Detoxification
Food: The Vital Adjunct to Cardiovascular Care
Sugar and Heart Disease, Ignore No More
Op/Ed by Kimberly Lord Stewart, Editor of Today’s Practitioner This week a major study in JAMA Internal Medicine closed the lid on America’s sugar bowl with a study that showed a significant relationship between sugar consumption and increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality. See the slideshow forRead
Detoxification Diets for Symptom Relief and Weight Loss
Detoxification has become a popular option for patients to lose weight, and more importantly start a plan to improve overall health. This study examines how a carefully designed meal replacement, low-calorie detox plan, based on a questionnaire designed by Jeffrey Bland PhD, appears to be a viable option for both weight loss and reducing chronic symptoms. By Jeffrey A. Morrison, MD, CNS; Anita L. Iannucci, PhD, published in Integrative Medicine, Integrative Medicine, A Clinician’s Journal.
Mercury in Fish Negatively Outweighs Positive Impact of Omega-3s
Little agreement exists as to whether low-level mercury (Hg) exposure causes damage to the central nervous system in adults. Although eating fish is associated with intake of methylmercury, researchers in this field have generally thought that the beneficial effects of a diet rich in long-chain, n-3 fatty acids (N3FA) can outweigh the cognitive neurotoxicity of mercury. This study clarifies the impact of Hg and intake of seafood on cognition. By Steven C. Masley, MD, FAAFP, CNS, FACN; Lucas V. Masley; C. Thomas Gualtieri, MD, published in Integrative Medicine a Clinicians Journal
