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Thursday, October, 29, 2009

Benefit Of Pycnogenol

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Dietary Approaches

A number of diets have been suggested for people with ADHD. Several well-conducted studies have failed to support dietary effects of sugar and food additives on behavior, except possibly in a very small percentage of children. Still various studies have reported behavioral improvement with diets that restrict possible allergens in the diet. Parents may want to discuss with their doctor implementing an elimination diet of certain foods or adding supplements that ...

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...though "further research is needed."  Other possible benefits may be: Improving sperm quality... Read more »

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My Supplements
By David Mendosa , Health Expert

One of the questions that readers ask me the most is what supplements I take. While I respond to... Read more »

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Pycnogenol for Diabetes Control
By David Mendosa , Health Expert

Just as I was about to stop taking Pycnogenol, along comes a high quality study that convinced me... Read more »

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MS and Diet: Best Bet Diet and MS Recovery Diet
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...These include gingko biloba, grape seed extract, pycnogenol and co-enzyme QIO.   MS Recovery... Read more »

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Weighing In: Are oatmeal cookies good for my heart?
By Heather Reese , Health Expert

...mean that any foods with these things in them will benefit my heart? Nutritionist Heather... Read more »

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Multiple Sclerosis: Other Treatments
...TreatmentsNontraditional TreatmentsNearly 60% of patients try some form of nontraditional remedies. Research on any benefits is slim and there may be some danger with many remedies commonly used... Read more »
Sickle Cell Disease: Lifestyle Changes
...likely to sickle, although no studies have proven this definitively. Fish and soy products have health benefits in any case. In one small study, fish oil supplements reduced the frequency of... Read more »
Headaches: Tension: Treatment
...slips over the two front teeth, preventing teeth clenching at night. Preliminary studies report some benefits for relief of migraines and associated tension-type headaches.Acupuncture and Similar... Read more »
Vitamins: Healthy Foods
...Examples of Healthy FoodsFoodsPhytochemicals and CarotenoidsVitamins and other valuable food componentsBenefitsApplesFlavonoidsMay have activity against certain cancers (lung). Also may help... Read more »
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia: Highlights
...resistant to imatinib. An important 2006 New England Journal of Medicine study indicated dasatinibs benefit in treating these patients.Pegaspargase (Oncaspar) is approved for treating children and... Read more »

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An osteoarthritis (OA) medication called Pycnogenol, which is made from pine bark extract, continues to show promise in clinical trials. In a new... Read summary »

Pine-bark med may ease knee OA pain
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A new study published in the journal Nutrition Research has shown that a med made from pine-bark extract may ease the pain of osteoarthritis (OA) of... Read summary »

Pine-bark extract may help blood-pressure drug side effects
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A new study has found that the pine-bark extract Pycnogenol may help relieve the painful leg swelling caused by some blood-pressure medicines.... Read summary »

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