Fish oil keeps things flowing

from the OmniVista Health Learning News Desk Good circulation is key to a healthy body. And a new study supports fish oil’s role in keeping circulation healthy. Researchers gave 84 subjects with moderate risk of cardiovascular disease 1,500 mg of fish oil per day. After 8 weeks, the patients taking fish oil had significant improvement […]


The brain-protecting nutrient you may not be getting enough of

by Marc S. Micozzi, M.D., Ph. D. In 2014, scientists who work for a leading vitamin supplier published an article calling for the U.S. to double its Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) for vitamin E to 30 mg (20.1 IU) per day. But is that really enough, given the importance of vitamin E? Not to mention […]


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The deadly danger in your garden shed—and on your dinner plate

By Fred Pescatore, M.D. Discussions like this are always a double-edged sword. On one hand, there’s nothing I love more than telling you about the work that brave souls are doing to help keep you and me safe from environmental toxins. On the other hand, it’s criminal that we should even need protection from an enemy like […]


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The mental mineral that can make your brain younger

From the OmniVista Health Learning News Desk New research shows that magnesium deficiency in adults may play a significant role in the development of dementia. And a recent study found that giving magnesium to lab animals in the late stages of Alzheimer’s disease reduced their cognitive impairment. In fact, it even restored their aging brains […]


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King of nuts may help combat Alzheimer’s disease

From the OmniVista Health Learning News Desk A new study found that walnuts might help reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in lab animals. For this study, researchers at the New York State Institute for Basic Research in Development Disabilities put mice bred to develop AD on a special daily diet that contained either […]


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Protect your brain against Alzheimer’s disease with this common spice

By Marc S. Micozzi, M.D., Ph.D. New cutting-edge science–published in the Indian Journal of Experimental Biology–suggests that ginger may be the ideal natural Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) treatment. I pay careful attention to this kind of news. Especially when I compare it to the evidence for the current AD drugs on the market, well known for their harmful side […]


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Deep sea stress relief

By Fred Pescatore, M.D. It’s amazing to think the first report on the heart health benefits of fish oil was published all the way back in the 1970′s. With more than four decades under our belt, you’d think we would be further along than we are now. Sure, we have a qualified health claim from […]


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The shocking hazards of “fresh” air

from the OmniVista Health Learning News Desk Three recent studies highlighted just how strong the link between pollution and health really is. The first group of researchers analyzed 10 years of data on 19,409 women. The conclusion: breathing levels of air pollution found in most U.S. cities was associated with significantly faster cognitive decline. In […]


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A simple way to preserve one of your body’s most valuable assets

from the OmniVista Health Learning News Desk A word to the wise: Make sure you’re getting plenty of pyridoxal–better known as B6. A new study of 500 Japanese subjects between 21 and 66 years old showed that higher serum pyridoxal concentrations were linked with lower levels of 8-OHdG–a key marker of DNA-damaging oxidative stress. At […]


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Natural brain booster hiding in plain sight

By Marc S. Micozzi, M.D., Ph.D. In a large telephone survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), one in eight men and women over 60 years reported experiencing memory lapses that have been “happening more often or getting worse” over the past 12 months. Plus, 35 percent of these men and women said their […]