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Vitamin A May Reduce Pancreatitis Risk During ALL Treatment
Consuming a diet rich in vitamin A or its analogs may help prevent children and young adults with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) reduce their risk of developing painful pancreas inflammation during chemotherapy treatment. Details about this potential dietary solution to prevent a potentially life-threatening adverse event were published in Science Translational Medicine. The research team was ...
Drinking Two or More Cups of Coffee Daily May Double Risk of Heart Death in People With Severe Hypertension
Drinking two or more cups of coffee a day may double the risk of death from cardiovascular disease (CVD) among people with severe high blood pressure (160/100 mm Hg or higher) but not people with high blood pressure not considered severe, according to research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association. In contrast, the ...
Study Finds Dieters May Overestimate the Healthiness of Their Eating Habits
In a small study, most adults seeking to lose weight overestimated the healthiness of their diet, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2022. The meeting, held in person in Chicago, IL and virtually, Nov. 5-7, 2022, is a premier global exchange of the latest scientific advancements, research ...
INM Responds to NIH Requests on Determinants of Whole-person Health and ODS Strategic Planning
The Institute for Natural Medicine recently responded to two requests for information from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The NIH has established a focus on Whole Person – Whole Health for its research initiatives, which we referenced in both of our responses. The first request was from the NIH National Center for Complementary and ...
Only 1 in 5 People in the U.S. Has Optimal Heart Health
Approximately 80 percent of people in the U.S. have low to moderate cardiovascular health based on the American Heart Association’s new Life’s Essential 8 checklist according to a new study published in the journal Circulation. Life’s Essential 8, also published in Circulation, details the association’s updated guidance to measure cardiovascular health, adding healthy sleep as essential for ...
Are There Benefits in Using Natural Sweeteners in Your Diet?
Sugar substitutes (including both artificial and natural) are wildly popular for use by food and beverage companies and consumers alike to try and improve health. Although there is still a lot of research that needs to be done on sweeteners, we already know that there are many potential benefits. Substituting sugar with an artificial or ...
Children Who Eat More Fruit and Veggies Have Better Mental Health
Children who eat a better diet, packed with fruit and vegetables, have better mental wellbeing— according to new research from the University of East Anglia (UEA). A new study published today is the first to investigate the association between fruit and vegetable intakes, breakfast and lunch choices, and mental wellbeing in U.K. school children. It ...
Natural Parkinson’s Support: Your Guide to Preventing and Managing Parkinson’s (Naturally)
This article is focused on natural ways to both prevent and manage Parkinson’s disease (PD). The traditional approach focuses on drugs to slow down and manage symptoms (as well as recommending regular exercise), but does not attempt to address many of the underlying causes or contributing factors. In other words, complementary or alternative medicine takes ...
Poor Sleep May Increase Heart Risk in Women
Women who sleep poorly tend to overeat and consume a lower-quality diet, according to a new study from researchers at Columbia University Irving Medical Center (New York). The findings provide new insight into how poor sleep quality can increase the risk of heart disease and obesity and points to possible interventions for improving women’s heart ...
New Coalition to Push For Low-carb Diet to Be Added to U.S. Nutrition Guidelines
A new group called the Low-Carb Action Network (LCAN), a coalition of doctors, academics, and average Americans with personal success stories using low-carb diets, has launched to urge U.S. nutrition leaders to include a true low-carb diet as part of the 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA). LCAN members point to a large and rapidly ...
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