Maternal Nutrition and the Microbiome – Part I This was a tricky topic to drill down into one article – so I split it into two. Bear with me on this topic as it is so import… Read More
Literature Review 1) “Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common mental behavioral disorder in children. Alterations in gut microbiota composition are associated with… Read More
Literature Review 1) What has happened in the realm of cancer incidence over the last decade? As one would expect, it is climbing especially for breast cancer and GI cancers….studies… Read More
Literature Review this Week 1) From Cell Host and Microbe – “The microbiomes of cesarean-born infants differ from vaginally delivered infants and are associated with increased di… Read More
Here is a short written version of the fructose story in tandem with the podcast with Dr. Rick Johnson where we go deep. We are going to discuss the survival switch and fructose metabolism i… Read More
Asthma and Nutrition Part V Case presentation: DM is a 12 yo caucasian male who presented to integrative pediatric clinic for the first time at age 8 years with the chief complaint of modera… Read More
Asthma, Allergies and Nutrition Part IV – The Story – Micronutrients Zinc is a mineral involved in over 100 enzymatic reactions in the body! It is necessary in adequate leve… Read More
Asthma, Allergies and Nutrition – The Story Part III – THE NUTRITION STUDIES – THE TO DO There is good quality data on specific parts of a diet or nutritional pla… Read More
THE NUTRITIONAL STUDIES We know that the foods that we consume affect our intestinal microbiome, our immune system, our metabolism and therefore have a significant effect on inflammation. Is… Read More
Asthma, Allergies and Nutrition – The Story Here is a long form look at asthma and allergies as I am preparing a lecture on asthma and allergies for a conference in October. I will bre… Read More
Literature Review: 1) Is loneliness tied to an increase in death risk? A new study in Nature says yes to a degree of the pooled effect size of 1.32 for all cause mortality. (Wang et. al. 202… Read More
Let us head back to the headwaters of HDL biology to find some more answers. If you did not read the original HDL piece or remember the basics of HDL biology, go back to Newsletter V13… Read More
Do you know if you have periodontal disease? Do your gums bleed? Do your teeth hurt? Do you have red and beefy appearing gums? Do you floss daily? Do you brush two times a day? Do you have s… Read More
This week we talk all about sweat and heat liberation. Sweating is a very important tool that the human body and most mammals use to eliminate unwanted stuff. In this case, the body primaril… Read More
Breastfeeding Versus Formula Science versus Opinion I read with somewhat of a frustrated feeling a recent article in Scientific American entitled: It’s Okay Not to Breastfeed by Kavin… Read More
Literature Review: This week we discuss articles about the Inhalation of polyamides or nylon in microsizes, masking and effectiveness, cannabis use in youth and covid 19 versus influenz… Read More
Literature review this week: Plastics in the blood, dogs can sniff Covid, mental health and exercise, CT scans and brain cancer risk, aging and the microbiome. Also, a piece on mothers and t… Read More
This week is a literature review where we look at the topics of school mental health struggles, safetyism, crispr therapy, immune skin cell programming and rapid weight gain in infants. Part… Read More
Last year, I wrote about an Uncivilized Journey that was very eye opening and transformative. This year, I went on a second journey deep in the fields of rural Austin, Texas where horses, tu… Read More
Cholesterol VII- Follow up It is imperative that all readers know that any time you go against conventional wisdom, you run the risk of negative reactions from providers of care that disagre… Read More
Cholesterol Part V – What to do? I hope that over the last four weeks I have sufficiently laid the case for heart disease as a complex disorder that is far from just a cholesterol… Read More
Cholesterol Lipid Hypothesis Part IV – Endothelial Dysfunction How does an artery clog? Let us recap a little at this time. 1) Cholesterol and lipoproteins are sign… Read More
This week it is: Cholesterol Lipid Hypothesis Part II The hypothesis: cholesterol and lipoproteins like LDL are inherently good and necessary unless they become unbalanced either throug… Read More
Coronavirus Update 81 plus other stuff We continue to have a highly infectious Omicron endemic national state with new strain XBB.1.5 accounting for 75% of our cases now with absolutely no s… Read More
What is it about Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity that we see a disease needing a drug to mitigate the problem versus first looking at the other possible root causes? (Some children do ha… Read More
This week week look at a piece by David Katz: “I imagine -and in select cases know- that many of my colleagues were encouraged and gratified to hear that the NIH is allocating a s… Read More
Covid update #79 – This week we do a literature review looking at Covid and the post illness effects on lipid metabolism, chemical clearance and general long term health. We loo… Read More
Food in Infants What do we know? “Humans are the only mammals who feed our young special complementary foods before weaning and we are the only primates that wean our young before they… Read More
Coronavirus Update 76 plus other stuff The work around Covid research is fading for me. This is now mostly a highly contagious upper respiratory infection for most. The morbidity has faded t… Read More
This week we take a look at: Drug Induced Micronutrient Loss, Soleus Push Ups and Miror Neurons To function at the highest and most optimal state requires providing our human engine wit… Read More
Covid Update # 73: Omicron US strains: as of October 22nd data – variants make up: BA.4.6 is 11%, BA.2.75 is 2%, BF.7 is 7%, BA.5 is 62%, BQ.1 is 9%, BQ1.1 is 7% BA.5 is losing ground… Read More
Literature review 1) Looking for a new sweetener that is natural and less toxic to your body? Usher in Allulose which is the enantiomer of fructose, is much less sweet to taste and does not… Read More
Loss has seemed to follow me more this year than any other. Whether it is a newborn baby that never had a chance to take a crack at life, an 86 year old who lived a rich life or now …… Read More
Issue 34 This week we look at The Truth About Lying, Acid Suppressors and Asthma Risk, Testicular Concerns and Obesity. Adults lie? Shocker. According to the research, most adults… Read More