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Vitamin C · May 11, 2013
Vit C Inhibits Endothelial Cell Apoptosis in Congestive Heart Failure – (11-01-01)
Vit C Inhibits Endothelial Cell Apoptosis in Congestive Heart Failure In case you hadn’t already, make sure you add Vit C to the list of nutrients essential in managing cardiovascular disease. Personally I take 2,000 mg…
Heart Disease, Stroke, Blood Pressure Tips · May 11, 2013
Systematic review of long term effects to reduce dietary salt in adults – (09-26-02)
Systematic review of long term effects to reduce dietary salt in adults Okay…I’m a little confused here. This is a review article done in one of the major medical journals and the authors find that intensive salt…
Vitamin C · May 11, 2013
ROS in aspirin-induced gastric damage: protection by vitamin C – (05-17-01)
ROS in aspirin-induced gastric damage: protection by vitamin C Chalk up another benefit for Vit C. I would rather see patients fix whatever it is that requires the use of aspirin; barring that, I would now recommend Vit…
Natural Pain Relief · May 11, 2013
Muscle Eccentric Exercise: Influence of Ibuprofen Acetaminophen – (11-01-01)
Muscle Eccentric Exercise: Influence of Ibuprofen Acetaminophen This is an interesting concept for all those weightlifters who frequently medicate their aches and pains with over the counter analgesics. This study shows…
Insomnia · May 11, 2013
Melatonin Treatment for Age-Related Insomnia – (11-01-01)
Melatonin Treatment for Age-Related Insomnia This study found that melatonin supplementation in the elderly helped to restore normal sleep cycles. A few things to note here–melatonin restores normal sleep, unlike the…
Urinary Tract Infections · May 11, 2013
Lactulose may help prevent urinary tract infections – (11-01-01)
Lactulose may help prevent urinary tract infections This is an interesting editorial that really opens my eyes to something I’ve seen in practice. While I jump at the chance to recommend probiotics as a vaginal douche…
Insulin · May 11, 2013
Insulin resistance and risk for stroke – (09-26-02)
Insulin resistance and risk for stroke I’m sure that none of you who regularly read Updates had your eyes bulge wide on this one, this article does bother me a little. First, it is in a neurological journal, which is…
Colic · May 11, 2013
Improvement of symptoms in infant colic with lactase – (11-01-01)
Improvement of symptoms in infant colic with lactase This is such a simple and easy approach to any infant suffering with colic. Remember to add in probiotics as well. Synergy : Journal of Human Nutrition & Dietetics 14…
Hormone · May 11, 2013
HRT and Associated Risk of Stroke in Postmenopausal Women – (09-26-02)
HRT and Associated Risk of Stroke in Postmenopausal Women Sorry…just felt the need to beat a dead bush (too much of an animal lover to beat a dead dog…). Still wondering why this stuff is even available, let alone…
Hormone · May 11, 2013
Ghrelin, Induces Hyperglycemia and Reduces Insulin Secretion in Humans – (11-01-01)
Ghrelin, a Natural GH Secretagogue Produced by the Stomach, Induces Hyperglycemia and Reduces Insulin Secretion in Humans This is more of an FYI. Keep an eye on this hormone. It is just now finding it’s way into the…
Probiotic · May 11, 2013
Erythromycin as a prokinetic agent in infants and children – (05-17-01)
Erythromycin as a prokinetic agent in infants and children One of these days I may just throw up my hands in despair and give up preaching against the incoming tide. Until then… What we see here is that the…
Miscellaneous · May 11, 2013
Effect of low doses of 5-methyltetrahydrofolate and folic acid – (09-26-02)
Effect of low doses of 5-methyltetrahydrofolate and folic acid on plasma homocysteine in healthy subjects with or without the 677CT polymorphism of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase Sorry about the long title…This…
Hormone · May 11, 2013
DHEA in Healthy Men with an Age-Related Decline of DHEA Secretion – (11-01-01)
DHEA in Healthy Men with an Age-Related Decline of DHEA Secretion This is an interesting article that address the normal process of reduced DHEA secretion as we get older. Remember that DHEA is produced in the adrenal…
Arthritis · May 11, 2013
Arthritis Puzzle: Two Pieces Snap Into Place – (09-26-02)
Arthritis Puzzle: Two Pieces Snap Into Place This article may be a little technical for some, and the clinical relevance of it is still a long way off, but this article may trigger a fundamental change in the way we…
Anti-Aging · May 11, 2013
Androgen deficiency and replacement on prostate zonal volumes – (05-17-01)
Androgen deficiency and replacement on prostate zonal volumes This is an interesting article that should make many of those in the “if hormonal levels are lower as we get older, we must replace them to youthful levels…
Asthma · May 11, 2013
Adrenocortical Suppression in Asthmatic Children on Inhaled Steroid – (11-01-01)
Adrenocortical Suppression in Asthmatic Children on Inhaled Steroid This study used serum DHEA-S levels as a marker to determine that the adrenal glands are suppressed by inhaled steroid use. First of all, I prefer to…
Anti-Aging · May 7, 2013
How Much Would You Pay for 2.2 More Years of Life?
Interesting question and would likely generate a wide range of answers depending upon where in the life cycle you are. But an even more important question would be, what would you be willing to DO for 2.2 more years of…
Migraine · May 6, 2013
Natural Remedies for Seizures That Don’t Respond to Medications
For those of you not familiar with the jargon, a refractory seizure is one that does not respond to medication. Unfortunately, this is not a tiny fraction of epileptics. Rather, upwards of 1/3 of epileptics have…
Miscellaneous · May 5, 2013
Water fluoridation – (10-23-00)
Water fluoridation I’m not going to get on a soapbox about the fluoride issue…let it be suffice to say that myself, as well as every researcher and biochemist I would call a mentor, is strongly against the idea of…
Vitamins and Supplements 101 · May 5, 2013
Vitamin Use May Weaken Flu Shot’s Efficacy in Elderly – (08-13-01)
Vitamin Use May Weaken Flu Shot’s Efficacy in Elderly It’s amazing that this one hasn’t been plastered all over the news. Once again, we need to take some things with a grain of salt. First, I am not a fan of the flu…
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