TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Postmenopausal women who ate freeze dried blueberry powder for eight weeks showed significant reduction in both systolic and diastolic blood pressure, according to a study conducted at Florida State University. The randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study was published online in the January edition of the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. […]
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Working rotating night shifts may increase the risk of developing cardiovascular disease and lung cancer. A study published in the January online edition of the Journal of Preventive Medicine looks at the role of night shift work in the development of CVD and certain cancers. Night shift work has been consistently
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Nearly 18 percent of women who underwent hysterectomies because of benign indications did not need to have the surgery, according to a study at the University of Michigan. Researchers have concluded that hysterectomy alternatives are being underused, and often treatment guidelines are not being followed. The results of the study have
GLOSTRUP, Denmark – Electronic cigarettes are not as safe as researchers have claimed, especially researchers who have been found to have a conflict of interest when conducting their studies. After examining 76 studies that often were inconsistent and contradicting, researchers in Denmark have concluded that about 34 percent of the studies with claims on the
Dr. Ariel Jones, ND Twenty six million Americans have type 2 diabetes. Ninety percent of the people who develop type 2 diabetes are obese. Other factors that contribute to the development of type 2 diabetes are both genetics and lifestyle (excessive caloric intake and inadequate caloric expenditure). The amount and type of food we consume
Dr. Ashley Burkman, ND A(ghhhhhh)cne! Acne has long been thought of an over abundance of bad, pore clogging, acne causing bacteria that needs to be eradicated. Topical creams, prescription strength scrubs and oral antibiotic therapies have been mainstream treatments for acne sufferers. While the idea of getting rid of known acne causing bacteria sounds like
Dr. Taryn Deane, ND @DrTarynDeane Exploring the depths of your soul and trying to understand why you do the things you do can be an exhausting task. Some question the point of all this work, but by the end of this article I think you’ll see why it’s a worthwhile exercise and not nearly as
Dr. Steve Rissman, ND @StevenMRissman Last month I encouraged the process of waiting in silence during this time of year. Winter doldrums, technically, the period of inactivity in weather patterns, is the term we use for the post-holiday, not much going on time of year. These periods of calm nothingness, teach us to endure boredom
