Nutritional Medicine Blogs

Selenium Supplementation: Prevention Of Colon Cancer

Table of Contents Introduction Selenium is an essential nutrient for humans; it fulfills the physiological requirements for more than 13 human enzymes and proteins. (1) Its most well known function relates to the activation of the enzyme, glutathione peroxidase, which accounts for selenium’s antioxidant role in the reduction of hydrogen

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Choline: Prenatal vitamin or Adult supplements

The breaking news I am citing today comes from the 2017 American Medical Association Annual Meeting in Chicago, whereby the AMA announced that it now supports an increase in the nutrient known as “choline” in all prenatal vitamins to 450 mg per day. Choline is under appreciated, and not widely

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Nutrition and Skin Health

Table of Contents Introduction In recent years estheticians and other skin care professionals have begun to recognize the importance of nutrition and supplementation in the prevention and management of various skin conditions and in the optimization of skin health and total body wellness. Clinical and experimental studies indicate that a

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Opioid Drug Epidemic and Opioid Crisis

The research I’m citing today was published by Dr. Jane Ballantyne in 2017. Dr. Ballantyne is a physician and professor of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine at the University of Washington. How was the opioid Drug epidemic or the Opioid Crisis begun? Her review paper addresses the prescription opioid drug epidemic

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3 Anti-aging supplements

Table of Contents Introduction It may be hard to believe, but after age 40 our bodies are actually designed to undergo decline, decay and degeneration setting us up for crippling degenerative arthritis, osteoporotic fractures, angina, heart disease, congestive heart failure, powerful infections, dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, macular degeneration, cataracts, and

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Omega-3 fat improves Brain Blood Flow

The research I am citing today was published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s disease on May 19, 2017.  The study lends further support to the mounting evidence showing that omega-3 fats help to reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Can Omega-3 reduce cognitive decline and increase mental health ? In

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