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#6 Of THE TOP 10 MOST IMPORTANT NUTRITION AND LIFESTYLE RESEARCH ARTICLES OF 2014

THE  TOP 10  MOST IMPORTANT NUTRITION AND LIFESTYLE RESEARCH ARTICLES OF 20014 Over the past year I’ve shared with you over seventy  postings containing the most important research findings reported in the areas of nutrition, natural treatments, and lifestyle factors that we in Integrative Medicine believe are the best treatments now and for the future. […]

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Vitamin D Deficiency Associated with Poorer Outcomes after Cardic Arrest

Vitamin D Deficiency Associated with Poorer Outcomes after Cardic Arrest

Research presented at the 2014 annual meeting of the  European Society of Cardiology  in Geneva, Switzerland,  showed that patients who were Vitamin D deficient were much more likely to have a bad neurological outcome after sudden cardiac arrest than those who were not deficient. Vitamin D deficiency also led to a higher chance of dying […]

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Omega 3s in Breast Milk Enhance Kids Academics

Omega 3s in Breast Milk Enhance Kids Academics

The scientific journal Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids, studying women in over two dozen countries, concluded that those women whose breast milk had a greater content of the omega-3 fatty acid called DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) had children whose academic test scores were better compared to those women whose breast milk had lower levels.

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IV Vitamin C May Boost Chemo’s Cancer-Fighting Power

IV Vitamin C May Boost Chemo’s Cancer-Fighting Power

As reported in Web MD this year, laboratory research involving human cells and mice has shown that large doses of intravenous vitamin C have the potential to boost chemotherapy’s ability to kill cancer cells. According to study co-author Dr. Jeanne Drisko, director of Integrative Medicine at the University of Kansas Medical Center, when they infused […]

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Spinach Extract Decreases Cravings, Helps Weight Loss

Spinach Extract Decreases Cravings, Helps Weight Loss

According to research done at Lund University in Sweden, study participants who started the day with a green drink containing a spinach extract experienced less hunger, and increased their weight loss over a three months period. Professor Charlotte Erlanson-Albertsson says, “Our analyses shows that having a drink containing thylakoids (in spinach extract fiber) before breakfast […]

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