Dr. Catherine Darley, ND @naturalsleepdr Each year, just before the clocks “leap ahead” for spring, we celebrate National Sleep Awareness week. And each year, the National Sleep Foundation releases their annual Sleep in America poll at that time. The poll is on a unique sleep topic each year, and you may have heard extra talk […]
Millie Lytle, ND, MPH, CNS In the first part of The New Fibromyalgia, we looked at the history of Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS). We highlighted how the diagnostic criteria associated with FMS has changed over the years from requiring specific areas of tenderness or pain to diffuse pain as well the many comorbid symptoms and diagnoses,
BOSTON – Eating whole grains regularly may extend your life. A study on the impact of whole grains such as barley, oatmeal and wheat bread as part of a routine diet has concluded that it can add years to a life. The study was published online in the January edition of JAMA Internal Medicine. The
Research has shown that consuming green plant membrane supplements once a day encourages weight loss, improves obesity-related risk factors and reduces the urge to eat. The research is published in the October, 2014 edition of the journal Appetite as “Body weight loss, reduced urge for palatable food and increased release of GLP-1 through daily supplementation
Research is showing that oregano essential oils have antimicrobial attributes and may be used to fight gram positive bacterium such as Staphylococcus. Oregano oil is derived from the leaves and flowers of the bushy perennial herb native to Europe. While herbalists have used oregano oil as an antibacterial, antiviral and antifungal for centuries, modern science
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida health researchers are saying that feast-or-famine diets can extend life, but if fasting is supplemented with antioxidants benefits from fasting can be negated. The research appears in the journal Rejuvenation Research. The research shows fasting in mice extended their lifespan and improved age-related diseases. In human studies of 24
Dr. Bianca Garilli, ND @DoctorBianca I recently had the opportunity to work with a 55-year-old female on a combination of concerns ranging from long-standing emotional grief to elevated cholesterol, low energy, sleep concerns and hypertension. The case I am about to review here is not out of the ordinary and is most likely seen in
Dr. Marisa Marciano, ND Those that know me, know that I’m kind of a nerd about herbs. They know this because I like making a point of it at nearly every chance I get…in the hopes that it might start up a conversation, about herbs. You’re alive. I’m alive. Plants are alive. And it’s through our
A scholarly review of thousands of research studies on the impact of fructose on human metabolic syndrome has concluded that the consumption of the stuff has a detrimental impact on health. The study was published in the May, 2014 edition of Nutrition. The study looked at dozens of articles, but excluded those studies on natural
Dr. Angela Knapp, ND The recent New York Times and Post columns accusing GNC, Walmart, Walgreens and Target of carrying fraudulent supplements inspired a write-up on the topic of supplement quality. New York Attorney General, Eric Schneiderman, sent a letter to the companies demanding removal of adulterated supplements. The attorney general conducted five genetic tests
