Gluten and the Blood-Brain Barrier
By Integrative Practitioner Staff Gluten has long been accepted as a cause of gastrointestinal inflammation in celiac disease. However, clinicians are increasingly documenting how gluten can induce body-wide inflammation in...
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Hypothyroid Symptoms
By Integrative Practitioner Staff Common Signs and Symptoms of Hypothyroidism While iodine levels in the United States have witnessed a dramatic drop over the past several decades, bromine, perchlorate, and...
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Fundamentals of Brain Health & Disease
By Integrative Practitioner Staff The brain thrives on a fat-rich low-carbohydrate diet. When we cut carbohydrates, we mobilize the fatty acids from the foods that we eat and from our...
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The Functional Medicine Fundamentals of Brain Health & Disease
By Integrative Practitioner Staff presented by David Perlmutter, MD, FACN, ABIHM While diet and lifestyle recommendations have gained significant traction across a wide spectrum of health related issues, the acceptance...
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Whitepaper: The Care and Feeding of Your Brain
by David Perlmutter, MD, FACN, ABIHM Research has shown links between our modern high-carbohydrate, low-fat diet, and increasing rates of certain diseases, particularly those relating to brain health. As neurodegenerative...
Read MoreNIH Scientists Visualize Structures of Brain Receptors Using Subcellular Imaging
By Integrative Practitioner Staff Scientists at the National Institutes of Health have created high-resolution images of the glutamate receptor, a protein that plays a key role in nerve signaling. The...
Read MoreJellyfish protein presents new opportunity for brain health
By Integrative Practitioner Staff A protein originally found in a jellyfish has been shown to help maintain healthy brain function. Apoaequorin, the active ingredient in a new dietary supplement Prevagen...
Read MoreMaking New Connections: The Gift of Neuroplasticity
By Integrative Practitioner Staff by David Perlmutter, MD, FACN, ABIHM With the statute of limitations having long expired, I can now describe my first experiences in learning about the human...
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