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Can Herbs Improve Endurance? Adaptogens and Athletic Performance
The term “adaptogen” appears to have been coined by Russian researchers in the 1950s to describe medicinal botanicals with the potential to increase stamina and survival in stressful environments.This article summarizes the results from a literature search on more clinical studies on several adaptogens used to improve athletic performance.
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Coffee Consumption and Mortality
After rigorous evaluation using multiple statistics, an inverse relationship between coffee intake and all-cause mortality was demonstrated consistently across the racial/ethnic groups examined.
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Does a Gluten-free Diet Lower the Risk of Coronary Artery Disease in Adults?
A prospective, cohort study of health professionals conducted over 24 years revealed no significant association between long-term consumption of gluten and the risk of coronary artery disease in both adult men and women with no history of coronary artery disease.
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Vitamin C for Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation Risk
The authors of a systematic review of 13 studies found convincing evidence that vitamin C supplementation, beginning before cardiac surgery and continuing for a few days postoperatively, can decrease the risk of atrial fibrillation.
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Tele-yoga for Chronic Pain: A Management Therapy for the Future?
Researchers reviewed the use of yoga instruction, transmitted remotely for access-challenged patients in treating chronic pain. The study suggests that tele-yoga can be an effective treatment, but it is unknown if it is as effective as in-person yoga instruction.
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B Vitamins and Hip Fracture Risk: To B or Not to B?
Researchers conducted a secondary analysis and extended follow-up of two large, randomized, controlled trials to show the relationship between supplementing with B vitamins and the incidence of hip fractures.
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Chicken or Egg: Does Improving Sleep Improve Mental Health?
Authors of this large, randomized, controlled study strongly suggest that better sleep leads to improvement in several areas of mental health, and that a digital form of cognitive behavior therapy can significantly help in treatment of insomnia.
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Aerobic Exercise and Heart Health: Is It Ever Too Late to Start?
In this prospective, randomized, controlled trial, researchers demonstrated improvements in exercise tolerance and diastolic cardiac function in middle-aged, healthy, sedentary men and women performing intensive aerobic exercise over a two-year period.
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Cannabidiol for Pediatric Seizures
Three months of cannabidiol-enriched cannabis extract decreased mean monthly seizure frequency in children and young adults with refractory epilepsy.
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Vitamin D and Glycemic Control in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
Findings from a meta-analysis show vitamin D supplementation was associated with improved glycemic control in vitamin D-deficient or non-obese patients with type 2 diabetes.