Vitamin D, Magnesium, Fish Oil Plus Other Supplements Facts

Taking good care of yourself all year round is something everybody does. The difference lies in commitment and quality of treating your body to regular physical exercise, nutritious foods, and continuous attention to your skin.

October is a Breast Cancer Awareness month. I would like to emphasize Any Cancer Awareness. We can and should take a good care of our bodies and of our health.

Knowing a few facts about different food groups, vitamins, macro and micro elements, could only empower your ways how you treat your body and take care of your well-being.

We’ve been keeping updated facts from the medical community on the clinical studies that involve information about nutrition. Look at these peer-reviewed studies that list various facts you may find interesting and helpful.

Facts About Vitamin D and Other Vitamins And Microelements

• Increased vitamin D intake from the diet and from sunlight may reduce risk of breast cancer by over 20%. Am J Epidemiol. 2008 doi:10.1093//aje/kwn198
• In a mouse model study, increased dietary intakes of vitamin D3 reduced the cancer causing effects of obesity by up to 42% by inhibiting obesity-induced endometrial lesions. Cancer Prevention Research doi; 10.1158/1940-6207.CAPR-10-0088
• A combination of HMR lignan, indole-3-carbinol, calcium glucarate, milk thistle, Schisandra sinesis,  and stinging nettle is associated with increased hydroxylation of female hormone estrogen, and linked to a reduction in the risk of hormone-sensitive breast cancer. Breast Cancer 2011;4:85-95
• Fish oil supplementation is associated with a lower risk for breast cancer in postmenopausal women. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2010;19:1696-1708
• Increased intakes of magnesium-rich foods are associated with a reduced risk of sudden cardiac death in women. Am J Clin Nutr doi: 10.3945/ajcn.110.002253
• Women taking supplements containing isoflavones including soy, red lover, garlic, and evening primrose for at least five years may have a 25% lower risk of breast cancer. International Journal of Cancer 2013; 132(6):1439-1450
• Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), a common endocrine disorder among women in their reproductive years, also is associated with high levels of androgens and is frequently accompanied by hirsutism, amenorrhea and obesity. This clinical case study describes the impact of flaxseed supplementation (30 g/day) on hormonal levels in a 31-year old woman with PCOS. During a four month period, the patient consumed 83% of the flaxseed dose. Heights, weights, and fasting blood samples taken at baseline and 4-month follow-up indicated the following values: BMI (36.0 vs. 35.7m/kg2); insulin (5.1 vs. 7.0 uIU/ml); total serum testosterone (150 ng/dl vs. 45 ng/dl); free serum testosterone (4.7 ng/dl vs. 0.5 ng/dl); and % free testosterone (3.1% vs. 1.1%). The patient also reported a decrease in hirsutism at the completion of the study period. Curr Top Nutraceutical Res. 2007; 5(4): 177–181.

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This post will widen your horizons and knowledge about Dietary Facts and human health.