Month: May 2020
Vitamin B3 Revitalizes Energy Metabolism in Mitochondrial Myopathy
An international team of scientists, led by University of Helsinki reported that vitamin B3, niacin, has therapeutic effect in progressive muscle disease, according to a study in the journal Cell Metabolism. Niacin delayed disease progression in patients with mitochondrial myopathy, a progressive disease with no previous curative treatments. Vitamin B3Read
Phased Approach to COVID-19 From Prevention Through Recovery, from Drs. Pizzorno, Yanuck, Messier and Fitzgerald
This paper, published from our partners at Integrative Medicine, A Clinician’s Journal presents an evidence-based strategy for improving clinical outcomes with a phased approach to COVID-19, written by Joe Pizzorno, ND, IMCJ editor-in-chief and co-authors, Sam Yanuck, DC and, Helen Messier, MD, PhD, Kara Fitzgerald, ND. Corresponding author: syanuck@yanuckcenter.com. ABSTRACT/Read
Lori Knutson, Civilian Medicine’s Top Integrative System Builder, Joins Former VA Leader Gaudet at Alice Walton’s Whole Health Institute: An Update
The surprising news last August that Tracy Gaudet, MD was leaving the Veterans Administration where she birthed the transformational Whole Health program was leavened on learning that Gaudet would partner with the world’s wealthiest woman, Alice Walton. Together they would form the Whole Health Institute with a goal of nothingRead
Joe Pizzorno, ND: Changing Standard of Care to Screen for Common Disease-Inducing Toxicants
In this editorial, by Joe Pizzorno, ND editor-in-chief of Integrative Medicine, a Clinician’s Journal, he discusses the need for practitioners to screen for common toxicants. As you will read from Dr. Pizzorno, this should be a foundational practice. Abstract/ Foundational to the standard of care is diagnosis of overt diseaseRead
Is there a Potential Fecal Transmission of COVID-19? What are the Public Health Implications?
Early studies show evidence of COVID-19 genetic material in fecal matter, but more work is needed to determine if the virus can be spread through stool, according to a new review paper from a Rice University epidemiologist. This article looks at the recent evidence for fecal transmission of COVID-19 andRead
LANCET: COVID-19 Linked to Inflammatory Disorder in Young Children
COVID-19 may be linked to rare inflammatory disorder in young children. This first detailed report published in The Lancet describes an increase in cases of rare Kawasaki-like disease in young children in Italy. This adds to the reports of similar cases from New York, USA and South East England, UK.Read
Patient Video: Integrative Wellness During the Pandemic from the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine
In this patient webinar from the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine, faculty and experts explain why the COVID-19 virus is so unpredictable, what can be done to: 1) maintain a healthy immune system, 2) create a stress-free home and 3) develop life-long integrative wellness practices during the pandemic. ThisRead
Practical Implementation of Clinical Nutrition (Webinar)
Join Dr. Alex Vasquez as he updates his clinical nutrition and immune strategies for 2020, and provides practical tips for implementing this timely nutrition program with your patients. This video presentation combines a review of the latest scientific research with clinical pearls to help you achieve the best outcomes in yourRead
Growing Your List to Grow Your Practice
Whether you run an integrative or functional medicine practice, or market other services or products related to the field, building an email subscriber list is critical to grow your practice and to the health of your organization. The Gold is in The List Growing your ‘list’ grows your integrative healthRead
Qing Fei Pai Du Tang: Herbal Formula for Integrative COVID-19 Therapies in China
By Geoff D’Arcy Lic. Ac., DOM In this second of two editorials by Geoff D’Arcy Lic. Ac., DOM, he describes the history of treatment for COVID-19 in China using a combination of conventional medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) therapies including Qing Fei Pai Du formula. Click here for partRead