Both test tube and human studies have shown Berberine's effect on high blood sugar and high cholesterol. This study evaluated the efficacy and safety of berberine in the treatment of type 2 diabetic patients with high cholesterol. One hundred sixteen…
In the British Journal of Clinical Practice, garlic extract was studied in 40 patients with high cholesterol. The patients were given 900 mg garlic powder per day, equivalent to 2,700 mg of fresh garlic. During the 4 months, the patients…
In this meta-analysis of 20 random controlled trials, garlic supplements were found to lower blood pressure in patients with high blood pressure (≥140/90 mm Hg) by an average of 8.7 mm Hg for systolic and 6.1 for diastolic blood pressure.…
In this review of the scientific literature for probiotics, the authors found numerous benefits to probiotic use, including: Improvement of Intestinal Health; Reduction of Cholesterol; Cancer Prevention; Prevention of Antibiotic-associated Diarrhea; Enhancement of the Immune Response; Protection Against Allergies; Improvement…
Seventy-seven patients with elevated LDL cholesterol and triglycerides were randomly assigned to a control group receiving placebo, two groups receiving orally administered rosuvastatin, a group receiving Bergamot alone orally (1000 mg/daily) and a group receiving Bergamot (1000 mg/daily) plus rosuvastatin…
Eighty men and women with high cholesterol were given a Bergamot-derived extract for 6 months. There was a 20% reduction in LDL, the unhealthy fraction of cholesterol; there was also a 17% decrease in triglycerides. There was a small increase…
The Landmark Dietary Supplement Study performed by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley studied 278 men and women who took multiple dietary supplements for at least 20 years and compared them to 778 people who took either no supplements…
