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July 10, 2017 Sufficient Vitamin D Improves Vascular Health References: Indian Jr Endo Metab, American Journal of Cardiology,  I was excited last year when it was reported that Vitamin D helped folks with congestive heart failure. When 233 patients with congestive heart failure were randomly given Vitamin D, their 6 minute walk time didn’t improve, but their ejection fraction… Continue reading Sufficient Vitamin D Improves Vascular Health

July 03, 2017 Lutienizing Hormone and the Development of Alzheimer’s   References: Horm Behavior 2015, PNAS, Neurobiolog Aging, Science Daily,   Luteinizing hormone rises sharply with menopause. It is the hormone that stimulates egg production and ovulation in women, and sperm/testosterone production in men. The ovaries no longer respond to the effect of FSH and LH, and their rise marks the definitive marker… Continue reading Luteinizing Hormone and the Development of Alzheimer’s

June 26, 2017 Biotin Messes with your Thyroid Testing   References: NCBI, Endocrine News,    Everyone needs biotin. It’s been known since the 1920s but only understood since the 1970s. It is used in 4 enzymes in the mitochondria of your cell. You can make some biotin deficient by feeding them a diet of pure raw egg white (high protein) and… Continue reading Biotin Messes with Your Thyroid Testing

June 19, 2017 The Triage Theory by Bruce Ames   References:  AJCN 2009 Ames, PNAS,   This topic is very important. It is how “wellness” and aging intersect.  Bruce Ames, a Professor of Biology and Molecular Biochemistry at Berkeley has been the chief proponent of it and has been articulating its implications since 2006.  In essence, the theory maintains that… Continue reading The Triage Theory by Bruce Ames

June 12, 2017 LifeSpan Versus Healthspan  References:  WEForum 2017, Compreh Physiology 2012,  Med Sci-Fi Sport Exercise,   We are living longer. But are we living better? In the 20th century, we doubled our life expectancy with the miracle of antibiotics, clean surgical technique, X-rays, immunizations and clean water.  Babies being born today in advanced societies have a 50:50 chance of living to be… Continue reading LifeSpan versus HealthSpan

June 05, 2017 Heart Disease is a Sulfate Deficiency Problem  References:  Theor Biol Med Mod,   Half of us, men and women, die of this scourge. I have spent a career battling heart disease in Emergency Medicine and now Functional Medicine. And I’m still puzzled why it happens. We explain, as best we can, that we think… Continue reading Heart Disease is a Sulfate Deficiency Problem

May 29, 2017 Sulfate: Maybe it All begins with Sulfate   References:  Holistic Primary Care,  Theor Biol Med Model,   You’ve probably heard the term -sulfate added on to many medical terms. For example: chondroitin sulfate. You might have shrugged it off like it was just an add-on salt, and no big deal. In that, you may be very,… Continue reading Sulfate Maybe it All begins with Sulfate

May 22, 2017 Bergemot – a Food Answer for Statins  References:  International Jr of Cardiology, Scientific Research, Wikipedia,  BioMed Research, Reggio do Calabria,   Ever heard of Bergamot? Not me! You should. It’s an ancient hybrid of mandarin oranges, pumalo and lemons but is now grown as its own fruit mostly in the Reggio de Calabria region of Italy and a few other… Continue reading Bergamot a Food Answer for Statins

May 15, 2017 ADHD: Zinc and Copper   References:  ZRT Blog, Progress in Neuropsychopharmacology, Acta Paediatrica,   We have been reporting on the roll of Zinc and Copper in cognitive decline in adults. It should come as little surprise that children have cognitive issues when their zinc and copper aren’t properly tuned. With all the recent reporting about lead in… Continue reading ADHD Zinc and Copper

May 08, 2017 Chondroitin; The Cure For Heart Disease, Right Before Our Eyes References: Exp Med Surg 1969, Atherosclerosis 2017,Knowledge of Health, Angiology,   This is strong language. CURE for heart disease. But I think it’s real. What is fascinating to me is that this is not new. It was published in 1969 and disappeared. My eyes were opened… Continue reading Chondroitin, The Cure for Heart Disease