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Controversial Antibody Testing Accurately Predicts Sesame Allergies
Investigators at the National Institutes of Health have found that sesame allergy is common among children with other food allergies, occurring in an estimated 17% ...
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John Weeks: Self-Interested Whims of the Oligarchs: Google and Facebook Kill Access to Alternative and Integrative Medicine
Before we jump into John Weeks’ column, we thought it best to give you some background on recent changes to Google and Facebook that may ...
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Commentary from Lisa C. Andrews, MEd, RD, LD on “Physicians Call for Peers to Get Nutrition Education”
Dear Today’s Practitioner, I am writing in response to the article titled Dr. Neal Barnard and other Physicians Call for Peers to Get Nutrition Education in ...
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$5-Million to Mayo and Other Choices in the George’s Strategic Investment in Integrative Health
The George family name has been linked symbiotically to the growth of integrative health and medicine in the United States for 20 years. When a ...
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Chicory and Chicoric Acid Show Potential Health Benefits
Chicoric acid, a hydroxycinnamic acid, derived most commonly in the roots of chicory (Cichorium intybus), purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea), and basil. Each possesses a variety ...
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Are your Patients Getting Enough Vitamin D?
During the past few decades your patients have been taught to be wary of the sun. This advice may mean your patients are not getting ...
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Vitamin D: The Fat-Soluble Philharmonic
From reducing sports injuries to cardiovascular health, vitamin D is best described as the philharmonic conductor of fat soluble vitamins. The symphony of players for ...
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Medicinal Cannabis Reduces or Ends Seizures in Children with Severe, Drug-resistant Epilepsy
Medicinal cannabis oil containing both cannabidiol (CBD) and a small amount of THC can reduce or end seizures in children with severe, drug-resistant epilepsy, a ...
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Part 2: A Conversation with National Pain Leader Sean Mackey, MD, PhD on Integrative Practices and the Controversial Oregon Opioid Tapering Decision
Shortly after my recent post, “How the Backlash to Oregon’s Plan to Taper Opioids with Integrative Approaches Missed the Mark,” I received an e-note from ...
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High Fructose Corn Syrup Accelerates Growth of Intestinal Tumors in Mouse Models
For years high fructose corn syrup has been vilified to the point where cities are placing sugar-taxes on sugary drinks. One common hypothesis is that ...
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