The results of two double-blinded, placebo-controlled trials described online on December 14, 2011 in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition conclude a beneficial effect for calcium and vitamin D in reducing visceral adipose tissue—fat that accumulates in the abdomen which is associated with several metabolic disorders. A team from Massachusetts General Hospital randomized 88 overweight [...]
Strontium: Breakthrough Against Osteoporosis by Ward Dean, MD Mention strontium to most people, and they will almost always immediately think of strontium-90, a highly dangerous, radioactive component of nuclear fallout produced during atmospheric testing of nuclear weapons in the 1950s. As a result of above-ground nuclear testing, radioactive strontium spread throughout the environment and contaminated [...]
As bacteria evolve to evade antibiotics, common infections could become deadly, according to Dr. Margaret Chan, director general of the World Health Organization. Speaking at a conference in Copenhagen, Chan said antibiotic resistance could bring about "the end of modern medicine as we know it." "We are losing our first-line antimicrobials," she said Wednesday in [...]
Candida albicans is a typical gastrointestinal fungus that is a component of a normal GI environment that, when under certain conditions of GI stress or imbalance, can proliferate to the point of being pathogenic. One manifestation of this pathogenic overgrowth is the creation of barriers known as biofilms. Allicin, a powerful and active metabolite of [...]
In a new study published in the European Spine Journal, researchers wanted to see if hormone deficiencies were a triggering event for adult degenerative scoliosis, a condition that commonly occurs in postmenopausal women. It is thought that menopausal hormone changes affect bone density, which sets off a cascade of events that leads to degenerative scoliosis. [...]
Nature herself may be the best opponent of genetically modified crops and pesticides.  Not only plants, but insects are also developing resistance.  The Western rootworm beetle – one of the most serious threats to corn – has developed resistance to Monsanto’s Bt-corn, and entire crops are being lost. Farmers from several Midwest states began reporting root [...]
Dr. Strauchman and Dr. Morningstar received official word this past Wednesday that their latest research paper was accepted for publication. Their study, titled "Manipulation under anesthesia for patients with failed back surgery: retrospective case series with one-year follow-up" will be published in the Journal of Chiropractic Medicine later this year. In their study, they evaluated [...]
Breastfeeding is the SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT GIFT any woman can give to her baby. It reduces the risk of allergies, asthma, increases IQ, bolsters the immune system, and a host of other vital functions. It is so important, in fact, that most baby animals cannot survive without their mothers' breast milk. Please encourage any expectant [...]
From Breast Cancer Research 2011, 13:R55 Elevated CRP levels at the time of diagnosis of breast cancer are associated with reduced overall and disease-free survival and with increased risk of death from breast cancer. I have noted through the years that many of my patients aren't fully aware of hsCRP, and that they don't always [...]
In a study out this month, researchers found that the administration of GABA to type 1 diabetic patients helped to improve beta-islet cell function (the cells that produce insulin in the pancreas) and reduce systemic cytokine production (inflammatory chemicals). This research may have implications for all autoimmune disorders, as increased inflammation and cytokine production is [...]
