Wait-there’s evidence for that? Integrative medicine treatments for major depressive disorder
Int J Psychiatry Med. 2021 Sep;56(5):334-343. doi: 10.1177/00912174211046353. ABSTRACT Depression is one of the most common mental health disorders and currently affects over 17 million...
Self-Reported Omega-3 Supplement Use Moderates the Association between Age and Exercising Cerebral Blood Flow Velocity in Older Adults
Nutrients. 2020 Mar 5;12(3):697. doi: 10.3390/nu12030697. ABSTRACT Cerebral blood flow (CBF) decreases across the lifespan, and chronic conditions such as dementia and stroke accelerate this...
Targets for the prevention of dementia
J Alzheimers Dis. 2010;20(3):915-24. doi: 10.3233/JAD-2010-091657. ABSTRACT The prevalence of dementia is expected to increase dramatically over the upcoming decades due to the aging population....
Self-Reported Omega-3 Supplement Use Moderates the Association between Age and Exercising Cerebral Blood Flow Velocity in Older Adults
Nutrients. 2020 Mar 5;12(3):697. doi: 10.3390/nu12030697. ABSTRACT Cerebral blood flow (CBF) decreases across the lifespan, and chronic conditions such as dementia and stroke accelerate this...
Red Yeast Rice Protects Circulating Bone Marrow-Derived Proangiogenic Cells against High-Glucose-Induced Senescence and Oxidative Stress: The Role of Heme Oxygenase-1
Oxid Med Cell Longev. 2017;2017:3831750. doi: 10.1155/2017/3831750. Epub 2017 May 6. ABSTRACT The inflammation and oxidative stress of bone marrow-derived proangiogenic cells (PACs), also named...
Effect of red yeast rice combined with antioxidants on lipid pattern, hs-CRP level, and endothelial function in moderately hypercholesterolemic subjects
Ther Clin Risk Manag. 2016 Feb 23;12:281-6. doi: 10.2147/TCRM.S91817. eCollection 2016. ABSTRACT Our aim was to test, through a crossover, double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial,...
Lipid Profile and Vascular Remodelling in Young Dyslipidemic Subjects Treated with Nutraceuticals Derived from Red Yeast Rice
Cardiovasc Ther. 2021 Apr 22;2021:5546800. doi: 10.1155/2021/5546800. eCollection 2021. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND AIMS: A relevant role is emerging for functional foods in cardiovascular prevention. The...
Red Yeast Rice for Hypercholesterolemia
Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J. 2019 Jul-Sep;15(3):192-199. doi: 10.14797/mdcj-15-3-192. ABSTRACT The extract of red yeast rice (RYR) is the most effective cholesterol-lowering nutraceutical on the market....
Effect of Monacolin K and COQ10 supplementation in hypertensive and hypercholesterolemic subjects with metabolic syndrome
Biomed Pharmacother. 2018 Sep;105:992-996. doi: 10.1016/j.biopha.2018.06.076. Epub 2018 Jun 19. ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a world-wide epidemic disease with an increased risk of...
Cholesterol-Lowering Nutraceuticals Affecting Vascular Function and Cardiovascular Disease Risk
Curr Cardiol Rep. 2018 May 25;20(7):53. doi: 10.1007/s11886-018-0994-7. ABSTRACT PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The aim of this review is to provide an update on the effects...
Effects on oral fat load of a nutraceutical combination of fermented red rice, sterol esters and stanols, curcumin, and olive polyphenols: A randomized, placebo controlled trial
Phytomedicine. 2018 Mar 15;42:75-82. doi: 10.1016/j.phymed.2018.01.014. Epub 2018 Jan 31. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: In literature, there are several studies about the effects of nutraceutical combinations at...
Red yeast rice, monacolin K, and pleiotropic effects.
Recenti Prog Med. 2018 Feb;109(2):154e-157e. doi: 10.1701/2865.28917. ABSTRACT The extracts of red yeast rice represent a nutraceutical with proven cholesterol lowering effect. Its efficacy is...
Acute and Long Term Effects of a Nutraceutical Combination on Lipid Profile, Glucose Metabolism and Vascular Function in Patients with Dyslipidaemia with and Without Cigarette Smoking
High Blood Press Cardiovasc Prev. 2021 Sep;28(5):483-491. doi: 10.1007/s40292-021-00468-4. Epub 2021 Sep 13. ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Lifestyle changes present a fundamental role in cardiovascular prevention. Nutraceuticals...
Impact of nutraceuticals on markers of systemic inflammation: Potential relevance to cardiovascular diseases – A position paper from the International Lipid Expert Panel (ILEP)
Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2021 Jul-Aug;67:40-52. doi: 10.1016/j.pcad.2021.06.010. Epub 2021 Jun 27. ABSTRACT Inflammation is a marker of arterial disease stemming from cholesterol-dependent to -independent molecular...
Effect of red yeast rice combined with antioxidants on lipid pattern, hs-CRP level, and endothelial function in moderately hypercholesterolemic subjects
Ther Clin Risk Manag. 2016 Feb 23;12:281-6. doi: 10.2147/TCRM.S91817. eCollection 2016. ABSTRACT Our aim was to test, through a crossover, double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial,...