Writer Elisabeth Rosenthal has worked as a physician and says it’s far more lucrative in the U.S. health system to provide a lifetime of treatments than a cure. Her new book is An American Sickness. Health care is a trillion-dollar industry in America, but are we getting what we pay for? Dr. Elisabeth Rosenthal, a… Read More »
Human Skin Alive With Bacteria, Especially The Forearm Catharine Paddock PhD, Medical News Today , 2009 Variation In Bacterial Populations From Person To Person Surprises Researchers Catharine Paddock PhD, Medical News Today Harmful Bacteria Live In Healthy Bodies Without Causing Disease Catharine Paddock PhD, Medical News Today , 2012 Strain Of Acne-Causing Bacteria Found To… Read More »
Dr. Mercola discusses the role of B vitamins and other valuable nutrients to support brain health. Reprinted with the kind permission of Dr. Mercola. By Dr. Mercola A number of studies have investigated the impact of vitamin supplementation to prevent and/or treat cognitive dysfunction and decline. It’s well-established that healthy fats such as animal-based omega-3 fats are… Read More »
Many of the participants in that study no longer met the criteria for FM after it: that’s a criteria for success that few FM studies are willing to even contemplate using.The study also required the surgical implantation of a vagus nerve stimulator. That’s an option – running somewhere around 30-40K – that’s available to few.… Read More »
Symptoms of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, according to the SIBO Center for Digestive Health, include: Bloating Belching Cramps Constipation Diarrhea Heartburn (reflux or GERD) Nausea Food sensitivities Headaches Joint pain Fatigue Skin rashes Respiratory symptoms (such as asthma) Mood symptoms (such as depression) Brain symptoms (such as autism) Eczema Steatorrhea (fatty stools) Iron deficiency anemia… Read More »
When colonic bacteria move out of the colon and into the small intestine, a condition called small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, develops.30 Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth is associated with carbohydrate malabsorption and may also result in intestinal inflammation. This inflammatory response can then cause the normally tight intestinal barrier to leak, permitting bacteria and toxins to… Read More »
1. Remove harmful toxins. Eliminating foods Becca was sensitive to was the first step; we identified them with a food allergy test. She ended up taking out gluten, dairy, eggs, bananas, potatoes, corn and a few other vegetables. I also had her remove red meat from her diet. I also wanted to eradicate the yeast… Read More »
By Alicia Nadil Do you remember how easy it was in youth to consume a high-calorie meal and suffer no unpleasant aftereffects? One reason we internally managed foods so easily back in those days were the massive amounts of digestive juices we produced that efficiently broke down foods for healthy absorption. Contrast this to what… Read More »
She was proud to be a vegan and wanted her son to live like she did. But her family members said she took her food choices too far — her diet became a danger, in their eyes, something closer to an obsession than a healthy lifestyle. “She was going to live on water and sunlight,”… Read More »
Source: Next Big Future: Microbiome impacts tissue repair and regeneration
The researchers found that the people with Crohn’s disease had significantly higher levels of two types of bacteria, called Escherichia coli and Serratia marcescens, and one fungus, called Candida tropicalis, compared with their healthy relatives and the other people in the study who did not have the disease, according to the study, published Sept. 20… Read More »
Children and teenagers who are obese have different microorganisms living in the digestive tract than their lean counterparts Childhood obesity has reached epidemic proportions in the United States and is rapidly increasing among industrialized nations. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, obesity rates have more than doubled in children and quadrupled… Read More »
Some of the infections could be tied to increasing antibiotic resistance. The vast majority of what may be preventable infections, however, could be controlled with targeted disinfection and better surveillance of water systems, say researchers involved with the study. Source: Infections linked to water supply increasing healthcare costs, study says – UPI.com
Dietary supplements are not regulated the same way as medications nor promoted for huge profits and force fed to the public. This lack of greed in the market helps consumers! Edited from the original bullshit published. SHARES 2.4K Calvin Jimmy Lee-White was tiny. He was born on Oct. 3, 2014, two months premature, weighing about… Read More »
It is common knowledge that antidepressants can take weeks or even months to start working. But it has been a mystery why antidepressants take so long to take effect. But now there is a ray of light in the darkness. The slowness with which antidepressants take effect has been correlated with the slowness of a… Read More »
The gluten-free craze has proven to be one of the more controversial dietary movements in recent memory. While there are those who diagnosably suffer from celiac disease and must avoid gluten or face a variety of horrible symptoms, there are also those who pursue a gluten-free diet for vague “health” reasons despite not experiencing any… Read More »
