The trend towards the legalization of marijuana and the increasing use of this herbal product and its oils (CBD) for both recreational and therapeutic uses begs a question: What impact does it have on sex hormones and reproductive functions, as well as on other critical health issues, such as cognition and immune health? Cannabis sativa…
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As I look out the window at 39,000 feet, squinting at the ephemeral clouds enveloping my home for the next dozen hours, I lose myself in thought. I am flying home from my nearly one week stay in Kerala, India, and pondering the roles played in our lives by hope, purpose, love, and resilience. Reflecting…
Periodic fasting, a water fast for 4 days, or the fasting mimicking diet for 5, has been shown to have a large variety of benefits – lowered inflammation, improved blood pressure and lipids, increased brain growth factors, decreased visceral (belly) fat, among others. Among the additional benefits of a fasting mimicking diet, is preserving lean…
IT’S ALWAYS NICE to go into the New Year with some good news. Just before Christmas, the Senate passed by unanimous consent a resolution recognising the seriousness of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and supporting the designation of September 2018 as ‘Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Awareness Month’. PCOS is the most common endocrine disorder to affect women. It…
THE VERY PARADIGM of our health care system is wrong and needs to change. The conventional medical view, supported by the medical-industrial complex, is that the body comprises isolated parts and that doctors must treat symptoms. But the body is an integrated whole: every part of the body is related to every other part of…