Month: December 2019
Free Webinar: The Endocannabinoid System: Therapeutic Impact of Hemp and Full-spectrum Cannabinoids.
Healthcare professionals often have a knowledge gap when it comes to navigating the nascent hemp industry and providing evidence-based counseling to their communities. This webinar, Endocannabinoid System: Therapeutic Impact of Hemp and Full-spectrum Cannabinoids with Alex Capano, PhD, NP, BSN, MSN will cover the therapeutic potential and current scientific evidenceRead
14-Hour Fasting Effective for Fending Off Diabetes and Heart Disease
Does fasting work to stave off metabolic syndrome, which affects nearly 30 percent of the U.S. population, and increases the risk for type 2 diabetes, heart disease and stroke? In a collaborative effort, researchers from the Salk Institute and the UC San Diego School of Medicine, published in Cell Metabolism,Read
Researchers Discover the Molecular and Cellular Response for Omega-3 Fatty Acids
A new finding by Stanford researchers represents a missing link between two worlds — that of dietary science, and that of molecular and cellular biology. For clinicians, this research explains why omega-3 fatty acids are critical for maintaining healthy fat balance and why saturated fat intake should be limited. ARead
Diet Is the Single Most Important Predictor of Health, with David L. Katz, MD
In conjunction with John Week’s column, Can the New American Nutrition Association Finally De-Rodney Dangerfield Nutrition in US Medicine? – where he talks about five nutrition-related organizations have banded together to form the American Nutrition Association (ANA) – we suggest you read David L. Katz, MD article first on theRead
Can the New American Nutrition Association Finally De-Rodney Dangerfield Nutrition in US Medicine?
What reform push to turn the medical industry toward health has been shouted from the white-papered roof tops as long as the call to dramatically increase the role of nutrition in professional education and practice? Food as medicine is both cornerstone and connective stratum across the naturopathic, functional, integrative, lifestyle,Read
Alex Vasquez, DO, ND: JAMA Errors in “Effect of Vitamin D & Omega-3 Supplementation on Kidney Function in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes”
On November 8 of 2019, JAMA—Journal of the American Medical Association published “Effect of Vitamin D and Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation on Kidney Function in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes” (doi:10.1001/jama.2019.17380). In this study review, by Dr. Alex Vasquez, he outlines the poor design of the study and the “misrepresentationRead
Cardiac Rehabilitation with Transcendental Meditation Increases Myocardial Blood Flow
Can more be done besides diet and exercise to help patients better recover from a heart attack, a stroke, or to prevent one? Scientists from Columbia University Irving Medical Center and the Institute for Prevention Research conducted a study, with and without meditation, to find out. The study, published inRead
Could Blood Proteins Be the Future of Diagnostics?
Blood proteins could be the future to provide a comprehensive ‘liquid health check’ to assess health and predict the likelihood of a range of diseases, according to research published in Nature Medicine from Cambridge University. The researchers believe that the rise and application of ‘big data’ in healthcare, assessing andRead
[Case Study] Negotiating Your Career in Integrative Health and Medicine
Managing a busy consultancy, I work on wide-ranging projects with a diverse collection of medical providers, administrators and small business owners. I always find working with mid-career physicians seeking to reposition their professional futures an especially rewarding assignment. Typically well-trained and board certified, these integrative, functional and lifestyle medicine practitioners possessRead
Compounds in Hops May Alter Gut Microbiome and Liver Acids to Address Metabolic Syndrome
Could hops be a new way to address metabolic syndrome? According to new research from Oregon State University, compounds in hops may combat metabolic syndrome by changing the gut microbiome and altering the metabolism of acids produced in the liver. The findings, published in Molecular Nutrition and Food Research, areRead
