Archive for the 'Pomegranate' Category
Pomegranate juice improves cardiovascular risk factors
Sunday, December 4th, 2011During the American Society of Nephrology Annual Meeting, researchers at Western Galilee Hospital in Nahariya, Israel, reported that patients on hemodialysis who drank moderate amounts of pomegranate juice saw improvement in lipids, blood pressure, and the number of antihypertensive medications required. (more…)
Effect of pomegranate juice following exercise
Monday, June 13th, 2011Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin, determined if pomegranate juice improved the recovery of skeletal muscle strength after eccentric exercise in subjects who routinely performed resistance training.
Eccentric exercise causes muscles to lengthen while lower a weight. (more…)
Pomegranate juice for kidney dialysis patients
Monday, May 2nd, 2011Review: Botanicals to reduce skin aging and wrinkling
Sunday, May 1st, 2011Lowering blood pressure with pomegranate juice
Wednesday, April 20th, 2011Reviewing pomegranate research
Sunday, July 11th, 2010 The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) told POM Wonderful that their UK billboard showing a bottle of pomegranate juice and a hangman’s noose, and proclaims the juice can “cheat death” must be taken down.
ASA says “We considered the evidence… but concluded that it fell short of showing any direct relation between consuming the product and a longer life.”
So, what’s the evidence? (more…)
Review of nutraceuticals to prevent prostate cancer
Thursday, December 10th, 2009Does pomegranate interact with blood thinners?
Sunday, August 9th, 2009CAM trends to watch in 2009
Wednesday, January 7th, 2009Nutrition and preventing prostate cancer
Friday, December 7th, 2007Pomegranate juice doesn’t inhibit cytochrome P450 enzymes in humans
Tuesday, October 9th, 2007 Several years ago a study in human liver tissue and in rats concluded that pomegranate juice inhibited CYP3A — a liver enzyme in the cytochrome P450 system important for metabolizing drugs. The implications were that — just as with grapefruit — people taking drugs such as statins for cholesterol might be exposed to much higher blood levels and greater risk of side effects.
We now find that when studied in healthy volunteers, pomegranate juice is not associated with this risk.
Podcast review of cholesterol-lowering supplements
Sunday, September 16th, 2007Pomegranate doesn’t improve erectile dysfunction
Wednesday, July 4th, 2007 But, Dr. Harin Padma-Nathan from UCLA is a well-recognized researcher in this field, and he thinks more study is warranted. (more…)
Black cohosh does not reduce menopausal symptoms
Friday, December 22nd, 2006Pomegranate and PSA in prostate cancer
Tuesday, August 1st, 2006The first clinical trial of pomegranate juice in patients with prostate cancer reported a “significant prolongation of PSA [prostate-specific antigen] doubling time” from 15 to 54 months among men with a rising PSA following surgery or radiation for prostate cancer. This was accompanied by other positive changes at the cellular level, according to the researchers from the David Geffen School of Medicine in the July issue of Clinical Cancer Research.
Not your typical vacation
Tuesday, July 18th, 2006Do you have vacation time coming in 2006? Herbalgram.org has listed the 2006 events calendar. Rather than the same Caribbean vacation or week at the Jersey shore, consider linking your vacation to a CAM meeting.
Here’s one that makes my tastebuds tingle.
July 30-Aug 5: Wild Foods Mountain Retreat. A week-long program in Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains. Forage for wild edible and medicinal plants, and prepare tasty and nutritional meals.
Hmm, Hmm, Hmm.
Other must attend meetings.
October 16-17: First International Symposium on Pomegranate and Minor Mediterranean Fruits. Adana, Turkey.
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October 28-30: The 2nd Internatiomal Symposium on Saffron Biology and Technology (ISSBT). Mashhad, Iran.
Do you think CAM is becoming too specialized?
Want to see more? Go to the Herbalgram.org website.
7/18/06 13:20 JR