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Caprylic Acid Shows Greater Plasma Ketone Response in Humans Consuming Different Medium-Chain Triglycerides
July 16, 2019
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Which medium chain fatty acids–caproic acid, caprylic acid, capric acid or lauric acid–has more ketogenic properties? Medium chain triglycerides (MCT) are ketogenic but the relationship ...
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Maternal Exposure to Non-nutritive Sweeteners Negatively Impacts Progeny’s Microbiome and Liver Health
June 26, 2019
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Yet another study shows the damage that zero-calorie sweeteners pose to the gut microbiome. About 20% of people above age two in America consume two ...
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Common Food Preservative, Propionate, Triggers Insulin Resistance in Humans, says Harvard Study
April 29, 2019
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Harvard scientists warn that a short-chain fatty acid, used as a potent inhibitor of molds in food production, could be a trigger that leads to ...
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Full-Spectrum Amla Extract Shown to Support Healthy Triglycerides and Cholesterol
March 20, 2019
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In this study, researchers discovered that a simple extract from the amla plant ((Emblica officinalis, Indian gooseberry), could be a supportive therapy for dyslipidemia, a ...
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Environmental Toxicants – A Factor in the Development of Diabetes?
March 3, 2019
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Data shows a relationship between environmental toxicants and diabetes – so, what can you do to protect your patients? The first Global Report on Diabetes, ...
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Linoleic Acid Study: Inflammatory Response is Gene Dependent
February 12, 2019
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The effects of linoleic acid on the human body are largely dependent on genes, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows, published ...
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French Maritime Pine Bark Extract: A Complex Compound with Numerous Metabolic Effects
February 5, 2019
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Standardized pine bark extract (SPBE), also known as French maritime pine bark extract per its source of the Maritime pine (Pinus pinaster Aiton), offers anti-aging ...
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New Evidence Vitamin D May Promote Greater Insulin Sensitivity
February 4, 2019
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While the benefits of vitamin D in promoting bone health are well known, there is evidence from Brazil showing that vitamin D may promote greater ...
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Natural Interventions for Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
February 4, 2019
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The Evidence Behind Natural Interventions for Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Botanicals, Nutrients, and Probiotics for Treating This Common Ailment Given the rise in non-alcoholic fatty ...
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New Study Shows Certain Food Combinations Lower LDL-C as Well as Statins
January 23, 2019
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Seventy million Americans are eligible to take cholesterol-lowering statins. Yet as many as 20% of outpatients receiving HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (statins) experience treatment reluctance because ...
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