Literature Review
December 4, 2023
Literature Review
1) High resting cardiac vagal tone or control, CVC, is associated with more flexible emotional responding to external stressful stimuli. With regard to vagal changes the evidence shows us that stress will decrease CVC . (Balzarotti et. al. 2017)
Literature Review
November 27, 2023
Section I
Literature Review
1) Pericytes are critical cells that sit around the tiny blood vessels called capillaries of the body especially in the brain. They are involved in regulating blood vessel activity. They communicate directly with the endothelial cells making them super important in the activity of the blood vessel and metabolism at the local tissue interface.
Respiratory Syncytial Virus
Novemember 20, 2023
RSV
Respiratory Syncytial Virus
RSV is a 150 nanometer RNA virus that comes from a human orthopneumovirus that circulates in the winter primarily. Young children and infants infected with RSV mostly have upper respiratory tract symptoms where a subset develop lower respiratory tract disease known as bronchiolitis with the primary infection.
Covid 19 Post Mortem Part II
Covid 19 Post Mortem
November 6, 2023
Covid 19 Post Mortem
As you all know, after reading countless articles that I have posted about COVID and the policies that were put in place by "well meaning" bureaucrats, I have been highly critical of the events that took place and the US Government's failure on so many fronts.
Delaying Gratification and Dopamine
Delaying Gratification and Dopamine
When we think of our current societal view on raising children, we have a conundrum. We want our children to experience the world as it is progressing through a technological viewpoint, a growth mentality.
Nature Deprivation Disorder
October 23, 2023
Nature Deprivation Disorder
Emulsifiers Redo
October 16, 2023
Emulsifiers Redo
From the Food and Drug Administration: There are thousands of ingredients used to make foods. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) maintains a list of over 3000 ingredients in its data base "Everything Added to Food in the United States", many of which we use at home every day (e.g., sugar, baking soda, salt, vanilla, yeast, spices and colors). FDA Let us look at emulsifiers.
The Power of Suggestion
October 9, 2023
The Power of Suggestion
Can our thoughts affect us at a biological level not just a subjective level?
In a new study published in pre print in BioRxIV entitled: A thalamic circuit represents dose-like responses induced by nicotine-related beliefs in human smokers, we see some new research looking at the power of suggestion well beyond the placebo effect.
Musk and Rand
October 4, 2023
Musk and Rand
Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson is a book worthy of your time. He is an amazing writer and the context and content are so timely for the happenings of today.
Literature Review
September 25, 2023
Literature Review
1) This is an important paper for all of us to understand as it relates to disease prevention. From Nature Communications: "Here we show, using deeply phenotyped participants in the CHILD birth cohort (n = 1115), that there are early-life influences
Maternal Nutrition and the Microbiome
September 11, 2023
Maternal Nutrition and the Microbiome
Part I
This was a tricky topic to drill down into one article - so I split it into two. Bear with me on this topic as it is so important in the grander scheme of maternal and child health.
Literature Review
September 9, 2023
Literature Review
1) "Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common mental behavioral disorder in children. Alterations in gut microbiota composition are associated with neurological disorders.
Literature Review
August 28, 2023
Literature Review
1) What has happened in the realm of cancer incidence over the last decade? As one would expect, it is climbing especially for breast cancer and GI cancers. From the study: "In 2019, breast cancer had the highest number of incident early-onset cases.
Literature Review
August 21, 2023
Section I
Literature Review
1) From Cell Host and Microbe - "The microbiomes of cesarean-born infants differ from vaginally delivered infants and are associated with increased disease risks.
Fructose Story
August 14, 2023
Here is a short written version of the fructose story in tandem with the podcast with Dr. Rick Johnson where we go deep. We are going to discuss the survival switch and fructose metabolism in specific as it relates to pregnancy. It will be another life changing discussion for many of us.
Asthma, Allergies and Nutrition - The Story Part V
August 7, 2023
Section I
Asthma, Allergies and Nutrition - The Story Part V
THE NUTRITIONAL STUDIES
Read more: Asthma, Allergies and Nutrition - The Story Part V
Asthma, Allergies and Nutrition Part IV - The Story Micronutrients
July 31, 2023
Asthma, Allergies and Nutrition Part IV - The Story
Micronutrients
Zinc
Zinc is a mineral involved in over 100 enzymatic reactions in the body! It is necessary in adequate levels for cellular metabolism and is critical for the function of our immune system, our skin and our gut lining. At the cellular level, zinc is necessary for protein synthesis, DNA synthesis and cellular repair in wound healing.
Read more: Asthma, Allergies and Nutrition Part IV - The Story Micronutrients
Asthma, Allergies and Nutrition - The Story Part III
July 24, 2023
Asthma, Allergies and Nutrition - The Story Part III
THE NUTRITIONAL STUDIES
THE DO
There is good quality data on specific parts of a diet or
Read more: Asthma, Allergies and Nutrition - The Story Part III
Asthma, Allergies and Nutrition - The Story Part II
July 17, 2023
Asthma, Allergies and Nutrition - The Story
Part II
THE NUTRITIONAL STUDIES
We know that the foods that we consume affect our intestinal microbiome, our immune system, our metabolism and therefore have a significant effect on inflammation.
Read more: Asthma, Allergies and Nutrition - The Story Part II
- Asthma, Allergies and Nutrition - The Story
- Literature Review
- Outdoor Yard Safety
- More on HDL Biology from the CETP side or Cholesterol Ester Transfer Protein
- Dental Care and Health of Your Heart
- Sweating and Heat
- Breastfeeding Versus Formula / Science versus Opinion
- Literature Review
- Mental Health and Sleep for teens and college students
- Literature Review
- Section I - An Uncivilized Journey Part II (Being Vulnerable part II)
- Literature Review
- Section I - An Uncivilized Journey
- Literature Review
- Cholesterol Lipid Hypothesis Part VII
- Cholesterol Lipid Hypothesis Part VI
- Cholesterol Lipid Hypothesis Part V
- Cholesterol Lipid Hypothesis Part IV Endothelial Dysfunction
- Coronavirus Update On Hold For Now
- Calming the Gut On Fire
- Cholesterol Lipid Hypothesis Part III
- Science Literature Quick Hits
- Cholesterol Lipid Hypothesis Part II
- Coronavirus Update February, 2023
- Neurological Issues
- Men's Work
- Cholesterol Lipid Hypothesis Part I
- Iodine: an element found abundantly in the ocean and not in the earth's soil/crust
- Men - Do you want to understand anger and relationship?
- Omicron US strains: as of February 11th data
- Magnesium and Diabetes 2 studies
- Sodium:
- What about ADHD?
- Selenium
- Treating disease upstream!
- Coronavirus Update 80 plus other stuff
- Amazing Rowan County Community
- Aging is now firmly proven to be an epigenetic phenomenon, in mice!
- An Opinion on Obesity With approval from Dr. Katz to publish in its entirety as written in Linked In this past week.
- Pathophysiology Redo for those that missed it and need a refresher on how to stay safe with Omicron XBB.1.5 on the Prowl!
