by Les Cole | Feb 18, 2014 | Chelation, Diabetes, Endothelial Dysfunction (ED), Functional Medicine, Heart Disease, IV Therapy
The Trial to Assess Chelation Therapy (TACT) presented ground breaking results in the diabetic sub study at the recent American Heart Association Meeting and published in Circulation. The paper, “The Effect of an EDTA-based Chelation Regimen on Patients With...
by Les Cole | Feb 14, 2014 | Aging, Alzheimer's Disease, Neurodegeneration
A report published online on January 22, 2014 in the journal Neurology® reveals an association between higher levels of the omega-3 fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and greater brain volume in older age. “These higher levels...
by Les Cole | Feb 12, 2014 | Aging, Andropause, Bio-Identical Hormone, Bioidentical Hormones, Functional Medicine, Heart Disease, Hormones, Male, Replacement, Testosterone, Testosterone
Heart failure patients who take testosterone supplements may find they breathe better and are able to do more exercise, researchers from the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada, reported in Circulation Heart Failure in a 2012 study. The authors had gathered data...
by Les Cole | Feb 6, 2014 | Autoimmune, Bio-Identical Hormone, Bioidentical Hormones, Diabetes, Female, Food Sensitivity, GI Disease, Hormones, Insulin Resistance, Leaky Gut, Male, Metabolic Syndrome, Metabolic Syndrome, Metabolism, Natural Medicine, Nutrition, Obesity, Overweight, Pre-Diabetes, Supplements, Thyroid, Weight Loss
The human gastrointestinal tract requires “good bacteria” to help the body to absorb and utilize nutrients from food properly. Previous studies demonstrate that the intestinal flora of obese individuals differs from that of people of normal weight. Angelo Tremblay,...
by Les Cole | Feb 5, 2014 | Adrenal Fatigue, Chronic Fatigue, Fatigue, Functional Medicine, Male, Natural Medicine
Melatonin is a hormone that is produced at-night in the dark and is an important output of the circadian rhythm, or the body’s internal clock. Many biological processes are regulated by the circadian rhythm, including the sleep-wake cycle. Sarah C. Markt, from...
