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New study shows processed foods shorten your life
A new study shows regularly eating processed foods — the staple of most western diets — can shorten your life. In functional medicine, we know from the published research that a diet based on processed foods also will significantly increase your chances of suffering from chronic disease. Common chronic diseases tied to diet include diabetes, obesity, heart disease, autoimmune diseases, high blood pressure, dementia, and Alzheimer’s.
The study was conducted in France and published in the JAMA Internal Medicine journal. It tracked ...
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Pollutants lower sperm counts in dogs and humans
Infertility has been a growing problem over the last three decades, with most of the attention focused on women’s reproduction. However, 40 to 50 percent of cases of infertility are caused by male infertility. Research shows sperm quality has dropped by 50 percent in the last 80 years. Sperm quality of dogs has also declined sharply over recent years.
Now, a recent study shows common pollutants in the environment and in the foods we eat affect male fertility.
The British study looked at the
effects of two common pollutants ...
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How to support your brain’s “happiness” chemical
Many people take SSRI antidepressants for depression. However, it’s important to ask why you are feeling depression in the first place.
Many important research strides have been made linking chronic inflammation, poor gut health, gut bacteria, and general brain health with depression.
However, we still need healthy serotonin activity, the target of SSRIs, to feel good.
Do you have these symptoms of low serotonin?
No longer finding joy, pleasure, or enthusiasm in life
Rage and anger
Depression
Depression related to lack of sunlight
No ...
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Gut bacteria play a role in anorexia; eating disorders
People with eating disorders such as anorexia simply do not experience hunger and satiety in the same way people who have a healthy relationship with food do. New research suggests that the composition of gut bacteria, or the gut microbiome, may play a role in the behavioral aspects of anorexia and eating disorders. For instance, previous research shows a connection between mood disorders such as depression and poor gut microbiome diversity. Less than half of people with eating disorders fully recover, ...
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How to support your brain’s “happiness” chemical
Many people take SSRI antidepressants for depression. However, it’s important to ask why you are feeling depression in the first place.
Many important research strides have been made linking chronic inflammation, poor gut health, gut bacteria, and general brain health with depression.
However, we still need healthy serotonin activity, the target of SSRIs, to feel good.
Do you have these symptoms of low serotonin?
No longer finding joy, pleasure, or enthusiasm in life
Rage and anger
Depression
Depression related to lack of sunlight
No longer enjoy hobbies, favorite foods, ...
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Is chronic stress damaging you? Take an adrenal test
Many of us are too stressed out these days and this can have negative consequences on our bodies and brains, promoting chronic disease and rapid brain degeneration. If you’re concerned about the effects of stress on your body and how to manage it, an adrenal salivary test is an important ally. It can show you whether your stress hormone cortisol is too high or too low and whether this has affected your sleep-wake cycle, or circadian rhythm.
Symptoms of low adrenal hormones
Fatigue
Slow ...
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Test for gluten intolerance if you have Hashimoto’s
Numerous studies show a strong link between gluten intolerance and Hashimoto’s disease, an autoimmune disease that attacks the thyroid gland, causing hypothyroidism. This is because gluten has a molecular structure that closely resembles thyroid tissue — gluten sensitivity triggers an attack on the thyroid gland. Gluten (technically, the correct term is gliadin), is the protein found in wheat and wheat-like grains, such as spelt, kamut, rye, barley, triticale, and oats.
One of the immune system’s primary jobs is to protect the body ...
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Don’t overlook the necessity of vitamin D cofactors
Sufficient vitamin D levels requires more than a healthy diet and taking supplements—good vitamin D levels need the right cofactors too. A shocking three-quarters of the US population has too little vitamin D, even in sunny locales. Vitamin D is necessary to dampen inflammation and tame autoimmune diseases. Some people with autoimmunity may even need extra vitamin D due to a genetic variation that affects the ability of their cells to absorb adequate vitamin D.
In addition to supplementing with fat-soluble vitamin ...
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Bad gut bacteria big risk in heart disease
Unhealthy gut bacteria are a bigger risk for atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries than smoking, cholesterol levels, obesity, or diabetes. Atherosclerosis is the leading cause of heart disease.
That’s because the root cause of heart disease is inflammation. In fact, most modern health disorders are rooted in inflammation, including arthritis, diabetes, obesity, dementia, depression, and inflammatory bowel disease. Cardiovascular disease is no exception.
So where do gut bacteria come in? Researchers have discovered an unhealthy microbiome — the term given to our ...
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