Micronutrient considerations in mental health disorders
Photo Cred: Silviarita/PIxabay By Kellie Blake, RDN, LD, IFNCP With the often-conflicting information surrounding ketogenic, Paleo, low carbohydrate, and vegan diets, macronutrients are a hot topic. My patients are very...
Read MoreInsufficient tryptophan alters gut microbiota, increases inflammation, study finds
Photo Cred: Augusta University By Katherine Shagoury With age, a diet lacking in the essential amino acid tryptophan, which has a key role in mood, energy level, and immune response,...
Read MoreAn integrative nutrition approach to anxiety and depression
Photo Cred: Nutriciously/Unsplash By Kellie Blake, RDN, LD, IFNCP I recently had a patient who contacted me desperate for help with managing significant digestive distress after meals. She reported she...
Read MoreSwitching from Western diet to balanced diet may reduce psoriasis flares
Photo Cred: Karolina Grabowska/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury A diet rich in sugar and fat leads to an imbalance in the gut’s microbial culture and may contribute to inflammatory skin diseases...
Read MoreOmega-3 fatty acids may help treatments cross blood-brain barrier
Photo Cred: Robina Weermeijer/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury New images of a molecule that shuttles omega-3 fatty acids into the brain may open a doorway for delivering neurological therapeutics to the...
Read MoreCase study follows patient with brain cancer on ketogenic diet
Photo Cred: Ronit HaNegby/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury A British man who rejected the standard of care to treat his brain cancer has lived with the typically fatal glioblastoma tumor growing...
Read MoreNutritional considerations in Alzheimer’s prevention and treatment
Photo Cred: Anna M. W./ Pexels By Kellie Blake, RDN, LD, IFNCP I remember being devastated when my grandmother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s dementia (AD) in her late sixties. She...
Read MoreNutrients and social determinants of health in wound care management
Photo Cred: Markus Spiske/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury Practitioners should consider an integrated strategy of wound healing, said James Carter, Jr., MD, FACC, RPVI, IFMCP, at the 2021 Institute for Functional...
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