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CRN Responds to Cholesterol Study That Compares Supplements to Prescription Drug
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has responded to results of the “Supplements, Placebo, or Rosuvastatin (SPORT)” Study. It was presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions Nov. 6 and published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. SPORT, funded by AstraZeneca, the company that markets Rosuvastatin, compared the effect on low-density […]
Water-soluble Eggshell Membrane: Research Update
Previously, I’ve written articles for Vitamin Retailer about both the topical skin benefits and the ingestible joint health benefits of water-soluble eggshell membrane (WSEM). In this current article, I’m going to provide an update on human clinical research recently conducted on this fascinating material for joint health. I’ve chosen to do this because, after reviewing […]
Promising Results in Alzheimer’s Resveratrol Study
According to a report by Alice Park in TIME Magazine, that glass of red wine at dinner may help slow down the decline in Alzheimer’s disease. Dr. R. Scott Turner, professor of neurology and director of the memory disorders program at Georgetown University Medical Team, created a purified form of resveratrol. Resveratrol is “a polyphenol […]
Probiotics May Ease Anxiety and Depression
A recent study suggests that supplements that boost probiotics, the beneficial micro-organisms in the body, can affect the way people process emotional information, as well as easing anxiety and depression. The study recruited 45 healthy 18- to 45-year-olds. Half of the participants were given a probiotic supplement and the other half a placebo, to be taken everyday for three […]
Study: BCM-95 Curcumin More Effective than Placebo in Treating Major Depression
A recently published clinical trial on major depressive disorders out of the School of Psychology and Exercise Science at Murdoch University (Perth, Australia) reported that high absorption of BCM-95® Curcumin was significantly more effective in improving depression symptoms compared to that of a placebo. The randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled study was published in the June […]
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