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NAD Vs Viral Infections
Severe acute respiratory syndrome type-viruses and other viral infections render the body a battlefield, requiring mobilization of vast...
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Integrative Doctor
- Apr 29
- 1 min
Vitamin delivery methods
Do you have a “touchy tummy” and find that taking vitamins in tablet form can give you an upset stomach?Have you thought about trying...
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Integrative Doctor
- Apr 25
- 1 min
Long Covid Recovery
Recently researchers have identified several factors that can lead to a higher risk of long-COVID, one is the level of the actual...
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Integrative Doctor
- Apr 14
- 1 min
When you have a gut feeling that the drugs don’t work.
New Studies show that gut health may impact whether some prescription medications work or not. In one of the latest studies researchers...
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Integrative Doctor
- Mar 21
- 2 min
Help your heart – boost your brain
More than half a million Australians live with dementia and that number is expected to double in the next 40 years. The good news is up...
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Integrative Doctor
- Mar 8
- 1 min
Glutathione offers brain boost – research
New research from Australia offers hope for future treatments of neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease by raising...
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Integrative Doctor
- Mar 1
- 1 min
NAD+ and viral infections
Raising NAD+ levels in Covid-19 patients could assist the immune system’s antiviral response. An article in prominent scientific journal...
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Integrative Doctor
- Feb 21
- 1 min
Sugar control – dinnertime makes a difference
Researchers from Spain and the USA have found that eating late at night, when melatonin levels are high, disturbs blood sugar control....
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Integrative Doctor
- Feb 10
- 1 min
Exercise – it only takes a little to improve your memory
Scientists from California and Japan have found that just 10 minutes of light exercise has noticeable benefits for the hippocampus – the...
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Integrative Doctor
- Feb 2
- 1 min
Mediterranean diet linked to lower mortality in over-65s
A study from the University of Barcelona has found that people over 65 who adhere to the Mediterranean diet have a lower risk of dying....
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Integrative Doctor
- Jan 12
- 2 min
Autoimmune disease – is diet to blame?
Autoimmune diseases are becoming more common around the world and two UK scientists think our western diet could be the culprit. James...
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Integrative Doctor
- Dec 15, 2021
- 1 min
Sugar Reduction Could Save Lives
As we head into the festive season, some research from the US is worth bearing in mind – eating less sugar could lead to a longer,...
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Integrative Doctor
- Dec 15, 2021
- 2 min
Simple salt substitute reduces stroke, heart attacks and death
Australian researchers have found that substituting table salt for a low-sodium substitute could save lives. Excessive salt intake is...
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Integrative Doctor
- Dec 15, 2021
- 1 min
Gut Microbiome and Thyroid Disease
Chinese researchers have shown a link between Autoimmune Thyroid Disease (AITD) and altered gut microbiomes in a systematic review and...
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Integrative Doctor
- Nov 23, 2021
- 1 min
Gut and Brain – another link
A new study adds to our growing understanding of the link between our gut and our brain. Babies who are born extremely prematurely are at...
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Integrative Doctor
- Nov 18, 2021
- 1 min
Vitamin C and COVID-19 – some good news
A group of British and New Zealand researchers have conducted a review into the scientific evidence supporting the use of vitamin C in...
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Integrative Doctor
- Oct 29, 2021
- 1 min
Weight loss – your gut microbiome could help
The gut microbiome – all of the microorganisms that dwell in your digestive tract – is incredibly complex and affects multiple aspects of...
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Integrative Doctor
- Oct 14, 2021
- 1 min
How our metabolism changes as we age
Our metabolism changes as we age, but according to a new study, the changes only occur at specific stages of our lives and remain...
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Integrative Doctor
- Oct 6, 2021
- 1 min
Fish Oil vs Superbugs
New research from South Australia suggests that fish oil supplements combined with antibiotics could be the key to defeating...
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Integrative Doctor
- Sep 28, 2021
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Overeating – does it make you fat? Or is it the other way around?
It seems like common sense: eat too much and you will become overweight. But a new paper from Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard...
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