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Probiotic · March 10, 2013
Oligofructose, Inulin Protect from Pathogens and Tumor Inducers – (03-14-02)
Oligofructose, Inulin Protect from Pathogens and Tumor Inducers While this is a study done in mice, the implications in humans is astounding. Basically, prebiotics (substances that promote the growth of healthy, normal…
Diet Choices for Your Best Health · March 10, 2013
Nutrition and lifestyle changes are the most powerful approach – (03-14-02)
Student Pharmacists’ Knowledge of Folic Acid & Birth Defects Demonstrates a Need for Further Education Articles like this both scare me and drive me to more and more community health presentations to get the word out. I…
Inflammatory Bowel Disease · March 10, 2013
Mucosal Flora in Inflammatory Bowel Disease – (01-10-02)
Mucosal Flora in Inflammatory Bowel Disease This article suggests that patients with IBD have a decreased ability to keep bacteria from growing along the mucosal layer of the gut. A few things to consider here. First…
Whiplash · March 10, 2013
Melatonin for Chronic Whiplash Syndrome – (01-24-02)
Melatonin for Chronic Whiplash Syndrome I must admit that this seems like quite a novel approach, even coming for a nutrition-oriented physician that treats whiplash patients frequently. A certain percentage of whiplash…
Mediterranean Diet · March 10, 2013
Mediterranean diet provides extensive health benefits – (03-14-02)
Formulation Provides Lycopene with Same Bioavailability as Tomato Paste Speaking of the carotenoids… This article is trying to find better ways to increase the absorption of the fat soluble lycopene. Without going to…
Insulin · March 10, 2013
Insulin Resistance and Endogenous NOS Inhibitor – (03-25-02)
Insulin Resistance and Endogenous NOS Inhibitor Insulin had long been thought of as only aiding in clearing glucose from the bloodstream, but as our knowledge base increases we see insulin as a major player in function…
Miscellaneous · March 10, 2013
Induction of interleukin-12 production – (06-23-03)
Induction of interleukin-12 production in mouse macrophages by berberine deviates CD4+ T cells from a Th2 to a Th1 response. Berberine is a compound that was made famous by goldenseal. In this study berberine was able…
Miscellaneous · March 10, 2013
Impact of Breastfeeding on the Mobilization of Lead from Bone – (03-25-02)
Impact of Breastfeeding on the Mobilization of Lead from Bone This is not really a new revelation. However, I would like to bring a little more info to light. I believe that the lead is released along with calcium, and…
Gastroenterology · March 10, 2013
Hypochlorhydria, Inflammation, Parietal and G-Cell Populations – (01-10-02)
Hypochlorhydria, Inflammation, Parietal and G-Cell Populations This study has incredible implications. This is a mouse study, but if it holds true in humans (and if this concept ever makes it out of this journal…) it…
Arthritis · March 10, 2013
High incidence of cardiovascular events in a rheumatoid arthritis – (01-24-02)
High incidence of cardiovascular events in a rheumatoid arthritis Do we need any more evidence that CVD has a strong inflammatory component? I would think not, and anti-inflammatory lifestyles/approaches should be an…
Vitamins and Supplements 101 · March 10, 2013
High-dose vitamin therapy stimulates variant enzymes – (03-28-02)
High-dose vitamin therapy stimulates variant enzymes with decreased coenzyme binding affinity: relevance to genetic disease and polymorphisms Had to leave in the long title for those of you that stayed awake through…
Osteoarthritis · March 10, 2013
Green Tea Inhibit Bovine, Human Cartilage & Collagen Degradation – (03-14-02)
Green Tea Inhibit Bovine, Human Cartilage & Collagen Degradation Add green tea to the list of chondroprotective substances. I always strongly recommend green tea as a substitute for those patients desperately looking to…
Miscellaneous · March 10, 2013
Glycyrrhizin, an active component of liquorice roots – (06-23-03)
Glycyrrhizin, an active component of liquorice roots, and replication of SARS-associated coronavirus This study found that licorice was more effective than many other common prescription antivirals on the market. I’m…
Insulin · March 10, 2013
Glucose Tolerance during Moderate Alcohol Intake – (03-14-02)
Glucose Tolerance during Moderate Alcohol Intake This article suggests that moderate alcohol intake can increase insulin sensitivity. The key word here is moderation. I would recommend the use of red wine to the tune of…
Vitamins and Supplements 101 · March 10, 2013
Folic acid and plasma homocysteine in elderly – (03-25-02)
Folic acid and plasma homocysteine in elderly Folic acid seems to be one of the few exceptions when it comes to natural food vs supplement source. I almost invariably recommend food sources for nutrients, but folic acid…
Low Back Pain · March 10, 2013
Epidural corticosteroid injections for sciatica – (06-23-03)
Epidural corticosteroid injections for sciatica The epidural for low back pain is always one that hits close to home. In my own practice, I rarely see long term benefit from steroid injections. Flexion/distraction…
Gut Health 101 · March 10, 2013
Epidemiology and natural history of Crohn’s disease – (01-17-02)
Epidemiology and natural history of Crohn’s disease This is a numbers study that shows how poorly this disease is managed currently. 57% of patients will require resection (removal of a portion of small intestine). With…
Arthritis · March 10, 2013
Effects of a ginger extract on knee pain in patients with osteoarthritis – (01-17-02)
Effects of a ginger extract on knee pain in patients with osteoarthritis Ginger is another of those natural compounds that has shown some pretty strong potential as an anti-inflammatory, particular in cases of…
Asthma · March 10, 2013
Dietary Antioxidants and Asthma in Adults – (01-10-02)
Dietary Antioxidants and Asthma in Adults I’m not going into a long tirade about fruits and veggies being an integral part of a healthy life and how very few people here in the US even come close to 5+ servings per day…
Hormone · March 10, 2013
DHEA Inhibits VSMC Proliferation Independent of ARs and ERs – (01-17-02)
DHEA Inhibits VSMC Proliferation Independent of ARs and ERs I know it’s a big, long, complicated title, but basically this study shows that DHEA has independent effects on reducing atherosclerosis. Although DHEA is…
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