Excess fructose consumption may cause leaky gut, lead to fatty liver disease
Photo Cred: Lisa Fotios/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Excessive consumption of fructose can result in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), but contrary to previous understanding, researchers at University of California San...
Read MoreStudy raises concern that COVID-19 vaccine will be less effective for those with obesity
Photo Cred: Gustavo Fring/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury From the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) risk to recovery, the odds are stacked against those with obesity, and a future vaccine may have limited...
Read MoreInflammatory bowel disease linked to faulty immune cell
Photo Cred: Andrea Piacquadio/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury The lasting nature of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) may be due to a type of long-lived immune cell that can provoke persistent, damaging...
Read MoreMany COVID-19 patients prescribed unnecessary “preventative” antibiotics, study finds
Photo Cred: Michael Longmire/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury More than half of patients hospitalized with suspected novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Michigan during the state’s peak months received antibiotics soon after they...
Read MoreResearchers confirm first case of COVID-19 reinfection
Photo Cred: Annie Spratt/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury A man was infected with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) after recovering from an initial bout in April in what scientists said is the...
Read MoreOxalates often overlooked driver of chronic health issues
Photo Cred: Stella Schafer/Pexels By Carolina Brooks, BA, IFMCP There has been a recurrent pattern in my practice among new patients who have recently switched to a plant-based diet. They...
Read MoreFDA issues emergency authorization for convalescent plasma as potential COVID-19 treatment
Photo Cred: Gustavo Fring/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued emergency use authorization on Sunday for investigational convalescent plasma for the treatment of the novel...
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#94 – Fundamentals of creating a robust circadian rhythm
The circadian rhythm, or “body clock,” shapes every function of the body, from the cellular level on up to cognitive power and social interactions. Yet, at this time during the...
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