An Herb for Your Nerves: Bacopa
Bacopa monniera, also known as water hyssop, or “Brahmi,” in India, is a herb very commonly used in Ayurvedic medicine. Bacopa is also being used more and more by Western herbalists and holistic practitioners to enhance memory development, learning, and increase focus; in conditions such as ADHD, and Alzheimer’s Disease. It is also being used […]
Advances in Cancer Screening
Screening for cancer may become as easy as putting on a bra, or swallowing a pill. Recently, 18-year-old Julian Rios Cantu, from Mexico, won first place at the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA), for inventing a bra that is able to detect breast cancer. The bra, which has been deemed EVA, was created primarily for […]
Using a Saliva Liquid Biopsy for Concussion Grading
In a presentation this week at the 2017 Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting in San Francisco, entitled Peripheral MicroRNA Patterns Predict Prolonged Concussion Symptoms in Pediatric Patients, a novel liquid biopsy for diagnosing concussion was discussed. Over the past few years, many athletic and scholastic organizations, as well as parents, have begun to take a serious […]
Rule Number One: There’s NO Health in “Health Food”
I read an article the other week that inspired me. It talked about the unrealistic assumptions we sometimes make about “diet” food being healthy. It’s from the sheer amount of “diet” products that are marketed to consumers that this idea is not very well understood. Let’s begin with a couple of pretty safe general rules, […]
Brain Fog: Figuring out the Fog (Part 1)
Dr. Emily Chan, ND What You May Not Realize: The role of the Hypothalamus and Amygdala Brain Fog: that feeling where you’re on autopilot with a fog misting your thinking. Or the sensations of feeling dumber than you were before. Perhaps there is frustration at how slow your mind works. You have difficulty processing information […]
Tampon Safety
Every few years the dangers of tampon use resurfaces, and reminds us that placing something internally, in a mucus membrane vault, that is actively bleeding, might be a recipe for disaster if that “something” is contaminated with toxic chemicals or bacteria. Contamination of Modern Tampons Still Prevalent Most women know that leaving a tampon in […]
Curing Lyme without Antibiotics
Lyme disease is a serious condition, which leaves thousands of individuals crippled and suffering, but does that mean our immune system somehow is inadequate to keep us safe from these spirochetes? The verdict may be mixed in regards to this question, as many natural health practitioners, naturopaths and acupuncturists advocate the conventional approach of doxycycline […]
The “U” Shaped Curve of Coffee: Most Recent Coffee Study
The most recent study on coffee has attempted to show the relationship between coffee and tea consumption and hypertension. Since caffeine, contained in both beverages, is a stimulant, it is intuitive to assume there would be some effect. Caffeine is known to have dramatic effects of increasing blood pressure over the short term, but this […]
WARNING – Sedation Drugs Dangerous to Developing Brains: Hypnosis May be an Alternative
In a recent press release, the FDA has warned that “lengthy use of general anesthetic and sedation drugs during surgeries or procedures in children younger than 3 years or in pregnant women during their third trimester may affect the development of children’s brains.” Recent human studies do suggest that single, relatively short exposure is unlikely […]
The Power of Nature
A recent study showcases the power and importance of getting outside in nature. The study was conducted on individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Typically COPD is considered a degenerative condition, which people do not recover from. And though this study does not show a reversal of disease process, it does show that being […]