A major study results showed that vitamins and other dietary supplements taken by 50+ women may actually put them at more risk. According to scientists, there is little evidence the vitamins and dietary supplements do any good and in fact some could be causing serious harm. The study involved nearly 39,000 women and has found multivitamins, vitamin B, folic acid, iron, magnesium and copper supple…
Oct 11 2011 | Posted in
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…omplementary and Alternative Medicine, the Office of Dietary Supplements and the Office of Research on Women’s Health. Solae LLC, based in St. Louis, provided study products without charge. A total of 350 healthy postmenopausal women, aged 45 to 92 years, were enrolled and 313 of them were included in intention-to-treat analyses. Neuropsychological tests were given to the participants at the start…
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Fujifilm is moving into the beauty market by launching its own range of anti-ageing creams, Astalift. The Japanese photography company has harnessed its expertise with collagen and antioxidants – used to fix emulsion to film and prevent the image fading – to produce a compound that protects the skin from harmful ultra-violet sun rays. According to Fujifilm, the new Astalift products h…
ce to show excess levels of additional protein taken over a long time can cause health problems. They believe people can get enough protein naturally from things like chicken and milk. Richard Cook is 22 and a student from Chesterfield. He has been taking supplements for four years but says he had a bad reaction to one of them. “It felt like I was on drugs. I was shaking and I got angry. It…
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…an researchers have found that people who take calcium supplements could be increasing their risk of having a heart attack The researchers at the German Cancer Research Centre, in Heidelberg, followed 23,980 people for more than a decade. They compared the number of heart attacks in people who were taking calcium supplements with those who did not. There were 851 heart attacks among the 15,959 peo…
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When many people hear the word creatine, they may think of a supplement used to improve various functions of the body. However, many do not realize that it is actually already found in the body. In fact about 95% of all creatine in the human body is stored in the muscle tissue. As a supplement, creatine can be taken to increase the levels of creatine found in the muscle tissue. As a result you wi…
Jun 12 2012 | Posted in
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nually than the UK, found the vitamin D supplements increased blood levels of the vitamin. But this had no significant impact on the rate or severity of colds. The vitamin D group caught an average of 3.7 colds per person compared with 3.8 colds per person for the placebo group. There was no significant difference between the two groups in the number of days missed off work as a result of cold sym…
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”, with symptoms including changes in sleeping patterns, poor concentration, feeling worthless and anxiety, others have found to have no such link. The study looked at 115 obese men aged between 38-83 years with low testosterone levels. They were injected with the hormone every 12 weeks to increase levels. The research, paid for by Bayer Pharma, a manufacturer of testosterone replacement the…
May 9 2012 | Posted in
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…ent in the mineral, both in rich and poor countries. The new research, involving young children aged six months to five years, was conducted in Uganda where zinc deficiency is rife. Scientists studied 352 children with severe pneumonia who were all being treated with antibiotics. Half the children were given additional therapy in the form of 10 milligram or 20 milligram zinc supplements, depending…
…ormone changes occur. But, unlike hormone replacement therapy (HRT), the anti-ageing pills do not have to be prescribed and can be bought over the counter or online at an average cost of £1- 2 ($1.5 – 3) a day. Dr. Daniel Sister, President of the International College for Anti-Ageing, Nutrition & Aesthetic Medicine, who is one of the experts behind this new generation of pills, says: “As we ag…
…antioxidants may have an effect on cancers, much of it is based on experiments on free radicals in cells cultured outside the body, in labs In reality, beyond a certain point, there is no benefit. In 2008, a study of nearly 15,000 men showed no benefits from Vitamin C and E supplements. There is no recommended daily amount of antioxidant consumption. And although there is evidence that antioxidan…
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ruation is known to lower iron levels. They said unexplained fatigue was a common problem in doctors’ surgeries, but it was as yet unknown whether iron supplements could help these women. Nearly 200 women reporting fatigue, with no medical explanation, took part in the study. Half were given 80 mg oral iron tablets every day, while half were given sugar pills. Medical “fatigue scores&#…
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…and pain to vitality and mental health. When researchers analyzed how many in each group had gone on to develop serious illnesses over the years, they found little difference. In the supplement group, 30.5% of patients had suffered a major health “event”, such as cancer or heart disease. In the placebo group, the rate was 30.4%. There were 120 cases of cancer in those taking vitamins, compared to…
