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Lutein & Zeaxanthin Improve Cognition in Teenagers

Lutein & Zeaxanthin Improve Cognition in Teenagers Lutein and zeaxanthin are crucial for cognition, but we often don’t get enough of them in our diet, since many of us don’t eat enough fruits and vegetables. A new study shows that when teenagers supplement those two carotenoids, it has a very positive impact on their cognition. Research shows that supplementing lutein and zeaxanthin improves cognition. A systematic review found that 10 mg of lutein a day leads to improved cognitive function (Nutrients.

2026-08-08T03:50:45+00:00August 30th, 2026|
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Are You Stressed Out? Adaptogens to the Rescue!

Are You Stressed Out? Adaptogens to the Rescue! Who doesn’t need help with stress? This new study supports the traditional role of adaptogenic herbs for stress. A new double-blind study compared 2 adaptogens to placebo for stress. The first was a combo of rhodiola, schisandra and holy basil, and the second was ashwagandha. Both worked. Both adaptogens reduced stress significantly better than placebo. They were both also significantly better than placebo for sleep quality, restorative sleep and anxiety. Trials. 2026 Feb

2026-08-08T04:31:17+00:00August 25th, 2026|
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Remarkably, Omega-3’s Reduce Aggression

Remarkably, Omega-3's Reduce Aggression Surprisingly, research suggests that omega-3 essential fatty acids can reduce aggression. Is it true? This meta-analysis set out to find out. Science supports the idea that poor nutrition is linked to behavioural problems. One theory is that the link between poor nutrition and aggression is omega-3 EFA’s. And studies have shown that supplementing omega-3 can reduce aggressive behaviour. But how much evidence is there? A new meta-analysis of 29 controlled studies of 3,918 people found that supplementing

2026-08-08T04:24:28+00:00August 23rd, 2026|
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Pistachios Are a Natural Source of Melatonin

Pistachios A Natural Source of Melatonin Pistachios Are a Natural Source of Melatonin. How Well Does it Work? A surprising discovery is that several plants and herbs are natural sources of melatonin, a hormone produced in the pineal gland. Pistachios are one of these natural sources. Melatonin is widely used to support healthy sleep. This study compared a pistachio-derived melatonin supplement with a synthetic melatonin supplement, with both groups receiving 1 mg of melatonin. Researchers found that pistachio-derived melatonin was absorbed

2026-08-08T03:58:44+00:00August 20th, 2026|
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Saffron Support for Metabolism

Saffron Support for Metabolism The problem with diabetes is that it doesn’t stop with diabetes. It can lead to important complications like cardiovascular, kidney and liver disease. This meta-analysis set out to see if saffron can help. This meta-analysis included 13 controlled studies of 840 people with pre-diabetes or diabetes. It used many different forms of saffron. The results showed no benefit for kidney function, but the news was good from then on. When it came to the diabetes itself, saffron significantly reduced

2026-08-08T03:39:18+00:00August 16th, 2026|
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Vitamin K Slows Coronary Artery Calcification

Vitamin K Slows Coronary Artery Calcification An important new study shows that vitamin K can slow the progression of coronary artery calcification. That’s important because coronary artery calcification is a strong predictor of cardiovascular events. Coronary artery calcification is the buildup of calcium in the arteries of your heart, following the accumulation of fat and cholesterol. It makes it harder for blood to flow through and can lead to cardiovascular events, including heart attack. This new study suggests that vitamin K

2026-08-08T03:42:33+00:00August 12th, 2026|
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Stress, Anxiety & Cardiovascular Disease? Ashwaganda!

Stress, Anxiety & Cardiovascular Disease? Ashwaganda! In a nasty cycle that’s just not fair, stress and anxiety can lead to cardiovascular disease, while cardiovascular disease exacerbates stress and anxiety. Ashwagandha is a revered adaptogenic herb that powerfully helps stress and anxiety. So, can it help stress and anxiety in people with cardiovascular disease? This new double-blind study gave either a placebo or 300mg of ashwagandha root extract, standardized for not less than 2.5% withanolides, twice a day for 60 days to

2026-08-08T03:32:03+00:00August 9th, 2026|
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Make Your Own Melatonin – Naturally!

Half a Dozen Surprising Ways to Make Your Own Melatonin Naturally! You know melatonin as a hormone secreted by the human pineal gland. But a surprising discovery is that there is a plethora of plant sources of melatonin. Melatonin is an impressive natural way to encourage sleep. There are two obvious ways to increase your melatonin. One is to supplement it. That works great! The other is to eliminate light sources at night to help your body produce its own. But

2026-08-07T15:16:26+00:00August 7th, 2026|
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New Evidence for Red Clover as a Herb for Menopause

New Evidence for Red Clover as a Herb for Menopause Could that beautiful pink flower growing on your lawn really be a potent enough herb to take on the hot flashes of menopause? That’s what this new meta-analysis set out to see. Isoflavones are mildly estrogenic flavonoids that have the remarkable ability to help restore balance. If estrogen levels are too high, they can help lower their effects by competing for estrogen receptor sites. But when estrogen levels are low—as they

2026-08-05T14:04:19+00:00August 6th, 2026|
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Natural Help for PTSD

Natural Help For PTSD, Anxiety and Stress Post-traumatic stress disorder is a severe psychiatric disorder that brings intense suffering. But there is little conventional medicine can do. That may not be true of nature. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is caused by severe trauma. It severely impacts quality of life by causing terrible memories and dreams, bad sleep, dissociative reactions, avoidance, fear and mood and cognitive disturbances. Pharmaceutical treatments have proven to be only moderately effective and come with high dropout rates. Nature

2026-08-05T13:54:31+00:00August 5th, 2026|
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