Abstract Background: It has been suggested that a high dietary intake and high circulating concentrations of vitamin C may protect against ischemic heart disease. Objectives: The objective was to examine the associations between dietary and plasma vitamin C...
Abstract The diverse health benefits of the antioxidant peptide glutathione have attracted the attention of bioscience researchers and practitioners of alternative and mainstream medicine. Preliminary studies indicate glutathione plays an important role in repairing...
Abstract Background: Asthma is an increasing problem in this country and others. Although medications for the treatment of asthma abound and are improving, there are inherent risks and side effects with all of them. Intravenous magnesium has been employed in the...
Abstract: Background and purpose: Inflammatory response is a critical component of the complex pathophysiological response to stroke. Vitamin C has been shown to have important roles in cell performance and vascular function. In this study, we compared the nutritional...
Abstract: Stroke is a complex disease originating and developing on the background of genetic predisposition and interaction between different risk factors that chronically damage blood vessels. The search for an effective treatment of stroke patients is the main...
Abstract Background: Psoriasis vulgaris is a chronic inflammatory skin disease characterized by well-demarcated erythema and scaly plaques. The pathogenesis of psoriasis still remains unclear. An increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) and insufficient antioxidant...
Abstract: Building on the work of the late John Myers, MD, the author has used an intravenous vitamin-and-mineral formula for the treatment of a wide range of clinical conditions. The modified "Myers' cocktail," which consists of magnesium, calcium, B vitamins, and...
Abstract We evaluated the association between nutritional status and cognitive functioning in 260 noninstitutionalized men and women older than 60 years who had no known physical illnesses and were receiving no medications. Nutritional status was evaluated by...