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Research Insights for Mental Health
Dark chocolate exerts prebiotic effects and may improve negative emotional states via the gut-brain axis.
Dark Chocolate Mental Health Prebiotic
Eating two gold kiwifruit daily can lead to significant improvements in mood and energy, thereby boosting psychological well-being in adults.
Fatigue Kiwifruit Mental Health
Auricular acupressure may be a safe and effective technique for reducing burnout and secondary traumatic stress in healthcare workers.
Burnout Mental Health
Acupuncture is associated with a reduction in the risk of depression during long-term follow-up in patients with trigeminal neuralgia.
Depression Mental Health Trigeminal Neuralgia
Acupuncture appears to be a promising complementary treatment for Alzheimer's disease, according to findings from systematic reviews and meta-analyses.
Alzheimer's Disease Mental Health
Shaded gardening of Japanese matcha creates high-quality tea with unique compounds that can boost physical and mental health.
Mental Health
Evidence indicates that acupuncture treatment may be of benefit in several neuropsychiatric disorders, including depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, and Alzheimer's Disease.
Alzheimer's Disease Anxiety Depression
Serotonin function, influenced by vitamin D and omega-3 fatty acids, plays a critical role in neuropsychiatric disorders and certain behavioral functions.
ADHD Bipolar Disorder Impulsive Behaviour
Consuming two kiwifruits daily can improve overall mood, particularly for individuals starting with moderate mood disturbance.
Depression Kiwifruit Mental Health
Acupuncture might result in improvement in some outcomes in children with autism spectrum disorders.
Autism Mental Health
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Peptic ulcers may be prevented and cured by well-chewed food rich in vegetable fibers and fermented milk products, which increase protective salivary mucus and decrease damaging bile flow.
1978 Psychoneuroendocrinology New approaches to the pathogenesis of peptic ulcer based on the protective action of saliva with special reference to roughage, vegetable fibre and fermented milk products
Ginger, peppermint and caraway oil combination showed strong effectiveness in managing upper gastrointestinal complaints, with melatonin and marine alginate demonstrating moderate evidence.
2022 Nutrients Effectiveness of Nutritional Ingredients on Upper Gastrointestinal Conditions and Symptoms: A Narrative Review
Pantoprazole magnesium, administered once daily, is effective and well-tolerated in significantly improving symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease.
2013 Clinical Drug Investigation Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Pantoprazole Magnesium in the Treatment of Reflux Symptoms in Patients with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD): A Prospective, Multicenter, Post-Marketing Observational Study
High intake of magnesium from foods is linked to a significant decrease in the odds of developing reflux oesophagitis and Barrett's oesophagus.
2015 British Journal of Nutrition Dietary magnesium, calcium:magnesium ratio and risk of reflux oesophagitis, Barrett’s oesophagus and oesophageal adenocarcinoma: a population-based case–control study
Alginate, as a treatment option for laryngopharyngeal reflux, is equally effective as proton pump inhibitors and may serve as a potential alternative treatment.
2022 European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology Magnesium alginate versus proton pump inhibitors for the treatment of laryngopharyngeal reflux: a non-inferiority randomized controlled trial
The Chinese herbal formula Erxian decoction appears to be more effective than basic supplements in treating osteoporosis.
2017 Clinical Interventions in Aging Effects of Chinese herbal formula Erxian decoction for treating osteoporosis: a systematic review
Green tea supplementation can significantly reduce body weight in women with polycystic ovary syndrome, hence potentially beneficial in its clinical management.
2022 Nutrition Research Green tea promotes weight loss in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: Systematic review and meta-analysis
Tea supplements, especially green tea, significantly decrease fasting blood glucose and fasting insulin levels and reduce body weight in women with polycystic ovary syndrome.
2021 Frontiers in Endocrinology Effects of Tea Consumption on Anthropometric Parameters, Metabolic Indexes and Hormone Levels of Women with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Drinking pomegranate juice and sumac can help reduce symptoms in outpatients diagnosed with COVID-19, alongside standard treatment.
2022 Mediators of Inflammation The Effect of Pomegranate Juice and Sumac Consumption in the Treatment of Outpatients with COVID-19
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2018 Advances in Food Technology and Nutritional Sciences - Open Journal Blueberry Polyphenols and Their Effects on Bone and Joint
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2014 Journal of Pediatric Sciences The Effect of Fenugreek Herbal Tea and Palm Dates on Breast Milk Production and Infant Weight.
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2018 Nursing and Midwifery Studies The effects of inhalation aromatherapy withBoswellia carteriiessential oil on the intensity of labor pain among nulliparous women
Zhangyanming Tablets (ZYMT) has been in clinical use for almost 4 decades. The main components of this medicine include Fructus Lycii (wolfberry), Radix Codonopsis, Radix Astragali, Radix Puerariae Lobatae, Radix...
—Jinnan C 25 Apr 2024
2023 Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy Protective effect of ZYMT, a traditional Chinese patent medicine in a mouse model of retinitis pigmentosa
Need observational study tag
—Adrian Y 19 Mar 2024
2019 Medical Acupuncture An Observational Study on Acupuncture for Earthquake-Related Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: The Experience of the Lombard Association of Medical Acupuncturists/Acupuncture in the World, in Amatrice, Central Italy
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—Adrian Y 19 Mar 2024
2017 International Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemical Research Pumpkin Seed Oil: An Alternative Medicine
The relative risk reduction for those taking statins compared with those who did not was 9% for deaths, 29% for heart attacks and 14% for strokes. Yet the absolute risk...
—Jinnan C 26 Feb 2024
2022 JAMA Internal Medicine Evaluating the Association Between Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Reduction and Relative and Absolute Effects of Statin Treatment
The ability to produce it is not present in over half of the human population due to the absence of specific equol-producing bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract.
—Jinnan C 22 Jan 2024
2022 Nutrients Maximizing the Estrogenic Potential of Soy Isoflavones through the Gut Microbiome: Implication for Cardiometabolic Health in Postmenopausal Women
Case study?
—Adrian Y 16 Jan 2024
2016 Agriculture & Food Security The humble sardine (small pelagics): fish as food or fodder