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Inflammation and your brain – hope for new treatments

Integrative Doctor

Jan 23, 2020
1 min

Inflammation and your brain – hope for new treatments

Inflammation plays a role in many diseases. Targeting inflammation has led to breakthrough treatments in recent years, for conditions...

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Some people with schizophrenia may have a vitamin deficiency

Integrative Doctor

Dec 18, 2019
2 min

Some people with schizophrenia may have a vitamin deficiency

A new hypothesis from researchers at the University of Toronto links a vitamin deficiency with schizophrenia and could have profound...

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Cholesterol tests may miss 75% of at-risk patients

Integrative Doctor

Dec 11, 2019
1 min

Cholesterol tests may miss 75% of at-risk patients

New research from Ohio University suggests that current tests for low-density lipoprotein (LDL), often called ‘bad cholesterol’, are...

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Dec 2, 2019
1 min

Omega-3 and ADHD

One in 20 children have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, a neurodevelopmental disorder that causes hyperactivity, impulsive...

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Common medications alter your gut microbiome

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Nov 25, 2019
1 min

Common medications alter your gut microbiome

New research from the Netherlands suggests that a range of commonly used medications can alter the population of gut microbes, and some...

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Sunlight and your gut – what’s the connection?

Integrative Doctor

Nov 13, 2019
1 min

Sunlight and your gut – what’s the connection?

Our bodies produce vitamin D on exposure to UV light. When people get less UV exposure, due to living at higher latitudes where there is...

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Nov 6, 2019
1 min

Dr Mark Hyman discusses IV nutrition

VIDEO – watch well-known integrative medicine advocate Dr Mark Hyman discuss the benefits of IV nutrient treatments. Our injectable...

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Oct 10, 2019
1 min

Your gut’s favourite foods

We all have favourite foods, and the microbes that live in our guts are no exception. Researchers fed different diets to mice to find out...

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Oct 4, 2019
1 min

Iron deficiency anaemia

Iron deficiency anaemia was responsible for more than 100,000 hospital admissions in the UK in one year. Lack of iron can lead to heart...

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Sep 27, 2019
1 min

Nutrient supplements and mental health

A new analysis of medical research shows potential benefits of nutrient supplements for treatment and prevention of mental illnesses...

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Vitamin D supplements may reduce cancer deaths

Integrative Doctor

Sep 10, 2019
1 min

Vitamin D supplements may reduce cancer deaths

A new study published in the British Medical Journal found that a common vitamin supplementation substantially reduced the risk of cancer...

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Could a compound found in red wine treat depression?

Integrative Doctor

Sep 4, 2019
1 min

Could a compound found in red wine treat depression?

First we must point out that drinking wine is not a medical treatment for depression! The compound, known as resveratrol, is famously...

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Can a change in diet boost cancer therapy?

Integrative Doctor

Aug 28, 2019
2 min

Can a change in diet boost cancer therapy?

The importance of nutrition to our health is becoming clearer and clearer. A recent study published in the journal Nature showed that the...

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Winter blues? Asthma attacks? It may be mould.

Integrative Doctor

Aug 22, 2019
1 min

Winter blues? Asthma attacks? It may be mould.

It’s winter, which means many of us are exposed to damp conditions and mould growth in our homes, increasing the risk of respiratory...

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Good Vibrations – boosting the gut microbiome

Integrative Doctor

Aug 16, 2019
1 min

Good Vibrations – boosting the gut microbiome

Whole-body vibration (WBV) is a form of passive exercise that involves standing on a platform that vibrates between 15 and 70 times per...

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Aug 8, 2019
1 min

Does Vitamin A Reduce Skin Cancer Risk?

New research examined almost 80,000 people over more than a quarter of a century to investigate a possible link between vitamin A intake...

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Jul 29, 2019
1 min

Dementia – how to reduce your risk

A family history of dementia does not mean you are destined to suffer from the condition, according to new research from the University...

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Sugary drinks and cancer – is there a link?

Integrative Doctor

Jul 23, 2019
1 min

Sugary drinks and cancer – is there a link?

Sugary drinks, including fruit juice, may increase the risk of cancer, according to a study by French scientists. The study, from the...

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Jul 17, 2019
1 min

The diabetes ‘epidemic’

500,000 Australians may have diabetes and not even know it. The age of onset of type 2 diabetes is getting younger, leading to a greater...

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Vitamin C reduces time in intensive care

Integrative Doctor

Jul 5, 2019
1 min

Vitamin C reduces time in intensive care

New research from scientists in Norway and Australia has shown that vitamin C reduces the amount of time patients spend in intensive care...

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