Another study Multivitamins May Reduce the Risk of Heart Disease

Long-term regular consumption of a multivitamin may reduce the risk of dying from heart disease by 16 per cent, according to a new study. Intakes of vitamin E over 215 milligrams per day over the course of ten years were also associated with a 28 per cent reduction in the risk of death from cardiovascular disease, according to findings.

The Institute for Progressive Medicine’s Synergy Multivitamin is one of the most comprehensive, pharmaceutical grade multivitamins available. Synergy is packed with therapeutic doses of many essential vitamins, minerals and antioxidants in an easy 3 per day dose. Our doctors recommend taking a high quality calcium-magnesium supplement such as Reacted Cal-Mag and a high potency omega-3 fish oil supplement such as Mega Omega 4:3 to cover a basic supplement regimen.

Source: Use of Supplements of Multivitamins, Vitamin C, and Vitamin E in Relation to Mortality

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Supplements of omega-3-rich fish oils during pregnancy may reduce the risk of food allergy and eczema in children, according to a new study from Sweden.

The occurrence of eczema and food allergies was 16 and 13 per cent lower, respectively, in infants of mothers receiving the fish oil supplements during pregnancy and the early months of breast-feeding, compared to placebo, according to findings published in the journal Acta Paediatrica.

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The best of both worlds.

Both forms of CoQ10, ubiquinone and ubiquinol, were shown to be neuroprotective in models of Parkinson’s disease.

IPM offers CoQ10 in both a highly absorbed lipophilic liquid and in a 100mg gelcap.

Source: Therapeutic effects of coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) and reduced CoQ10 in the MPTP model of Parkinsonism.

A study suggests that vitamin E could be used as a safe nutritional intervention that may benefit children with a new syndrome that presents with a combination of allergy, verbal apraxia, a speech disorder in which a person has trouble saying what he or she wants to say correctly and consistently, and malabsorption. Growing evidence support the benefits of omega 3 fatty acid supplementation in a number of neurodevelopmental disorders. Anecdotally children with verbal apraxia will often demonstrate leaps in their speech production when taking high-quality fish oil.The addition of vitamin E to omega 3 fatty acid supplementation in this cohort of children induced benefits that exceeded those expected from just speech therapy alone, according to parental report.Vitamin E Mixed Tocopherols delivers  a blend of alpha, gamma, beta and delta tocopherols which have synergistic benefits.

Mega Omega Pearls is a children’s fish oil supplement in smaller, easy to chew or swallow gel caps with a pleasant orange-berry flavor.

For exceptional potency and purity in adult fish oil supplementation, try Mega Omega 4:3 caps.

Source: Scientists Characterizes New Syndrome Of Allergy, Apraxia, Malabsorption

Formulating products with xylitol may reduce the development of tooth decay, according to a new study.Children consuming eight grams per day of xylitol had 1.3 few decayed teeth, compared to children consuming only 2.7 grams per day of the sweetener, report researchers from the University of Washington in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.Xylitol (“ZY-litol”) is a natural sweetener that is made from Birch tree bark and corn husks and tastes just like sugar, but has 40% less calories and creates no sugar highs or lows! Also, Xylitol does not feed intestinal yeast, and does not raise insulin or blood sugar levels.

Xylibrush is a great tasting xylitol based toothpaste for both children and adults.

Xylitol crystals for use in cooking, baking and in drinks are available in 1.5 lbs, 3.0lbs packaged crystals and in individual sweetener packets for on the go.

Source: Xylitol Pediatric Topical Oral Syrup to Prevent Dental Caries

A recent study reveals new evidence that could turn the tide in the ongoing debate about which fats are the healthier choice: saturated fats like coconut oil or polyunsaturated fats like soybean oil. Many natural food experts will tell you without question that coconut oil is one of the healthiest fats, but since giants like the Food and Drug Administration and the American Diabetes Association maintain that saturated fats are bad, the public is tossed back and forth between two polar beliefs.

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Red Yeast Rice for Cholesterol

In a recent study, red yeast rice supplements, when combined with diet and lifestyle changes, were found to lower LDL, or bad cholesterol, levels by more than 20 percent without a substantial risk of muscle pain or myalgia, the most common side effect associated with prescription statin use.

IPM offers high potency, pharmaceutical grade red yeast rice capsules. Please click here or call reception at 949-600-5100 for more information.

Source: Red Yeast Rice for Dyslipidemia in Statin-Intolerant Patients

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GPs know they are overprescribing antidepressant drugs such as Prozac and Seroxat, but believe the lack of other forms of help for those suffering from mild depression and stress leaves them no choice, a survey reveals today.

The survey shows that 80% of GPs believe they are writing too many prescriptions for the SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors), as the class of drugs made famous by Prozac is known.
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An independent laboratory test of popular dog food brands, commissioned by Environmental Working Group, revealed that the food we buy for our pets contains high levels of fluoride, a contaminant that may put dogs’ health at risk.

Eight major national brands marketed for both puppies and adults contained fluoride in amounts between 1.6 and 2.5 times higher than the Environmental Protection Agency’s maximum legal dose in drinking water, and higher than amounts associated with bone cancer in young boys in a 2006 study by Harvard scientists (Bassin 2006). All 8 brands contain bone meal and animal byproducts, the likely source of the fluoride contamination.

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Drug advertisements and conventional doctors tell the public that depression is caused by an imbalance of a neurotransmitter in the brain called serotonin. This idea makes it seem that drugs that flood the brain with serotonin are the answer to depression, but there is no scientific evidence that drug therapy really works. In studies in which scientists lowered serotonin levels to induce depression, the experiment failed. Other studies found that dramatically increasing serotonin levels in the brain failed to relieve depression. So why do doctors persist in prescribing medications with side effects ranging from mood swings to suicidal or homicidal behaviors when those drugs may not even work?
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Breastfeeding has long been known to be an important way mothers can help keep infants healthy. For example, according to the American College of Pediatrics, breastfeeding slashes the rate of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) during the first year of life (http://www.naturalnews.com/026239_S…) and it also reduces the risk of type-2 diabetes, leukemia, lymphomas and asthma in older children.
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