Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In a study of 121 women with a dry eye syndrome, those who received omega-3 fats EPA and DHA and the omega-6 fat borage oil had a 13% decrease in inflammatory protein in the eye.
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In a study of 68 patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, those who received acupuncture treatment, had 65.5% improvement in breathing.
Written by Marcia J. Egles, MD. In a large study of the British population, vegetarians (not consuming meat or fish) had 32% lower risk of hospitalization or death from ischemic heart disease than did the non-vegetarians.
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Patients complaining of fatigue were given 20,000 IU vitamin D every other day. A 18% benefit was found in two measures of muscle recovery.
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In a study of 494 workers, those with highest vitamin D levels had 13.8% lower fasting insulin levels and 17.3% lower indication of insulin resistance than those in the lowest vitamin D group.
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In a study of 326 critically ill children up to 17 years of age, it was found that low vitamin D blood level was associated with nearly 2 days longer stay in hospital.
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. In a 3 year study of 244 postmenopausal women, a form of vitamin K-2, menaquinone-7 (found in fermented curd cheese and fermented soybeans) had 51% decrease in low bone mass and the risk of fractures.
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In a study of 57 children with bone cancer (sarcoma), they were supplemented with ginger powder and experienced a significant decrease in symptoms of nausea and vomiting that occurs as a result of chemotherapy.
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In a study of 46 patients that were given olive leaf extract daily for 12 weeks, subjects had a 6.6% increase in insulin sensitivity and a 5.4% increase in ability to stabilize blood sugar and insulin.
Written by Tatjana Djakovic, Staff Writer. In a large study of 1,459 Chinese breast cancer patients, those that consumed an average daily dose of 2.3 g of ginseng daily had a 7% increase in probability of survival and a 7.5% increase in the probability in remaining disease free compared to those that did not take ginseng.
