Month: May 2012

Fertility Weight Loss Women

PCOS: Vitamin D And Calcium May Help

  Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is a complex metabolic condition affecting between 5 and 10% of women of reproductive age.  Women with PCOS often suffer from weight gain, unwanted body…

Digestive Health

Taking Antibiotics? Take Probiotics

A recent meta-analysis examined a previously published group of studies about probiotics. Probiotics are beneficial bacteria, often taken in supplement form. Researchers found a clear effect in favor of probiotic…

Diet Heart & Vascular Health

Diet and Blood Pressure

In a recent study, adults with elevated blood pressure substituted a portion of their calories with either protein or carbohydrates. They were given either three 20 gram protein shakes or…

Diet

Supplementing the Standard American Diet

  A  study based on data collected from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey has concluded that the American diet short in a variety of nutrients. 97% of Americans…

Children Cognitive

ADHD Kids Benefit From Fish Oil

  In a recent article in the journal Nutrition, researchers found that giving fish oil to kids with ADHD could improve their symptoms.  The higher the omega-3 fatty acid called…

Cognitive Diet

A Sugary Diet Could Wipe Out Memory

In a study at the University of California Los Angeles, scientists provided one set of rats with plain water to drink while offering another set of rats exclusively water sweetened…

Dr. OZ

Pycnogenol For Brown Spots and Age Spots on Dr. OZ

Pycnogenol For Skin On Dr. Oz Well before Dr. Oz’s May 15 show, Sundrops.com published a post on the amazing skin effects of Pycnogenol.  You can find our original post…

Children Diet Weight Loss

Healthy Kids Drink Water With Meals

According to research published in the journal Appetite this year, children prefer drinking soda when eating salty, high fat food like fast food, even as early as the preschool years. …

Heart & Vascular Health

Olive Leaf Extract Lowered High Blood Pressure

  500mg Olive Leaf Extract twice daily lowered blood pressure nearly as much as the blood pressure drug captopril.  Olive Leaf dropped blood pressure 11 points while captopril lowered blood…

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