April 23, 2015 Targeted Alterations in Dietary n-3 and n-6 Fatty Acids Improve Life Functioning and Reduce Psychological Distress Among Patients With Chronic Headache Pain TAKE-HOME MESSAGE There is a known association of headache with psychological distress. This in turn exacerbates the headache, and ultimately negatively impacts health-related quality of life (HRQOL). This is a […]
Laurie Barclay, MD April 24, 2015 Optimal red blood cell (RBC) folate concentrations should exceed 400 ng/mL in women of reproductive age to prevent neural tube defects (NTDs), according to World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines described in an articlepublished in the April 24 issue of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. “[NTDs] such as spina […]
04.23.2015 by John Gever Managing Editor, MedPage Today WASHINGTON — Multiple sclerosis patients who reported consuming hard liquor had significantly less disability according to Expanded Disability Status Score (EDSS) ratings than teetotalers, a researcher reported here. Beer drinkers also had lower EDSS scores, but consumption of red and white wine had no association with EDSS […]
04.23.2015 Op-Ed: Weight Loss Through Exercise Alone Is a Myth by Parker Brown Staff Writer, MedPage Today A new opinion piece says it’s finally time to bust the myth that physical activity alone promotes weight loss, and argues that it’s not possible to outrun a bad diet. “It is time to wind back the harms […]
April 23, 2015 / Author: Morgan Jones / Reviewed by: Robert Carlson, M.D (dailyRx News) As concern about obesity and health grows, many adults are becoming more informed about nutrition. Children, however, might not be exposed to the healthiest of food products. A new study found that around half of the products approved by the […]
April 23, 2015 JAMA dermatology (Chicago, Ill.) TAKE-HOME MESSAGE The availability of colloidal silver for purchase was assessed through Web searches. Amazon.com had 24 different ingestible liquid products containing colloidal silver on just the first search page. These products had favorable average reviews. Colloidal silver is readily available to our patients and appropriate questioning regarding […]
Date: April 22, 2015 Source: University of California – Davis Summary: Beverages sweetened with low, medium and high amounts of high-fructose corn syrup significantly increase risk factors for cardiovascular disease, even when consumed for just two weeks by young, healthy men and women. Consumption of sugary drinks increases risk factors for cardiovascular disease in a […]
Date Posted: 4/22/2015 3:28:36 PM Is Supplement Use Linked to Increased Cancer Risk? By Lise Alschuler, ND, FABNO TAPintegrative.org Many integrative healthcare practitioners prescribe multivitamin/mineral supplements to their patients. After all, this can provide a strong foundation of nutrients that may be absent from the standard American diet. A recent (April 2015) presentation by Tim […]
— South Korean study explores effects on clinical characteristics of COPD patients. by Parker Brown, Staff Writer, MedPage Today April 21, 2015
— One-year study meets primary disability-based endpoint, company says. by John Gever, Managing Editor, MedPage Today April 21, 2015 WASHINGTON — Patients with progressive multiple sclerosis showed improvements in standard measures of disability after taking large doses of biotin in a phase III study, the product’s developer announced. Paris-based MedDay SAS said the 154-patient, placebo-controlled trial […]
What is Choline? Choline is a macronutrient that’s important for liver function, normal brain development, nerve function, muscle movement, supporting energy levels and maintaining a healthy metabolism. Choline is present in the form of phosphatidycholine, a compound that makes up the structural component of fat, and thus can be found in different types of foods that naturally contain certain fats. Choline plays […]
What is Betaine? Betaine is an amino acid that has been shown to have potential benefits for fighting heart disease, improving body composition, and helping promote muscle gain and fat loss because of its abilities to promote protein synthesis in the body. Never heard of betaine before? Betaine, also known as trimethylglycine, is becoming more popular in supplements recently, but […]
4/16/2015 Could a mushroom a day help keep the doctor away? A new University of Florida study shows increased immunity in people who ate a cooked shiitake mushroom every day for four weeks. Of the thousands of mushroom species globally, about 20 are used for culinary purposes. Shiitake mushrooms are native to Asia and are […]
Concurrent physical activity modifies the association between n3 long-chain fatty acids and cardiometabolic risk in midlife adults. Muldoon MF, et al. J Nutr. 2013. Show full citation Abstract Greater consumption of n3 (ω3) polyunsaturated fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) can reduce risk for cardiovascular disease events, yet their effects on metabolic […]
by Dr. Godo “Two Harvard researchers found that magnesium oxide and vitamin B6 could reduce the risk of recurrent calcium oxalate stones by 92.3%!” Kidney stones affect approximately 1 in 10 people throughout their lifetime. The pain can become intense. The stone may pass, but it is well documented that a body chemistry which produces […]
Wednesday, 15 Apr 2015 09:33 AM By Nick Tate Tags: Diabetes | magnesium | diabetes | heart | disease | alzheimer | dementia Magnesium Fights Diabetes: Study Wednesday, 15 Apr 2015 09:33 AM By Nick Tate Get Link | Email Article | Comment | Contact | Print | A A 5 inShare It may be […]
by Walter Last You may not be able to imagine that borax, this humble insecticide and laundry detergent, has the potential of singlehandedly bringing down our entire economic system. But you do not need to worry, the danger has been recognised and the necessary steps are already being taken to defuse the situation. I will […]
March 13, 2015 Absolutely nothing is more disheartening and frustrating than to be doing everything you believe to be right, and spending hours a day teaching others about real food and nutrition, while suffering in silence with unexplained joint pain and trying to hide an ever incapacitating limp! And then at a Weston A. Price conference on […]
Veronica Hackethal, MD April 15, 2015 Men who use muscle-building supplements (MBSs) that contain creatine or androstenedione may have up to 65% increased risk of developing testicular cancer, according to a case-control studypublished online March 31 in the British Journal of Cancer. This risk increased even more among men who began using MBSs before age 25, who used various […]
Nuts are good calories. I’m not a big fan of the omega-6 fatty acid linoleate, but that’s largely in the context of processed foods and confectioneries, where it’s more than likely no longer in it’s native form (Dc9,1218:2n6)… but in the context of unprocessed whole foods (eg, nuts), a little n6 is fine imo. What are good calories? […]