Effects of vitamin D supplements on bone mineral density: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Ian R Reid et al. Lancet. 2014 Jan 11;383(9912):146-55. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(13)61647-5. Epub 2013 Oct 11. Abstract Background: Findings fro...

Effects of Vitamin D Supplementation on Muscle Strength in Athletes: A Systematic Review

Chien-Ming Chiang et al.  J Strength Cond Res. 2017 Feb;31(2):566-574. Abstract Chiang, C-m, Ismaeel, A, Griffis, RB, and Weems, S. Effects of...

Do Antioxidant Vitamins Prevent Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage? A Systematic Review.

Martinez-Ferran M et al.  Antioxidants (Basel). 2020 Apr 29;9(5). Abstract Free radicals produced during exercise play a role in modulating cel...

The Profile of Selected Antioxidants in Two Courgette Varieties from Organic and Conventional Production.

Kopczyńska K et al.  Antioxidants (Basel). 2020 May 9;9(5). Abstract Courgette is considered as a low-calorie vegetable with health-promoting p...

Dietary Antioxidant Intake and Human Papillomavirus Infection: Evidence from a Cross-Sectional Study in Italy.

Barchitta M et al.  Nutrients. 2020 May 12;12(5). pii: E1384 Abstract Several lines of evidence suggested that antioxidants might play a protec...

Vitamin C versus Cancer: Ascorbic Acid Radical and Impairment of Mitochondrial Respiration?

Bakalova R et al. Oxid Med Cell Longev. 2020 Jan 11;2020:1504048.  Abstract Vitamin C as a cancer therapy has a controversial history. Much of t...

Differential Immune Activating, Anti-Inflammatory, and Regenerative Properties of the Aqueous, Ethanol, and Solid Fractions of a Medicinal Mushroom Blend.

Davis R et al. J Inflamm Res. 2020 Feb 25;13:117-131.  Abstract PURPOSE: To compare three fractions of a medicinal mushroom blend (MMB), MyComm...

Possible therapeutic role of a highly standardized mixture of active compounds derived from cultured Lentinula edodes mycelia (AHCC) in patients infected with 2019 novel coronavirus.

Di Pierro F et al. Minerva Gastroenterol Dietol. 2020 Mar 12 Abstract The outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 disease (COVID-19) is currently, March 2020, af...

Mixed polysaccharides derived from Shiitake mushroom, Poriacocos, Ginger, and Tangerine peel enhanced protective immune responses in mice induced by inactivated influenza vaccine.

Zhu H et al. Biomed Pharmacother. 2020 Mar 12;126:110049 Abstract Influenza viruses are responsible for severe respiratory tract infections of ...

Plant growth regulators and Axl and immune checkpoint inhibitors from the edible mushroom Leucopaxillus giganteus.

Malya IY et al. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 2020 Mar 21:1-7. Abstract A novel compound, (R)-4-ethoxy-2-hydroxy-4-oxobutanoic acid (1), and six kn...

Lion’s Mane Mushroom is extremely effective at stimulating Nerve Growth Factor (NGF) in the brain.

Lion’s Mane (Hericium erinaceus) is unique in the mushroom family both in appearance and function. Lion’s Mane Mushroom is extremely effective at ...

Antioxidant Versus Pro-Apoptotic Effects of Mushroom-Enriched Diets on Mitochondria in Liver Disease.

Fontes A et al.  Int J Mol Sci. 2019 Aug 16;20(16) Abstract Mitochondria play a central role in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) progr...