One study that was published in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases in 2004 found a 100% correspondence of fibromyalgia with SIBO. (4) Researchers have finally linked fibromyalgia to the health of the gut! One study showed a 100% connection between fibromyalgia and small intestine bacterial overgrowth, the direct result of an imbalanced inner ecosystem. In… Read More »
Am Among the many things New Yorkers pride ourselves on is food: making it, selling it and consuming only the best, from single-slice pizza to four-star sushi. We have fish markets, Shake Shacks and, as of this year, 74 Michelin-starred restaurants. Yet most everything we eat is fraudulent. In his new book, “Real Food Fake… Read More »
Source: How Our Immune Systems Are Directly Tied To Our Personalities As part of the research conducted at the University of Massachusetts Medical School and the University of Virginia, scientists keyed in on an immune system molecule called interferon gamma. This particular immune system molecule is activated in certain animals – including humans – when… Read More »
Autophagy – the housekeeper in every cell that fights aging Posted on19. April 2013by James Watson By James P Watson and Vince Giuliano Background and introduction There is a wide variety of genetic manipulations, pharmacologic manipulations, and nutrient manipulations that have been shown to alter lifespan in model organisms. These include caloric restriction, “loss of… Read More »
Source: A simple, comprehensive plan to prevent or reverse Alzheimer’s Disease and other neurodegenerative diseases – Part 1: The Plan | AGINGSCIENCES™ – Anti-Aging Firewalls™ A simple, comprehensive plan to prevent or reverse Alzheimer’s Disease and other neurodegenerative diseases – Part 1: The Plan Posted on 18. February 2015 by James Watson By James… Read More »
People who like milk chocolate have slightly different microbes in their intestines than those who prefer their chocolate dark, although researchers do not know why. Significant differences in the so-called microbiome are also found in individuals based on whether or not they eat a lot of fiber or take certain medications—such as the diabetes drug… Read More »
The amount of oral bacteria in the mouth may be associated with the risk of pancreatic cancer. That’s according to a new study in the journal Gut, which found “significant associations” between antibodies for multiple oral bacteria and pancreatic cancer, which is difficult to detect and kills most patients within six months of diagnosis. Pancreatic… Read More »
A comprehensive review, which has sifted through data from 70 trials of the most popular drugs for the treatment of depression, shows that antidepressants may up risk of suicide, aggression. Study authors also found that big pharmas often fail to report critical side-effects of their products along with drug-related deaths. The review found that antidepressants… Read More »
Six Foods Bill Marler Never Eats Posted By Bill Marler on January 23, 2016 Unpasteurized (“raw”) milk and packaged juices. Unpasteurized milk, sometimes called “raw” milk, can be contaminated with bacteria, viruses and parasites. Between 1998 and 2011, there were 148 food poisoning outbreaks linked to raw milk and raw milk products in the US—and… Read More »
Imagine being charged with a DUI when it’s been hours since you’ve had a drink, only to later discover that your body brews its own alcohol. That’s what happened to an upstate New York woman when she blew a blood alcohol level more than four times the legal limit. Just before Christmas in Hamburg, New… Read More »
For decades, scientists believed that excess body fat was mere storage for unused calories. However, research conducted over the past 20 years suggests added fat is more than a little extra cushion—fat cells are actually “toxic factories,” each one producing inflammatory cytokines (chemical messengers of inflammation) throughout the body and causing potentially serious damage to… Read More »
Monthly Archives: June 2014 Beren Ataç, Gerd Lindner, Roland Lauster Dr. Gerd Lindner and Dr. Beren Ataç June 28, 2014 3 Comments Desmond just sent me an e-mail with the below summary of an interview that he conducted with Dr. Gerd Lindner (who works with Dr. Roland Lauster) and his PhD candidate student (now doctor?) Beren Ataç at… Read More »
A clinicaPatricia Simpson l trial will use freeze-dried poop pills to determine whether or not a fecal transplant can help obese patients lose weight. Fecal transplants are not as disgusting as one might imagine they’d be — they actually involve taking pills filled with freeze-dried fecal matter. Taking these pills can help change the communty… Read More »
Antibiotics make C. diff infection easier because of their effects on bile acid and bacteria living in the gut, according to new research. Bacteria in the gut are involved in many of the body’s functions, from the creation of neurons in the brain to regulating chemicals that help break food down. Scientists at North Carolina… Read More »
There are multiple ways to determine if that carton of milk in your fridge should be thrown out (smell test, taste test or just checking the “sell-by” date). But what’s the best way to figure out if your food should be tossed or saved? “Sell-by” dates may seem like an easy way to tell when… Read More »
