Vitamin D Levels Related to C-Section Births
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Women in the group with lower blood levels of vitamin D had double the risk of a C-section delivery.
Grape Seed Extract Benefits Heart Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Research demonstrates that grape seed extract, a powerful antioxidant, decreased oxidized LDL cholesterol, helped regulate heart rhythm,and decreased plaque buildup in blood vessels.
Study Suggests Vitamin D May Help Children with Digestive Inflammation
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In a study in children with Inflammatory Bowel Disease, 34.6% of the patients were deficient in vitamin D.
Vitamin D Deficiency in Children with Type I Diabetes
Written by Diana Gnat, DC. In a study of 128 children with type 1 diabetes, only 24% were found to have sufficient vitamin D blood levels.
Consumption of a Mediterranean Style Diet Is Good For Your Health
Writen by Sarah Madden. A Mediterranean diet can reduce the onset of Multiple Sclerosis and delay the progression of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes.
Vitamin C Found to Help with Exercise-Induced Asthma
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Vitamin C “significantly reduced” the maximum fall in post-exercise forced expelled volume of air (up to 56%) compared to the placebo group. Urinary levels of the inflammatory proteins were also “significantly lower” (up to 62%) in the vitamin C group compared to placebo.
Resveratrol May Help with Liver Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In this study of 48 mice, those who were fed only alcohol had a significant 50% decrease in liver protein function compared to control; however, those mice who were fed both alcohol and resveratrol had a 300% increase in liver protein function and those fed strictly resveratrol had a 250% increase in liver protein function.
L-Ornithine May Help with Fatigue
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In a small human study on a bike test, those given 2000mg/day ornithine after 2 hours had 91% less fatigue scores.
