Author: Dr. James Meschino

Melatonin Continues to Show Promise in Alzheimer’s disease Prevention and Adjunctive ManagementSource: Medical Science Monitor (May 7, 2020)Lifestyle Medicine Update (December 30, 2024)The pineal gland releases less and less melatonin as we age, and thus blood and brain levels of melatonin decline very significantly as we age. Numerous studies now show that the decline in Read More

Finally, A Diet That Controls Gout Source: Journal Nutrients (2019) Lifestyle Medicine Update (December 10, 2024)You likely know that gout is a type of arthritis that causes inflammation and pain in certain joints, especially the big toe, but it can also affect the ankles, knees, elbows, wrists and fingers. Sudden flare ups can lead to Read More

First Drug Shown to Lower Lp(a) in Heart Attack Prevention (Muvalaplin): A Game ChangerSource: JAMA (November, 2024)Lifestyle Medicine Update (Dec 4, 2024)You know that there is good cholesterol and bad cholesterol in your bloodstream right now. The good cholesterol is the HDL, which helps to remove cholesterol from the artery wall. The bad cholesterol is Read More

Higher Omega 3 and Omega 6 Fat Blood Levels Strongly Linked to Prevention of 19 Different CancersSource: Int J Cancer (October 17, 2024)Lifestyle Medicine Update (November 13, 2024)Over the years there has been much debate and controversy regarding the protective effects of omega-3 and possibly omega-6 fats on cancer prevention. The large UK Biobank Study Read More

Medicinal Mushrooms in Cancer Prevention and Adjunctive Treatment Source: J Integrative Medicine 2014 Lifestyle Medicine Update (November 6, 2024) It is well documented that our immune system becomes weaker as we age, which allows more virulent, life-threatening infections to impact our health and sometimes enables the reactivation of old infections, such as tuberculosis and chicken Read More

Simple Blood Test for Alzheimer’s disease Shows Impressive Accuracy: And the Importance of Vitamin B3 Supplementation in Alzheimer’s PreventionSource: Medscape October 29, 2024 & J Neuroscience Nov 5, 2008Lifestyle Medicine Update (October 31, 2024)A new and simple blood test has emerged that shows 91% accuracy in confirming Alzheimer’s disease in patients with cognitive symptoms, according Read More

Glucosamine: An Important Anti-Aging Drug? Human and Animal Studies Show Its Disease Prevention and Life Extending Impact Source: Human Nutrition & Metabolism (2021) Lifestyle Medicine Update (October 10, 2024) As we age, roughly around age 40, our body makes less of a substance known as glucosamine.  As glucosamine is required to maintain the cartilage in Read More

Icariin Flavonoid Continues to Show Positive Effects on Preventing and Managing Osteoporosis Source: Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (2017) Lifestyle Medicine Update no (Sept 25, 2024) Back in the year 2007 the first clinical trial was published showing that supplementation with 60 mg per day of icariin flavonoid from the Epimedium Herb, provided to Read More

Red Meat and Processed Meat and Colorectal Cancer Risk Source: J. Gastroenterology (2024); J Critical Reviews in Food and Science Nutrition (2024) Lifestyle Medicine Update (September 4, 2024) Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer world-wide and the second leading cause of cancer death. As reported in 2024 in the journal Critical Reviews in Read More

Exercise Improves Erectile Dysfunction as Effectively as Viagra: Natural Strategies for Maintaining Male Sexual Health Source: The Journal of Sexual Medicine (December 2023) Lifestyle Medicine Update (August 21, 2024) An important study was published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine in December of 2023 showing that regular aerobic exercise (30 minutes three times per week) Read More