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Should Any Supplements Be Taken During Pregnancy?
Some say to be safe, don’t start any new supplements once you get pregnant but here’s a study that refutes that.In a review of hundreds of studies, reseachers found 19 randomized trials with strong evidence showing that compared with supplements, probiotics taken...Read More
Go Probiotics!
Probiocs have been found to increase tolerance to peanuts in children with severe peanut allergy. The study, published in the journal Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, follows up on children enrolled in an earlier study of an immunotherapy treatment, which...Read More
December 21st, 2017
There was an article in the Science Times last week November 7th, 2017 that caught my eye. It was entitled, “When the Heart Fails Slowly” and concerned guidelines for end of life care for people with heart failure. The article states that the number of Americans with...Read More
Glutathione Treats Melasma
Glutathione (a tripeptide made of glutamine, cysteine, and glycine), given intravenously or orally is helpful for people with Melasma (a dark pigmentation of the cheeks) and in people with other dark blotches elsewhere in the body according to an article in the New...Read More
The Soy Controversy – Part 5 Soy and Thyroid Function
This is part 5 and the final in a series about soy. There is a lot of misinformation and “soy bashing” out there so I though it right to set the record straight with information from the literature to address these concerns so that people can eat soy...Read More
The Soy Controversy – Part 4 Soy and Breast Cancer
This is part 4 in a series about soy. There is a lot of misinformation and “soy bashing” out there so I though it right to set the record straight with information from the literature to address these concerns so that people can eat soy without worrying...Read More
Soy – Both Sides of the Story PART 3 – Does Soy Disrupt the Endocrine System?
This is part 3 in a series about soy. There is a lot of misinformation and “soy bashing” out there so I though it right to set the record straight with information from the literature to address these concerns so that people can eat soy without worrying...Read More
Soy – Both Sides of the Story PART 2 – Is Soy A Thyroid blocker?
This is part 2 in a series about soy. There is a lot of misinformation and “soy bashing” out there so I though it right to set the record straight with information from the literature to address these concerns so that people can eat soy without worrying...Read More
Soy – Both Sides of the Story PART 1 – Is Soy Ineffective for Menopausal Hot Flushes?
I recently received an email from a patient who was concerned when I mentioned that soy products, in the organic form, have certain health benefits. The email mentioned several concerns regarding soy ingestion. I though it right to set the record straight with...Read More
