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Tolerability Is Not an Accident—It’s a Protocol
One of the reasons Endur-Acin® ER has maintained a loyal following among practitioners for decades is that its clinical research ...
Which Home Lighting and Blue Light Blockers Best Support Melatonin?
Daylight and artificial light at night suppress melatonin secretion, which is why we tell our patients to turn off devices before bedtime. Even household lighting ...
Why Patients Stop Taking Supplements—and How to Improve Adherence
Patients often stop taking supplements not because they reject the protocol, but because the regimen creates too much friction. Learn how practitioners can improve adherence ...
Beyond Relaxation: The Neuroscience of Lavender Oil and Stress Regulation
Summary Lavender essential oil (Lavandula angustifolia) is one of the most extensively researched essential oils for supporting the nervous system. ...
A New Look at Nutrient Delivery: Why SmartMatrix™ Tablet Technology Is Changing the Conversation
For decades, clinicians have focused on which nutrients to recommend and at what dose. But a growing body of research ...
Summer Reset: Clinician-Led Strategies to Rebuild Stress Buffering
Summer is a window to rebuild physiological reserves—this clinician-focused piece explains how CBD and beta‑caryophyllene support endocannabinoid tone and stress resilience.
Brown Rice Peptides: A New Natural Therapy to Rebuild Deep Sleep
Clinical trials using wearable tech show rice-derived peptides increase slow-wave sleep and total sleep time—promising for long-term, safe therapy.
Can Optimizing Gut Health in Parkinson’s Disease Lead to Better Outcomes?
Among PD patients, those with SIBO and/or H. pylori had more unpredictable motor fluctuations. SIBO treatment resulted in significantly improved motor fluctuations without interfering with ...
Short-Course Botanicals: A New Option for Early Respiratory, GI, and Urinary Support
Short-course botanical protocols offer practitioners a structured, five-day approach to supporting microbial balance and the body’s natural defenses during early respiratory, gastrointestinal, and urinary symptoms.
The Immune Enhancing Effects of Alpha-Tocopherol and the Tocotrienol Family
We all are familiar with the antioxidant principles of the vitamin E family, their importance as an essential nutrient, and the protection they provide against ...
Zinc and Selenium: Key Players for Healthy Immunity
Adequate nutrition is essential for the normal functioning of the immune system, although some nutrients are more important than others when it comes to defending ...
Widespread Nutrient Shortfalls May Increase the Risk of Infections
Ideally, a well-balanced, nutrient-dense diet, including a variety of fruits and vegetables, whole grains, legumes, and healthy fats can meet all of one’s daily requirements ...
Part 2: Melatonin, Respiratory Health, and Infections
In Part 1, we take a look at the mechanisms by which melatonin may impact immune function and inflammation. Herein, we take a look at ...
Hemicellulose as an Immune Enhancing Tool
The Impact of Hemicellulose from Plants and Mushroom-Derived Polysaccharides on Immune Function Hemicellulose isn’t a new thing. In fact, it is as timeless as the ...
The Berrylicious Benefits of Black Elderberry
Pleasant-Tasting Purple Berries that Provide Powerful Immune Protection Let’s face it, we all have days when the burden of remembering to take our supplements or ...
From Snakebites to Seasonal Sniffles, the Many Reasons to Turn to Echinacea
The modern data supporting echinacea, the Indigenous American botanical Perhaps you know it for its distinct flower – a pronounced brown central cone, surrounded by ...
Inflammatory Cytokine Markers Predict COVID Severity and Survival
Mount Sinai scientists have identified primary markers of inflammation IL-6 and TNF-α reliably predict COVID severity and likelihood of survival. This is providing a foundation ...
New COVID-19 Era Studies Show Zinc Supports Immunity & Respiratory Health
In recent months a number of new studies have emerged regarding the use of zinc in clinical settings. Zinc is necessary for normal metabolism and ...
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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