59Too Much Caffeine During Pregnancy May Damage Baby’s Liver
Too Much Caffeine During Pregnancy May Damage Baby’s Liver
Having too much caffeine during pregnancy may impair baby’s liver development and increase the risk of liver disease in adulthood, according to a study published in the Journal of Endocrinology. Pregnant rats given caffeine had offspring with lower birth weights, altered growth and stress hormone levels and impaired liver development. The study findings indicate that consumption ...
Conquering Metabolic Syndrome
Metabolic syndrome may seem daunting, but the available remedies and supplements at patients’ disposal allow for it to be more manageable. According to Healthline, metabolic syndrome consists of a group of five risk factors that can increase one’s chances of getting diabetes, heart disease and stroke including: • Excess fat around the waist • High ...
Practitioner Roundtable
The Participants Are: Jacob Teitelbaum, MD, Kona, HI, www.vitality101.com Serena Goldstein, ND, New York, NY, www.drserenagoldstein.com Isaac Eliaz, MD, MS, LAc, Santa Rosa, CA, www.amitabhaclinic.com Laura Knoff, BS, NC, Nutrition Consultant Instructor, Bauman College, Berkeley, CA, https://baumancollege.org Liz Cruz, MD, Phoenix, AZ, www.drlizcruz.com Holly Lucille, ND, RN, Los Angeles, CA, www.drhollylucille.com Laurie Steelsmith, ND, LAc, ...
So Sensitive
The world of food is getting larger with line extensions, the abundance of new exotic fruits, vegetables and grains—and more people are developing food sensitivities and allergies. Here’s how to help. “I love [name food here], but it doesn’t love me” is an increasingly common statement uttered with equal parts levity and lament. There are ...
David Winston Named Doctor of Science by NUNM
Herbalist & Alchemist (Washington, NJ) founder David Winston, RH (AHG), was presented with an honorary Doctor of Science degree from National University of Natural Medicine (NUNM) in Portland, OR, in recognition of 50 years of contributions to the herbal medicine field at the commencement ceremony June 29 at the Oregon Convention Center. The commencement program described ...
NCCAOM Announces Mina Larson as Incoming CEO
The National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) Board of Commissioners has announce that they have selected Mina M. Larson, NCCAOM’s former deputy executive director from a wide list of nationwide candidates, as its new CEO, effective July 22, 2019. Former CEO, Dr. Kory Ward-Cook, will stay on through December 2019 to assist with the ...
Healthy Lifestyle May Offset Genetic Risk of Dementia
Living a healthy lifestyle may help offset a person’s genetic risk of dementia, according to new research. The study was led by the University of Exeter—simultaneously published in JAMA and presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference 2019 in Los Angeles, CA. The research found that the risk of dementia was 32 percent lower in people with ...
The Effects of Five Different Sweeteners on Weight Gain/Loss
By Prof. Gene Bruno, MS, MHS, RH(AHG) Huntington University of Health Sciences The public and health care professionals alike have always had a love/hate relationship with low-calorie sweeteners—especially artificial sweeteners. Many like that fact that these sweeteners have no calories but dislike the fact that they are synthetic. I do understand the sentiment. This is ...
Poor Sleep Quality and Fatigue Plague Women With Premature Ovarian Insufficiency
Sleep disturbances are a frequent complaint of women in the menopause transition and postmenopause. A new study demonstrates that women with premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) who are receiving hormone therapy have poorer sleep quality and greater fatigue than women of the same age with preserved ovarian function. Study results are published online in Menopause, the journal ...
House of Representatives Instructs FDA to Regulate CBD
Legislation passed the House of Representatives on June 25 that would appropriate $100,000 for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to perform a Health Hazard Evaluation (HHE) and set a safe level of CBD for consumers to use each day. The process would follow the same precedent as red yeast rice, which allows a natural product to ...
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