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April 27 Is the most effective weight-loss strategy really that hard? University of Vermont, February 25, 2019 Skipping breakfast concomitant with late-night dinner eating is associated with worse outcomes following ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction European Journal of Preventive Cardiology April…read more
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Did you know that March is Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month? There are now nearly a million people with MS in the U.S., with women making up 74% of them. Drugs are the current mainstay of treatment for MS, with some inroads being made,…read more
Categories:Multiple Sclerosis Supplements
When it comes to acceptance of novel scientific theories, J.B.S. Haldane once wrote that acknowledgment goes through four stages: 1. This is worthless nonsense. 2. This is an interesting, but perverse, point of view. 3. This is true, but quite…read more
Categories:Supplements
By Alan
March 23 Study in mice examines impact of reused cooking oil on breast cancer progression By Sharita Forrest, March 21, 2019 A nutty solution for improving brain health The journal of nutrition, health & aging, 2018; 23 (2): 211 Breast…read more
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By Alan
February 23 Kyolic Aged Garlic Extract, at a dose of 2.4g daily, reduces inflammation and bleeding in the gums of the study participants after four months of daily supplementationJournal of Clinical Dentistry 2018, 29 (2): 52-56 Berberine lowers LDL cholesterol…read more
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For every good phenomenon, there’s commercial exploitation and co-optation. So it’s been with the low-carb diet, the Paleo diet, and lately, the Keto diet—so much so that the unwholesome and inauthentic products that are promoted betray the original intent of…read more
Categories:Nutrition Controversies
When healing takes longer than expected, staying on a therapeutic diet can feel more like punishment than the medical nutrition therapy intended. Ditching efforts to remain compliant before real progress has taken place can cause the healing process to halt,…read more
Categories:Food Sensitivity General Medicine General Nutrition Mental and Emotional Health Nutrition and Weight
“Fake news.” It’s now firmly in the lexicon of most Americans. But it doesn’t just apply to politics—it’s also rampant in health reporting. Earlier this year, I wrote an article entitled “Why most health news is fake news”. In that story,…read more
Categories:General Medicine
‘Tis the season—of lists. Best books, best films, best consumer electronics, best cat videos… ad nauseum! This week and next, I’m flipping the script to recap the ten worst health stories of 2018. And, boy, this year has offered a bumper crop! Here…read more
Categories:General Medicine
Asthma is the world’s most common respiratory disorder, and, studies have found, is often associated with increased rates of mortality and decreased quality of life. Thus, it’s obvious that keeping asthma at bay is in our collective best interests. We’ve…read more
Categories:Asthma Pediatric Health
Though we think of declining estrogen as the hallmark of menopause, it's actually common for…
Up to 12 percent of Americans have ulcers at some point in life. Peptic ulcers…
Gallbladder disease is a modern illness. An estimated 20 million Americans have gallbladder disease. The…
Lately there’s been a lot of buzz about protein. Protein bars are all the rage.…
Q: One of the weight loss systems advertised on radio claims that you have to balance…
In the latest attempt to remove “stigma” from medical terminology, liver specialists have come up…
ENCORE: Debunking Misinformation About Vitamin D, Part 1
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