Zinc Supplements May Help To Stave Off Respiratory Infections Such As Colds, Flu, and COVID-19
But quality of evidence variable, and no clarity on optimal formulation or dose. A zinc supplement might help stave off the symptoms of respiratory tract…
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Highly Processed Foods Harm Memory in the Aging Brain – But Omega-3 Supplements May Help
Study in animals suggests omega-3 supplement may reduce effects. Four weeks on a diet of highly processed food led to a strong inflammatory response in…
Vitamin D Supplements Not an Effective Treatment for Painful IBS Symptoms
Vitamin D supplements are not an effective treatment for easing painful symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), a new study from the University of Sheffield…
Ketone Supplements May Protect and Improve Brain Health in People With Obesity
New research published in The Journal of Physiology has shown that ketone supplements may be a novel therapeutic strategy for protecting and improving brain health in…
Vitamin E, CoQ10 and GSH Supplements Reverse Heart Damage Caused by Cancer in Scientific Study
Study Links Free Radicals to Heart Damage Caused by Cancer In fruit flies, antioxidants reverse tumor-related cardiac dysfunction. A new study in animal models shows…
Do Vitamin D Supplements Improve Muscle Health?
Vitamin D supplementation does not have beneficial effects on muscle function, strength, or mass, according to an analysis of all available data from relevant randomized…
Natural Compound Found in Fruit May Prevent and Treat Parkinson’s Disease
Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have added to evidence that the compound farnesol, found naturally in herbs, and berries and other fruits, prevents and…
The Omega-3 Fatty Acid That Can Significantly Improve Heart Health
EPA Significantly Reduces Cardiovascular Events In 2018, a study found that a high dose of an omega-3 fatty acid given to patients with an elevated…
Meta-Analysis Finds That Omega-3 Supplements Improve Cardiovascular Outcomes – Type Matters
Reduction in cardiovascular risk was greatest for eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) alone rather than combination of EPA and another omega-3 fatty acid. For decades, there has…
Folate Deficiency Demystified: Genetics of Why Some People May Be at a Greater Risk of Disease
As many expectant mothers know, getting enough folate is key to avoiding neural tube defects in the baby during pregnancy. But for the individuals who…
New Defense Against Bacterial Superbugs: Taking Fish Oil May Reduce Antibiotic Resistance
For the first time, Australian scientists have confirmed a link between the role of regular fish oil to break down the ability of ‘superbugs’ to…
Can Omega-3 Fatty Acids – Fish Oil Supplements – Prevent Psychotic Disorder?
Low levels of omega-3 associated with higher risk of psychosis. New research has found that adolescents with higher levels of an omega-3 fatty acid in…
Omega-3 Fish Oil Supplements Linked With Heart Rhythm Disorder
Omega-3 supplements are associated with an increased likelihood of developing atrial fibrillation in people with high blood lipids. That’s the finding of a study published…
Vitamin D Supplements May Protect Those With Low Levels From Severe COVID-19
Study finds more than half of patients with low vitamin D do not receive supplements. Patients with low vitamin D levels who are hospitalized for…
Neuroscientists Warn: Multiple Unapproved Drugs Discovered in “Brain Boosting” Supplements
Could over-the-counter “smart drugs” pose health risks? Supplements that claim to improve mental focus and memory may contain unapproved pharmaceutical drugs and in potentially dangerous…
Authoritative New Analysis Links Omega-3 Supplements to Cardioprotection and Improved Heart Health
Study indicates that EPA and DHA supplementation reduces multiple types of cardiovascular risk, according to Mayo Clinic Proceedings. A new study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings provides the most…
Study Finds Fish Oil Supplements May Lower Risk of Heart Disease and Death
Further studies should explore what dose is needed to achieve a clinically meaningful effect. Regular use of fish oil supplements may be linked to a…
Electrolyte Supplements Can’t Be Relied on by Endurance Athletes – “False Paradigm”
Electrolyte supplements popular with endurance runners can’t be relied on to keep essential sodium levels in balance, according to researchers at the Stanford University School…