Do alkaline diets work? (Part 1 of 2)
Part 1 of 2: Understanding metabolic acidosis Do alkaline diets work? The answer to the question is: Yes, quite likely. If you know what you’re doing, that is. Optimizing metabolic alkalinity likely plays a significant role in healing, but it’s not as straightforward as it might seem. In part 1 of this 2-part post…
Glutathione, the Master Antioxidant
Does supplementation really increase glutathione levels? Scientists have been trying to understand the aging process for, well, ages. One thing we know for sure is that oxidative stress plays a major role in the aging process, and a powerful antioxidant known as glutathione helps fight that oxidative stress.[1],[2] Oxidative stress is a process that…
Enzymes for Heart Health: Lumbrokinase and Nattokinase
Cardiovascular health is influenced not only by blood cholesterol, cholesterol transporters known as lipoproteins, and antioxidants, but also by the tendency of blood to coagulate or clot.[1],[2],[3],[4] All of us have clotting factors in our blood to ensure we do not bleed to death if we cut ourselves – and that’s a good thing!…
Turmeric: A Golden Remedy for Musculoskeletal Health
Curcuminoids, the famous active compounds from turmeric, deliver benefits for joint health and exercise recovery Liquid gold. Golden milk. That brilliant saffron-hued spice. We hear a lot about turmeric these days—also known as Curcuma longa—a member of the ginger family, and native of Southeast Asia.[1] Valued for its brilliant hue and distinctive spicy-bitter flavor,…
Gut Microbiota Diversity in the Young and Old
A factor in disease conditions and aging? In recent decades, there has been an explosion of information regarding the role that the human microbiota plays in both health and disease. Projects such as the National Institutes of Health Human Microbiome Project,[1] and similar collaborative efforts in other countries, have focused on the collection of…
Avoiding Alzheimer’s Today, Tomorrow, and Beyond – Part 2 of 2
A proactive approach to reducing the risk of dementia In Part 2 of this two-part series, we investigate some botanicals and additional supplements which complement nutritional and lifestyle factors for the prevention of cognitive decline. Also, you may want to listen to Dr. Decker’s live interview with Natural Medicine Journal on the topic of…
Stomach Acidity, Dietary Intake, and the Microbiome
The gut microbiome, stomach acidity, sloths, and you. In recent years we’ve seen an explosion in the research on the importance of the collection of trillions of bacteria, viruses, and fungi living in the human body, collectively known as the microbiome. We now know that a vast array of health conditions such as obesity,[1]…
Reducing the Risk of Alzheimer’s
A proactive approach to reducing the risk of dementia Anyone who has watched the health of a love one decline after a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease knows all too well the challenges that come with this condition. Not just memory loss, but personality changes, impaired reasoning skills, and even motor issues – dementia slowly…
Maritime Pine Bark Extract: An Anti-Aging Solution?
The anti-aging and metabolic benefits of this highly-researched pine bark compound Maritime pine bark extract, sourced from the maritime pine (Pinus pinaster Aiton), has a long history of use both in industry and in medicine. The tree has been widely used since the 16th century in Europe as source of timber as well as…
The Bone and Joint Benefits of Boron
The oft neglected trace mineral and its importance for bone and joint health Meet boron, atomic number 5, “a dynamic trace element affecting an exceptionally large number of seemingly unrelated biological functions,” according to a 2017 review.[1] Despite this broad statement of the importance of boron for potentially every system in the body, study…
Seaweed for Immunity
Complex seaweed-derived compounds known as fucoidans support immune function and longevity Picture a frozen earth 635 million years ago, the planet at last beginning to thaw from an extraordinary ice age that blanketed land and sea. As the permafrost softens and melts, new life emerges from the ocean depths: sea plants.[1] The earth’s first…
How Harmful Is Air Pollution?
When breathing is a health risk, what can be done? Take a deep breath in. Slowly exhale. Deep, conscious breathing can be restorative, balancing, and calming. The experience is even better in nature – a forest with trees towering overhead, or by the ocean with the sand between our toes. We take it for…
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