Written by Patrick B. Massey, MD, PH.D. In Dr. Massey’s experience, patients with symptoms of hypothyroidism while on the right dose of a T4 medication often have resolution of their symptoms with a T3/T4 combination medication.
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Twelve months of folic acid supplementation significantly improved cognitive impairment and reduced homocysteine, inflammatory cytokines, and amyloid in the participating subjects compared to conventional treatment group.
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Supplementing daily with 500 mg of L-carnosine significantly improved glycemic control and fat-free mass while significantly decreasing inflammation, fat mass and triglycerides in the intervention group in comparison to placebo.
Written by Joyce Smith, Staff Writer. Supplementation with omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids significantly increased brain ratio of n-3 to n-6 fatty acids, improved brain repair and protected against long-term brain injury.
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. This study, when comparing Chinese women to men, found that the participating Chinese women had significantly higher lumbar spine and hip bone mineral densities which correlated with their significantly higher serum levels of vitamin E.
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Of the sixty-seven participating subjects with specified health issues, those who supplemented with propolis for ninety days, had significant improvements in total cholesterol as well as significant improvements in oxidative stress as determined by glutathione and TBARS levels.
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. A study of 263 postmenopausal women suggests that major stress over a period of one year may accelerate shortening of telomere length while healthy behaviors within that same time frame may mitigate the shortening effect.
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Diabetic Indian participants who supplemented their standard diabetic diet with 30 grams of cashews daily for 12 weeks had a significant increase in HDL cholesterol and a significant decrease in systolic blood pressure compared to the control group.
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Oral Leukoplakia study participants who supplemented for six months with 3.6g of curcumin had a 67.5% significantly greater clinical response and a 58.6% significantly better overall treatment response compared to the placebo group.
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Of the fifty-seven children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, those who received an intramuscular injection of vitamin B12 every three days for eight weeks showed a significantly greater improvement in B12 methylation than the placebo group.
