Green Tea Polyphenols vs. Candida Albicans Biofilm
Background the usually benign yeast Candida albicans can sometimes overgrow in the human gastrointestinal tract to give rise to a complex medical syndrome known as chronic candidiasis, or the yeast syndrome. Candidiasis can cause a wide variety of symptoms in...Research Update on SAMe (S-Adenosylmethionine)
Background s-adenosylmethionine (saMe) is an important physiologic agent that is involved in more than 40 biochemical reactions in the body. It functions closely with folic acid and vitamin B12 in “methylation” reactions. Methylation is the process of adding a...Lycopene Improves Bone Health
Background though it does not get a lot of attention, increased oxidative stress is associated with a significant increased risk of osteoporosis. Numerous mechanisms have been elucidated and share many common features with the effects of free radical damage associated...
Milk Thistle Extract and Breast Cancer
Background Recently there has been some minor controversy regarding the use of milk thistle in women with a history of breast cancer. Is there any validity to these concerns? Not really. It is just confusing to the consumer. For example, the susan G. komen for...Fish Oils Lower Cortisol Levels
Background One of the consequences of the stress response is abdominal fat cell growth and loss of muscle mass, a scenario that obviously leads to insulin resistance and obesity. It is a complex set of events orchestrated by the adrenal hormone cortisol released as...Get The Longevity Matrix
On the Dr Oz show
On the show I discussed the failure of conventional medicine to address the underlying issues in many health conditions offering little more than drugs as biochemical “band aids.”