ProHealth Heart Disease Research and News

Can statin drugs confer infection protection? Large controlled studies say no

feeds@prohealth.com (ProHealth.com) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:00:06 PDT

Large controlled studies of statin users contradict observational reports suggesting cholesterol blockers might also be infection-fighters

Coping with Phone Issues When Illness Limits Energy

feeds@prohealth.com (Bruce Campbell, PhD) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 01:00:06 PDT

Do you have trouble limiting the number and length of phone calls though you need to conserve energy, or feel guilty if you don't talk to people?

Mass General trials 'suggest calcium and/or vitamin D supplementation contributes to a beneficial reduction of abdominal fat mass.'

feeds@prohealth.com (ProHealth.com) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 01:00:06 PDT

Weight loss was the same in supplemented and placebo groups, the difference being significant belly fat loss in the supplement group.

VIDEO: Rich Carson Explains Fully Activated CoQ10

feeds@prohealth.com (ProHealth.com) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:00:06 PDT

The body must convert coenzyme Q10 to its active ubiquinol form to create cellular energy, so preconverted ubiquinol is preferred especially as we age, and for those with chronic illness.

Aggressive antibiotic therapy could not kill all spirochetes in monkeys with disseminated Lyme disease

feeds@prohealth.com (ProHealth.com) — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 01:00:06 PDT

In monkeys treated with antibiotics after 6-8 months of infection, enough spirochetes had survived to pass the infection back to lab-reared ticks.

Secret Nutrient for Radiant Skin

feeds@prohealth.com (Karen Lee Richards*) — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 01:00:06 PDT

Nutrient researchers have developed a way to replenish the lipids that young skin produces naturally - from the inside out, in supplement form. And early trials suggest encouraging benefits for those with dry, problem skin.

'Slow-carb' diet can tame C reactive protein, the calling card of chronic disease, cancer researchers find

feeds@prohealth.com (ProHealth.com) — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 01:00:06 PDT

Slowly digested carbohydrates can significantly reduce C reactive protein, produced by fat cells in the overweight and a marker of systemwide inflammation

More Coffee, Less Type 2 Diabetes - Mystery Solved?

feeds@prohealth.com (ProHealth.com) — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 01:00:06 PDT

Two of coffee's 3 major biologically active components significantly inhibit a key biomarker of diabetes 2, suggesting new trajectories for research

Exciting Research Connects Epstein-Barr to MS Brain Lesions & Potentially Other Disorders Involving the CNS

feeds@prohealth.com (ProHealth.com) — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 01:00:06 PDT

Explains how EBV sequestered in the brain causes the neuron damage of MS, may play a role in other disorders, and may respond to rituximab, or antiviral therapies now preparing for trial

Inflammation and depression are linked, but how? Surprising findings at Duke

feeds@prohealth.com (ProHealth.com) — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 01:00:06 PDT

Risk for the diseases of middle and old age may begin in childhood, and depend in part on long-term emotional functioning, tracking study suggests