Written by Patrick B. Massey, MD, PH.D. Melatonin, known for its ability to regulate sleep, the immune system and sex hormones, also plays an important role in supporting bone density in menopausal women according to recent research.
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Of the 184 patients with laryngopharyngeal reflux disease, those on a plant-based Mediterranean-style diet and alkaline water had symptom reduction equal to or better than those who were on a proton pump inhibitor after 6 weeks of intervention.
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. R. canina significantly reduced the occurrence of urinary tract infections in the 200 participating postpartum women who underwent cesarean sections compared to the control group of women.
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Analysis of a five-year average follow-up of 26,190 Swedish volunteers revealed a trend towards increased risk of coronary events and consumption of sweets, sugar-sweetened beverages, and sugar and jam for the highest versus the lowest intake groups.
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Sixty ml of Montmorency tart cherry juice significantly elevated total hemoglobin and oxygenated hemoglobin and significantly reduced systolic blood pressure in 27 participating healthy 40-60 year olds, but did not improve cognition or mood.
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Seasonal allergies were significantly reduced in participating allergy sufferers who supplemented with a combination of L. Gasseri KS-13, Bifidobacterium bifidum G9-1, and B. longum MM-2 for 8 weeks during the spring allergy season.
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Of the 73 participating patients with Parkinson’s disease, those who received 12-weeks of bee venom acupuncture experienced significant improvement of symptoms that lasted for 20 weeks while the symptoms of the sham acupuncture treatment group returned to baseline level.
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Four weeks of 15-minute daily sessions of 7000-lux white light significantly improved symptoms of depression in participating subjects with bipolar disorder.
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Eight weekly 2-hour workshops in meditation awareness training significantly improved fibromyalgia symptoms in the seventy-four participating subjects compared to the control group participants.
Written by Patrick B. Massey, MD, PH.D. There are fundamental problems with the food allergy tests themselves as well as the interpretation of the results.
