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Today's Natural Health Science News More current news stories Quercetin's respiratory benefits limited to over 40s
Supplements of quercetin may cut the number of sick days linked to respiratory infections, but the effects are not shared by all age groups, according to new research. In middle aged and older subjects, however, daily supplements of the polyphenol was associated with fewer sick days, and a reduction in the severity of infections, according to findings published in Pharmacological Research.
Nutra Ingredients | Low Carb Plant Sourced Diet Better Than Animal Sourced One
If you want to live longer, you are better off on a low carb diet which is vegetable based, rather than one whose proteins are sourced from animals, according to a study involving 129,716 men and women published this week in the medical journal Annals of Internal Medicine.
Medical News Today | Top Nutrition for Runners
Sports Nutritionist and marathon runner Lauren Slayton, MS, RD, compiled a list of the top ten foods for runners. Published in the NY Daily News, this compilation of dietary support for endurance exercise includes foods known to support digestive, bone and joint, immune, energy and cardiovascular health, especially as they relate to endurance exercise.
Natural Products Marketplace | Multivitamin Use Doesn't Impact Colon Cancer Outcomes, Study Finds
Patients with colon cancer who used multivitamins during and after being treated with post-surgical chemotherapy did not reduce the risk of the cancer returning or their dying from it, according to researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
Science Daily | "Secret Nutrients” for a Better Memory
Remember when you were a kid and hardly ever forgot anything? Nowadays, you may keep to-do lists… struggle to remember the names of casual friends… or experience a “senior moment” when you walk into a room and forget why you’re there.
Healthier Talk | Resveratrol supplements could improve heart health: Study
Daily supplements of resveratrol may improve vascular function and lead to improved cardiovascular health, according to new research. The study published in Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases, is the first research to evaluate the acute effects of resveratrol supplementation on circulatory function, revealing that resveratrol improves flow-mediated dilatation (FMD) - a marker of cardiovascular function.
Nutra Ingredients USA | When is it beneficial to take vitamin c?
In this day of the Internet and a super abundance of information on any topic, we're accustomed to reading all kinds of hype for money, health, and wealth accumulation. Sometimes it's difficult to extract the truth from the paid ads, but when it comes to vitamin C we may not be up to par on the many great benefits it provides in out health and wellness.
Helium | Plantain Fibers Could Treat Crohns Disease
Scientists at the University of Liverpool, United Kingdom, have found that soluble fibers found in plantain, a type of large banana, could be used to treat patients with Crohn’s disease. Crohn’s is a condition that causes chronic intestinal inflammation, leading to pain, bleeding, and diarrhea.
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More current news stories | News Behind the News: MoreSummer’s Produce Stand
September 8, 2010
The power of the produce-stand now resplendent with the rich colors and inviting smells of ripe fruit and summer’s vegetable bounty is lost to all-too-many Americans. Walk the aisles of a public or farmer’s market at summer’s end and marvel over the blueberries, strawberries, raspberries and blackberries, the grapes and currants, fragrant peaches, and the amazing heirloom tomatoes, just to name but a few of nature’s treats. | Hearing Loss among Teens is Up 30% - are we focusing solely on noise?
August 28, 2010
The NHANES (National Health and Nutrition Examination) survey analysis by the Department of Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston reviewed hearing tests on U.S. adolescents from 1988-1994 and 2005-2006. Their conclusion published in a recent issue of JAMA/Journal of the American Medical Association was that hearing loss among teens aged 12-19 has increased a significant thirty (30) percent. | Even for a ligament tear, the way we have always done it (surgery) doesn’t appear to be the best way
August 24, 2010
The news has subtly crept into the public consciousness. Muscle/ligament/ tendon tears are not always candidates for surgical repair. That is a huge paradigm shift for practitioner and patient alike who have been culturally conditioned to think in terms of structure rather than function. |
Natural Health Science News Vitamin Research:Vitamin D: the Key to Prevention and Treatment of Colds and Flus.
These studies explain how Vitamin D works to prevent flus and respiratory disease as well as to minimize flu symptoms.
| NHSN Health Minutes with Deborah Ray: More
Click the Title to listen to the audio | Deborah Ray Interviews:  | Stanley Gardner, MD is a valued member of the physician team with Dr. Derrick Lonsdale and Dr. James Frackelton at Preventive Medicine Group outside Cleveland, OH. During his years in the Philippines and his first thirteen years of practice, Dr. Gardner observed many diseases which could be prevented entirely, healed more quickly, or have caused less damaging results through the application of proper nutrition. |  | Liz Lipski, PhD, CCN, is a noted clinician, author, speaker, talk-show host, educator, and consultant. She is well known for her landmark book Digestive Wellness which will soon be in its 4th edition and the companion book for children’s digestive wellness among other healthcare focuses. |  | Dr. Gary Null has been one of the foremost advocates of alternative medicine and natural healing for over three decades. A multi award-winning journalist and New York Times best-selling author, Dr. Null has written over 70 books on nutrition, self-empowerment and public health issues, including his most recent, Death by Medicine. His syndicated public radio show, Natural Living with Gary Null, earned 21 Silver Microphone Awards and is the longest-running, continuously aired health program in America. |  | Carole Baggerly is the founder and director of Grassroots Health, a non-profit organization promoting vitamin D awareness. After her own experience with breast cancer and osteoporosis, she learned the connection among these diseases and vitamin D deficiency, which triggered her role as an advocate. Carole shares with us her inspired work at Grassroots Health which has launched a worldwide public health campaign to solve the vitamin D deficiency epidemic in a year through a focus on testing and education with all individuals spreading the word. |  | Dr. Haley has emphasized studies on the biochemistry of Alzheimer's disease. His research in the biochemical aberrancies in Alzheimer's disease also led to his identifying mercury toxicity as a major factor in this disease. He was one of the first to propose that the organic-mercury preservative (Thimerosal) in infant vaccines was the most likely toxic agent involved in Gulf War Syndrome and autism related disorders |  | Dr. Brownstein has lectured internationally to physicians and others about his success in using natural hormones and nutritional therapies in his practice. Dr. Brownstein with a popular newsletter has also authored nine books including Iodine: Why You Need It, Why You Cannot Live without It which has changed the practice of medicine by focusing on the widespread nature of iodine deficiency and why iodine is so important for optimal health. |  | John Jacob Cannell, M.D. began to study the effects of vitamin D, he immediately realized that the Food and Nutrition Board (FNB) of the U.S. Government's Institute of Medicine (IOM) was placing many Americans at risk with less than optimal recommendations for vitamin D sufficiency. He founded the Vitamin D Council to educate and empower practitioners, researchers, and consumers about the widespread nature of vitamin D deficiency and why we should all care about this important public health issue. | |
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