comprehensive nutritional and dietary intervention significantly improved nutritional status, non-verbal IQ, autism symptoms, and other symptoms in the majority of sixty-seven participating children and adults with autism spectrum disorder.
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. People who supplemented with coconut oil, olive oil or butter found that coconut oil significantly raised high density lipoprotein (HCL-C) compared to butter and olive oil and significantly lowered C-reactive protein compared to olive oil but not butter.
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Relative to the control group, patients with fibromyalgia found that music therapy reduced their perception of pain.
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Those who supplemented with 900 mg of spearmint for 90 days had significantly improved working memory, mood and sleep quality compared to the control group.
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Supplementation with two grams of resveratrol significantly reduced proinflammatory markers and CSF Aß42 and slowed down cognitive decline in the thirty-eight participating subjects with Alzheimer’s disease.
