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Does Glucosamine Cause Alzheimer’s and Should Patients Stop Taking It?
Every so often, a scientific article hits the press, causing patients to question their supplement regimens. A new publication has raised questions about glucosamine, a ...
Top 10 Questions About Mold (from a Mycotoxin Expert)
From “chronic Lyme” and MCAS to autism, autoimmunity, and unexplained neurological symptoms, mycotoxins are an often‑missed root cause. Drawing on decades of experience and published ...
CBD, Beta‑Caryophyllene & ECS: A Clinical Guide for Summer
Summer patients face a perfect storm of UV exposure, intense exercise, insect bites, and heat‑driven oxidative stress. This clinical review explains how the endocannabinoid system ...
Real-World Outcomes Using Oral Essential Oils for Acute Pharyngotonsillitis
A new observational study followed adults with mild-to-moderate acute pharyngotonsillitis (sore throat) treated either with penicillin V or an oral essential oil therapy. All groups ...
Who’s Up for A Fibermaxxing Challenge? Analysis of 17 Million Shows Fiber Helps You Live Longer
Even acknowledging the potential benefits of carnivore and keto diets for some conditions, it's hard to ignore the extensive meta-analytic evidence linking higher fiber intake ...
The SAD Cycle: Understanding the Stress, Anxiety & Depression Cascade
Discover clinical applications of curcumin, saffron & lemon balm for treating the SAD cycle. Research-backed protocols to help patients break free from chronic stress and ...
Can Fatty Liver Be Reversed? Explore 7 Key Evidence-Based Supplements for MASLD
While lifestyle changes are important, compliance can be challenging, and other strategies like targeted supplements can help manage oxidative stress, inflammation, and insulin resistance. Notably, ...
The Cascade and Its Limits: Interferon, Homeostatic Capacity, and Treatment Variability in Lupus (Part 2)
Systemic lupus erythematosus does not emerge randomly in patients carrying latent EBV. In this Part 2 of our Systems Homeostasis series, we trace how EBNA2-driven ...
Demystifying Endotoxins: Identifying and Quenching the Fire Within
Join functional medicine pioneer Dr. Tom O’Bryan, DC, CCN, DACBN, CIFM, as he shares breakthrough research, clinical strategies, and functional ...
Vitamin D RDA Too Low, by Ten Fold
A calculation error may have skewed the vitamin D recommendations by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), Institute of Medicine (IOM). They are far too ...
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 ...
Interview with Bernard Bihari, MD: Low-dose Naltrexone for Normalizing Immune System Function
Physicians, patients and experts from all over the world will gather in Las Vegas in November to discuss and raise awareness about LDN for therapies ...
ICU Stays Destroy Gut Microbiome, Ups Sepsis Risk
Researchers at the University of Chicago found that after a long stay in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) only a handful of pathogenic microbe species ...
Influenza Vaccine in Elderly: Nutritional Status-Dependent Immunogenicity
The immune response to influenza vaccine is attenuated in elderly persons, though they are at greatest risk for morbidity and mortality by influenza virus infection. ...
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 ...
On Demand Video: Cold and Flu Treatments with Tieraona Low Dog, M.D.
Millions of Americans fall ill with influenza each winter season. Yet, many clinicians are still seeking out factual information about the efficacy of the flu ...
Shorter Flu Duration with Lianhuaqingwen
Rapid antigenic evolution in an influenza virus increases the likelihood of emergence of novel strains. Under the circumstances, if vaccines are not yet available, treatment ...
Patients Report 85% Pain Reduction with FDA Approved Migraine Medical Device
The Cefaly® Acute medical device, cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) two months ago for the acute treatment of migraine with or ...
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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