Omega-3 and Alzheimer’s Disease
During the International Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease, Lori Daiello, Pharm.D., presented a study that was done on effects of Omega-3 supplementation and Alzeimer’s disease. This study included 819 participants in the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative. According to the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative website, the mission of the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) is to define [...]
Women That Take Multivitamins Have a Lower Risk of Heart Attacks
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition reports that a study of almost 34,000 women was concluded recently over a 10 year period. 31,671 women had no history any cardiovascular disease, while 2,262 did have a history of cardiovascular disease. During the 10 year period of the study, women with cardiovascular disease had 269 heart attacks [...]
Cold Remedies that work!
We have been looking for decades for a cure to the common cold and we still have not found it. There are over 20 different known stain of the common cold viruses. In addition to that, these viruses are easily mutated so that becomes very difficult to find cure. Many scientists are trying to determine [...]
Reduce Blood Cancers by Taking Garlic and Grape Seed Supplements
The highly esteemed journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention published an article that discusses a link that was discovered between an increased use of garlic OR grape seed supplements and lowering the risk of getting hematologic malignancies, including Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphomas and leukemia. Researchers examined data from people that participated in the VITamins And [...]
Probiotic Streins
Probiotic Strains matter! Strains matter a lot because different strains trigger different physiological processes and address different conditions! Many strains have a very specific health benefit and depending on the benefit that the consumer is trying to get, they should purchase the appropriate strain. Otherwise you might purchase a strain that has a benefit that [...]
Probiotics 101
What are Probiotics Probiotics and prebiotics are microorganisms such as bacteria or yeast that are believed to improve health. They are available in supplements and foods. The idea of taking live bacteria or yeast may seem strange at first. After all, we take antibiotics and use antibacterial substances to fight bacteria. But our bodies naturally [...]
What are Vitamins?
Vitamins are substances which, in small amounts, are necessary for life. Vitamins must be obtained from food as they are either not made in the body at all, or are not made in sufficient quantities for growth, vitality and well-being. A deficiency of a particular vitamin causes disease symptoms which can only be cured by [...]
