Category: Lifestyle Medicine Update

Fish Oil and Heart Health Update 2024: How much omega-3 fat is safe and effective?Sources: Medscape June 4, 2024 (Dr Joann E Manson) and Frontiers of Medicine Feb 2, 2022.Lifestyle Medicine Update (July 9, 2024)Today’s question is how much omega-3 fat is safe and effective to take via supplementation.  The large UK Biobank study and Read More

Vitamin B12 Receptor Autoimmunity Increases Risk and Severity of MS and Psychiatric ConditionsSource: J Translational Medicine (June 2024)Lifestyle Medicine Update (July 3, 2024)A remarkable study published in Translational Medicine on June 26, 2024, showed that many patients with multiple sclerosis, various psychiatric conditions and lupus (SLE), who showed progressive neurological decline and degeneration, had normal Read More

Melatonin Supplementation Shown to Prevent and Treat Macular Degeneration – the leading cause of blindness after 55 years of ageSources: JAMA Ophthalmology (Oct. 2024) and Ann NY Acad. Sci (Dec. 2005)Lifestyle Medicine Update (June 26, 2024)Melatonin is not only important for a good night’s sleep, but it also possesses other properties that are shown to Read More

L-Carnitine: A novel supplement to help prevent and treat congestive heart failure? Source: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders (July 21, 2014) Lifestyle Medicine Update (June 25, 2024)Congestive heart failure is a leading cause of hospital admissions in people over the age of 65, but the diet and lifestyle practice you employ when you are younger largely determines Read More

Functional MRI Predicts Alzheimer’s Disease Onset with Over 80 Percent Accuracy: An Absolute Breakthrough Source: Nature Mental Health (June 6, 2024) Lifestyle Medicine Update (June 13, 2024)As you know, with our aging population the incidence of Alzheimer’s disease is increasing quite rapidly. There are a variety of blood tests and other tests that may help Read More

Indole-3-carbinol in Cancer PreventionSource: Frontiers of Nutrition Journal (October 1, 2021)Lifestyle Medicine Update (June 4, 2024)Many population studies (epidemiological studies) show that higher intake of cruciferous vegetables is strongly tied to a reduced risk of some important cancers, including breast, prostate cancer. Cruciferous vegetables include, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, Bok choy, kale, turnips, collard Read More

Health Canada and the FDA DO NOT ALLOW Cholesterol-Lowering Claims about Gum Guggul. Perplexing!Source: Cardiovascular Drug Reviews (2007)Lifestyle Medicine Update (May 29, 2024)As reported in the journal Cardiovascular Drug Reviews, as far back as 1998, in India, gum guggul was approved as a drug to lower cholesterol and triglyceride levels in humans (hypolipidemic), based on Read More

Whey Protein Shakes Support and Improve Muscle Strength and Cardiovascular Health – 2022 ReviewSource: The Nutrition Bulletin, February 17, 2022Lifestyle Medicine Update (May 21, 2024)Many body builders and athletes ingest a whey protein shake daily to help grow and support their muscle and lean mass, but in recent years we have seen that whey protein Read More

Probiotics Supplement Improves Early-Stage CirrhosisSource: Frontiers of Medicine (Hepatobiliary Diseases) 2024Lifestyle Medicine Update (May 14, 2024)A large systematic review published in the journal Frontiers of Medicine (Hepatobiliary Disease) in March of 2024 has confirmed that the use of probiotic supplements, containing lactobacillus, bifidobacterium and streptococcus bacteria, improve liver function in people with advanced non-alcoholic fatty Read More

CDP-Choline Supplementation is Critical to Preserve Memory After Age 50Source: Journal Aging and Disease (2023)Lifestyle Medicine Update (May 8, 2024)It’s very likely that you have never heard of the most important molecule that protects your brain against age-related memory loss and dementia. But that molecule is CDP-choline (cytidine-diphosphocholine), also known as citicholine. In the May Read More