11.   For example, juice bars claim that adding lecithin nutrients to your drink will help prevent arteriosclerosis, protect against cardiovascular disease and improve brain function.

12.   How might nutrients improve brain function?

13.   Ornish said the patients who followed his program ended up with lower blood levels of cholesterol, less chest pain and improved heart function.

14.   One possibility is that taking a modest nutrient supplement daily can improve immune function.

15.   The discovery has led to promising gene research and new treatments that thin mucus and improve lung function.

16.   The Seattle biotech company Thursday announced trial results showing that its TOBI antibiotic significantly reduced infection and improved lung function in cystic fibrosis patients.

17.   The young patients are receiving vision therapy, a training program designed to improve visual function.

18.   The two types of cells integrated into the stricken heart and improved its function.

19.   Astragalus may also improve the function of his kidneys.

20.   However, you should also improve the function of your digestive system, particularly your bowels.