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In a commentary in Nature timed with the publication of this study, policy analysts call for urgent regulation of this new technology. They highlight the many benefits of this work, but they also point out that “individuals with access to the yeast strain and basic skills in fermentation would be able to grow the yeast… Read More »
HealthDay News — Fecal transplantation appears to be a safe and effective way to combat Clostridium difficile infection, according to findings published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. The risk for a first reoccurrence is 10% to 20%, but the rate increases to 40% to 60% after one recurrence, according to an accompanying editorial written… Read More »
he assortments of bacteria that live within the intestines of isolated tribes are far more diverse than the microbes found in the guts of Americans — and scientists say such findings have implications for modern-day maladies ranging from obesity to antibiotic resistance. The latest studies into the varying genetic signature of microbes found in the… Read More »
This is your last chance, after this there is no turning back. You take the blue pill, the story ends; you wake up in your bed, and believe whatever you want. You take the red pill, you stay in wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes.I know you’re out there,… Read More »
Probiotics are important in maintaining our gut flora, but they can still cause issues just like any supplement and most issues with supplementation go unreported on the natural health blogosphere. Everyone writes about the pros of taking probiotics, but what are the cons? The cons of taking probiotics is the topic of this upcoming blog… Read More »
A book worth reading and a blog worth looking into: Magnesium is important in over 325 enzyme reactions in the body.1 It is used to regulate blood sugar in the body, and to help prevent you from developing diabetes.2 Magnesium relaxes arteries that carry blood throughout the body, which lowers blood pressure. Magnesium also chelates… Read More »
Ashely Judd Billy Joel Hugh Laurie Jim Carrey How can somebody so funny be secretly struggling with depression? Such is the case with celebrated comedic actor Jim Carrey, who has been very open about his long-term depression battle. In a 2008 interview with the British newspaper The Sun, Carrey described how his mental health issues… Read More »
TaurineTaurine plays a major role in good liver function via detoxification and the formation of bile. Inadequate levels of taurine are common in many patients with chemical sensitivities and allergies. Taurine is the major amino acid required by the liver for the removal of toxic chemicals and metabolites from the body. Impaired body synthesis of… Read More »
E. coli: More than 80 percent of cases were a result of eating beef and row crops such as leafy green vegetables. Salmonella: Though this type of bacteria can end up in a large variety of foods, 77 percent of cases were related to eggs, chicken, beef, bean sprouts, pork and seeded fruits and vegetables… Read More »
Major Shift In New Federal Dietary Guidelines Proposed.
Well sex can help you sleep as well…. Foods That Can Help You Sleep – AARP.
MSG – TRESK gene / glutamate Aged cheeaze, hot dogs, bacon, sausages, = tyramine Olives, red plums, Avocado = tyramine Red vinegar = tyramine bananas = tyramine and histamine Citrus fruits = tyramine and histamine Beans = tannins Peppers = capisiam Dried fruits = sulfates Yeast bread = coumarin whole milk = choline, casein sour… Read More »
You may soon be a Google search away from immediate access to professional medical advice. The search engine giant is testing a new feature that urges people Googling illnesses or symptoms to jump on a video call with a medical professional. The finding was reported on Friday by Reddit user jasonahoule. When he typed “knee… Read More »
How Much Money Does Your Doctor Get From Medical Companies? Pratheek Rebala @pratheekrebala Chris Wilson @chriswilsondc 10:25 AM ET Use this search tool to find out Doctors received $3.5 billion from pharmaceutical companies and device makers over a five month period in 2013, according to figures the federal government released this week.… Read More »
Pulling the curtain back on long-hidden industry relationships, the federal government revealed that U.S. doctors and teaching hospitals had $3.5 billion worth of financial ties with drug and medical-device makers in the last five months of 2013. The details published Tuesday in a new government databasehave been sought for years by consumer advocates and lawmakers… Read More »
Boston Scientists Develop New Probiotic Supplement to Manage Weight | How Life Works.
Sedentary lifestyle linked to depression Thursday, September 18, 2014 Shereen Lehman for Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A new analysis of previous studies ties too much sitting at the computer or lying around watching TV to a greater risk of depression. Based on dozens of studies covering hundreds of thousands of participants, Chinese researchers found… Read More »
“[In our paper] we also review the evidence for alternative explanations for cravings and unhealthy eating behavior,” the investigators wrote. “Because microbiota are easily manipulatable by prebiotics, probiotics, antibiotics, fecal transplants, and dietary changes, altering our microbiota offers a tractable approach to otherwise intractable problems of obesity and unhealthy eating.” GEN News Highlights More »… Read More »