Category: chronic disease

  • Pancreatic cancer – more clues – microbiome, again.

    Small study shows oral bacteria  is consistent, with significant difference, between those with and without pancreatic cancer.   Let’s make a study that defines, broadly, which species in the microbiome define a state of “health” and start there with our preventative treatment – balance the gut, and see all the diseases our patients don’t get.  This…

  • Biomarkers –

    Blood samples from 17,000 “healthy” people were taken and their health status followed for over 5 years.  Of those who had died – of a variety of diseases – they found 4 biomarkers to be consistent throughout. They are albumin, alpha-1 acid glycoprotein, citrate, and the size of the VLDL particles.   All of these molecules…

  • How fiber prevents diabetes, obesity

    http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140114090822.htm A basic dietary recommendation by doctors is “eat more fiber”.  This new research confirms that dietary fiber plays a large role in our health.

  • Zombie Endocrine disruptors!

    Although chemicals like steroids used in cattle production are broken down by sunlight, it seems they regenerate at night.  So all that run-off from the farm full of endocrine disruptors that everyone assumed was at least partially innocuous, isn’t. Article: Hormone-disrupting chemicals may be far more prevalent in lakes and rivers than previously thought. Environmental…

  • Chronic conditions in Americans

    The most recently analyzed data shows that 50.9% of American adults suffer from at least one chronic condition.  25% of American adults suffer from more than one chronic condition. http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/807543_3?nlid=32191_1521 This is appalling.  More than half of our population is diseased, and suffering.  What is going on here? Diet, diet, diet.  Gut, gut, gut.  There…