Iris Bell MD PhD https://irisbell.com/ Integrative Health For Natural Healing Sat, 16 Oct 2021 01:05:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://irisbell.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/cropped-IntegratedPersonLogoLarger-32x32.jpg Iris Bell MD PhD https://irisbell.com/ 32 32 Folate in Hearing Loss for Men? https://irisbell.com/160/folate-in-hearing-loss-for-men/ https://irisbell.com/160/folate-in-hearing-loss-for-men/#respond Fri, 29 Oct 2021 04:00:29 +0000 http://irisbell.com/?p=160 New research has apparently found that folic acid supplements delay hearing loss related to aging in low frequency sounds. The benefit of increased folic acid intake from food and/or supplements is especially marked in men over the age of 60.  This is good news, as loss of hearing can be socially very isolating for older […]

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]]> https://irisbell.com/160/folate-in-hearing-loss-for-men/feed/ 0 6 Strategies for Cooking Healthier https://irisbell.com/341/6-strategies-for-cooking-healthier/ https://irisbell.com/341/6-strategies-for-cooking-healthier/#respond Sat, 16 Oct 2021 00:41:31 +0000 https://irisbell.com/?p=341 Whether you’re hoping to lose weight or just trying to improve your overall health, the way you cook can mean the difference between you feeling energetic and getting the right kinds of nutrients, and you feeling sluggish because you’re detouring away from your usual calorie and sugar-laden ways. Just cook healthier.   There are many […]

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]]> https://irisbell.com/341/6-strategies-for-cooking-healthier/feed/ 0 Coenzyme Q10 to Slow Parkinson’s Disease? https://irisbell.com/151/coenzyme-q10-to-slow-parkinsons-disease/ https://irisbell.com/151/coenzyme-q10-to-slow-parkinsons-disease/#respond Wed, 22 Sep 2021 11:54:30 +0000 http://irisbell.com/?p=151 Researchers have been looking at the possibility that a natural supplement with a vitamin-like role in the body (coenzyme) called Coenzyme Q10 might slow the progression of the degenerative neurological disorder Parkinson’s Disease. The energy factories of the cells, mitochondria, need enough Co-Q10 to function at their best, and it appears that people with Parkinson’s […]

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]]> https://irisbell.com/151/coenzyme-q10-to-slow-parkinsons-disease/feed/ 0 Acupuncture May Help Depression During Pregnancy https://irisbell.com/168/acupuncture-may-help-depression-during-pregnancy/ https://irisbell.com/168/acupuncture-may-help-depression-during-pregnancy/#respond Tue, 09 Mar 2021 06:08:16 +0000 http://irisbell.com/?p=168 One of the agonizing choices that any expectant mother faces is whether or not to take medications during pregnancy for conditions that develop during the nine months. What if they find some problem or birth defect that the drug could cause — but they learn about it years after the pregancy is over. Now a […]

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]]> https://irisbell.com/168/acupuncture-may-help-depression-during-pregnancy/feed/ 0 Mediterranean Diet with Olive Oil — Better for Health https://irisbell.com/157/mediterranean-diet-with-olive-oil-better-for-health/ https://irisbell.com/157/mediterranean-diet-with-olive-oil-better-for-health/#respond Mon, 28 Sep 2020 03:49:00 +0000 http://irisbell.com/?p=157 One of many studies (Eur J Clin Nutr. 2009 Aug 26) reports that a diet rich in virgin olive oil increases levels of beneficial antioxidants better than other types of diets, over a 3-year period. Increasing total plasma antioxidant capacity with olive oil in the diet is advantageous in terms of not only its preventive […]

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]]> https://irisbell.com/157/mediterranean-diet-with-olive-oil-better-for-health/feed/ 0 Astaxanthin for Health? https://irisbell.com/200/astaxanthin-for-health/ https://irisbell.com/200/astaxanthin-for-health/#respond Mon, 26 Sep 2016 04:34:15 +0000 http://irisbell.com/?p=200 Astaxanthin for health? What is this odd-sounding substance?  Astaxanthin is a powerful antioxidant (technically a type of carotenoid) found in seafood sources like krill. As with other carotenoids, astaxanthin is colorful and gives a reddish color to cooked shellfish (shrimp, crabs, lobsters) or salmon. Natural supplement manufacturers also use microalgae or yeast to synthesize astaxanthin. […]

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]]> https://irisbell.com/200/astaxanthin-for-health/feed/ 0 Dietary Improvements In Alzheimer’s Disease? https://irisbell.com/180/dietary-improvements-in-alzheimers-disease/ https://irisbell.com/180/dietary-improvements-in-alzheimers-disease/#respond Thu, 10 Jun 2010 05:48:36 +0000 http://irisbell.com/?p=180 Here’s a copy of the public press release on a new study in animals that offers promise for an adjunctive dietary aid for treating Alzheimer’s disease. This is not a cure, I hasten to point out, but it helps you function at the best level you can at the point in the disease that the […]

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]]> https://irisbell.com/180/dietary-improvements-in-alzheimers-disease/feed/ 0 Myo-Inositol for Lung Cancer Prevention? https://irisbell.com/176/myo-inositol-for-lung-cancer-prevention/ https://irisbell.com/176/myo-inositol-for-lung-cancer-prevention/#respond Sat, 10 Apr 2010 03:14:36 +0000 http://irisbell.com/?p=176 The B vitamin-related natural substance, myo-inositol is in the news lately. Now new research suggests that changes in a set of genes that are active in smokers who go on to develop lung cancer might offer early detection and even prevention treatments. Once cancer is initiated, the factors that promote it can differ from those […]

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]]> https://irisbell.com/176/myo-inositol-for-lung-cancer-prevention/feed/ 0 Inositol Related Product for Better Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Survivors https://irisbell.com/172/inositol-related-product-for-better-quality-of-life-in-breast-cancer-survivors/ https://irisbell.com/172/inositol-related-product-for-better-quality-of-life-in-breast-cancer-survivors/#respond Sat, 03 Apr 2010 19:52:32 +0000 http://irisbell.com/?p=172 Here’s a recent abstract on a study suggesting that an inositol product might improve quality of life for breast cancer survivors.  Myo-inositol is a lesser known type of B complex vitamin that the body can produce from glucose, but can be found in some nutritional supplements. J Exp Clin Cancer Res. 2010 Feb 12;29:12. Efficacy […]

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]]> https://irisbell.com/172/inositol-related-product-for-better-quality-of-life-in-breast-cancer-survivors/feed/ 0 Tea for High Blood Pressure? Hibiscus Tea… https://irisbell.com/165/tea-for-high-blood-pressure-hibiscus-tea/ https://irisbell.com/165/tea-for-high-blood-pressure-hibiscus-tea/#respond Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:06:52 +0000 http://irisbell.com/?p=165 Studies have been accumulating to show that drinking a few cups of hibiscus tea daily can significantly lower elevated blood pressure in people with pre- and mild hypertension. In a paper that appeared in the Journal of Nutrition in February 2010, Tufts University researchers reported an average drop of over 7 mm HG for hibiscus […]

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