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 epigenetics. Instead, researchers venture timid “maybes” about potential links between diseases. Could the be afraid to take a stand, despite the mountains of articles confirming those basic factors underlying practically all our health problems?
Understandably, researchers have their hands full carrying out cutting-edge studies that focus on “the trees.” It is not in their wheelhouse to contemplate “the forest.” That is the job of Integrative thinkers/doctors. I hope you have one in your neck of the woods.
References
History of sinusitis raises risk of incident rheumatic disease
HCP Live (2/27/24, Iapoce) reports, “A preceding history of sinusitis was linked to a 40% increased incidence of multiple rheumatic diseases, including anti-phospholipid syndrome (APS), Sjögren’s disease, seronegative rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR).” According to the study, published in RMD Open, the link “between sinusitis and rheumatic diseases was strongest among the 5 to 10 years before disease onset. The increasing burden of sinusitis, as measured by the number of diagnosis codes, exhibited a significant dose-response association with disease.”
My comment: sinusitis=lots of antibiotics=poor microbiome=increased inflammation.
Atopic dermatitis (AD) in children may be linked to metabolic syndrome, liver disease
Healio Minute, February 1, 2024
Children with AD experienced a higher prevalence of metabolic syndrome vs. controls (24% vs. 2%). Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease was seen in 6% of children with moderate to severe AD vs. 0% of controls.
My comment: AD=microbiome=fatty liver=insulin resistance=metabolic problems
Gout diagnosis significantly linked to migraines compared to controls
HCP Live (1/15/24, Pine) reports, “In a cohort of Korean patients, a gout diagnosis was shown to be significantly linked to migraines when compared with controls, highlighting the complex relationship between chronic disorders, according to a study published in” the Journal of Clinical Medicine. In the study, “after adjusting for health-related variables, weight categories, and demographics, patients with gout had a 1.26-fold higher likelihood of experiencing migraines when compared with those without gout.”
My comment: gout=insulin resistance=microbiome problems=brain-gut axis affected=migraines
