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17 Jan

Posted at 23:37h in Gut Health, Probiotics

Chris Decker, ND I’d like to suggest that there’s a paradigm shift afoot regarding probiotics–a new frontier, if you will. As we know, our human gut is home to a vast panoply of microorganisms, and in order to keep it that way we populate it with diverse...

23 Dec

Posted at 09:53h in Blood Sugar Health

For patients with diabetes, it is better to eat a single large meal than several smaller meals throughout the day. This is the result of a current dietary study at Linköping University in Sweden. In the study the effect on blood glucose, blood lipids and different...

22 Sep

Posted at 10:53h in Cancer, Heart Health

Do antihypertensive medications increase the odds of developing breast cancer? Written by: Tina Kaczor, ND, FABNO Reference Li CI, Daling JR, Tang MT, et al. Use of antihypertensive medications and breast cancer risk among women aged 55 to 74 years. JAMA Intern Med. 2013 Aug 5. [Epub ahead...

22 Sep

Posted at 08:42h in Heart Health

Source: CDC & Prevention Nearly 1 in 3 deaths in the US each year is caused by heart disease and stroke. At least 200,000 of these deaths could have been prevented through changes in health habits, such as stopping smoking, more physical activity, and less salt...

12 Sep

Posted at 08:19h in Heart Health

The value of evaluating plaque burden using calcium scoring and carotid intima media thickness testing. Written by: Stephen W. Parcell, ND Abstract Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease resulting in a heart attack is a major cause of morbidity and mortality, claiming millions of lives every year and killing more people...