Christine Krall, ND 
Traditional therapies slow bone loss but don’t rebuild it. This article explains how BMPs play a key role in regenerating bone and cartilage tissue through stem cell activation—transforming how we approach osteoporosis and osteoarthritis.
BMP-complex from human bone are known as demineralized bone matrix (DBA used in surgery, in which the hydroxyapatite (mineral) component as well as cells (osteoblast and osteoclast are removed.7,13,21,22 Cyplexinol® is the first food-sourced BMP complex from bovine cortical leg bone. Cows are grass-fed, organic, and hormone-free.7,20 This oral complex contains allRead
BMP-9 deficiency exacerbates joint inflammation and promotes bone loss. Researchers tested BMP-9 supplementation in mice to see if there was improvement in any of the pathophysiological features of RA. They injected BMP-9 into the knee joint at weeks 0, 2, 4, and 6 and monitored its effect via CT scan each week after injection. They also monitored BMP-9 expression in the groups that received the injection and found that expression increased significantly.
This is the first trial showing the efficacy of this probiotic mixture in reducing fever duration in children with URTIs. Fever management can be intimidating for parents, and a safe therapy like probiotics benefits the pediatric patient and their caregiver. Probiotics may also prevent the incidence of and reduce other URTI symptoms.
A meta-analysis published in Clinical Psychology Review sought to determine which activities effectively decrease anger. The meta-analytic review included 154 studies and 10,189 participants. Studies looked at the efficacy of activities that decreased arousal such as deep breathing, mindfulness, or meditation versus activities that increased arousal such as punching a bag, jogging, or cycling. Arousal-decreasing activities were more effective at decreasing anger and aggression.
Even though an average concentration in the general population may be deemed “normal,” this doesn’t mean that these levels are without potential health consequences, especially considering it can take years to decades for chronic diseases like cancer to develop. Conversely, an elevation doesn’t automatically correlate with symptoms or constitute toxicity.
Increased moderate-to-vigorous activity levels were associated with better cognition and a delayed rise in p-tau181 concentrations over the 3-year follow-up period. Patients with higher baseline p-tau181 levels did not have as dramatic an effect.
Plastic is ubiquitous in today’s environment, and we see negative repercussions on cardiovascular health. A recent New England Journal of Medicine article showed that patients with microplastics and nanoplastics (MNPs) detected in carotid plaques had higher risk of myocardial infarction, stroke, or death from any cause.
As a medical education specialist at a functional medicine laboratory, I speak with clinicians daily about their patient’s stool test results. Alcohol use as a cause for abnormal results is often overlooked or is not regarded as a serious enough gut toxicant, especially in casual drinkers. But how many ofRead
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