A simple supplement to a cow's feed could substantially decrease a major source of methane, a planet-warming greenhouse gas, a new study suggests.
Someday, however, they may be able to control seizures with a simple supplement instead, if a new finding in mice holds up in humans.
In West Africa, we saw how simple nutritional supplements like vitamin A can save lives incredibly cheaply.
"The message is simple: Most supplements do not prevent chronic disease or death, their use is not justified, and they should be avoided," the five physicians write.
Dinner will be pasta or something simple, to supplement the bread, peanut butter and oatmeal she brought from home.
Although several specific micronutrient deficiencies are associated with disease progression and increased mortality risk in HIV/AIDS, and even a simple multivitamin/mineral supplement can prolong survival, this is typically viewed merely as nutritional support of the immune system, and only necessary if there are deficiencies to be rectified.
However the use of a tape or audio cd for re-enforcing the suggestions is a simple, cheap supplement to our hypnosis sessions that allows the intervention to be standardised and maximises external validity.
In this issue of EMBO Molecular Medicine, Khan et al (2014) use a mouse model to test the efficacy of a simple dietary supplement of nicotinamide riboside to treat and prevent mitochondrial myopathies.
Ideally, basic national messages would consist of simple lists supplemented by links to more detailed resources for those who desire them, which could be adjusted on a regional basis as necessary.
Once those decreasing vitamins are identified, it's a comparatively simple matter of supplementing them as you would with any other deficiency.
