Abstracts & Commentary
Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) essential oil effectively reduces blood pressure and stress in patients with essential hypertension.
In both men and women, regardless of body mass index, eating more ultraprocessed foods resulted in higher levels of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, an indicator of inflammation.
In contrast to common assumptions about the safety of water-soluble vitamins, there may be a sweet spot for vitamin C intake, with too little and too much both increasing mortality risk.
Fasting for 16 hours a day, while restricting eating times to the other 8 hours, for five days a week, improved cardiovascular risk in breast cancer survivors, but with some undesirable effects.
Living near nature may improve psychomotor speed/attention and overall cognition, adding to the list of positive health effects associated with green spaces.
For patients experiencing darker stools due to iron supplementation, bioavailable curcumin may be a promising adjunctive treatment.
In patients with type 2 diabetes, supplementing with vitamin D3 significantly reduced inflammation, a key mechanism behind the pathophysiology of diabetes and a possible route for helping patients.
Diets with a high variety of food, especially fruits and vegetables, may lower the risk for colorectal cancer and colorectal adenoma.
Vitamin D supplementation, with or without supplemented marine omega-3 fatty acids, decreases incidence of autoimmune disease in older Americans.
Even in those with early signs of cardiac damage, it’s not too late to turn things around. High-intensity interval training can help middle-aged adults positively remodel and strengthen their heart.
