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Joint Pain and Weather Connections
Some people with achy joints and arthritis swear that weather influences their pain. According to a report posted on ScienceDaily.com, new research, perhaps the deepest, data-based dive into this suggestion, finds that weather conditions in 45 U.S. cities are indeed associated with Google searches about joint pain. But it might not be the association expected. ...
Women’s Health Worsened in Past Two Decades: Study
If you needed more of a reason to more assertively court and market to women, a new study from Sweden shows that women need you, natural health retailers, more than ever: since 1990, overall, women’s health has worsened while men’s health has improved. Swedish researchers have investigated health trends in women and men aged 25 ...
Vitamin D Supplements Protects Against Severe Asthma Attacks
Taking oral vitamin D supplements in addition to standard asthma medication could halve the risk of asthma attacks requiring hospital attendance, according to research led by Queen Mary University of London (QMUL). Asthma affects more than 300 million people worldwide and is estimated to cause almost 400,000 deaths annually. Asthma deaths arise primarily during episodes ...
How Rare Sugars May Help Control Glucose
According to a report from www.sciencedaily.com, preliminary animal studies have suggested that allulose and other low-calorie, natural rare sugars (sugar that occurs in very small quantities in nature) could help regulate glucose levels. Researchers are investigating how they might exert such effects. They reported their findings in ACS Publication’s Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. ...
It’s True: The Sound of Nature Helps Us Relax
The gentle burbling of a brook, or the sound of the wind in the trees can physically change our mind and bodily systems, helping us to relax. New research explains how, for the first time. Researchers at Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) found that playing ‘natural sounds’ affected the bodily systems that control the ...
Black Elderberry is an Immune Support Dynamo
Black Elderberry is beneficial in supporting immune health, according to Dr. Kevin Curran, a PhD in molecular biology and a professor at the University of San Diego. Curran is also an authority in ethnobotany, which means he investigates use of plants for food and medicine. In his research, elderberries are very high in antioxidants and ...
Vitamin D Supplements May Benefit Children With Kidney Disease
Maintaining normal vitamin D levels helps preserve kidney function in children with chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study appearing in an issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN). The findings indicate that vitamin D– which is an easily accessible, safe, and inexpensive nutritional supplement—may be a useful addition to ...
Get to Know A4M
The American Association for Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M) is the foremost educational and research association devoted to unlocking the biological events that contribute to aging, and revealing substances that can promote a healthy, vibrant longevity, by preventing accelerated aging processes. According to its mission statement, A4M is “dedicated to the advancement of tools, technology and transformations ...
Probiotics and Sports Nutrition
It wasn’t until recently when the tie-in of “probiotics” and “sports nutrition” made no sense. However, suppliers of probiotics have truly broken ground in showing through research how certain strains actually help promote healthy muscle growth and recovery, promote desired healthy body mass, and help reach endurance goals. There are two recent studies of probiotics ...
When it Comes to Good Skin, Essential Fatty Acids are … Essential!
Using moisturizers sometimes isn’t enough to attain the baby-soft skin most of us would love to have. What you take internally is just as important. Therefore, essential fatty acids (EFAs) are vital to maintaining healthy skin. The omega-3 acid, DHA, is the key component in keeping your skin’s cell membranes supple. When there’s a lack ...
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