Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In a study of 300 adults with rheumatoid arthritis, those in the severly deficient vitamin D group were positive for rheumatoid factor compared to 77.5% of all others.
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. Men who did not eat breakfast had a 33% higher risk of coronary heart disease.
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. A review of human studies showed that supplementation with betaine was associated with a 5 to 8% reduced risk of heart disease and 10-15% reduced risk of stroke.
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. 13 studies of 18,999 participants found that the following supplements decreased age-related cataracts by the following percentages: Vitamin E by 25%; alpha carotene by 28%; lutein by 25%; zeaxanthin by 30%; vitamin A by 31% and Vitamin C by 33%.
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. This very large study showed reduced risks of 7-22% for type 2 diabetes for various milk based products.
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Supplementing with grape seed extract in combination with lifestyle modifications show significant decreases in systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure and heart rate with the high dose grape seed group providing the most significant result of 93% normalized blood pressure.
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Those with the highest intake of plant sterols had a 29% reduced risk of a first heart attack compared to those with the lowest plant sterol intake. No benefit of plant sterol intake and reduced heart attack risk was seen with women.
Written by Marcia J. Egles, MD. Data from the Framingham Offspring Study shows that increased consumption of lycopene is associated with reductions in the risk of coronary heart disease.
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. 24 patients in their nineties participated in a 12 week weight training program that upon completion saw significant improvements in walking speed, speed of task completion, ease of rising from a chair and balance control.
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Meta-analysis of 9 randomized controlled trials that included a total of 8234 participants with kidney disease, showed that folic acid supplementation reduced the risk of cardiovascular disease by 10%.
