Vitamin E There was much ado regarding a large-scale men’s health study a couple years ago. Because that proclaimed men did not get any benefit whatsoever from vitamin E alone. Nay, in fact, researchers declare, “significantly increased the risk of prostate cancer among healthy men.” Because this particular study was part of what’s known as the SELECT (Selenium and Vitamin …
High Blood Pressure Prompt and intense treatment at the first signs of high blood pressure. This appears key to preventing heart attacks, strokes and early death, according to a new study. Patients with systolic blood pressure (the top number in a blood pressure reading) higher than 150 mm Hg faced increased risks. If doctors failed to begin aggressive drug treatment …
Vitamin D The National Institutes of Health is funding a huge, multi-site, multi-year double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial. To determine if vitamin D supplements may help definitively prevent or delay onset of diabetes type II in approximately 2,500 adults. Who are at high risk of developing the disease. The researchers’ mission is to discover if vitamin D3 (also known as cholecalciferol) …
Breast Health If you’re a woman concerned about breast health and you can’t stomach the taste of fish. Ensure you take fish oils (EPA and DHA). And if you do like fish, you’ll still want to take EPA/DHA supplements. Here’s why. In a meta-analysis (study of studies) in the British Medical Journal, researchers investigated the association between consumption of fish …
Omega 3 Only aspirin has a higher number of clinical studies focusing on its powers. There are in excess of 20,000 research papers on Omega 3 EFAs (DHA and EPA alone or in combination) on Pubmed. The respository of clinical research. In a 12-month span between May 2012 and May 2013, there were more than 150 human clinical trials involving …
Nutritional Supplements When you are looking for nutrition and wellness solutions. It is always better to go for Nutritional Supplements. Which are tested for safety, effectiveness, and purity. With the health and wellness industry making huge strides to offer products that provide fast results. You may end up buying products that do compromise a bit on the quality. However, if …
Vitamin D Deficiency Undeniably, you have heard a spate of reports about how vital Vitamin D is for overall and specific health, during the past couple of years. No doubt, many of you are taking it every day right now. But how do you know you’re getting enough from your vitamin D supplement? How do you know you aren’t Vitamin …
Heart Attack Rates MONDAY, July 21, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Despite recent advances in preventing heart attacks among U.S. seniors. Those gains don’t seem to have occurred among middle-aged adults — especially women, a new study reports. Heart attack hospitalization rates among young and middle-aged adults have remained stable during the previous decade. Even as seniors of Medicare age experienced …
Obesity The heart disease and diabetes that often accompany obesity. So, may rob people of almost a decade of life. And close to two decades of a healthy life. Canadian researchers report. “Not only is excess body weight associated with a significant reduction in life expectancy. But with an even greater reduction in healthy life years.” said lead researcher Dr. …
Heart-Healthy Nuts Nutrition experts advocate including nuts in a heart-healthy diet. But a new study finds that about 60 percent of Americans don’t consume these foods on a daily basis. The study, released Dec. 17 by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the NCHS Data Brief. Found that about 38 percent of American adults ate nuts each …
