— Tops among them: weight loss by Kristen Monaco, Staff Writer, MedPage Today November 30, 2020 A plant-based diet low in fat yielded several metabolic benefits, according to a new trial. Over a 16-week period, adults with overweight or obesity who were randomized to a low-fat vegan diet lost an average 13 pounds (95% CI […]
Alistair Gardiner|November 25, 2020 How often do you get out and enjoy the sunshine? If the answer is not much, you may want to start thinking about other ways to get a regular dose of vitamin D. According to estimates, vitamin D deficiency affects roughly 1 billion people worldwide—and almost half the global population has at […]
Alistair Gardiner|November 25, 2020 We’re all familiar with the visceral markers of a hangover: headaches, nausea, shaking, fatigue, and (sometimes) diarrhea. There are also a number of physiological symptoms that you may not have consciously identified before. These include a rise in systolic blood pressure, increased heart rate, and overproducing sweat-glands. Additionally, the hungover may […]
— Four addressable factors appear key by Kristen Monaco, Staff Writer, MedPage Today November 24, 2020 Reducing four particular risk factors for gout could slash incident cases in men, researchers reported. Over a 26-year period, about 77% (95% CI 56%-88%) of men likely could have avoided gout if they likewise avoid four major risk factors […]
November 17, 2020 The Journal of Urology TAKE-HOME MESSAGE The authors randomized women with symptoms of overactive bladder without incontinence to 500 mg daily of dried cranberry powder or placebo for 24 weeks. Only 60 of 98 randomized patients met per-protocol analysis criteria; however, among these patients, cranberry (n=25) was associated with reductions in daily […]
Reuters Health Medical News|October 27, 2020 Higher levels of serum omega-3 fatty acids at the time of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) are associated with lower incidence of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and all-cause mortality, a new study suggests. Researchers examined data on 944 consecutive STEMI patients who underwent primary percutaneous coronary interventions. After […]
October 01, 2020 Annals of Internal Medicine TAKE-HOME MESSAGE This randomized controlled trial examined the use curcumin over 12 weeks for treatment of osteoarthritis. Use of curcumin improved pain for patients, but did not improve effusion volumes or relaxation time of the lateral femoral cartilage when compared with placebo. Curcumin is presented as a potential […]
National Institutes of Health U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Echinacea Common Names: echinacea, purple coneflower, coneflower, American coneflower Latin Names: Echinacea purpurea, Echinacea angustifolia, Echinacea pallida Background There are nine known species of echinacea, all of which are native to North America. They were used by Native Americans of the Great Plains region as traditional medicines. Echinacea is promoted as […]
September 12, 2020 Dosage For Vitamin D, K2, and Calcium Drbeen Medical Lectures YouTube Video
Ronald Grisanti D.C., D.A.B.C.O., D.A.C.B.N., M.S., CFMP An athletic 20 year man is playing basketball and suddenly collapses on the court and dies. On a hot July day, a young and vibrant college football player suddenly makes a great tackle and never gets up.. only to be pronounced dead 5 minutes later. High School track […]
MedicalXpress Breaking News-and-Events|August 18, 2020 Older adults who took a daily multivitamin and mineral supplement with zinc and high amounts of vitamin C in a 12-week study experienced sickness for shorter periods and with less severe symptoms than counterparts in a control group receiving a placebo. The findings by Oregon State University researchers were published […]
Zick, Suzanna Mariaa,*; Murphy, Susan Lynnb; Colacino, Justinc PAIN Reports: September/October 2020 – Volume 5 – Issue 5 – p e837 doi: 10.1097/PR9.0000000000000837 Introduction: Chronic spinal pain is disabling and has high personal and societal costs. Risk factors include behavioral factors; however, little is known about the role of diet quality and its association with spinal pain. Higher diet quality and consumption […]
by Kristen Monaco, Staff Writer, MedPage Today August 14, 2020 More than 36% of U.S. kids ate fast food on any given day from 2015 to 2018, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data showed. Among U.S. children and adolescents ages 2-19, more than 11% consumed more than 45% of their daily calories from […]
Connie Capone|August 12, 2020 Over the years we’ve seen countless diet fads come and go, each one promising to help us shed unwanted pounds with ease, but many of these get-thin-quick diets are like get-rich-quick schemes—they tend to help us lose dollars quicker than weight. On the other hand, low-carb and low-fat diets with names […]
Cha MJ, Oh GC, Lee H, et al Heart Rhythm|August 6, 2020 Researchers examined the link between alcohol intake and new-onset atrial fibrillation (AF) development in asymptomatic healthy persons. They screened asymptomatic healthy adults (age < 75 years; BMI <30 kg/m2) receiving routine health assessments from 2007 to 2015. They recruited those with sinus rhythm and without any earlier diagnosed medical or surgical illness. They observed a higher incidence of new-onset AF in drinkers, whereas identified no correlation of composite non-AF cardiac events with alcohol. In frequent binge drinkers vs infrequent light drinkers, the risk of AF was highest. Overall, findings showed a rise in the risk of new-onset AF in correlation with drinking, in a dose-dependent manner and irrespective of sex, in the asymptomatic healthy population. Avoiding frequent binge drinking was recommended. Read the full article on Heart Rhythm. Story Source
Newswise: Diabetes|July 21, 2020 Cinnamon improves blood sugar control in people with prediabetes and could slow the progression to type 2 diabetes, according to a new study published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society. It is estimated that nearly 90 million people in the United States have prediabetes, which occurs when blood sugar levels […]
Wong RHX, Zaw JJT, Xian CJ, et al Journal of Bone and Mineral Research July 15, 2020 This research was conducted to evaluate if resveratrol supplementation could improve bone health in postmenopausal women. Researchers conducted a Resveratrol for Healthy Aging in Women (RESHAW) trial which was a 24‐month randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled, two‐period crossover intervention conducted […]
Medicine (Baltimore). 2020 Jul 10; 99(28): e20373. Published online 2020 Jul 10. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000020373 PMCID: PMC7360261 PMID: 32664057 A randomized controlled study Girish H. Rudrappa, MBBS, MS. ORTHO, DNB Abstract Background: Acetaminophen (paracetamol) is one of the most commonly used over-the-counter for pain relief. Management of acute pain with plant-based nutrients has remained suboptimal due […]
Hu Y, Ding M, Sampson L, et al BMJ | July 10, 2020 Among 158,259 women and 36,525 men free of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, or cancer at baseline, the risk of type 2 diabetes was assessed in correlation with consumption of total and individual whole grain foods, using three prospective cohort studies. A […]
by Ronald Grisanti D.C., D.A.B.C.O., D.A.C.B.N., M.S. Are you aware that “real” vitamin E is really eight entities, not just one? It consists of four tocopherols (alpha, beta, delta, gamma) and four tocotrienols. What I find extremely alarming is most researchers that study vitamin E only use “one” of the eight parts of the vitamin E. The […]