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Questioning Statins’ Efficacy
A meta-analysis published recently in JAMA Internal Medicine raises questions about the efficacy of statin drugs with regard to reducing heart attack, stroke, and all-cause mortality. The findings are important because they may have implications for affecting shared decision-making between doctors and patients when it comes to using statin drugs to lower serum cholesterol levels.
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Unearthing Metabolomics’ Potential
A recently published paper discusses precision nutrition and the use of metabolomics in this branch of nutritional science. Precision nutrition is an area of nutrition science that uses genomics, proteomics, and metabolomics to assess an individual’s response to specific foods or dietary patterns.
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Oral Microbiome Linked to Hypertension
The results of a prospective epidemiological analysis of the OsteoPerio (Osteoporosis and Periodontal Disease) study were recently reported in the Journal of the American Heart Association. In a fairly large cohort of over 1200 postmenopausal women (aged 53 to 81 at the outset of the study), the composition of the microbiome in the subgingival plaque…
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Beetroot & HRV
The effects of a beetroot extract on heart rate variability (HRV) recovery following strength-based exercises were recently assessed in 12 healthy adult males via a randomized double-blind and placebo-controlled trial. Participants received either placebo or 600 mg beetroot extract, followed by 2 hours of rest to allow for digestion/absorption. Four sets of each strength-based exercise…
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Polyphenols & Brain Atrophy
A recent study has shown that a green Mediterranean (green-MED) diet, high in polyphenols and low in red and processed meat, seems to slow age-related brain atrophy, and may provide a simple, safe avenue to slower age-related neurodegeneration.
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Pouchitis & SBI
Compelling research has shown positive outcomes for patients suffering from pouchitis using Serum-Derived Bovine Immunoglobulin/Protein isolate (SBI) therapy.
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Highly Purified Chondroitin Sulfate for Muscular Health
A 2020 scientific review unearthed repeated reports of a positive association between oral pharmaceutical-grade chondroitin sulfate and improved musculoskeletal function in patients with osteoarthritis.
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IBD Management & SBI
A retrospective case series review of people with Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) whose symptoms weren’t controlled by traditional pharmaceutical therapies showed a symptom improvement rate of 76% after 12 weeks of taking serum-derived bovine immunoglobulin (SBI).
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Timing of Chocolate Intake
A research group which has previously explored the connections between meal timing and metabolism has turned their attention toward chocolate. In this small but interesting controlled cross-over trial, 19 post-menopausal women were assigned to consume 100g milk chocolate within 1 hour of waking, 100g in the hour before bed, or no chocolate, all in a…
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Embryos Show Early Signs of Immune Defense
Researchers at the Center for Genomic Regulation (CRG) have found that developing embryos show signs of an innate immune response, which demonstrates the earliest signs of immune activity discovered to date. The paper, published in the journal Nature, discusses how a developing fetus clears common cellular errors and dying cells, even in the womb. Dr.…