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Thyroid Health

Understanding Selenium and Iodine: Mechanisms and Functions

Key Takeaways Iodine Function: Integral to thyroid hormone synthesis and metabolic regulation.* Selenium Function: Supports redox balance, thyroid hormone activity, and normal ...
Metabolic HealthNutrition

Gamma Cyclodextrin: Enhancing Nutrient Absorption for Clinical Effectiveness

Explore how gamma cyclodextrin improves the effectiveness of fat-soluble nutrients like berberine, CoQ10, and red ginseng—making them more bioavailable and clinically powerful.
DiabetesMetabolic Health

Nutritional Management of Diabetic Neuropathy: A Clinical Approach

Discover how targeted nutrients like benfotiamine, methylcobalamin, and alpha-lipoic acid support diabetic neuropathy recovery by addressing underlying metabolic and inflammatory pathways.
Thyroid HealthUncategorized

Thyroid Health: At the Intersection of Stress, Immunity and Cardiovascular Function

Thyroid health is far more than hormone levels—it’s a dynamic intersection of stress resilience, immune regulation, and cardiovascular function. This integrative overview explores how nutrients ...
Pharmaceuticals

Ivermectin: What’s All the Hype?

In this article, we'll take a balanced look at the science behind ivermectin, including its origin, mechanism of action, and therapeutic uses. While every promising ...
Botanical MedicineMetabolic Health

Hintonia latiflora for Blood Sugar Control: Clinical Evidence and Mechanisms

Hintonia latiflora improves blood sugar levels and reduces the need for medication in early diabetes—see how this traditional herb is supported by clinical science.
Sleep

Circadian Rhythms and Metabolic Health

“Sleep is not simply rest; it’s a metabolic reset. Circadian rhythm alignment governs everything from insulin sensitivity to mitochondrial output. ...
Cannabis/CannabinoidsPain Management

A Natural Way to Help with Pain and Inflammation

Aging and the ripple effect that can occur over the passage of years and decades can add a tremendous burden ...
Botanical MedicineMetabolic Health

Improving Berberine Absorption: Gamma-Cyclodextrin Delivery System Enhances Bioavailability

Berberine's absorption is naturally limited. Discover how a gamma-cyclodextrin delivery system boosts its bioavailability and supports more effective dosing strategies in clinical practice.
Influenza A

Larch Arabinogalactan and Immune Response

In 2013, a study, Immunomodulatory Effects of ResistAid™: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multidose Study, evaluated the ability of a proprietary arabinogalactan extract from the larch ...
Influenza A

Lomatium Dissectum Inhibits CXCL10, Linked to Influenza A

The Journal for Restorative Medicine shows that Lomatium dissectum may provide an option to for integrative care specialists for influenza A. The plant is native ...
COVID protective antibodies, nursing mothers

Major Boost in COVID-19 Protective Antibodies Seen in Breast Milk after Vaccination

Nursing mothers who receive a COVID-19 vaccine may pass protective antibodies to their babies through breast milk for at least 80 days following vaccination, suggests ...

NEW RESEARCH: Enzyme cIAP2 Gatekeeper of Cell Death in Influenza

  NEWS McGill researchers, led by Dr. Maya Saleh of the Department of Medicine, have identified an enzyme, cIAP2 that helps the lungs protect themselves ...

Newly Found Lymphatic System Connects Brain & Immunity

You can forget everything you learned in medical school about the lymphatic system (well, not everything). But researchers at the University of Virginia found undiscovered ...

Obesity Accelerates Loss of Vaccine Protection

The protection offered by Covid-19 vaccinations declines more rapidly in obese people than in those with normal weight, according to a new study in Nature ...

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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