Apples and Nuts Reduce Inflammation Via Mucosal Immune System
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In the context of the ever increasing relationship between inflammation and diseases of our western lifestyle the idea that the old adage of ‘an…
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IBS Relief and Probiotics – They do Work
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Probiotics are widely consumed and the widespread advertising is often not really justified by the evidence. Many products were never studied as such and…
Gut Immune Defect Links Bacteria and Metabolic Syndrome
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The connection between gut bacteria and obesity has gained some weight, with new findings demonstrating links in mice among immune-system malfunction, bacterial imbalance and…
Gut Bacteria May Make You Fat
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Obesity: A consequence of adverse inflammation & microbial disruption? By Michael Ash BSc(Hons) DO, ND, FDipION Published in CAM 2005 Overweight and obesity are…
Disease Incidence Prevention by Serum 25(OH)D Level
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In the last few years a considerable consensus across the scientific community has begun to emerge concerning the fat soluble nutrient Vitamin D. Vitamin…
Food Choice Affects Lab Outcomes
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Most basic research relies on the use of mice as the sacrificial animal. Many of these mouse are carefully engineered to have special gene…
Antioxidants Improve End Stage Cancer Survival
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There remains controversy in the medical fields about the value of antioxidants, or risk of antioxidants in patients with cancer. In the Journal of…
Expensive Urine or Effective Triage?
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Victor Herbert, the outspoken Harvard nutrition scientist, was quoted by the United States well read Time magazine in a famous 1992 cover story about…
Holistic Approach to Dyspepsia Recommended
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Patients with symptomatic functional dyspepsia (a disorder of digestive function characterised by discomfort or heartburn or nausea) are more likely than people free of…
IBS Not Improved by St Johns Wort
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St. John’s wort, an herb commonly used to treat mild-to-moderate depression, may not improve symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) say researchers in the…