Are You Getting Enough Magnesium? – Informed Opinion
Written by Patrick B. Massey, MD, PhD. Dr. Massey shares the many health benefits of supplementing with magnesium.
Collagen Peptides Improve Cellulite Health in Women
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Fifty three women, who supplemented with 2.5 grams of bioactive collagen peptides for 6 months, experienced a significant 7% improvement in skin waviness and a 10.9% increase in skin density compared to the control group.
Study Links Medication to Osteoporosis Risk in Women
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Researchers, when analyzing data from a German patient database, found that 3,092 osteoporotic women who took proton pump inhibitors, had a significantly higher risk of developing ulcers and gastritis than their matched 3,092 healthy controls.
Pycnogenol and CoQ10-Based Skin Supplement Benefits Skin Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Two weeks of supplementation with VISCODERM, a commercial product containing collagen, pycnogenol, and CoQ10, significantly improved skin photoaging in healthy participating subjects in several measures of skin health including, tone, hydration, sebum, and hyaluronic acid.
Astaxanthin Combined With Collagen for Skin Health
Written by Marcia J. Egles, MD. Of the 44 healthy Korean women with photoaging of the skin those, who supplemented with 2 mg of astaxanthin and 3 grams of collagen hydrolysate for 12 weeks, had a significant improvement in skin elasticity and skin hydrogen compared to control.
Lactobacillus Bacteria Benefits Skin Health in Japanese Subjects
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Fifty Japanese study participants significantly improved their symptoms of eczema when they supplemented with the probiotic Saccharomyces cerevisisiae L92 for just 24 weeks.
Aloe Shown to Improve Skin Health
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Aloe vera, a common sunburn treatment when applied topically; however, when taken internally aloe vera significantly reduced wrinkles and improved skin moisture, skin collagen levels, and elasticity in participating subjects.
Saccharomyces Yeast Probiotic in Irritable Bowel Syndrome Trial
Written by Marcia J. Egles, MD. Saccharomyces cerevisisiae, commonly known as Baker’s yeast, significantly improved symptoms of constipation in a subgroup of patients suffering from irritable bowel syndrome.
If You Give a Mouse a Migraine, will He Ask for St. John’s Wort?
Written by Marcia J. Egles, MD. Using a mouse model of a chemically -induced migraine event, researchers demonstrated that a single dose of St. John’s Wort blocked the migraine pain.
Probiotics Improve Breast Milk Quality in Nursing Mothers
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. A probiotic, when given to pregnant women 4 weeks prior to anticipated delivery, significantly improved immune cytokines in the nursing newborns.
