Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Both raw beet juice and cooked beet juice significantly improved blood pressure, markers of inflammation and blood vessel dilation in participating subjects; however, only the raw beet juice improved cholesterol levels.
Written by Patrick Massey, MD, PhD. Mistletoe may play an important role in the treatment of not just pancreatic cancer but many other cancers as well.
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Prediabetics, who drank Mate tea and had dietary counseling, significantly improved their lipid profiles, body weight, BMI, and blood pressure while significantly decreasing fat consumption and increasing fiber intake.
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. A cup of lavender tea, consumed daily for 2 weeks, significantly improved fatigue, depression, and bonding in postpartum women; however, their quality of sleep did not improve significantly.
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Participants who consumed 15 grams of Argan oil daily for 30 days had significant decreases in total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, triglycerides and cell damage levels; however, their vitamin D blood levels increased significantly.
Written by Patrick B. Massey, MD, PhD, MhD. A recent study demonstrates that mindfulness meditation can be used successfully, even in combination with narcotic pain-relieving drugs, to enhance pain relief.
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Of the 133 participating women with gestational diabetes, those who took 50,000 IUs of Vitamin D every 2 weeks (4000 IU daily) or 50,000 IU monthly (2000 IU daily), had significant decreases in insulin and cholesterol levels compared to those who took only 200 IU per day. Antioxidant levels were significantly improved in all participants with gestational diabetes.
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Two months of daily supplementation with flaxseed or Vitex agnus, significantly lowered cyclical breast pain in both intensity and duration in the 106 participating women compared to those in the control group.
Written by James C. Morton Jr., Staff Writer. In a randomized placebo-controlled, double-blinded, crossover trial, clinical research study, epicatechin and quercetin significantly decreased endothelial dysfunction (10.5%) and inflammation (10.1%) serum biomarkers compared to the baseline and placebo groups.
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Supplementation with lutein and lycopene “significantly inhibited” gene expression in the skin after ultraviolet radiation exposure compared to the placebo group.
