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Immune Boot Camp: Immune Support for Back to School and Beyond
In the course of one year, the U.S. population contracts approximately 1 billion colds.1 Influenza accounts for 20-25 million doctor ...
Sunlight as a Non-Invasive Modulator of Ocular and Systemic Mitochondrial Function
The outer retina is abundant in mitochondria and is sensitive to the effects of aging. Studies have shown that exposure to long-wavelength light results in ...
The Endocannabinoid System, Epigenetics, and Resolving Common Health Disorders
The endocannabinoid system (ECS) and endocannabinoid deficiency is an often neglected aspect of improving patients’ health. I liken it to ...
Questioning LDL Targets
“Clinical guidelines have progressively lowered the recommended LDL-C target for high-risk CVD patients to below 70 mg/dL, but scientific support ...
Maintaining Mitochondria: Why it’s Crucial for Women’s Wellness
The link between mitochondrial fitness and women’s health—and how to craft a strategic, science-backed protocol to protect your patients across ...
Obstacles to Vitamin D Sufficiency- Why It Can Be Hard to Achieve
It happens more often than I would expect in clinical practice: a patient is faithfully taking their vitamin D, yet ...
Creatine and Cognition: Is There Benefit for Alzheimer’s Disease?
Creatine’s role in fitness and muscle health is well-supported, and studies show numerous other health benefits, including improved cognition. Creatine is a compound from amino ...
Probiotic and Herbal Support for Lung Health: Evidence from a Pilot Trial
A new pilot trial highlights how probiotic and herbal supplementation may strengthen the Gut–Lung Axis, improve lung function, boost short-chain fatty acids, and enhance quality ...
A Clinical Protocol to Support the Gut–Lung Axis
Emerging research highlights the Gut–Lung Axis as a critical pathway in regulating both respiratory and systemic immunity. This bidirectional communication ...
Conquering Seasonal Allergies and Asthma: A Simple Yet Effective Approach
Spring is a difficult time of year for many patients, due to the onset of seasonal allergies. In my clinical practice, I’ve found that employing ...
DISCOVERY: Immune Defense Guidance System Identified
A new mice experimental study shows that at the kick off of the immune response, the molecule sphingosine 1 phosphate (S1P) mobilizes immune cells into ...
Double-blind, Randomized Trial on Cystine, Theanine and the Common Cold
The common cold, an acute infection properly known as “cold syndrome,” is the most common human illness. The majority of cases of cold syndrome are ...
Echinacea & Elderberry Reduces Flu Duration
The coincidental timing of holiday air travel and flu season poses an increased health risk for patients. Two new studies on elderberry or a combination ...
Effects of dietary selenium on immune function of spleen in mice
Journal of Functional Foods Xin Zhang, Liangliang Zhang, Kaide Xia, Jie Dai, Jiangtao Huang, Yun Wang, Guiming Zhu, Zuquan Hu, Zhu Zeng, Yi Jia ABSTRACT: ...
Eight Evidence-Based Ingredients to Promote Immunity, Prevent Infection and Protect Your Patients
With the start of school, and as colder weather and winter approach, practitioners brace for an increase in colds, flu, respiratory infections and other ailments. ...
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 causes that allowed the overgrowth in the first place for long-term success. Otherwise, recurrence is likely and ...
Adjunctive Therapies Improve Clinical Outcomes in SIBO
A randomized controlled trial published in the journal Nutrients studied the effects of herbal supplements and probiotics alongside antibiotics and a low FODMAPs diet for SIBO. 179 patients diagnosed with SIBO via breath testing were enrolled in the study. Patients received breath ...
Is Your Clinical Approach to SIBO Treatment Leading to Recurrence? (Podcast)
Why is SIBO (small intestinal bowel overgrowth) challenging to treat? Might the issue lie in hasty diagnoses and repetitive treatments without deeply exploring the root cause of SIBO? Could its persistent nature be attributed to the common approach of using antibiotics or ...
Why Use Breath Testing for SIBO and IBS?
You see patients in your office with chronic digestive issues, such as bloating, gas, diarrhea, and abdominal cramps all the time. First, you may want to rule out irritable bowel diseases and other serious gastrointestinal issues. At this point, many doctors may ...
SIBO & NAFLD – Cause, Effect or Bystander?
A recent review published in Nutrients examines the relationship between small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). This relationship has gained research attention, as a growing body of evidence points to gut microbiota as playing a potentially causal role in NAFLD development and progression, ...
Foods to Eat & Avoid for Optimal Microbiome Health
Everyone’s gut microbiome is unique and evolving. Harmonizing the gut, by keeping the trillions of microbial residents in balance is a key to health and wellbeing. Whenever there is dysbiosis or a loss of diversity in the gut microbiota, there is often ...
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