59Bastyr University Researcher Launches Program for Those With Parkinson’s Disease
Bastyr University Researcher Launches Program for Those With Parkinson’s Disease
In 2014, Dale Bredesen, MD, demonstrated reversal of cognitive decline in an Alzheimer’s population using a comprehensive, personalized therapeutic program.* Bastyr University researcher Laurie Mischley, ND, MPH, PhD thinks a similar approach can also be applied to Parkinson’s disease (PD). “There are plenty of established strategies for slowing, and even reversing, PD,” said Dr. Mischley. “Most ...
AMA House of Delegates Approves Resolution to Help De-stigmatize Obesity
The American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates has approved a resolution authored by the Obesity Medicine Association (OMA) that seeks to de-stigmatize obesity and improve obesity treatment by educating physicians to engage in a non-biased dialogue. The resolution encourages physicians and health care providers to use Person-first language in all discussions, resolutions and reports ...
AANP & INM Releases FAQ For Consumers
Naturopathic medicine emphasizes prevention and self-healing, treating each person holistically to establish optimal health. This is according to the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians (AANP), which has released a new FAQ for consumers on the definition and focus of naturopathic medicine, in partnership with the Institute for Natural Medicine (INM). The FAQ describes naturopathic medicine’s ...
Mission Possible: Conquering Men’s Health
The path to having male patients achieve optimum health may seem like a daunting task, but with the proper set of solutions, it can be done. Men’s health encompasses a broad spectrum of topics, but one detail is for certain: its importance cannot go unnoticed. According to a 2015 survey conducted by the Centers for ...
Bespoke ‘Scrips
Compounding pharmacies are growing as a way to treat patients more individually. Here’s what you should know to work more effectively with them. Although it may seem “new” and “cutting-edge,” almost all prescriptions were compounded until mass drug manufacturing became the norm in the mid-20th century. The role of a pharmacist used to be one ...
Sustainable Weight-loss Solutions
A multi-faceted approach can help patients maintain quality weight loss. According to a 2015 data brief published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics, the prevalence of obesity among adults in the United States between 2011 and 2014 was 36.5 percent. “Diabetes/obesity, otherwise known as ‘diabesity’ is the ...
AOMA to Join Bastyr Community
Bastyr University has announced that AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine will become the AOMA College of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine within the University. The relationship was unanimously approved by Bastyr’s Board of Trustees and AOMA’s Board of Governors. “Our institutions share a common mission and vision—to transform the health and well-being of our communities ...
Take a Coffee or Tea Break to Protect Your Liver
Chronic liver diseases rank as the 12th cause of death worldwide and many of these disorders are associated with unhealthy lifestyles. Conversely, a healthier lifestyle can help prevent or reverse liver disease. Liver-related mortality is closely related to the development of cirrhosis, the final consequence of progressive fibrosis, i.e. scarring of the liver resulting from ...
Zinc May Hold Key to Fighting Liver Disease
New research from the Westmead Institute’s Storr Liver Centre (Australia) in collaboration with the Centre for Virus Research and Kirby Institute has shown that serum zinc may benefit liver disease in a way we never expected. The study, led by Dr. Scott Read and Associate Professor Golo Ahlenstiel, demonstrated that zinc naturally inhibits the inflammatory ...
Using Nutraceuticals to Manage Adverse Effects of Statins
By Prof. Gene Bruno, MS, MHS, RH(AHG) Huntington College of Health Sciences In allopathic medicine, statin drugs (HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors) are the standard of care for treating hypercholesterolemia. Certainly, there is a significant body of research demonstrating that statins are efficacious for this purpose, although such therapy is not without its risks of adverse effects. ...
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