Vitamin B-6 and Your Health
Sometimes we take for granted what all those basic nutrients in our multivitamins do for us. Take the example of vitamin B-6. There has been much research on its role…
B12 Boosts Hepatitis C Response
In a paper published in the journal Gut this year, researchers dosed hepatitis C patients with 5000mcg vitamin B12 every 4 weeks while they continued to take conventional antiviral drugs. At…
Vitamin D May Keep Cold And Flu From Taking Root
Vitamin D is called the sunshine vitamin because we naturally manufacture this nutrient when exposed to the sun. In a report published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology last week,…
VSL#3 Probiotic: Ulcerative Colitis and IBS
VSL#3 is one of the strongest probiotics available at 450 billion bacteria per packet. To put this in perspective, Align, a probiotic promoted to help Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), has…
Weight Loss Supplement CLA Helps Crohn’s Disease
Scientists have recently discovered a new use for the popular weight loss supplement conjugated linolenic acid (CLA). In a group of Crohn’s disease patients, CLA significantly reduced disease activity and…
Vitamin D May Be Helpful for Multiple Sclerosis Autoimmunity
In a 2012 study in the journal Multiple Sclerosis, a high dose of Vitamin D3 (5,000-10,000iu) per day for 15 weeks increased an important component of the immune system called…
Vitamin D Reduces Lupus Autoimmune Severity
Several studies lately have emphasized the potential role of vitamin D in reducing lupus disease activity. Lupus is an autoimmune disease that attacks the kidneys joints, skin, and other parts…
Curcumin From Turmeric Better Than Conventional Drug For Rheumatoid Arthritis
Researchers think that curcumin, the extract of the spice turmeric, may be an effective treatment for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). RA patients taking 500mg of curcumin per day had significantly more…
