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08/22/2026

New Evidence that Ginger
Reduces Blood Pressure
It’s hard to believe, but it is estimated that over a billion people have high blood
pressure. It might also be hard to believe, but something as safe, simple and
inexpensive as ginger supplements might help that.
High blood pressure increases the risk of stroke, heart attack, heart failure and
kidney disease. Ginger might be able to help in a number of ways, including
being anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and being able to dilate blood vessels.
This systematic review and meta-analysis set out to measure the effect of ginger
on blood pressure by pooling the results of 12 controlled studies. The results are
exciting.
Ginger reduced systolic blood pressure by a significant 5.03 mmHg. It worked
even better on people who actually had high blood pressure, bringing it down by
6.88 mmHg. Ginger worked best when taken at doses of 2000 mg a day or more.
When it comes to diastolic blood pressure, ginger brought about significant
reductions of 2.03 mmHg. When people who had high blood pressure took it, the
reduction swelled to 4.01 mmHg. Again, doses of 2,000mg or more were more
effective.
This meta-analysis suggests that ginger could help people manage high blood
pressure as part of their program.
J Hum Nutr Diet. 2026 Aug 7;39(4):e70329.

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08/21/2026

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07/28/2026

Combo of Traditional Liver
Herbs Improves Liver Enzymes
The modern world has confronted our livers with unexpected and unprecedented
challenges. Traditional herbs may help provide the answer.
This new study combined four traditional liver herbs: milk thistle, dandelion,
turmeric and ginger.
Compared to placebo, improvements in all four liver enzymes, ALT, AST, ALP,
and GGT were significantly greater when the herbs were given to people with
normal liver function. Liver fibrosis (APRI) also improved significantly more on the
herbs, as did cholesterol and markers of inflammation.
Once again, modern science is validating traditional herbs for modern problems.
Front. Nutr. January 2026;12:1721748.

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07/22/2026

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07/14/2026

Are You Stressed Out?
Adaptogens to the Rescue!
Who doesn’t need help with stress? This new study supports the traditional role
of adaptogenic herbs for stress.
A new double-blind study compared 2 adaptogens to placebo for stress. The first
was a combo of rhodiola, schisandra and holy basil, and the second was
ashwagandha.
Both worked. Both adaptogens reduced stress significantly better than placebo.
They were both also significantly better than placebo for sleep quality, restorative
sleep and anxiety.
Trials. 2026 Feb 9. doi:10.1186/s13063-026-09495-9.

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07/02/2026

Lutein & Zeaxanthin Improve
Cognition in Teenagers
Lutein and zeaxanthin are crucial for cognition, but we often don’t get enough of
them in our diet, since many of us don’t eat enough fruits and vegetables. A new
study shows that when teenagers supplement those two carotenes, it has a very
positive impact on their cognition.
Research shows that supplementing lutein and zeaxanthin improve cognition. A
systematic review found that 10mg of lutein a day leads to improvement in
cognition (Nutrients. 2020;12(3):617). Studies have shown that lutein-zeaxanthin
improve cognition in children and younger and older adults, but little research has
been done on teenagers.
This double-blind study gave either a placebo or 10mg of lutein and 2mg of
zeaxanthin to 82 teenagers between the ages of 13 and 18 who didn’t eat
enough fruits and vegetables and had at least 4 hours a day of screen time. The
study lasted for 6 months.
The results showed that, compared to placebo, the supplement led to significant
improvement in attention and processing speed.
The lutein-zeaxanthin was well tolerated, and there were no significant adverse
reactions.
This is the first study to show that supplementing lutein and zeaxanthin can
enhance cognition in teenagers.
Nutrition Research. June 15 2026;doi.org/10.1016/j.nutres.2026.06.005.

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07/02/2026

Vitamin K Slows Coronary
Artery Calcification
An important new study shows that vitamin K can slow the progression of
coronary artery calcification. That’s important because coronary artery
calcification is a strong predictor of cardiovascular events.
Coronary artery calcification is the buildup of calcium in the arteries of your heart,
following the accumulation of fat and cholesterol. It makes it harder for blood to
flow through and can lead to cardiovascular events, including heart attack.
This new study suggests that vitamin K may play an important role in protecting
your arteries from calcification.
Vitamin K comes in two forms: K1, which comes from plant foods like green leafy
vegetables, and K2, which is manufactured by bacteria in the gut. A form of K2,
known as MK-7 is an especially well absorbed and powerful form of vitamin K. It
is effective at promoting bone quality and strength. One of the ways that it does
this is by helping in the production of osteocalcin. And that’s more important than
you think.
Osteocalcin helps attract calcium to your bones, so it is important for preventing
osteoporosis. Another protein in your body, called MGP, prevents calcium form
depositing in your arteries. Vitamin K activates osteocalcin and MGP, steering
calcium to your bones, where you really want it, and away from your arteries,
where you really don’t.
So, can MK-7 protect you from coronary artery disease while it protects you from
osteoporosis?
This important study gave either a placebo or 360mcg MK-7 to people with
coronary artery disease for 2 years.
In the placebo group, scores of calcification continued their upward path, going
from 145 to 214 in 2 years. But taking MK-7 significantly slowed that progression,
with scores rising from 135 to only 184. That’s 29% less progression.

The results for calcium mass score, an important measure of calcification in your
arteries, were just as impressive. There was 42% less progression in the vitamin
K group.
This study valuably suggests that vitamin K2 can protect your cardiovascular
system while it protects your bones.
JAMA Cardiol. June 10, 2026:doi:10.1001/jamacardio.2026.1279.

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06/26/2026

Tongkat Ali Increases
Testosterone
Recent research is confirming that tongkat ali is living up to its reputation.
Hypogonadism, a condition in which men don’t produce enough testosterone,
can lead to reduced libido, erectile dysfunction, infertility, obesity, reduced
muscle mass, fatigue and depression.
7 out of 9 observational and controlled studies in a systematic review found that
tongkat ali significantly increases testosterone.
A meta-analysis of 5 controlled studies found that tongkat ali significantly
increases testosterone, especially in men with hypogonadism.
Medicina (Kaunas). August 4, 2022;58(8):1047

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06/26/2026

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06/23/2026

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