If you’ve been following this blog for a while, you probably noticed that we like to talk about our research. The Truehope EMPowerplus formula is the most researched micronutrient formula in the world. It has been the subject of over 30 academic studies undertaken by nearly 50 independent researchers at 15 universities around the world.
We have never funded even a single study. We believe this arms-length, hands-off approach better reduces the risk of influence that we could have on the results.
We thought it might be to your benefit and convenience to have a list of research articles discussing EMPowerplus findings, so here it is.
ADHD
- Clinically Significant Symptom Reduction in Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Treated with Micronutrients: An Open-Label Reversal Design Study (Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, 2015)
- Vitamin-mineral treatment of ADHD in adults: A one year follow-up of a randomized controlled trial (Journal of Attention Disorders, 2014)
- Vitamin-mineral treatment of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in adults: double-blind randomised placebo-controlled trial (The British Journal of Psychiatry, 2014)
- Moderators of treatment response in adults with ADHD treated with a vitamin-mineral supplement (Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry, 2013)
- Could yeast infections impair recovery from mental illness? A case study using micronutrients and olive leaf extract for the treatment of ADHD and depression (Advances in Mind-Body Medicine Journal, 2013)
- Post-Earthquake Psychological Functioning in Adults with Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder: Positive Effects of Micronutrients on Resilience (New Zealand Journal of Psychology, 2011)
- Can Micronutrients Improve Neurocognitive Functioning in Adults with ADHD and Severe Mood Dysregulation? A Pilot Study (The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 2011)
- Micronutrients reduce stress and anxiety following a 7.1 earthquake in adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (Psychiatry Research, 2011)
- Effect of micronutrients on behavior and mood in adults with ADHD: evidence from an 8-week open label trial with natural extension (Journal of Attention Disorders, 2011)
- Successful Treatment of Bipolar Disorder II and ADHD with a Micronutrient Formula: A Case Study (CNS Spectrums, 2010)
Anxiety and stress
- Anxiety and Stress in Children Following an Earthquake: Clinically Beneficial Effects of Treatment with Micronutrients (Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2017)
- Psychological functioning 1 year after a brief intervention using micronutrients to treat stress and anxiety related to the 2011 Christchurch earthquakes: a naturalistic follow-up (Human Psychopharmacology Clinical and Experimental , 2014)
- Shaken but unstirred? Effects of micronutrients on stress and trauma after an earthquake: RCT evidence comparing formulas and doses (Human Psychopharmacology: Clinical and Experimental, 2012)
Autism
- Micronutrients versus standard medication management in autism: a naturalistic case-control study (Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, 2010)
Bipolar
- Nutritional and safety outcomes from an open-label micronutrient intervention for pediatric bipolar spectrum disorders (Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, 2013)
- Feasibility of a Nutritional Supplement as Treatment for Pediatric Bipolar Spectrum Disorders (The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 2012)
- Database analysis of children and adolescents with bipolar disorder consuming a micronutrient formula (BMC Psychiatry, 2010)
- Successful Treatment of Bipolar Disorder II and ADHD with a Micronutrient Formula: A Case Study (CNS Spectrums, 2010)
- Multinutrient supplement as treatment: literature review and case report of a 12-year-old boy with bipolar disorder (Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, 2009)
- Database analysis of adults with bipolar disorder consuming a micronutrient formula (Clinical Medicine Insights: Psychiatry, 2009)
- Nutritional approach to bipolar disorder (Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 2003)
- Effective mood stabilization with a chelated mineral supplement: an open-label trial in bipolar disorder (Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 2001)
Brain injury
- Micronutrient Treatment of Emotional Dyscontrol Following Traumatic Brain Injury (Annals of Psychiatry and Mental Health, 2016)
Drug abuse
- Use of Micronutrients Attenuates Cannabis and Nicotine Abuse as Evidenced From a Reversal Design: A Case Study (Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 2013)
General mental health
- Adjunctive Treatment of Psychotic Disorders with Micronutrients (Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 2017)
- Micronutrient treatment for children with emotional and behavioral dysregulation: a case series (Journal of Medical Case Reports , 2015)
- Efficacy and cost of micronutrient treatment of childhood psychosis (BMJ Case Reports, 2012)
- Systematic review of safety and tolerability of a complex micronutrient formula used in mental health (BMC Psychiatry, 2011)
- Improved mood and behavior during treatment with a mineral-vitamin supplement: an open-label case series of children (Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, 2004)
- Treatment of mood lability and explosive rage with minerals and vitamins: two case studies in children (Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, 2002)
- Do vitamins or minerals (apart from lithium) have mood-stabilizing effects? (Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 2001)
OCD
- Successful treatment of OCD with a micronutrient formula following partial response to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): a case study (Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 2009)