The headlines say yes, but the medical establishment is ignoring some important new evidence that could yet save antibiotics. Action Alert! Antibiotic-resistant illnesses currently kill an estimated 700,000 people a year globally. By 2050, these illnesses are expected to kill 10 million people. Based on recent news, this could be coming a lot sooner. Earlier…
Rituals involving hot beverages are found all over the globe. East Asia has ancient tea ceremonies, there’s the bitter and spicy hot chocolate of Central America, and much of the industrialized world can barely open its eyes without a morning cup of coffee. As common as it is for North Americans to meet to discuss…
According to a new study published earlier this week in Scientific Reports, researchers indicate that low amounts of beneficial bacteria or a dysbiosis in the gut microbiome may have a direct association with multiple sclerosis (MS). This is not a new revelation, however, it is good to see more of this information in the medical…
Low carb? Low fat? Whole grains? Paleo? With so much conflicting dietary guidance coming from news outlets and medical professionals alike, it’s no wonder patients are confused. From one day to the next, different foods and nutrients are being alternately celebrated and demonized. A case in point is sodium. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration…
According to a new study published in the journal Molecular Cancer Therapeutics, researchers demonstrate that docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) helps reduce renal cell carcinoma invasiveness, growth rate, and blood vessel growth when combined with the anti-cancer therapy regorafenib. Regorafenib is one of a new generation of anti-cancer therapies that attack tyrosine kinases. Unfortunately, kidney cancers mutate…
In a supplement industry awash in the latest “superfruits” and “miracle foods,” the long-time nutritional workhorses tend to get the short shrift. Compared to flashy compounds and foods with exotic-sounding names—resveratrol, acai berry, camu camu—it’s all too easy to overlook something as ho-hum as magnesium. But there’s a reason—many reasons, in fact—why magnesium is a…
If you have ever struggled with losing weight, attempting numerous fad diets, yo-yoing up and down, and not getting the results you expected…take heart! Integrative Medicine of New Jersey now introduces a technologically advanced weight loss product. Backed by clinical science, and when administered in accordance with a healthy diet and routine exercise Methionine Inositol…
If you were to believe the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Pop-Tarts and Frosted Flakes are healthier than nuts and avocados. This incomprehensible stance stems from the agency’s definition of the word “healthy.” According to FDA rules, food can only be marketed as healthy if it meets certain nutritional criteria for fat, sodium, cholesterol and…