A Nutrition and Metabolism study fed mice an unhealthy diet until tissue endocannabinoid levels rose, then gave krill oil; precursor levels fell. The authors suggest krill oil may work by reducing endocannabinoid biosynthesis. Mercola links this to omega-3's protective effect on the heart.
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More evidence suggests soy isoflavones help hot flashes
A two-year US trial giving about 200 women 200 mg of soy isoflavones daily found they were actually more likely to report hot flashes. But a Brazilian trial using 90 mg cut hot flashes by almost half and eased vaginal dryness by over 30%, and an Ecuadorian study found fewer, milder episodes.
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Newborns benefit from Mom's DHA intake
In a double-blind trial in Mexico, women took 400 mg of DHA daily from mid-pregnancy to birth. At 1 month their infants had shorter cough, phlegm and wheezing, and at 3 months spent 14% less time sick, though rash lasted 22% longer.
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Antioxidants of interest to address infertility, erectile dysfunction (pr)
An analysis in Pharmacological Research finds earlier studies on antioxidants for infertility and erectile dysfunction inconclusive, but argues the evidence points to oxidative stress as an underlying factor and that large, targeted clinical trials are warranted.
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This Antioxidant Dramatically Inhibits Alzheimer's Disease Progression
In one study, nine Alzheimer's patients given alpha-lipoic acid daily held their cognitive function steady, and the authors report slower progression than in untreated patients. Separate work pairing it with vitamin E and acetyl-L-carnitine found biomarker improvements.
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Flush Away Artery Plaque with a Natural Remedy that Can Help End Erectile Problems
Mercola reviews L-arginine, the semi-essential amino acid behind the body's nitric oxide production, citing two decades of evidence for blood flow and cardiovascular function and some 800 published studies spanning more than 150 diseases.
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Flush These "Dementia Markers" Out of Your Blood Stream
A British Journal of Nutrition study found 12 weeks of astaxanthin at 6 or 12 mg raised the pigment in red blood cells and lowered phospholipid hydroperoxides, compounds that build up in people with dementia. The authors say this may contribute to preventing dementia.
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Nutrition Supplement Truehope's Empowerplus Helps Bipolar Disorder (video)
A link to the Truehope website plus a citation to a 2009 Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology literature review and case report on a multinutrient supplement used to treat a 12-year-old boy with bipolar disorder.
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Aloe vera may boost cancer risk - new evidence
A two-year National Toxicology Program study found clear evidence of carcinogenic activity, based on large intestine tumors, in rats given non-decolorized whole leaf Aloe vera extract in drinking water. Mice showed none, and NTP says more data is needed to judge human risk.
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L-arginine plus vitamins could lower blood pressure during pregnancy
In a trial of 672 pregnant women at high risk of pre-eclampsia in Mexico City, a medical food combining L-arginine with antioxidant vitamins cut the incidence of the condition. Antioxidant vitamins on their own did not protect against it.
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Omega-3 Fats Shown to Decrease Risk of Dying from Inflammatory Diseases
Tracking more than 2,500 people for 15 years, researchers reported in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition that women in the highest third of omega-3 intake had a 44% lower risk of dying from inflammatory disease. Alpha-linolenic acid showed a similar inverse link in both sexes.
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Why You Should Consider Stopping Fish Oil Now
In rats, 2.5% krill oil cut liver triglycerides more than the same amount of fish oil, and both suppressed fat-metabolising enzymes in the liver. The study's authors do not know why krill oil had the stronger effect; Mercola reads the rat data as a reason to prefer it.
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Parents warned about botanical supplements for babies
FDA warns against giving infants teas and botanical supplements, which have not been evaluated to treat, cure or prevent disease. A survey of 2,653 mothers published in Pediatrics found 9 percent gave babies such products in their first year, often for fussiness, digestion, colic or relaxation.
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Fish livers contain beneficial fatty acids
Researchers at the University of Almeria examined 12 fish commonly eaten in south-eastern Spain and found their livers, usually discarded, are a good source of long-chain omega-3 fatty acids such as EPA and DHA. Anchovy livers were among the richest.
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Omega-3 Fatty Acids Linked to Prostate Cancer Risk
Among 3,461 men in the Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial, those with the most DHA in their blood were two and a half times more likely to have aggressive prostate cancer, Fred Hutchinson researchers report, echoing the EPIC study. The piece lists other trials where fish oil showed no benefit.
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Dr. Nicholas Gonzalez on Alternative Cancer Treatments
Mercola interviews Dr. Nicholas Gonzalez, a New York physician treating cancer with a three-pronged nutritional approach. Gonzalez recounts going through dentist William Kelley's records as a medical student in 1981 and finding patients alive 5, 10 and 15 years after serious cancers.
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L-lysine may help schizophrenia sufferers cope (PR)
In a small cross-over trial reported in BMC Medicine, ten patients with schizophrenia took 6g of L-lysine or placebo daily for four weeks alongside their usual medication. Eight responded with higher blood lysine and a general trend toward improvement, but placebo also improved scores.
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Prenatal omega-3 curbs risk for postpartum depression symptoms (PR)
Michelle Price Judge of the University of Connecticut, who earlier showed maternal DHA gives infants a developmental edge nine months after birth, asks here whether greater omega-3 intake during pregnancy lowers the risk of postpartum depression symptoms.
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