As an integrative doctor, one of the things I’m acutely tuned into is nutrient deficiencies. I cannot overstate how important it is to give your body the nutrition it needs. Several times over my career, I saw firsthand… Continue Reading
Vitamins & Supplements
So Many Dietary Supplements – How Do You Choose?
When I started using dietary supplements in my cardiology practice, there weren’t a lot to choose from. In fact, there were so few truly good products that I began formulating my own so I could make sure my… Continue Reading
D-Ribose: What It Is and Why Every Heart Patient Needs It
Whenever I write or speak about D-Ribose, most people are surprised to learn that we’ve been studying its benefits for more than 30 years. “How can that be?” they ask. “I’ve never heard of it!” Well, unless you’ve… Continue Reading
Can CoenzymeQ10 Improve Symptoms of Autism?
A research team in Slovakia has found – for the first time – that the nutritional supplement Co-enzyme Q10 (CoQ10 for short) improves symptoms of autism in children. Anna Gvozdjáková and colleagues at the Comenius University in Bratislava discovered that a… Continue Reading
Common Supplement May Help Ease MS-Related Fatigue & Depression
A widely available nutritional supplement appears to offer effective relief for fatigue and depression associated with multiple sclerosis (MS). The supplement is coenzyme Q10 – CoQ10, for short. The findings came out of a study conducted by Iranian nutritional researchers from the… Continue Reading
Omega-3 Fatty Acids Can Reduce Endometrial Cancer Risk
That’s right! Through a 2015 study, researchers concluded that some women can significantly reduce their risk of endometrial cancer by taking omega-3 fatty acid supplements and eating fish. The women in the study were all between the ages of 50-79… Continue Reading
Recent Studies Indicate CoQ10 Is An All-Star Supplement
Twenty-five years ago, most people had never heard about CoQ10. Now, this supplement is in the front line of nutritional research, and deservedly so. Here are a few recent studies demonstrating the importance of CoQ10 supplementation: Long-term CoQ10 treatment… Continue Reading
Got Knee Arthritis? Vitamin D Can Slow It Down
Common wear-and-tear osteoarthritis of the knee causes widespread disability and pain in people over 60. Now, researchers have discovered that a vitamin, one that people are often deficient in, can slow down the progression of knee arthritis. It’s the sunshine… Continue Reading
Study Shows Coenzyme Q10 Supports Artery Health
Arterial disease is the leading cause of death in the world, stoking heart attacks and stroke. Now, researchers in China believe they have discovered a hitherto unknown action of a popular nutritional supplement that can potentially put a… Continue Reading
Vitamin D Deficiency Increases Risk of Prostate Cancer
Researchers at Northwestern University and the University of Illinois have found that men at high risk for prostate cancer stand a bigger chance of being diagnosed with more aggressive and advanced forms of the disease if they are deficient in… Continue Reading