Day: July 1, 2019
Jeffrey Bland, PhD on the The Dark Matter of Nutrition: Dietary Signals Beyond Traditional Nutrients
If you’ve been paying attention to food trends, you know that it’s all about plants—plant foods for health and plants for sustainability. According to this article by Jeffrey Bland, PhD, FACN, FACB, Associate Editor of Integrative Medicine, A Clinicians Journal, this is much more than just a trend. He writes
Could the Endocannabinoid System Offer a New Treatment Target for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder?
The disabling condition of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) affects about 2–3% of people worldwide. Evidence suggests that abnormalities in cortico-striatal-thalamic-cortical circuitry and specific gene variants contribute to the pathogenesis of the disorder. This latest study, published in Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research, suggests that the endocannabinoid system (ECS) plays a role in OCD symptomsRead
Researchers Say Soy-Foods Health Claim Should Remain Based on Credible Science
The FDA is currently reviewing a proposal to revoke the cardiovascular health claim for soy foods. Is the revocation warranted? Researchers at the University of Toronto say no. The research, published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, have found a consistent cholesterol-lowering effect for soy foods protein, withRead
