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CORRECTION: Methylation Deficiency Disrupts Circadian Rhythms
The methyl cycle, a universal metabolic pathway providing methyl groups for the methylation of nuclei acids and proteins, regulates all aspects of cellular physiology. In this study, published in Communications Biology, researchers show that methyl cycle inhibition affects biological-circadian rhythms in species ranging from unicellular algae to humans cells. MethylationRead
Evolving Incomes, Services and Clinical Foci of Naturopathic Practices: Musings on the Graduate Success and Compensation Study
Virtually every corner of the medical industry houses an entangling drama between mission and money. There is the service, the need to make a living, and then the way making a living can transform into a production orientation dominated by the impulse to make more money. For integrative health andRead
The Chopra Library at the Walton-Funded and Gaudet-Led Whole Health Institute: What’s the Plan?
If you ask Deepak Chopra about the purpose of the Chopra Library, he will turn quickly speak to the challenges at Wikipedia for topics like integrative medicine and well-being. “Our original intention,” Chopra recalls, “was to counter the agenda at Wikipedia that all this is not scientific.” The mission toRead
Case Study: Nutraceutical May Support Healthy Vision & Reduce Risk of Damaging Cholesterol Deposits
Maintaining healthy vision is an important factor in retaining vitality and independence as one ages. In this case report, written by Stuart Richer, OD, Oxysterol-laden (cholesterol) drusen deposits were detected in a patient at an early age of 28 and progressively built up by age 44. This is when measuresRead
Two Vitamin D Studies: Reducing Homocysteine & Chemotherapy Side Effects
In this vitamin D study collection, we bring you two different studies showing the benefits of the hormone supplement: Vitamin D3 Lowers Homocysteine Levels The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of vitamin D3 on total homocysteine (tHcy) and C-reactive protein (CRP) levels and liver and kidneyRead
FTC’s Crackdown on COVID Claims: Insights on Novel Regulation from the Integrative Canaries in the Coal Mine
News feeds for the natural products and integrative health practitioner fields have in recent weeks included a drumbeat of alerts on actions of the Food and Trade Commission (FTC) on what the agency considers inappropriate COVID claims. A major natural health organization blasted the FTC’s efforts as practitioner gagging andRead
Prehabilitation Reduces Costs and Increases Recovery after Surgery
We know about rehabilitation, but have you heard of prehabilitation? It’s the practice of preparing patients for an upcoming surgery with healthy lifestyle behavior practices. Researchers say the benefits are worth the effort. In the weeks before the surgery, prehabilitation encourages patients to move more, eat healthier, cut back onRead
NCCIH Director Langevin’s Brilliant Whole-Person Health Plenary and the Call for Comments on the 2021-2026 Strategic Plan: Due June 30
The paradigm-exploring brilliance of the whole-person health focus National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) director Helene Langevin, MD chose to kick off public comments on the agency’s 2021-2026 Strategic Plan sneaks up on you. In her virtual keynote, Langevin engages her audience with a fireside chat type conversationalRead
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
