Researchers conducted a study on diabetics and determined that milk thistle improved the glycemic profile.
Researchers conducted a study on 51 diabetics to determine the effects of milk thistle, and specifically an active constituent (flavolignans), on blood glucose levels.
The first group of 25 patients received a 200 mg milk thistle (silymarin) tablet 3 times a day plus conventional therapy. The second group of 26 subjects received the same therapy, but a placebo tablet instead of milk thistle. The patients were visited monthly and glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c), fasting blood glucose (FSB), insulin, total cholesterol, LDL and HDL, triglyceride, SGOT and SGPT levels were determined at the beginning and the end of the study.
Results: There were significant decreases in HbA1c, FBS, total cholesterol, LDL, triglyceride, SGOT and SGPT levels in milk thistle-treated patients compared with placebo as well as with values at the beginning of the study in each group. Researchers concluded that the silymarin treatment in type II diabetic patients for four months had a beneficial effect on improving the glycemic profile.
Source: Phytotherapy Research, October 30, 2006
Neptune Krill Oil Radio Broadcast Monday, July 9, 2007
Howard Simon, President of Rejuvenation Science® will be joined by Donald Allard, VP Neptune Bioressources, in an American Health Radio broadcast on the research and benefits of Neptune Krill Oil. Topics include fish oil versus Neptune Krill Oil, clinical studies on cholesterol management, managing Rheumatoid- and Osteo-Arthritis by reducing inflammation, PMS, non-published studies and clinical reports on adult ADHD, anti-aging and sunburn & skin cancer.
Avemar Acknowledged by Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
The Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York has published an article on Avemar on their website with sections for consumers and health care professionals. Avemar has been shown to improve quality of life in some cancer patients.
Krill Oil Reduces (bad) LDL and Increases (good) HDL Cholesterol
Neptune Technologies announced results from a clinical trial that reports a daily dose of Krill Oil lowered bad LDL cholesterol levels by 34 percent and boosted good HDL cholesterol by 44 percent. When Neptune Krill Oil (NKO) was used in combination with low-dose statins, the effects were even more pronounced.
