Mediterranean Diet Benefits Lung Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. High adherence to the Mediterranean Diet produced a 78% reduced risk of non-controlled asthma.
Low Vitamin D Levels May Raise Heart Attack Risk
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Study has found that low vitamin D levels may play a role in heart attacks.
Omega-3 Fats Again Shown to Benefit Eye Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. For the researchers, “Eating oily fish at least once per week compared with less than once per week was associated with a [50% reduced risk]…for NV-AMD.”
Exercise Found to Increase Breast Cancer Survival
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Researchers found that those doing brisk walk 2 years after their diagnosis had a 66% reduced risk of death.
CoQ10 May Provide Energy Needed to Boost Effectiveness of Anti-Melanoma Treatment after Surgery
Written by Susan Sweeny Johnson, PhD, Biochem. Adding CoQ10 to a treatment protocol using interferon resulted in better tolerance of long-term treatment and a 13 times less likelihood of metastases than using interferon alone.
Study Finds Vitamin D Levels Too Low in Seniors
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In 80 seniors 74% had low levels of vitamin D, yet they consumed more than the recommended amount of vitamin D per day.
Fish Oil During Pregnancy Helps Long-Term Lung Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. An intake of 2.7 grams of Omega 3 per day during the third trimester of pregnancy may reduce the risk of asthma in the offspring by 63%.
Homocysteine Levels Found to Affect Brain Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In the Framington study of 2000 patients, those with the highest homocysteine blood levels had an increased risk of mini strokes compared to those with the lowest homocysteine blood levels.
