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Reducing your Alzheimer’s risk

A new study from the Australian National University in Canberra has found that older people already experiencing cognitive decline can re...

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Zinc and COVID-19 – intervention and prevention.

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Sep 28
1 min

Zinc and COVID-19 – intervention and prevention.

A new paper published in the British Medical Journal concludes the zinc is a critical factor for antiviral immunity and that zinc supplem...

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NAD+ could turn back the clock on cellular ageing.

Integrative Doctor

Sep 21
1 min

NAD+ could turn back the clock on cellular ageing.

Many of our bodies’ functions follow circadian rhythms, such as sleep, hunger, food metabolism and body temperature. Circadian rhythms ar...

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Fertility and ageing – can raising NAD+ levels help?

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Sep 16
1 min

Fertility and ageing – can raising NAD+ levels help?

Recent research suggests that improving NAD+ levels leads to increased measures of fertility in ageing mice. One of the earliest signals ...

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The Contraceptive Pill and Your Nutrition

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Sep 10
1 min

The Contraceptive Pill and Your Nutrition

The Pill is a common and important method of birth control for many women, but it is not without side effects. Along with the well-known ...

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Innate Immunity – how NAD supports your body’s security force.

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Sep 7
1 min

Innate Immunity – how NAD supports your body’s security force.

Innate immunity is the defence system we are all born with. Unlike adaptive immunity, which our body builds up following exposure to germ...

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Sep 1
1 min

Remember your dreams

Do you ever wake from a vivid dream only to find it slipping away without a trace? Researchers at the University of Adelaide have publish...

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Raising NAD+ levels inhibits coronavirus replication in lab research.

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Aug 28
2 min

Raising NAD+ levels inhibits coronavirus replication in lab research.

Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide (NAD) is a coenzyme found in our cells. It has two forms, NAD+ and NADH. NAD+ is the form of the coenzy...

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COVID-19, nutrition and your immune system.

Integrative Doctor

Aug 21
1 min

COVID-19, nutrition and your immune system.

Your immune system is always active, scanning for threats from viruses, bacteria and other pathogens. When a threat is detected, it ramps...

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High dose vitamin C supports patients with diabetes

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Aug 17
1 min

High dose vitamin C supports patients with diabetes

New research shows that high dose vitamin C supports immune function in diabetic patients who have poor sugar control. A new study from K...

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Probiotics reduce crying time in infants with colic.

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Aug 10
1 min

Probiotics reduce crying time in infants with colic.

Good news for parents – researchers have found that probiotic treatment with a form of Lactobacillus helps reduce the symptoms of colic. ...

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Jul 27
1 min

Diet, Nutrition and COVID-19

At PIM we have a particular interest in diet and nutrition, and how these factors affect our immune response. The COVID-19 pandemic has m...

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Jul 27
1 min

IV Zinc in COVID-19 trial

Australian researchers are about to carry out world-first research, using intravenous zinc against the damaging symptoms of coronavirus. ...

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Fruit and vegetables linked to lower diabetes risk.

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Jul 20
1 min

Fruit and vegetables linked to lower diabetes risk.

A new study published in the British Medical Journal suggest that eating just a little bit more fruit and vegetables can reduce your risk...

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Jul 10
1 min

Citizen Science Makes Microbiome Map

A project in Melbourne is examining how diverse our oral microbiome is, and how it may be affected by housemates, pets and where we live....

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Bowel Inflammation and Dementia – More Evidence of a Link

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Jun 25
1 min

Bowel Inflammation and Dementia – More Evidence of a Link

People living with Inflammatory Bowel Disease are 2.5 times more likely to suffer from dementia and more than six times as likely to be d...

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Vitamin D, COVID-19 and influenza – supplements could prevent infection and death.

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Jun 10
1 min

Vitamin D, COVID-19 and influenza – supplements could prevent infection and death.

As the world grapples with the COVID-19 epidemic, and influenza continues to take a heavy toll, researchers are looking at ways of reduci...

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Vitamin C and a specific diet may shrink tumours.

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Jun 3
1 min

Vitamin C and a specific diet may shrink tumours.

A non-toxic treatment combining high-dose intravenous vitamin C and a diet that mimics fasting can kill cancer cells and slow the progres...

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May 28
1 min

Parkinson’s – does it begin in the gut?

Parkinson’s disease is a condition that affects the brain, with the death of cells that secrete dopamine leading to impairment of motor f...

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Vitamin D determines severity of COVID-19 – researchers call on government to change health advice.

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May 15
2 min

Vitamin D determines severity of COVID-19 – researchers call on government to change health advice.

Vitamin D is highly likely to reduce the severity of COVID-19 symptoms and death rates, according to new research from Trinity College Du...

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