Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Study participants with the highest levels of plasma vitamin C had significantly lower levels of weight, BMI, waist circumference, better measurements of metabolic health and lower levels of cognitive impairment.
Written by Marcia J. Egles, MD. This in vivo study, using a mouse model, demonstrated the significant cholesterol-lowering and anti-hypertensive properties of Lactobacillus helviticus K1113.
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Elderberry supplementation prior to, during, and up to 5 days following overseas travel significantly reduced cold duration and symptom severity in participating subjects compared to control.
Written by Shirley Kotadia, Staff Writer. Eight weeks of supplementation with either 500 mg of lavender or 500 mg of bitter orange twice daily significantly improved sleep quality in the one hundred and four participating postmenopausal women compared to the control.
Written by Angeline De Leon, Staff Writer. Burn patients groups who received either music, massage, or music and massage, experienced significant improvements in pain, anxiety, and relaxation compared to the control group receiving just primary care. These improvements were also significant in all three groups when comparing before intervention (baseline) to after intervention.
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Of the one hundred participating women with PCOS and infertility problems, those who supplemented with Cimicifuga racimosa (black cohosh) had significantly higher levels of luteinizing hormone and progesterone and a higher rate of pregnancy than those who supplemented with clomiphene citrate.
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. The medicinal herb, Urtica dioica, significantly decreased fasting plasma glucose, triglycerides, SGPT, HDL, and increased nitric oxide and superoxide dismutase levels in participating diabetic subjects compared to control.
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Exercise significantly altered the composition of gut microbiota in lean participants, and in particular, increased the butyrate-producing microbiota, the levels of which were not sustainable once exercising ceased.
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Of the eighty-five Chinese female participants, those who consumed H-CP (collagen hydrolysate with a higher ratio of bioactive dipeptides) had significantly increased skin moisture at cheek and corners of eyes compared to those who consumed L-CP (collagen hydrolysate with a lower ratio of bioactive dipeptides) and placebo.
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Eight weeks of 50 mg of CoQ10 and 5 mg of NADH supplementation significantly reduced maximum heart rate and perceived fatigue in the participating subjects with chronic fatigue syndrome.
