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Vitamins and Supplements 101 · October 21, 2012
MULTIVITAMINS MAY HAVE INVERSE EFFECT ON MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION – (08-04-03)
Multivitamins Inversely Associated w/ Myocardial Infarction I’m sure this really knocked everyone off their seats. One comment here–these studies do not differentiate between intake of high quality and poor quality…
Vitamin D · October 21, 2012
MODERATE AMOUNT OF SUN EXPOSURE DAILY IS PART OF HEALTHY LIFESTYLE – (08-14-03)
Past exposure to sun, skin phenotype, and risk of multiple sclerosis With sun exposure being villified in today’s society due to the perceived increased risk of all sun exposure on melanoma, there will be lowered…
Cholesterol · October 21, 2012
MIXED DIETARY APPROACH LOWERS CHOLESTEROL AND CRP EFFECTS – (08-04-03)
Effects of a Dietary Portfolio of Cholesterol-Lowering Foods vs Lovastatin on Serum Lipids and CRP The pharmaceutical companies are scrambling to find a drug that lowers CRP levels. Well–look no further–Mother Nature…
Obesity and Weight Loss · October 21, 2012
LOW MEAT CONSUMPTION MAY INCREASE LIFE EXPECTANCY IN HUMANS – (09-01-03)
Does low meat consumption increase life expectancy in humans? Not that this should come as a surprise to anyone, but studies such as this one should make people on the Atkin’s-type diet reconsider their approach. You…
Insulin · October 21, 2012
INFERTILITY AND PCOS: OVARIAN DRILLING VS METFORMIN – (10-20-04)
Metformin Administration Versus Laparoscopic Ovarian Diathermy in Clomiphene Citrate-Resistant Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Am I missing something here? The relationship between polycystic ovaries and metabolic…
Depression · October 21, 2012
INCREASED RISK OF SUICIDE WITH ANTIDEPRESSANTS – (08-04-03)
Antidepressant prescribing and suicide There is a debate in the medical literature about the effect of antidepressants on suicide. It is beginning to show that there is no effect, and possibly and increased risk, of…
Breast Cancer · October 21, 2012
USE OF HRT MAY CAUSE BREAST CANCER IN WOMEN – (08-14-03)
Breast cancer and HRT in the Million Women Study No one is going to accuse this study of being too small to weed out potential inaccuracies!! Basically, in this study alone, what has been referred to as a “small”…
Healthy Pregnancy · October 21, 2012
HIGH PROTEIN DIET IN PREGNANCY CAUSE ELEVATED CORTISOL LEVEL IN INFANTS – (08-14-03)
Maternal High-Meat, Low-Carb Diet in Late Pregnancy: Relation to Adult Cortisol Concentrations in the Offspring Wow. This is an interesting approach. Basically, dietary choices in pregnancy in regards to a high protein…
Headaches · October 21, 2012
HEADACHE IN YOUNG DUE TO PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL REASONS – (01-10-02)
Physical and psychological correlates of headache in young adults Sometimes I am amazed at just how prevalent headaches are in today’s society, both in research studies and in my own practice. Not that it’s any great…
Hormone · October 21, 2012
GLUCOSE TO INSULIN RATIO BEST PREDICTOR OF INSULIN RESISTANCE – (08-14-03)
Glucose-to-Insulin Ratio Rather than Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin and Adiponectin Levels Is the Best Predictor of Insulin Resistance in Nonobese Women with PCOS Sorry for the long title…we are always looking for a more…
Vitamin E · October 21, 2012
GAMMA TOCOTRIENOL IN VITAMIN E HAVE DIURETIC PROPERTIES – (08-04-03)
Gamma-Tocotrienol, a vitamin E homolog, is a natriuretic hormone precursor This is just a reminder article that vitamin E actually has some potent cousins–the tocotrienols. These are compounds found in nuts and seeds…
Cancer · October 21, 2012
DEFICIENCY OF ZINC MAY CAUSE DNA DAMAGE – (08-04-03)
Zinc Deficiency Induces Oxidative DNA Damage and Increases P53 Expression Sometimes we look far and wide for exotic compounds to lower our risk for cancer and we miss the ones starting us in the face. In our highly…
Osteoporosis Cures and Bone Health · October 21, 2012
CYCLO-OXYGENASE 2 IS ESSENTIAL FOR BONE FRACTURE HEALING – (08-14-03)
Cyclo-Oxygenase 2 Function Is Essential for Bone Fracture Healing I honestly think that this was a side effect the pharmaceuticals did not anticipate. Consider this–if COX-2 is essential for bone healing, how does this…
Diet Choices for Your Best Health · October 21, 2012
CLA NATURAL NATURAL DIABETIC TREATMENT- (08-04-03)
Trans10, cis12-conjugated linoleic acid prevents triacylglycerol accumulation in adipocytes by acting as a PPARgamma modulator For those of us that drool over new biochemical findings, this one should provide quite a…
Food Allergy · October 21, 2012
CEREAL ALLERGY WITH COW’S MILK ALLERGY RELATED WITH ATOPIC DERMATITIS – (08-14-03)
Concurrent cereal allergy in children with cow’s milk allergy manifested with atopic dermatitis I just recently had a patient whose 4 year old son was put on steroids for a skin reaction of unknown etiology. There was…
Childhood Obesity · October 20, 2012
Childhood Obesity Statistics–Where Do We Place the Blame?
It’s very easy to look around and notice that any childhood obesity statistic you point to is headed in an unwanted direction. But what is the best way to fix it? It started with getting our kids to move more. Sitting…
Migraine · October 18, 2012
Topical Lidocaine for Migraine Treatment – (04-09-01)
Topical Lidocaine Appears Promising as Treatment for Migraine This is an interesting article because of its implications. A few things to consider. Migraines are believed to be related to some sort of electrical…
Migraine · October 18, 2012
Nearly all Headache seen in Primary Care is Migraine – (10-10-02)
Based on this article, I’m sure that I could go to my PCP right now with the headache I am experience as a result of beating my forehead against the computer screen and it would promptly be diagnosed as migraine. I’m…
Chiropractic Care · October 18, 2012
Multidisciplinary Treatment of Migraine – (10-31-02)
Effectiveness of Multidisciplinary Intervention in Treatment of Migraine Wow!! A multidisciplinary trial that would use the best of all worlds!! It was great to see chiropractic added in here… Oops…they didn’t add…
Migraine · October 18, 2012
Migraine Med Helps Oxidative Stress – (07-16-04)
Flunarizine effects on oxidative stress in migraine patients This is interesting and ties in with an article several weeks back in the Updates. In this study, flunarizine, used for migraines, lowers the levels of…

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