Mouse Study Shows Hope for Fish Oil and Parkinson Disease
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In a mouse study, omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids showed no damage compared to an 80% reduction in a marker for neurological health in the control group.
Phosphatidyl Serine: Nature’s Brain Nutrient
By Amy Kosowski, M.S., LDN. A number of clinical trials have shown that phosphatidyl serine has a benefit for cognition.
Mediterranean Diet Helps Cold, Asthma, and Allergy Health in Children
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Those with the highest adherence to the Mediterranean Diet reduced asthma and cold symptoms by 60% and 59% respectively.
Omega-3 Fats Hold Promise for Mental Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In a study of 1214 patients, low EPA levels increased the risk of dementia in depressed patients by 52%.
Omega-3 Fats May Improve Health in the Elderly
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. 254 Norwegian patients were given fatty acid supplementation. EPA was the only fatty acid out of the 22 tested that was significantly associated with a decreased risk of death in this population. The risk of death diminished as the concentration of supplemented EPA increased.
Quercetin Helps with Lung Health after Exercise
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. This study revealed that of 119 mice, 52% of the 37 mice in the exercise plus quercetin group died following infection with the flu virus compared to 74% of the 23 mice in the exercise plus placebo group who died following flu infection.
Pediatricians Double Vitamin D Recommendation
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. There is evidence to support the need for increasing our recommended daily allowance for Vitamin D from 200 IU to 400 IU per day.
Mediterranean Diet Improves Health and Reduces Risk of Many Illnesses
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Adherence to the mediterranean diet reduced risk of cardiovascular disease 9%, for cancer an average of 6% decreased risk, for Parkinson’s and Alzheimer Disease, the decreased risk of 13%.
