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Posted in General on Sep 14th, 2011
Tori Hudson, ND, conducts an Integrative Interview Beverly Yates, ND on Clinical Management of Successful Weight Loss in Women October 18th, 2011 The Integrative Interview: Case Studies on Clinical Management of Successful Weight Loss in Women Each case study illustrates a different aspect of patient care that makes the difference between success and failure in […]
Posted in Bone Health, Calcium, Dietary Supplements on Aug 29th, 2011
Many women think that if a certain amount of calcium is good for the bones than even more is better. A large longitudinal and prospective cohort study from Sweden recently showed that consuming more than 700 mg of calcium per day in women older than 63, did not further reduce the risk for fracture or […]
Posted in Cardiovascular, Dietary Supplements, Prevention on Jul 22nd, 2011
A review of 25 trials that evaluated the risk of CHD related to the body’s omega-3 levels showed that there was an inverse relationship with major cardiovascular (CV) events and tissue levels of EPA and even more so, with DHA. [1] There have been three large randomized trials documenting omeg-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) in […]
Posted in Dietary Supplements, Pregnancy, Prevention on Jun 29th, 2011
The Childhood Autism Risks from Genetics and Environment (CHARGE) study is a population-based case-control study of Northern California families. Using standardized clinical assessments, enrolling 288 children aged 24–60, with autism and 144 with autism spectrum disorders, and compared them with 278 children who were developing normally. Researchers calculated the odds ratios for associations between autism […]
Posted in Dietary Supplements, Prevention on Jun 14th, 2011
Magnesium plays a role in more than 300 enzymatic reactions and is involved in energy metabolism, cellular metabolism, utilization of glucose, synthesis of protein and fatty acids, muscle contractions, all hormonal reactions, neurotransmitter production, and intracellular balance of sodium, potassium and calcium.[1] The list is long for the consequences of a magnesium deficiency. Magnesium deficiencies […]
Posted in Dietary Supplements, Premenstrual Syndrome on May 27th, 2011
The cause of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is not convincingly known, and continued exploration into possible dietary associations goes on. Investigators conducted a study nested within the Nurses’ Health Study, a very large group of women who provide biennial reports on their diet and lifestyle and health status. The possible association of dietary B vitamin intake […]
Posted in Canyon de Chelly on Apr 21st, 2011
Dear all, I’m hoping to lead another group trip to the sacred holy land of the Navajo-Canyon de Chelly, September 2-5. Our base camp is in the valley of the canyon, surrounded by beautiful canyon walls, with beautiful moon and sun rises and sets. We do group cooking and eating in an outdoor kitchen. We […]
Posted in Dietary Supplements, General, Pregnancy, Prevention on Apr 15th, 2011
Maternal folate levels for the prevention of neural tube defects are considered a mainstay message for women of childbearing age. Side effects of synthetic folic acid supplementation have received some attention recently due to potential side effects. The most familiar is the potential to interfere with the diagnosis of a vitamin B12 deficiency related neurologic […]
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