Improved Mood and Behavior During Treatment with Mineral-Vitamin Supplement What? Oh, I get it. This is one of those “daily vitamin with an extra dose of prosac and celexa.” Right? How else could a multivitamin, something so non-specific, impact a psychological condition? This is just unheard of in the entire realm of psychology, whether at […]
Multivitamins Inversely Associated w/ Myocardial Infarction I’m sure this really knocked everyone off their seats. One comment here–these studies do not differentiate between intake of high quality and poor quality supplements. I know that if we further evaluated the group that took a multi and subdivided these into high and low quality supplements, the results […]
Roles for Cell Death in Zinc Deficiency Every normal cell has the ability to undergo programmed cell death called apoptosis. Too much apoptosis plays a role in neuron death in Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, ALS and seizures. This review reminds us how incredibly important zinc is in keeping this in check. Zinc deficiency in mice leads to […]
T-helper type 1 cytokine release is enhanced by in vitro zinc supplementation due to increased natural killer cells Researchers concluded that zinc may have the ability to help our immune system fight off cancer and viral infections. While I don’t often recommend individual zinc supplementation, this research strongly supports the concept of using a good […]
Low Micronutrient Levels as a Predictor of Incident Disability in Older Women It seems almost too simple to be true, but this study finds that better micronutrient status (in this case Vit B6, B12 and selenium) leads to better functioning as women get older. While this study did not evaluate multivitamin use, a good quality […]
