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Lactobacillus GG: A Potent Immune Regulator Effective in Many Disorders

October 7, 2009

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New Research Reveals Probiotic’s Anti-Toxin, Anti-Inflammatory, Immune Boosting Properties Lactobacillus GG is the most prolifically researched probiotic in the world—over 400 studies have been…

A Novel Approach to Treating Depression – How Probiotics Can Shift Mood by Modulating Cytokines

September 29, 2009

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Michael E. Ash, BSc.(Hons) DO. ND. F.Dip ION has written an overview from a clinical perspective of the emerging science related to the mucosal…

Common Ills are Linked to Memory Loss

September 25, 2009

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Patients with Alzheimer’s disease who have common bacterial infections suffer greater memory loss, claims a recent study published in Neurology. The effect is said…

Autism Rates Climb to 1% of USA Population?

September 11, 2009

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Questions concerning the frequency of individuals being diagnosed as on the autistic spectrum have been frequently raised over the last few years. Instinctively one…

Anxiety & Fatigue Respond to Natural Agent Better Than to Benzodiazepines

August 28, 2009

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Use of benzodiazepine anti-anxiety drugs (like Valium) reached epidemic proportions two decades ago, the use of which was enshrined in the Rolling Stones song…

Brain Health- Potential for Improvement with Vit D and Curcumin

August 6, 2009

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Comment: A combination of vitamin D3 and curcumin, from tumeric, may boost the immune system, and help it clear the protein plaques linked to…

Folic Acid-Indication: Parkinson’s Disease (PD)

June 9, 2009

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Research: In this study, researchers measured blood levels of total homocysteine ((t)Hcy), vitamin B(12) and folic acid in patients with Parkinson s disease (PD)…

Is there convincing biological or behavioural evidence linking vitamin D deficiency to brain dysfunction?

May 8, 2009

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Vitamin D insufficiency is common in the United States; the elderly and African-Americans are at particularly high risk of deficiency. This review, written for…

Is docosahexaenoic acid, an n–3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid, required for development of normal brain function? An overview of evidence from cognitive and behavioural tests in humans and animals

May 8, 2009

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This review is part of a series intended for non specialists that will summarise evidence relevant to the question of whether causal relations exist…