Back-to-School Anxiety: What the Numbers Are Actually Telling Us
A touch of nervousness before the first day of school is something most of us recognize as a normal part of growing up, and clinicians are well-versed in guiding families through those familiar jitters. What feels different now, and truly merits our renewed attention, is the sheer scale and persistence of anxiety that continues to […]
Psychobiotic Supplementation of HK-PS23 Improves Anxiety in Highly Stressed Clinical Nurses: A Double-blind Randomized Placebo-controlled Study
Psychobiotic Supplementation of HK-PS23 Abstract: Nurses often experience adverse health effects associated with increasing levels of work-related stress. Stress may induce systemic effects through the HPA axis, glucocorticoid responses, and inflammatory cascades. Psychobiotics may help alleviate stress through associations of the microbiota, anti-inflammation factors, and the gut-brain axis. We aimed to investigate whether interventions with […]
Effect of Daily Oral Lactobacillus plantarum PS128 on Exercise Capacity Recovery after a Half-Marathon
Effect of PS128 Abstract: A half-marathon (HM) is a vigorous high-intensity exercise, which could induce lower ex-tremity musculoskeletal injury risks for recreational runners. They usually consume nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in order to shorten their return to play but ignore the side effects, such as peptic ulcers and renal and vascular disorders. Lactobacillus plantarum PS128 […]
The Beneficial Effects of Lactobacillus plantarum PS128 on High-Intensity, Exercise-Induced Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, and Performance in Triathlete
Beneficial Effects of Lactobacillus plantarum PS128 Abstract: A triathlon, which consists of swimming, bicycling, and running, is a high-intensity and long-term form of exercise that can cause injuries such as muscular damage, inflammation, oxidative stress, and energy imbalance. Probiotics are thought to play an important role in disease incidence, health promotion, and nutrient metabolism, but […]
Lactobacillus plantarum PS128 Improves Physiological Adaptation and Performance in Triathletes through Gut Microbiota Modulation
PS128 Abstract: A triathlon is an extremely high-intensity exercise and a challenge for physiological adaptation. A triathlete’s microbiome might be modulated by diet, age, medical treatments,lifestyle, and exercise, thereby maintaining aerobiosis and optimum health and performance. Probiotics, prebiotics, and synbiotics have been reported to have health-promoting activities (e.g., immunoregulation and cancer prevention). However, few studies […]
Effects of Treatment on Cognition and Mobility
Effects of Treatment on Cognition and Mobility: Click here to view PDF Background and Objective: A complex relationship exists between mobility and cognition with studies demonstrating how in older people a decline in gait performance often precedes or coexists with a decline in cognition. Consequently this study aimed to determine whether a DHA rich multi- […]
Fatty Acids Help Dyslexia
Dyslexia, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, dyspraxia – do fatty acids help? by B. Jacqueline Stordy BSc Nutrition, PhD Reproduced with permission from Dyslexia Review, the Jounal of the Dyslexia Institue Guild, Volume 9, Number 2, 1999 Long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids are major components of nerve cell and retinal membranes. There may be a common […]
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