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New Study Finally Reveals If Vitamins Help Improve Cognition As We Age

Healthy Mindframe, Medical Reports / By Laura Koniver, MD

A new study, published Sept 14, 2022 in Alzheimers & Dementia, is the largest randomized clinical trial on multivitamin use in healthy brain aging. It’s a three year long trial following annual cognitive assessments on over 2,250 patients that were randomly assigned either a daily multivitamin, a 500 mg daily flavanol supplement (from cocoa extract) or a placebo supplement. What researchers found was that not only did taking a daily vitamin help preserve cognitive function, but it actually helped significantly improve it over baseline (and over placebo) by the third year. Meaning it didn’t just help prevent cognitive …

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Oct 10 2022

Immune Boosting Supplements To Know About Before Heading Into Fall And Winter

Medical Reports, Organic Lifestyle / By Laura Koniver, MD

There is a lot of information, and unfortunately a lot of misinformation, about using natural supplements to boost your immunity. Many supplements have anti-viral properties and are being extensively studied this very moment for their effectiveness in the face of our current pandemic, so I am going to link you directly to these studies so that you can read them for yourself. I also am giving you direct links to all the current clinical trials registered in the US National Library of Medicine that are being conducted for each supplement. Here are the top 10 most medically studied …

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Aug 31 2020

Medical Studies On 10 Immune Boosting Supplements You Should Know About

Medical Reports, Organic Lifestyle / By Laura Koniver, MD

There is a lot of information, and unfortunately a lot of misinformation, about using natural supplements to boost your immunity. Many supplements have anti-viral properties and are being extensively studied this very moment for their effectiveness in the face of our current pandemic, and I am going to link you directly to these studies below. I wanted to give you direct links to the studies in the medical literature so that you can read it for yourself, as well as look at all the current clinical trials being conducted for each supplement. Here are the top 10 most …

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Jun 15 2020

Are IV Drips, Cryotherapy and Other Alternative Healing Options Worth It? I’ll Show You…

Health Videos, Medical Reports / By Laura Koniver, MD

Lately I’ve noticed that elective IV drips at medical spas have taken off. So… just in time for halloween… can a nutritional IV decrease your sugar cravings? Today I’m going to take you on a trip to a MedSpa and tell you if it was powerful enough to make a difference in my sugar cravings or any other boosts to my energy level and well being. Plus… if you hate needles, read on for some non-IV alternatives. Although I am one of those who truly hate needles, I went for a nutritional IV to find out if they are …

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Oct 28 2019

Time In the Sun Actually Increases Your Life Span… Here’s How To Do It Safely

Medical Reports, Organic Lifestyle / By Laura Koniver, MD

A recent medical study, published in the Journal of Internal Medicine, found that folks who avoided sun exposure actually had a shorter life span… …with a decreased life expectancy that was shorter than even heavy smokers who bathed in the sun. What?!?! Yes. This was a huge study looked at almost 30,000 participants over a span of 20 years. Researchers tracked health outcomes and life span over two decades and found that even when smoking was factored in, the life span of those who avoided the sun was over 2 years shorter than heavy smokers who got the highest …

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Apr 15 2019

The Vitamin Combo That’s Saving Lives

Medical Reports / By Laura Koniver, MD

Sepsis is an overwhelming infection of the body which triggers widespread inflammation that carries a very high death rate. Sepisis is one of the leading causes of hospital deaths, even when treated with the most advanced intravenous antibiotics and life support. Yet a recent study (published in June 2017) has shown that a simple vitamin cocktail can reduce the rate of death in sepsis from a 40% death rate down to a 9% death rate! Dropping deaths to less than 1/4th the original death rate, just from adding on a simple vitamin + steroid combo. This is big news. …

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Jun 4 2018

Low Vit D Linked To Increase In Dementia And Broken Bones (You Can Prevent It)

Female Health, Medical Reports / By Laura Koniver, MD

Low vitamin D levels are associated with a substantial acceleration of memory loss and cognitive decline, a new study shows. Published Sept 14, 2015 in JAMA Neurology, researchers looked at baseline vitamin D levels and mental status change in over 380 adults (average age 75 years old.) Here is what they found: 35% of participants were vit D insufficient. Average vit D levels were lowest among participants found to have dementia (average levels were 16 ng/mL — goal vit D levels are 40 ng/mL or higher according to the Vitamin D Council.) Followed for almost 5 years, …

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Feb 1 2016

New Study Finally Reveals If Vitamins Help Improve Cognition As We Age

Immune Boosting Supplements To Know About Before Heading Into Fall And Winter

Medical Studies On 10 Immune Boosting Supplements You Should Know About

Are IV Drips, Cryotherapy and Other Alternative Healing Options Worth It? I’ll Show You…

Time In the Sun Actually Increases Your Life Span… Here’s How To Do It Safely

The Vitamin Combo That’s Saving Lives

Low Vit D Linked To Increase In Dementia And Broken Bones (You Can Prevent It)

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