The efficacy of curcumin for osteoarthritis patients was evaluated by giving 200 mg daily of curcumin to half of patients. After 3 months, those taking curcumin were able to walk with no pain for over four times as long as before taking curcumin. The patients in the control group saw much less improvement.
Beta-glucan extracted from wheat and oat bran were assessed for their effects on glucose and insulin levels. Oat beta-glucan reduced glucose and insulin levels, thereby indicating that oat beta-glucan may be beneficial in preventing many of the complications associated with diabetes.
A research study found that participants who orally ingested turmeric tablets had elevated levels of plasma Geranylgeranois acid (GGA), a cancer preventative retinoid naturally occurring in turmeric, for four hours. These results suggest that GGA from the turmeric tablet was absorbed intact through the intestinal mucosa indicating an efficient bioavailability of this acid.
Nicotinamide, a form of vitamin B3, strongly inhibits both normal and drug resistant strains of Candida albicans’ as well as pathogenic Candida species and Aspergillus fumigatus virulence in a recent study done on mice.
In patients with advanced and metastic breast cancer, researchers found turmeric to be an effective adjuvant therapy with the chemotherapy medication, docetaxel.
A trial on a postmenopausal women cohort showed that increasing calcium intake can prevent gain of fat mass and loss of lean mass. Researchers propose that a mechanism for weight gain may the brain detecting a lack of calcium and seeking to compensate by spurring food intake.
A recent human study on astaxanthin, a carotenoid derived from an algae, shows 12 and 18 mg/day doses could significantly decreased triglyceride and increased HDL-cholesterol and adiponectin.
Researchers found that long-term dietary consumption of capsaicin, an abundant component in chili peppers, could reduce blood pressure in rats. Capsaicin could have a similar blood pressure lowering effect in humans based on statistical data connecting low blood pressure to consumption of spicy foods.
In an Indian study of patients with brain tumors, Lycopene was shown to increase responsiveness to glioma cancer therapy.
An olive extract rich in hydroxytyrosol may protect neurons in the brain from the normal deterioration associated with aging, suggests a new study. Hydroxytyrosol was found to […]