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Vitamin D in Health and Disease

Vitamin D in Health and Disease

There is confusion out there about vitamin D in health and disease. In other words, I thought it would be useful to review some basics about vitamin D and how it can help you to benefit from it. Last year an overview about this topic was published. Notably, a lack of vitamin D causes
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Lost Vision Due To A Deficient Diet

Lost Vision Due To A Deficient Diet

A medical paper recently described a tragic case of lost vision due to a deficient diet. In a clinical case report the Bristol University published the details of this case. A 14-year old boy decided to live primarily on Pringles (potato chips), white bread and French fries. He visite
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Fish Oil Reduces Mortality Over 16 years

Fish Oil Reduces Mortality Over 16 years

In the first place, a landmark study showed that fish oil reduces mortality over 16 years. Specifically, the investigation included data from 240,729 men and 180,580 women. Notably, there were 54,230 deaths among the men, and 30,882 deaths among the women. In general, when research an
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CoQ-10 Helps Diabetics

CoQ-10 Helps Diabetics

The Journal of the American College of Nutrition describes a trial, which showed that CoQ-10 helps diabetics. 50 study participants had kidney damage due to diabetes (diabetic nephropathy). They received help significantly with regard to their kidney function with only 100 mg of CoQ-1
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Vitamins Can Reduce The Risk Of Metabolic Syndrome

Vitamins Can Reduce The Risk Of Metabolic Syndrome

A South Korean study showed that vitamins can reduce the risk of metabolic syndrome. Metabolic syndrome is a change in metabolism in patients with excess abdominal fat. They also often have high blood sugar, high blood pressure and high LDL cholesterol. In addition their liver often d
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Lower Mortality From Additional Omega-3

Lower Mortality From Additional Omega-3

A 2017 study describes a lower mortality from additional omega-3 fatty acid supplementation. 6501 women from the Women’s Health Initiative Memory Study were part of a study starting in 1997. The study continued till August 2014. It involved the examination of red blood cell omega-3 fa
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Micronutrients Protecting Kidney Function

Micronutrients Protecting Kidney Function

A study from Tehran asked: are micronutrients protecting kidney function? The results are available in “Nutrients” in 2016. The researchers used the Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study. It recruited 15,005 participants between the years 1990 and 2001. Every 3 years there were follow-up exa
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CoQ10 Supplementation Improves Metabolism

CoQ10 Supplementation Improves Metabolism

A randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled trial from Iran showed that CoQ10 supplementation improves metabolism. This is a recent publication  from April of 2017.  60 women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) were divided into two groups. One group received 100 mg of CoQ10 as a
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Magnesium Helps Diabetics

Magnesium Helps Diabetics

Magnesium helps diabetics and those who are at risk of getting diabetes to lower their blood sugars. This is what a European meta-analysis revealed. European study showing that magnesium helps diabetics The researchers of this publication in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
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Good Nutrition Can Manage Chronic Inflammation

Good Nutrition Can Manage Chronic Inflammation

Dr. Mitchell Fleisher explained that good nutrition can manage chronic inflammation. He presented his talk at the 24th Annual World Congress on Anti-Aging Medicine (Dec. 9-11, 2016) in Las Vegas that I attended. It was entitled “Effective Anti-Aging Nutritional Management of Chronic I
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