Integrative Medicine Alert – March 1, 2014
March 1, 2014
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Long-term Multivitamin Use in Older Men: Are There Benefits for the Brain?
Over a period of 12 years, daily intake of a multivitamin among nearly 6000 healthy elderly male physicians did not provide any cognitive benefits or protection compared to placebo. -
Red+Blue for Heart Protection
In a study of 93,600 women conducted over 18 years, those with the highest levels of anthocyanins in their diets had a risk of myocardial infarction 32% lower than those with the lowest levels, even after adjusting for other risk and protective factors. -
Beneficial Brain Bacteria: Fermented Milk and Your Noggin'
In healthy women, the group receiving a fermented and probiotic-supplemented milk beverage showed baseline resting brain network changes and decreased responses to negative imagery. -
Exercise and the Elderly: You are Never Too Old to Pump it Up!
Poor fitness in the elderly can lead to serious consequences. This study showed that resistance training improved agility, lower limb strength, balance, and flexibility in a group of Alzheimer's disease patients. -
RBC Level of Omega-3 Fatty Acids Inversely Correlated with Brain Volume Atrophy
Higher combined eicosapentaenoic acid and decosahexaenoic acid level in red blood cells is correlated with decreased total brain and hippocampus volume atrophy in postmenopausal women 8 years later. -
Healing Touch for Pediatric Oncology
This small pilot study demonstrated some improvements in pain, distress, and fatigue in children undergoing treatment for cancer who received a series of 30-minute healing touch sessions over 1 year.