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Why Vitamin D Fails to Rise in Many People: New Evidence – and How Orthomolecular Medicine Solves It
Richard Z. Cheng, M.D., Ph.D. Editor-in-Chief, Orthomolecular Medicine News Service Introduction Millions of people take Vitamin D or spend time ...
Debunking Myths in the Parasite Cleanse Trend – A Clinician’s Refresher on Parasites and Testing
Part 1: How confident are you in your parasite knowledge? Most clinicians receive minimal training on parasitology, leading to misdiagnosis ...
Magnesium Bioavailability is Important for Brain Health: A Case for Magnesium Glycerophosphate
Magnesium is an essential mineral involved in brain, heart, and skeletal muscle function. It is estimated that over 50% of ...
Are You Prescribing Self-Hypnosis for Menopausal Hot Flashes?
Around 80% of menopausal women experience hot flashes, which can persist for 4 to 7 years. Hormone therapy remains the ...
Lithium Orotate and Brain Health: Micro-Dose Lithium as a Neuroprotective Trace Nutrient in Alzheimer’s and Cognitive Longevity
Abstract Recent research identifies a potential role for low-dose lithium orotate (LO) as a neuroprotective trace element in Alzheimer’s disease ...
Maintaining the Brain, Across the Lifespan
A comprehensive protocol with evidence-based ingredients to improve focus and concentration, enhance memory and support cognitive health for patients of ...
Magnesium & Brain Volume
More evidence of the likely neuroprotective effect of magnesium was recently published in the European Journal of Nutrition. This study comes on the ...
Treating Kidney Stones with Chanca piedra (Phyllanthus niruri, “Stonebreaker”)
Overview and Ethnobotanical Context Chanca piedra (Phyllanthus niruri), known as “Stonebreaker,” features prominently in Amazonian and South Asian traditional medicine ...
The Missing Piece in SIBO Treatment: Beyond Eradication
Eradicating the overgrowth with antibiotics or antimicrobial herbs can certainly reduce the overgrowth and resolve symptoms. However, it’s imperative to work upstream on the root ...
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Can Melatonin Treat Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)?
Melatonin is a sleep hormone that helps regulate the body’s circadian rhythm. Intestinal melatonin levels are 400 times higher than in systemic circulation, playing a major role in gut health. It has anxiolytic, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and motility-regulating effects. Human studies have shown ...
Probiotic Metabolite May Help Treat IBS
Science is only beginning to understand the role that the gut microbiome—the collection of bacteria and other microbes that live in our intestines—plays in our overall health. For one thing, these tiny tenants of our digestive system metabolize various components of our ...
Does Fiber Make IBD Worse?
Eat more fiber — patients with irritable bowel disease (IBD) hear it all the time from well-meaning experts. But what if that advice is wrong, or even harmful? According to a new study in Gastroenterology, certain types of fiber can cause inflammation ...
Bacterial Histamine Linked to Abdominal Pain in IBS
Scientists from McMaster University and Queen’s University, both in Ontario, Canada, have identified a gut bacterial ‘super-producer’ of histamine that can trigger pain flare-ups in some irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) patients. The offender has been named Klebsiella aerogenes, the McMaster-Queen (MQ) strain, ...
Which Diet Is Best for IBS?
Three popular IBS diets went head-to-head in a recent British study from Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology — low-FODMAP (LFD), gluten-free (GFD), and traditional dietary advice (TDA). Researchers were surprised to discover that all three eating plans reduced symptoms by roughly 50% among ...
Leaky Gut and IBS: Is There a Connection?
Leaky gut syndrome might sound like something from a science fiction movie, but it’s a real condition that affects your digestive tract. Leaky gut is another term for intestinal permeability. It’s known to play a role in IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) symptoms ...
What to Eat When You Have IBS or Digestive Issues
We’ve all heard the expression, “You are what you eat.” A healthy diet is one of the pillars of good health. The right foods help every part of your body to work better. They can also make you feel better, and that ...
IBS and Dysbiosis: It’s Time to Tend Your Garden
Your gut is home to an estimated 100 trillion microorganisms. They include bacteria, fungi, viruses, protozoans, amoebas, and their genetic information. Collectively this is known as your microbiome, a type of ecosystem — much like a rainforest with trillions of living creatures. ...
5 Effective Strategies for a Healthier Gut with IBS
Living with digestive challenges due to IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) can significantly impact your quality of life. Over-the-counter solutions like antacids, laxatives, and anti-diarrhea medicines may help relieve symptoms for a time, but they’re a temporary fix. They won’t address the root ...
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