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This month marks the confluence of Women’s History Month and National Nutrition Month. Women have historically been ideally suited to advance the practice of nutrition via their traditional roles implementing healthy diet in the home, but they have also made…read more
Categories:General Nutrition Women’s Health
March 27 Loretta Hospital executive resigns in wake of COVID-19 vaccination scandal By Brett Chase Chicago, Sun Times, Mar 24, 2021 Trump CDC chief: Coronovirus ‘escaped’ from Chinese lab By QUINT FORGEY, Politico, March 26, 2021 Fauci: Study will tell if COVID…read more
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“From A to Z, Supplements Fail for COVID-19” (MedPage Today, February 12, 2021) Kind of reminiscent of this headline from a year ago from the New York Times: “Supplements for COVID Probably Won’t Help, and May Harm” (March 31, 2020). The narrative won’t die….read more
Categories:COVID-19 Supplements
This month marks the 57th annual American Heart Month. President Lyndon Johnson (who died of heart disease) issued the first proclamation in 1964. Despite over a half-century of exhortation to diet and exercise, and drug and surgical advances, heart disease remains…read more
February 27 Gum disease linked to COVID-19 complications J Clin Periodontol. 2021. DOI: 10.1111/jcpe.13435. Prediabetes may be linked to worse brain health Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, 2021; DOI: 10.1111/dom.14321 Study estimated two-thirds of COVID-19 hospitalizations due to four conditions Journal of the…read more
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By Michael D. Lewis, MD, MPH, MBA, FACPM, FACN
Our good friends at CV Sciences, makers of my favorite CBD products, Plus CBD, have introduced a new line of immune support products—and there’s nothing out there quite like it! They offer the benefits of traditional Chinese medicine without concerns…read more
Categories:Immunity Sponsored Supplements
The Mediterranean Diet scores high in rankings by nutrition scientists. It’s the perennial #1 choice in the US News and World Reports annual rating of popular diets. But as with the Paleo Diet, which has many variations and interpreters, the question is:…read more
January is National Glaucoma Awareness Month. In light of that, I wanted to draw your attention again to this article: Did you know that glaucoma is the second most common form of progressive blindness in the U.S., after macular degeneration?…read more
Categories:Eye Health
January 30 South African COVID variant found in US By Ralph Ellis, WedMD, Jan 28, 2021 Why scientists are very worried about the variant from Brazil By Michaeleen Doucleff, NPR, January 27, 2021 Addressing the potential role of curcumin in the…read more
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For many, this is a week off from the usual bustle of work (or work-from-home, or overseeing our children’s Zoom classrooms, or…), and a moment to finally take a breather after the stress of the holidays. I hope you’re able…read more
Categories:General Medicine
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ENCORE: The Role of Herbal Supplements in Natural Medicine, Part 1
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