Magnesium Stearate: A Safe and Effective Filler – Setting the Record...
An Interview with Dr. Dana Myatt, NMD ( Focus on Allergy Research, April 2013)
Note: Magnesium stearate, a common “inactive” ingredient in many nutritional supplements,...
Mitochondrial Dysfunction, Nutrition and Aging
By Ward Dean, MD
Every cell in the human body is packed with tiny organelles called mitochondria (Fig. 1). Mitochondria are often referred to as...
Niacin – The “Cholesterol Wars” Champion Can Also Raise Growth Hormone
By Ward Dean, MD
A study in the Archives of Internal Medicine (Guyton, et al, 2000) confirms my long-held belief in the superiority of niacin...
Of Brains and Bones: How Hunger Neurons Control Bone Mass
In an advance that helps clarify the role of a cluster of neurons in the brain, Yale School of Medicine researchers have found that...
How Flu Virus Attacks Immune System to Establish Infection
Shedding light on influenza's insidious nature, scientists from the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research in Cambridge, Massachusetts have discovered how the flu virus is able to quickly...
‘Kissing Virus’ Linked to Lupus, Multiple Sclerosis, Diabetes, Celiac and Other...
A ground breaking study by scientists at Cincinnati Children's Hospital reveals that the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) – best known for causing mononucleosis – also...
Aspirin Doubles Heart Attack Risk in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
If you're taking an aspirin a day in the hopes it will reduce your risk of a heart attack or stroke, a new study...
Fighting Insulin Resistance to Reverse Diabetes, Manage Weight and Reduce Carb...
According to the Journal of the American Medical Association nearly 50% of all adults in the U.S. are either currently diabetic or suffering from metabolic syndrom...
Common Acid Reflux Meds May Promote Chronic Liver Disease
Approximately 10 percent of the general population take a proton pump inhibitor (PPI) drug to block stomach acid secretions and relieve symptoms of frequent...
14 Supplements You Should Never Take (Part 1)
By Dr. Ronald Hoffman
I’m a big proponent of nutritional supplements. And though the majority of supplement manufacturers are responsible and ethical, and their claims are, by...
Environmental Estrogens: The Invisible Threat That Surrounds Us
On a daily basis we consume and breathe environmental estrogens known to cause birth defects and cancer in animals. These substances are everywhere, in...
Promising New Approach for Gum Disease Treatment Identified
Nearly 50 percent of all adults in the United States suffer from the gum disease, periodontitis. Of these 17 percent suffer from a more severe form of periodontitis that increases their...
