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Food Allergy · September 15, 2013
Increased leukotriene production by food additives in atopic dermatitis – (03-26-01)
Increased leukotriene production by food additives in atopic dermatitis Think the dermatologists are talking to the gastroenterologists on this one? Or would that be the allergists? In reality–neither group believes…
Oxidative Stress · September 15, 2013
Green tea, rosemary extract in foods reduces nonheme-iron absorption – (03-22-01)
Green tea, rosemary extract in foods reduces nonheme-iron absorption A few things to consider here. First, in most men and post-menopausal women, excess iron is believed to be a contributor to overall oxidative stress…
Miscellaneous · September 15, 2013
Ergogenic Aids: Counseling the Athlete – (03-22-01)
Ergogenic Aids: Counseling the Athlete In no place is a molehill turned into a mountain than in the arena of sports nutrition. Fads ranging from chromium to whey protein to creatine have created a large and profitable…
Allergies · September 15, 2013
Dietary factors associated with asthma and allergic rhinitis in teenagers – (03-26-01)
Dietary factors associated with asthma and allergic rhinitis in teenagers With the wealth of information relating diet to allergies and asthma, it is sad that so few of the patients with these conditions are informed of…
Cholesterol · September 15, 2013
CRP–Mediated Low Density Lipoprotein Uptake by Macrophages – (03-22-01)
CRP–Mediated Low Density Lipoprotein Uptake by Macrophages I may need to clarify what this article is talking about. First, it is current theory that macrophages become foam cells once they take up LDL cholesterol from…
Miscellaneous · September 15, 2013
Chlorogenic acid, present in coffee, & black tea increases homocysteine – (03-22-01)
Chlorogenic acid, present in coffee, & black tea increases homocysteine Chlorogenic acid and heavy black tea consumption was shown to increase homocysteine levels. Now, before you run and toss out all your black tea…
Hypertension · September 13, 2013
Blood Pressure Meds in Older Adults Kill Quality of Life
Keeping blood pressure under control is a main focus of mainstream medicine, especially as we age. We always use blood pressure medication to achieve this end. But what if this makes us worse off?? I certainly seem to…
Toxicity · September 12, 2013
What’s On YOUR Food Label and is it Safe? 7 Reasons for Concern
I’ll trust that you’re reading food labels. Even better is to buy foods that don’t have labels. But can you trust the safety? Of course you can. After all, the FDA regulates things that food manufacturers put into the…
Cholesterol · September 11, 2013
The “Soy is Evil” Saga Continues: 7 Effects on Prediabetes
For those of you that read my blog post on soy a few weeks ago and still think I’m off my rocker and being paid under the table by the soy growers association, I present exhibit B. With the usual caveats of…
Hormone · September 10, 2013
Younger Women on HRT May Be at Risk for Colon Polyp Recurrence – (05-03-01)
Younger Women on HRT May Be at Risk for Colon Polyp Recurrence If there are so many potential negative effects of synthetic HRT, why is it still on the tip of most physician’s tongues when a woman approaches menopause?…
Hormone · September 10, 2013
US study highlights high levels of plastic compound in humans – (04-30-01)
US study highlights high levels of plastic compound in humans This is an interesting article that brings to light a relatively important but overlooked aspect of health. Many practitioners urge their patients not to use…
Obesity and Weight Loss · September 10, 2013
Treatment of obesity: to focus on high risk abdominally obese patients – (04-19-01)
Treatment of obesity: to focus on high risk abdominally obese patients I’ve never really been a big fan of using body mass index (BMI) to assess one’s risk of obesity related diseases. This article addresses the much…
Drug Research · September 10, 2013
The tightening grip of big pharma – (05-10-01)
The tightening grip of big pharma This is a very important article to read for those of you living life with blinders on. The most disturbing news article appeared last Sunday in the AZ Republic as the front page story…
Tissue Necrosis Factor (TNF) · September 10, 2013
T lymphopaenia in relation to BMI and TNF-a in human obesity – (04-09-01)
T lymphopaenia in relation to BMI and TNF-a in human obesity This is a nice article suggesting one way to lower TNF-alpha levels via weight loss. With the new class of drugs used for rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn’s…
Insulin · September 10, 2013
Subclinical Glucose Intolerance Increases Risk of Death – (05-03-01)
Subclinical Glucose Intolerance Increases Risk of Death Do I need to say any more? Insulin resistance, Syndrome X, metabolic syndrome…whatever you care to call it….is a major risk factor for so many chronic diseases…
Miscellaneous · September 10, 2013
St. John’s Wort Lowers Plasma Levels of Many Drugs – (04-19-01)
St. John’s Wort Lowers Plasma Levels of Many Drugs This issue has gained a surprising amount of press since it came out. A few things to consider here. First, St. John’s Wort has been found to induce (speed up) the…
Breast Cancer · September 10, 2013
Side Effects of Blood Pressure Medication-Women Better Read This
Calcium Channel Blockers (think “dipine” or “amil” names) are common blood pressure medications. Much like every drug, this class comes with its list of side effects, but I’ll bet you didn’t know this was on the list…
Miscellaneous · September 10, 2013
Should people stretch before exercise? – (05-03-01)
Should people stretch before exercise? Cast some more dogma out the window!! This is a very interesting review article that looked at whether or not stretching prior to exercise will help to prevent injuries. The bottom…
Vitamin D · September 10, 2013
Severe nutritional Deficiencies in Toddlers Resulting From Health Food Milk Alternatives – (05-03-01)
Severe nutritional Deficiencies in Toddlers Resulting From Health Food Milk Alternatives I left the title exactly as is to illustrate a point. In reading this title (which is ALL many practitioners will do) many would…
Schizophrenia · September 10, 2013
Retroviral RNA in the CSF and brains of individuals with schizophrenia – (05-10-01)
Retroviral RNA in the CSF and brains of individuals with schizophrenia Just thought I would throw this article into the mix. Psychiatrists and counsellors today give little credence to the idea that physiology places a…
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