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Arthritis · October 8, 2012
Arthritis Relief: Is Ginger Good for Joint Relief?
We want to live life to our fullest; this means no arthritis pain. Many use drugs for arthritis relief, but safety is a concerns. Is ginger good for joint relief? Mother Nature knew what she was doing. Us–not so much…
Depression · October 8, 2012
5-HTP MAY HELP WITH NIGHT TERRORS- (12-29-04)
L-5-HYDROXYTRYPTOPHAN TREATMENT OF SLEEP TERRORS IN CHILDREN This one came as a pleasant surprise. 5-HTP gets converted to serotonin which then has an effect on many neurologic stuff such as sleep. Although it was a…
Heart Disease · October 6, 2012
Angioplasty Sugery and After Stent Restenosis: Not Good News
Interventional cardiology has made lifestyle changes obsolete. Angioplasty surgery can open clogged vessels and put a stent in. But what about life after stent? So your cardiologist has told you that you need to have a…
Hormone · October 5, 2012
Weight Gain During Menopause–The Hard Truth
It is almost a mantra for women to complain of weight gain during menopause. But are we putting the cart before the horse? Could our view be all wrong? Before I say anything else, let me just remind everyone of that…
Migraine · October 4, 2012
Hypothalamic involvement in chronic migraine – (01-10-02)
Hypothalamic involvement in chronic migraine This is a very interesting article that relates hormonal dysregulation between the hypothalamus and adrenal glands as a causative factor in chronic migraines. The article…
Hypertension · October 3, 2012
Arginine Plus: Do L Arginine Benefits Trump Lifestyle?
Some supplements for blood pressure use L arginine plus other items to lower blood pressure naturally. But are L arginine benefits stronger than lifestyle? Natural medicine is not exempt from taking the wrong approach…
Toxicity · October 2, 2012
Organic Market: 3 Reasons Why Buying Organic Food is Good
Many wonder if buying at an organic market is worth the extra money. A recent study looking at organic food has confused many consumers. Here is some insight. This particular study seemed to garner very high press…
Healthy Kids · October 1, 2012
Drugging Our Children: 5 Scary Findings
As a provider who doesn’t have the prescriptive authority to write prescriptions for scheduled drugs, maybe I just don’t have the right perspective when it comes to giving drugs to our children. Maybe if someone…
Inflammation · September 30, 2012
ZINC IS A COFACTOR TO PRODUCE ANTI INFLAMMATORY COMPOUNDS – (07-16-04)
PPAR gamma and delta Require Zinc for Their Anti-inflammatory Properties PPAR nuclear orphan receptors are still somewhat cutting edge in the research and we are only now beginning to fully understand their role in our…
Insulin · September 30, 2012
ZINC IMPACTS ON OUR BODY TO PREVENT OXIDATIVE DAMAGE – (10-15-03)
Zinc Modulates PPARgamma Signaling and Activation of Endothelial Cells Add zinc to the list of nutrients that has an impact on insulin resistance right next to chromium, vanadium and CLA. Considering that zinc is…
Obesity and Weight Loss · September 30, 2012
WEIGHT LOSS MAY EFFECT WOMEN IN FERTILITY PROBLEMS – (09-01-03)
Current Perspectives in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome It is pretty much settled in the literature that PCOS is strongly linked to insulin resistance. However, the direction of clinical studies to address this factor usually…
Arthritis · September 30, 2012
TNF-ALPHA IS BETTER FOR BONE HEALING AND FIGHTING CANCER – (09-24-03)
Impaired Fracture Healing in the Absence of TNF-alpha Signaling: The Role of TNF-alpha in Endochondral Cartilage Resorption It is quite common for drugs to be developed and marketed that affect certain biochemical…
Cholesterol · September 30, 2012
TIME TO REACT TO METABOLIC SYNDROME HAS ARRIVED – (07-16-04)
Metabolic Syndrome: Time for Action. Hallelujah!!! Actually, the time was about a decade ago, but we’ll take what we can get…. Besides, articles like this hopefully help prove I’m not just being melodramatic about the…
Osteoporosis Cures and Bone Health · September 30, 2012
THIOL ANTIOXIDANTS PLAY CRUCIAL ROLE IN ESTROGEN DEFICIENCY BONE LOSS – (10-01-03)
A crucial role for thiol antioxidants in estrogen-deficiency bone loss Osteoporosis is, in reality, a disease of lifestyle. Somewhere along the line we managed to convince the masses that it was all about calcium, and…
Vitamin B12 · September 30, 2012
SUPPLEMENTS OF FOLIC ACID ,B6 AND B12 LOWER HOMOCYSTEINE – (09-24-03)
Elevated Homocysteine with Higher Risk of Recurrent Coronary Events and Mortality in Acute Myocardial Infarction There’s that nasty homocysteine word again. Funny, for as often as it pops up in the medical literature…
Vitamin E · September 30, 2012
SUPPLEMENTATION OF DIETS REDUCES SERUM CONCENTRATIONS OF TOCOPHEROLS – (10-15-03)
Supplementation of Diets with alpha-Tocopherol Reduces Serum Concentrations of other Tocopherols I have come across this concept several times in the past and find it interesting. Basically, there are several types of…
Autoimmunity · September 30, 2012
ROLE OF DENDRITIC CELL IN INTESTINAL INFLAMMATION WITH GUT BACTERIA – (10-01-03)
The dendritic cell: its role in intestinal inflammation & relationship with gut bacteria Frequent readers of the Updates will not be surprised at this information. However, the idea that the gut controls inflammation…
Ear Infections · September 30, 2012
PROBIOTIC SUPPLEMENTATION AND DAIRY AVOIDANCE TO PREVENT EAR INFECTION – (09-24-03)
Osteopathic Manipulation as Adjuvant Therapy in Children with Recurrent Acute Otitis Media While I love to see articles such as this (the findings not really a big surprise to any chiropractor), it is unfortunate that…
Cholesterol · September 30, 2012
CARDIAC STENT VS OPEN HEART SURGERY – (07-16-04)
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Results in Acute Increases in Oxidized Phospholipids and Lipoprotein(a) While there is no question that, should I have a choice between PCI and open heart surgery, I would pick PCI…
Depression · September 30, 2012
NUTRITION PLAYS IMPORTANT ROLE IN PREVENTION OF DEPRESSION – (10-15-03)
Dietary Folate and Depressive Symptoms Are Associated The authors of this study conclude that “nutrition may have a role in the prevention of depression.” While the impact of nutritional status and psychological health…
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