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03 Aug

Posted at 00:18h in Probiotics, Skin Health

Exploring the gut-skin connection By Michael Traub, ND, DHANP, FABNO Reference Gueniche A, Philippe D, Bastien P, et al. Randomised double-blind placebo-controlled study of the effect of Lactobacillus paracasei NCC 2461 on skin reactivity. Benef Microbes. 2014;5(2):137-145. Design This was a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial. Half of the participants were...

03 Aug

Posted at 00:09h in Blood Sugar Health, Herbal Medicine

Does a recent meta-analysis put the debate to rest? By Mona Morstein, ND, and Jacob Schor, ND, FABNO Reference Allen RW, Schwartzman E, Baker WL, Coleman CI, Phung OJ. Cinnamon use in type 2 diabetes: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis. Ann Fam Med. 2013;11(5):452-459. Design A meta-analysis was performed...

17 Jul

Posted at 22:38h in Heart Health, Natural Supplements

Efficiency is king. From our computers and machines at work to our cars’ gas mileage on the commute home and the appliances in our kitchens, we continually seek efficiency in our everyday lives. Our hearts, too, strive to be as efficient as possible, pumping approximately...

13 Jul

Posted at 23:34h in Cancer

Blog post in Huffington Post by Amy Rothenberg, ND Being a naturopathic physician diagnosed with breast cancer, a number of friends and colleagues have wondered why I have chosen to do so much of the conventional care offered. The answer is that it works; the statistics...

13 Jul

Posted at 23:22h in Children's Health

By Lenny Bernstein, Washington Post online Remember the great phthalate scare of 2008? Congress, in a rare bipartisan response to a clamor from parents and health experts that children's toys made abroad were laced with chemicals that could harm boys' reproductive systems banned the toxins so...