Seasonal daylight variation influences brain function, research finds
Photo Cred: Anna Shvets/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury New research from the University of Turku compared how the length of daylight hours affected the opioid receptors in humans and rats. The...
Read MoreVitamin B6 may help calm cytokine storms in COVID-19
Photo Cred: Artem Podre/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Vitamin B6 may help calm cytokine storms and unclog blood clots linked to novel coronavirus (COVID-19) lethality, according to a new study published...
Read MoreHow dysbiotic oral microbiome drives systemic histamine symptoms
Photo Cred: Andrea Piacquadio/Pexels By Carolina Brooks, BA, IFMCP Six months ago, I started working with a young male patient in his thirties presenting with anxiety and laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR),...
Read MoreWHO experts advise against hydroxychloroquine to prevent COVID-19
Photo Cred: Anna Shvets/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury The anti-inflammatory drug hydroxychloroquine should not be used to prevent infection in people who do not have the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), according to...
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#101 – Respiratory health and the microbiome
Jocelyn Strand, ND, Director of Clinical Education for Bio-Botanical Research, Inc., joins Integrative Practitioner editor, Katherine Rushlau, to discuss the role of microorganisms in optimizing pulmonary and immune health, as...
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The D-Lightfully Controversial Vitamin D: Health Benefits from Birth until Death
Vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency is a Global health problem. The Institute of Medicine has recommended for maximum calcium and bone health that a blood level of 25-hydroxyvitamin D should...
Read MoreFDA issues emergency authorization for Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine
Photo Cred: Thirdman/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued late last week an emergency use authorization for the third novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination, the Janssen...
Read MoreGut microbiome connection to bloating
Photo Cred: Polina Zimmerman/Pexels By Kellie Blake, RDN, LD, IFNCP Many patients experience abdominal bloating and distention at some point. However, up to 30 percent of American adults report suffering...
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