June 28, 2021

by Dr. James Meschino on 28 June 2021 in Supplements, Diet

Tags:  Hot Flashes, PMS, Menopause

Natural Management of Premenstrual Syndrome(PMS)

Introduction The Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) is a recurrent, variable cluster of troublesome physical and emotional symptoms that develop during the 7-14 days before the onset of menses and subside when menstruation occurs.  Approximately one-third of all premenopausal women are affected, primarily those 25-40 years of age. Although not every woman experiences all the symptoms or signs at one time, many ...

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May 31, 2021

by Dr. James Meschino on 31 May 2021 in Diet, Diabetes

Tags:  Stroke, high blood sugar

New Blood Pressure Lowering Diet surpass Drugs

Source: American Journal of Cardiology (November 12, 2017)Nutrition / Natural Medicine Update (November 30, 2017)A large study, published on November 12, 2017, in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, has shown that a new dietary approach to lowering high blood pressure can outperform the blood pressure lowering effects of some high blood pressure medications. This is not to say ...

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May 17, 2021

by Dr. James Meschino on 17 May 2021 in Diet, Arthritis

Tags:  osteoarthritis, Anti-Inflammatory

Diet for Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Source: Journal Frontiers in Nutrition – Clinical Nutrition (November 2017)Nutrition / Natural Medicine Update (November 22, 2017)The research review paper I am citing today was published in the journal Frontiers in Nutrition on Nov 8, 2017.  It’s a fabulous review article with concluding recommendations by the researchers that address the role of dietary practices in the management of rheumatoid arthritis. But ...

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May 10, 2021

by Dr. James Meschino on 10 May 2021 in Supplements, Diet

Tags:  skin health, Liver Damage

Nutritional Factors That Enhance Detoxification

IntroductionVarious studies often emphasized on nutritional factors that enhance detoxification.The role of dietary manipulation and nutritional supplementation has been shown to be of clinical importance in the prevention and treatment of various skin conditions.1,3 For this reason a number of health and allied health professionals have shown increasing interest in the use of nutrition and supplementation as part of an evidence-based ...

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April 5, 2021

by Dr. James Meschino on 5 April 2021 in Diet, Cancer

Tags:  Prostate Cancer, Breast Cancer

Flaxseed Lignans: Chemopreventive properties and Health Effects

IntroductionFlaxseed is the richest known dietary source of mammalian lignans . Thompson et al. demonstrated that secoisolariciresinol diglucoside (SDG), isolated from flaxseed, was metabolized into both enterodiol (END) and enterolactone (ENL), and showed chemopreventive properties in the DMBA-induced mammary tumor model in rats.The inverse association between a high enterolactone (ENL) concentration in both urine and serum, and the risk of ...

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March 29, 2021

by Dr. James Meschino on 29 March 2021 in Supplements, Diet

Tags:  lifestyle, Nutrients

Male Fertility: Influence of Diet and Lifestyle

Source: Proceedings of Royal Society B. Biological Sciences Journal – 2017 Nutrition / Natural Medicine Update (October 18, 2017) Male fertility is least talked about as most of us are keen in understanding the nutritional status of a woman's body prior to conception, during pregnancy and during the lactation period are critical to the growth and development of the fetus ...

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March 15, 2021

by Dr. James Meschino on 15 March 2021 in Diet, Cancer

Tags:  lifestyle, Nutrients

How Diet And Prostate Cancer linked to each other?

Introduction Before focusing on Diet and Prostate cancer,the studies revealed that  Prostate cancer incidence increased steadily from 1981 to 1989, with a steep increase in the early 1990’s, followed by a decline. Incidence rates were forecasted to remain stable through the year 2001. However, the exaggerated rate of increase in the early 1990’s was transient and likely a result of ...

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January 25, 2021

by Dr. James Meschino on 25 January 2021 in Diet, Blood Pressure

Tags:  Athletic performance, heart health

How Raw Beet Juice benefits Sports Performance?

(A study on raw beet juice that reduces High Blood Pressure and Improves Athletic/Sports Performance (repeated bouts of sprinting) in Trained Soccer Players)Source: Journal of Human Hypertension (2016) and the journal Nutrients (2017)Nutrition / Natural Medicine Update (August 23, 2017)The research I am citing today is from the Journal Human Hypertension (2016) and The Journal Nutrients (2017), and it features ...

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January 11, 2021

by Dr. James Meschino on 11 January 2021 in Diet, Cholesterol, Cardiovascular disease

Tags:  Stroke, exercise

Can Almonds Increase HDL(the Good Cholesterol)?

The research I am citing today was published in the Journal of Nutrition on August 1st, 2017. The study included 48 men and women with elevated LDL-cholesterol (the bad cholesterol that narrows arteries leading to heart attack and stroke). The intention was to compare the impact on LDL-cholesterol and HDL(the good cholesterol) of consuming either a handful of almonds per ...

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December 14, 2020

by Dr. James Meschino on 14 December 2020 in Supplements, Diet

Tags:  CoQ10, vitamin

Parkinson Disease: Dietary and supplements modification

An important study published in the Archives of Neurology in October of 2002 prompted me to review in detail the clinical and scientific studies that address the dietary and supplementation modifications that should comprise the complementary management of Parkinson’s disease. Although many studies indicate that supplementation can be highly useful in the early stages of this condition, most Parkinson’s disease ...

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