Morris Maizels MD, Andrew Blumenfeld MD, Raoul Burchette MS Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain Volume 44, Issue 9, pages 885–890, October 2004 Objective.—To determine the efficacy for migraine prophylaxis of a compound containing a combination of riboflavin, magnesium, and feverfew. Background.—Previous studies of magnesium and feverfew for migraine prophylaxis have found conflicting […]
By Alan R. Gaby, MD Healthnotes Newswire (May 26, 2005)—Supplementing with relatively small amounts of riboflavin (vitamin B2) may reduce the frequency and severity of migraines in chronic sufferers, reports a study in Headache (2004;44:885–90). Previous studies showing that riboflavin can prevent migraines used 400 mg per day, which is at least 200 times the […]
Exp Clin Cardiol. 2004 Fall; 9(3): 200–205. PMCID: PMC2716748 Clinical Cardiology Hussein M Dashti, MD PhD FICS FACS, Abstract BACKGROUND: Although various studies have examined the short-term effects of a ketogenic diet in reducing weight in obese patients, its long-term effects on various physical and biochemical parameters are not known. OBJECTIVE: To determine the effects […]
The Experts Speak Migraine and Melatonin Mario F. P. Peres, M.D., Ph.D. Al. Joquim Eugenio de Lima 881 cj 708, 01403-001 Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil E-mail: Mario F.P. Peres, Ph.D., M.D. “Melatonin, 3 mg, is Effective for Migraine Prevention,” Neurology, August 2004(2 of 2);63:757. #42194 (11/2004) Kirk Hamilton: Could you please share with us your educational […]
Women who eat a lot of vegetables to fulfill the protein requirement of their diet are less likely at risk of having their gallbladder removed. This type of surgery is usually required for removal of gallstones and other similar problems. It has been already discovered that protein derived from vegetables could prevent gallstones from forming […]
L. LANGMEAD Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2004; 19: 739–747 SUMMARY Background: The herbal preparation, aloe vera, has been claimed to have anti-inflammatory effects and, despite a lack of evidence of its therapeutic efficacy, is widely used by patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Conclusion: Oral aloe vera taken for 4 weeks produced a clinical response more often than placebo; it also […]
In an article published in the Journal of the Australian Traditional-Medicine Society by a PhD student, he outlined different uses for different probiotics. Different probiotic strains have different characteristics and thereby do different actions in the body. For instance, you would use different probiotics to support eczema, food allergies and lowered immunity. Read more…
Isolauri E, Kirjavainen PV, Salminen S Probiotics: a role in the treatment of intestinal infection and inflammation? Gut 2002;50:iii54-iii59. Abstract Probiotic therapy is based on the concept of normal healthy microflora. The development of novel means of characterising the gut microflora, in particular those based on the different levels of conservation in the ribosomal RNA […]
Insulin and It’s Metabolic Effects Ron Rosedale, M.D. Presented at Designs for Health Institute’s BoulderFest August 1999 Seminar Full Story Let’s talk about a couple of case histories. These are actual patients that I’ve seen; let’s start with patient A. This patient who we will just call patient A saw me one afternoon and said […]
Sleep. 1998 Aug 1;21(5):501-5. doi: 10.1093/sleep/21.5.501. M Hornyak Abstract Periodic limb movements during sleep (PLMS), with or without symptoms of a restless legs syndrome (RLS), may cause sleep disturbances. The pharmacologic treatments of choice are dopaminergic drugs. Their use, however, may be limited due to tolerance development or rebound phenomena. Anecdotal observations have shown that […]
Am J Otolaryngol. 1994 Jan-Feb;15(1):26-32. Attias J Abstract INTRODUCTION: Following animal experiments where correlations were observed between serum magnesium level and noise-induced permanent hearing threshold shifts (NIPTS), we tested the prophylactic effect of magnesium in human subjects exposed to hazardous noise. METHODS: Subjects were 300 young, healthy, and normal-hearing recruits who underwent 2 months of […]
The Lancet. Volume 341, No. 8857, p1363–1365, 29 May 1993 Abstract Parenteral glutamine dipeptide improves nitrogen balance in postoperative patients on total parenteral nutrition (TPM). Animal studies show that the structure and function of the gut is preserved by glutamine. It is not known if this is the case in human beings. 20 patients admitted […]