by admin | Mar 20, 2020 | Botanica Medica, Health, Wellbeing
Reductions in perceived stress and anxiety following transcendental meditation (TM) are associated with functional changes in key regions of the brain, in the first study to investigate the effects of the practice on the brain using resting-state functional magnetic...
by admin | Mar 6, 2020 | Botanica Medica, Health, Nutrition, Uncategorized, Wellbeing
A vegetarian diet rich in nuts, vegetables, and soy has been linked to a lower risk of both ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, new research suggests. In two large cohorts of more than 13,000 individuals, investigators found a vegetarian diet was associated with a 60% to...
by admin | Feb 28, 2020 | Botanica Medica, Health, Nutrition, Uncategorized, Wellbeing
Lower levels of a specific gut bacteria in infants are associated with the development of anxiety in toddlers, new research shows. In one of the first human studies to compare the composition of a baby’s gut bacteria with brain development, investigators found...
by admin | Feb 26, 2020 | Botanica Medica, Health, Nutrition, Uncategorized, Wellbeing
In a small clinical study, investigators from Marshall University School of Medicine found that the consumption of 60 grams of walnuts per day for about two weeks significantly changed gene expression in confirmed breast cancers. The findings from the study were...
by admin | Nov 28, 2019 | Botanica Medica, Health, Nutrition, Products, Wellbeing
Omega-3s Recommended as Adjunctive Therapy for Major Depression A clinical practice guideline from the International Society for Nutritional Psychiatry Research (ISNPR) recommends omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) as adjunctive therapy for major...
by admin | Nov 21, 2019 | Botanica Medica, Health, Products, Uncategorized, Wellbeing
Lavender Promising for Anxiety but Evidence Base Needs to Grow Lavender may have a role in treating anxiety but no firm conclusions can be drawn without higher quality, less biased studies, a large systematic review and meta-analysis suggests. “Oral lavender in...
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