59Doing Your Heart Good
Doing Your Heart Good
Achieving cardiovascular health is possible through diet, exercise and supplementation. As a working heart is pretty much the main thing upon which life depends, it is no wonder that heart health is uppermost in the minds of consumers. Achieving healthy heart status depends on many factors, and conversely, there are a number of conditions that ...
Using CBD to Treat Patients
As a natural practitioner, you’re very aware of the cannabidiol (CBD) boom. Your patients are asking you about it and you’ve already done quite a bit of reading. Maybe you’re excited about CBD, maybe you’re skeptical. My story is similar. After practicing traditional medicine for decades with an emphasis on family medicine, then, on disease ...
Eye Spy
More people are dealing with irritating eye issues, such as dry eye. Lifestyle modifications and appropriate supplementation can help clarif-eye. Of all the five senses, sight is the one that most people are truly fearful of losing. Sight is so … visceral. When we see something we like or love or are attracted to, our ...
The Multifaceted Importance of Probiotics & Enzymes
Though vital for digestive health, practitioners can also utilize probiotics and enzymes to combat a number of additional health issues. Often, when patients hear the words “probiotics” and “enzymes,” they immediately associate them with digestion. Of course, this is not necessarily wrong—in fact, they both receive plenty of mention in Vincent M. Pedre, MD’s mbghealth ...
Physicists Develop New Mathematical Approaches to Analyze Interactions Between Gut Bacteria
The gut microbiome—the world of microbes that inhabit the human intestinal tract—has captured the interest of scientists and clinicians for its critical role in health. However, parsing which of those microbes are responsible for effects on our wellbeing remains a mystery. Taking us one step closer to solving this puzzle, University of California Santa Barbara ...
Egg Metabolites in Blood Related to Lower Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
Consumption of one egg every day seems to associate with a blood metabolite profile that is related to a lower risk of type 2 diabetes, a new study conducted in the University of Eastern Finland shows. The findings were published in Molecular Nutrition and Food Research. Eggs remain one of the most controversial food items. High ...
Metabolic Syndrome Patients Need More Vitamin C to Break Cycle of Antioxidant Depletion
A higher intake of vitamin C is crucial for metabolic syndrome patients trying to halt a potentially deadly cycle of antioxidant disruption and health-related problems, an Oregon State University (OSU) researcher says. That’s important news for the estimated 35 percent of the U.S. adult population that suffers from the syndrome. “What these findings are really ...
How Dietary Fiber and Gut Bacteria Protect the Cardiovascular System
The fatty acid propionate helps defend against the effects of high blood pressure, including atherosclerosis and heart tissue remodeling, a study on mice has found. Gut bacteria produce the substance—which calms the immune cells that drive up blood pressure—from natural dietary fiber. Beneficial gut microbes can produce metabolites from dietary fiber, including a fatty acid ...
New Farm Bill Ends Era of Hemp Prohibition, but Supplements Get Dropped From SNAP Program
President Trump has signed the 2018 Farm Bill, including the provisions which legalize the domestic cultivation, production, and commercial development of hemp, and hemp products at the federal level. This action comes after the Senate passed the legislation on Dec. 11 and the House of Representatives a day later. The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC), ...
Magnesium Optimizes Vitamin D Status, Study Shows
A randomized trial by Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center researchers indicates that magnesium optimizes vitamin D status, raising it in people with deficient levels and lowering it in people with high levels. The study reported in the December issue of The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition is important because of controversial findings from ongoing research into the association of ...
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