by Mark Hyman, MD Last Updated November 11, 2013 If you feel cold and tired all the time, there’s a good chance your thyroid is to blame, because one out of five women and one out of ten men have thyroid problems. That’s 30 million women and 15 million men. And half of them suffer […]
by Mark Hyman, MD This week’s question is, “Why am I always so tired? What about adrenal burnout? How do I get my energy back and heal my adrenals?” First you need to know what your adrenal glands do, why they malfunction, and what can you do about it? Your adrenals are really important, because […]
Published in Dermatology News · March 08, 2016 March 8, 2016—Washington DC—Hirsutism and acanthosis nigricans are the most reliable cutaneous markers of polycystic ovary syndrome and require a comprehensive skin examination to diagnose. This conclusion, based on results of a retrospective, cross-sectional study, was presented at the 74th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of […]
Jack Woodfield Mon, 07 Dec 2015 A Hungarian study reports that a nine-year-old boy who wasnewly diagnosed type 1 diabetes achieved normal blood sugar levels, and came off insulin by following the Paleolithic ketogenic diet. The child had been on insulin therapy for six weeks, alongside a high-carbohydrate diet. His blood glucose levels had fluctuated […]
Date: March 2, 2016 Source: University of Nottingham Summary: Eating meat from animals grazed on land treated with commonly used agricultural fertilizers might have serious implications for pregnant women and the future reproductive health of their unborn children, according to new research. Eating meat from animals grazed on land treated with commonly-used agricultural fertilizers might […]
Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 02/12/2016 Kumar V, et al. – In this study, the authors understand the role and efficacy of yoga in the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus, this meta–analysis was conducted. With this available evidence, yoga can be considered as add–on intervention for management of diabetes. Methods Electronic data bases searched were […]
Many cardiologists say stress is an underrecognized factor contributing to high cholesterol By BETSY MCKAY Updated Feb. 8, 2016 8:18 p.m. ET Christopher Edginton was taking medication and trying to improve his diet when his cholesterol shot up anyway four years ago. His doctor suggested a new approach. “He said you’ve got to get rid […]
Jordi Merino, MD; Raimon Ferré, PhD; Josefa Girona, PhD; Dolors Aguas, MD; Anna Cabré, PhD; Núria Plana, PhD; Angels Vinuesa, MD; Daiana Ibarretxe, MD; Josep Basora, PhD; Carme Buixadera, MD; Lluís Masana, PhD Menopause. 2013;20(10):1036-1042. Abstract Objective. Some individuals with cardiovascular risk are unable to achieve even the lower internationally recommended level of physical activity […]
01.18.2016 Scores decline, but no evidence of true benefit by Molly Walker Contributing Writer Real acupuncture treatments were not superior to “sham acupuncture” (non-insertive treatments) in controlling hot flashes in menopausal women, a small randomized trial in Australia found. However, both groups did show an approximately 40% decrease baseline hot flash score at the end […]
01.06.2014 by Cole Petrochko Staff Writer, MedPage Today Patients with high cardiovascular risk who consumed a Mediterranean diet supplemented with extra virgin olive oil reduced their risk of diabetes, researchers found. Compared with a control diet and a Mediterranean diet supplemented with mixed nuts, the olive oil-supplemented Mediterranean diet was associated with a 40% lower […]
Miriam E Tucker January 07, 2016 Establishment of a policy whereby manufacturers slowly and imperceptibly reduce the amount of sugar in sweetened beverages over a 5-year period — without the addition of artificial sweeteners — could dramatically cut the prevalence of overweight, obesity, and type 2 diabetes in the population, a new modeling study from […]
By Nick Tate Wednesday, 11 Nov 2015 This week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposed new dietary guidelines that, for the first time, recommend placing a cap on average Americans’ consumption of added sugar. The recommendations are part of new 2015 Dietary Guidelines, due to be finalized next month, and based on the latest […]
Posted on November 9, 2015 by Cleveland HeartLab Many prevention specialists believe that we are not diagnosing diabetes early enough if we wait for hemoglobin A1c(HbA1c) levels to reach ≥ 6.5%. Filepe Moura and colleagues sought to find out if there was a relationship between HbA1c levels in non-diabetic ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients and […]
October 28, 2015 Diabetic Medicine: A Journal of the British Diabetic Association TAKE-HOME MESSAGE A comprehensive search of databases using stringent inclusion criteria identified 12 high-quality studies of low-carbohydrate diets in type 2 diabetes. There were no significant differences in metabolic markers, including glycemic control, between people on regular and low-carbohydrate diets. Abstract AIMS The […]
Clinical Pain Medicine ISSUE: OCTOBER 2015 | VOLUME: 13(10) Short-term use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) negatively affected fertility in normally cycling women, in a new study. Researchers observed a dramatic decrease in progesterone, a hormone essential for ovulation, after only 10 days of treatment. “This study confirms that the administration of diclofenac, naproxen and […]
Med Hypotheses. 2015 Oct 10. pii: S0306-9877(15)00374-6. doi: 10.1016/j.mehy.2015.10.003. [Epub ahead of print] Kovanur Sampath K Abstract The autonomic nervous system and the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis have been shown to be dysfunctional in a number of chronic pain disorders. Spinal manipulation is a therapeutic technique used by manual therapists, which may have widespread neuro-physiological effects. The […]
Posted on September 28, 2015 This one has a bit for everyone. Relationship of Insulin Dynamics to Body Composition and Resting Energy Expenditure Following Weight Loss (Hron et al., 2015) I think study was actually done a few years ago, originally published here(blogged about here), and re-analyzed through the eyes of Chris Gardner. I think. […]
09.25.2015 by Jeff Minerd Contributing Writer, MedPage Today Losing weight improved ovulation rates in overweight and obese women with infertility due to polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), according to a clinical trial published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Weight loss was also associated with a trend toward more live births, reported lead investigator […]
No benefit seen with the diet for prevention of diabetic nephropathy WEDNESDAY, Sept. 23, 2015 (HealthDay News) — The Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) may protect against diabetic retinopathy, according to a study published online Sept. 13 inDiabetes Care. Andrés Díaz-López, from Rovira i Virgili University in Reus, Spain, and colleagues conducted a post hoc analysis of […]
Nancy A. Melville September 22, 2015 NATIONAL HARBOR, MD — Patients with fibromyalgia show deficiencies in red blood cell (RBC) magnesium and insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), a small study shows, suggesting potential clues to underpinnings of the condition and avenues for treatment. In a condition that is challenging to treat and complicated by the […]