A small Silicon Valley clinic is making huge waves in the world of obesity medicine.
With so many food manufacturers, restaurant chains, and even personal care companies jumping on the GF bandwagon, we need to ask ourselves an important question: Can we trust that GF products are truly “Gluten Free”? In most cases, the answer is “Yes,” according to a study by the Food and Drug Administration.
The “Clinically Validated Daily Intake” is the minimum daily amount of a dietary supplement ingredient that has been found to produce a positive health effect in human studies. Broad use of CVDIs on supplement labels could go a long way in stopping the practice of “fairy dusting” products with insignificant amounts of popular ingredients. Will the industry embrace the CVDI concept?
A sparkling water beverage containing a combination of five amino acids plus small amounts of chromium picolinate can reduce postprandial glucose peaks by nearly 30%, making it a potentially valuable new tool for people concerned about their diabetes risk.
Diet sodas are garnering negative attention yet again, and for good reason. A recent report from the ongoing Framingham Heart Study indicates that drinking as little as one can of sugar-free soda per day over long periods can raise the risk of stroke and dementia by a factor of three.
“Sulfate deficiency is the most common nutritional deficiency you’ve never heard of,” says MIT Senior Research Scientist Stephanie Seneff, PhD, at the recent Clinical and Scientific Insights (CASI) conference in San Francisco. Seneff believes that sulfate deficiency is a major culprit behind most modern chronic diseases and health conditions. But it is one that is […]
Sugar-sweetened beverages—SSB’s as they’re known in public health circles—trigger surges in plasma uric acid levels, typically within 30-60 minutes. While these are temporary, people who drink several soft drinks every day are putting themselves at increased risk for gout.
With gout on the rise in the US and in most of the developed world, many patients are finding sweet relief from a favorite summertime fruit. In one study, daily consumption of cherries reduced the frequency of acute gout attacks by 35%.
Athletes who first tend to their brain health before lifting a single weight may perform better than those who head straight for the gym, says “Strength Sensei” Charles Poliquin.
In today’s era of disposable digital media and ephemeral “alternative facts”, there’s something reassuring about a good old fashioned medical textbook—especially one as thorough and carefully referenced as the new second edition of Dr. Alan Gaby’s landmark work, Nutritional Medicine.
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