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Addressing Aches, Pains, & Stress in Retirement: Liberate Yourself and Stay Active
Sir Isaac Newton’s insights apply to your retirement plans and trajectory. His first law of motion captures the challenge plain ...
GLP-1 Agonists: Support Protocol
A comprehensive plan for patients taking GLP-1s is crucial—no matter how you feel about it. When GLP-1 agonists first ...
Understanding Apolipoprotein B
Apolipoprotein B (ApoB) is a crucial structural protein found in atherogenic lipoproteins, including low-density lipoprotein (LDL), very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL), ...
New Study Further Supports the Role of NAD in Healthy Aging
Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) is a key cellular component in virtually all forms of life. While best known for its ...
Alcohol and Gut Health: Clinical Insights Using the 5R Approach for Supporting Patients’ Digestive Well-Being
As a medical education specialist at a functional medicine laboratory, I speak with clinicians daily about their patient’s stool test ...
Cardiovascular Care and Endothelial Health
Protecting endothelial function is central to a comprehensive cardiovascular care protocol—here’s how ubiquinol helps. With the number of deaths ...
Eradicate Stress: Supplement Your Endocannabinoid System
If you’re like most people in today’s world, you’re probably stressed out. Work deadlines, taking care of elderly parents or ...
Maintaining the Brain
Designing an evidence-based protocol for patients, with supplements proven to protect cognitive function, promote brain fitness and enhance overall quality ...
Understanding Advanced Lipid Testing for Cardiovascular Risk Assessment
Advanced lipid testing goes beyond traditional cholesterol panels, providing detailed insights into cardiovascular risk factors like Lp(a), apoB, and LDL-P. Discover how these tests support ...
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Healthspan Demystified: Key Nutrients for Metabolic Health and Performance
When you think of dietary supplements with healthspan-boosting potential, which ingredients come to mind first (or show up in your patient protocols regularly)? Is it resveratrol? Creatine? Collagen? Nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN)? Or something more niche, like spermidine or ergothioneine? Your personal selection ...
Can a Small Daily Dose of Vitamin K2 Support Bone Health?
A randomized trial found that 100 mcg of vitamin K2 improved osteocalcin activation in healthy adults. But does that mean stronger bones?
Natural Strategies to Address Cardiovascular Health in Women
Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death in women, yet it continues to be underdiagnosed, misunderstood, and undertreated in female patients. Women experience different symptoms, different risk timelines, and different physiological triggers than men — and the consequences of missing those ...
Is Your Patient Ready for Sauna? The Missing Step in Heat Therapy Protocols
Sauna is one of the most evidence-backed lifestyle interventions for cardiovascular and brain health—but its benefits are not automatic. In chronically stressed, depleted patients, the same thermal dose that extends healthspan in Finnish cohorts can act as additional allostatic load.
Resveratrol: A Versatile Anti-Inflammatory Agent Across Multiple Conditions
A quick dive into PubMed yields numerous human studies on resveratrol in the past year alone. These recent studies show benefits for patients with osteoarthritis, cardiometabolic disease, Alzheimer’s disease, COVID-19, polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), and periodontal disease. Its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory actions ...
The Aging Female Heart: Beyond the Male Model of Cardiovascular Care
Heart health remains a universal concern, but women face a distinct set of structural, biological and psychosocial influences that drive cardiovascular risk. As female patients transition through menopause—and the protective effects of estrogen drop—their risks amplify. Women require a personalized approach to ...
AHCC and Immunity: Evidence-Based Insights into Comprehensive Immune Support
From infection protection to disease prevention—how this shiitake mushroom extract offers comprehensive immune support for all your patients. For centuries, shiitake (Lentinula edodes) mushrooms have been a cornerstone of traditional medicine, valued for their ability to promote immunity, vitality and longevity. ...
Comprehensive Joint Support: Science-Backed Solutions
An evidence-based protocol can ease aches and pains, tame inflammation, and help active patients stay in the game. All active patients, from weekend warriors to aging athletes, face a variety of physical challenges, ranging from shifts in muscle mass and flexibility to ...
Understanding Methylation for the Busy Practitioner: What is Methylation, How Do You Test, and Treat?
Chronic health consequences associated with hypomethylation include cardiovascular disease, autoimmune disease, diabetes, neurodegenerative disease, psychological disorders, and cancer.8,9 DNA methylation results in gene regulation by switching genes on and off and is the most well-studied epigenetic mechanism.10 Epigenetics relates to how environmental ...
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