Nutrition/Weight Update

The data on how “milk does a body good” is mixed. I suspect the milk industry pays for the studies that favor their marketing. Even the data on how good diary is for strong bones is not that solid. Should you stop dairy? Not necessarily. But you may want to cut back. I know—it’s hard
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Who To Believe

A significant number of patients do not trust the medical profession. Their numbers increased after the epidemics. If you are not sure who to believe, here are your main choices: science vs conspiracy theories. Granted, both have their dark side, which adds to the confusion. I am afra
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Our Microbiome Is at the Root of Most Diseases

I see the microbiome lurking in a significant number of medical studies. For example: Patients with prior sinusitis at increased risk for rheumatic diseases Healio (3/26/24, Cooper) reports, “Patients with prior sinusitis demonstrate an increased risk for many rheumatic diseases, incl
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Gut-Brain Axis and Probiotics

Kerry BeesonBSc (Nut. Med.) Nutritional Therapist What is the Gut-Brain Axis?  DISCLOSURE: this is a very good infomercial from Optibac. The Gut-Brain Axis is currently a hot topic, and it’s only getting bigger. This idea of a gut-brain connection is nothing new: ‘Go with your g
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‘Patients demand it’: Integrative medicine increasingly important in rheumatology

Healio News, February 21, 2024 COMMENT: great article, but it leaves out the microbiome, the source of the inflammation that besets rheumatologic disorders. “SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Incremental changes in diet and exercise habits are the cornerstone of a comprehensive wellness regimen for
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Putting Humpty-Dumpty Together Again

Articles linking disparate health problems appear in leading medical journals on a daily basis. It is interesting to read about attempts to see the big picture. Unfortunately, most of those articles seldom do not address the roots of those problems—nutrition, the microbiome, and epige
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