h memory problems and gave them Vitamin B tablets – folic acid (800 micrograms), B12 (500 micrograms) and B6 (20 milligrams). The supplements were found to slow shrinkage of the brain by an average of 30% a year – and slow the rate of cognitive decline – in people with high blood levels of homocysteine. Raised levels of this amino acid can increase the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease three…
…ologist, Dr. Adilson Costa – head of the Dermatology Department, Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas in São Paolo – followed a test group of women taking the daily pill aged between 35 and 60 over a period of 12 months. The results revealed a 30% reduction in fine lines and a similar decrease in wrinkles. Radiance and smoothness were also boosted by a huge 42%. According to new…
Dec 21 2012 | Posted in
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…dictated to some extent by lifestyle – consumption of a low protein diet and a sedentary lifestyle are known to exacerbate muscle loss. Previous studies demonstrated that livestock fed on omega 3-rich diets had increased muscle bulk. This prompted Dr. Stuart Gray to investigate whether these fatty acids could help reverse sarcopenia in the elderly. In his initial studies, he showed by MRI i…
Sep 6 2012 | Posted in
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…ficial guidelines recommend its consumption at least once a week. In the study around 60 people, half men and women, were given test drinks containing either saturated fats or a combination with omega 3 fish oils, equivalent to a 200 g portion of oily fish. Imaging was used to check the reaction of the blood cells to the different drinks, says a report in the Journal of Lipid Research. Prof. Chris…
Oct 13 2012 | Posted in
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US scientists say carnitine, a chemical found in red meat, helps explain why eating too much steak, mince and bacon is bad for the heart. Their work has been published in the journal Nature Medicine and showed that carnitine in red meat was broken down by bacteria in the gut. This kicked off a chain of events which resulted in higher levels of cholesterol and an increased risk of heart disease. D…
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As a Certified Nutrition Specialist, I usually shock people with this fact… it’s true that there is a type of healthy natural trans fat that actually helps you to burn off abdominal fat. Sounds far fetched, but it’s true. First of all, as I’m sure you’ve heard a million times by now, artificial trans fats in our food supply from hydrogenated oils are one of the mos…
Feb 27 2012 | Posted in
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…out at University College London Researchers found that 60% of women taking the multi-nutrients fell pregnant, and did not miscarry in the first three months when it is most common. This compared to 25% of women in the group taking folic acid who were still pregnant after three months. The University College London study published in the journal Reproductive Biomedicine also found that women tak…
British naturopath and nutritionist Max Tomlinson teaches us how to fight against the stubborn fat deposits in his new book, “Target Your Fat Spots: How To Banish Your Bulges”. For the past 25 years, Max Tomlinson is been running a successful fat spot reduction programme at his London clinic, targeting what he calls the “weird, disproportionate fat deposits” that frustrate so many of his clients….
Feb 6 2012 | Posted in
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…e, while the B vitamins, including folic acid, have a wide range of functions. One study at Monash University in Australia looked at whether multivitamins can improve cognitive abilities, and involved 3,200 men and women. The results showed that those who used a multivitamin had improved ability to recall events or information. The second study at Australia’s Swinburne University looked at women a…
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…fect just two other people worldwide. Lizzie Velazquez has now written a second book about her struggle to be accepted and hopes it will help others in a similar position. In Be Beautiful, Be You, the 23-year-old college senior shares advice on being unique, how to make and keep good friends and how to deal with bullying and negativity. Speaking to Dr. Drew Pinsky on Tuesday night about her experi…
Sep 13 2012 | Posted in
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…adults between the ages of 40 and 60 who had a history of eating apples less than twice a month and who didn’t take supplements containing polyphenols or other plant-based concentrates. In all, 16 participants ate a large Red or Golden Delicious apple for four weeks; 17 took capsules containing 194 milligrams of polyphenols a day for four weeks; and 18 took a placebo containing no polypheno…
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According to the American Academy of Dermatology, there isn’t sufficient evidence to show any of creams and lotions that promise to banish wrinkles or slow down the aging process actually work. However, there are in fact four commonly listed active ingredients to look out for in their role in decreasing signs of aging – including peptides, alpha-hydroxy acids, retinol, and some antiox…
