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Umbrellux DAO Now Available Under New Label –...

Umbrellux DAO, the nutrition supplement that supports the healthy degradation of food-derived histamine, and provides relief to many, is now available under the Histamine Digest label (pictured to the left). The formulation and pricing of Umbrellux DAO2 and Histamine Digest are exactly the same. You can purchase Umbrellux DAO2 (Histamine Digest) —  60 count and 120 count — here. What is Histamine? Histamine is a...
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Atherosclerosis and Aging — Insights Into the Role...

I like this article (from Today’s Geriatric Medicine, by Joel Kahn, MD), because it explains why the health of the endothelial glycocalyx is so essential to vascular health, how nutrition plays an important role and how Arterosil (glycocalyx regenerating compounds supplement) can be used help restore and maintain a healthy endothelial glycocalyx. Two important excerpts from this article: “Nutrition can play a key...
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Glycocalyx: Breakthrough in Cardiovascular Medicin...

The focus of cardiovascular medicine is shifting from the contents of the lumen of the blood vessels to the condition of the arterial wall. The condition of the arterial wall is directly dependent on the glycocalyx, a microscopic anti-adhesive lining of the arterial wall, recently discovered by scientists. The endothelial glycocalyx is a micro-thin protective gel lining on interior of our blood vessels. It’s...
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Coronavirus – Can Nutrition Help Protect You...

Good hygiene and hand scrubbing with soap is the commonsense first line of defense against coronavirus (COVID-19 infection). But, nutritionally speaking, is there anything you can do to protect yourself against coronavirus? In my view, for coronavirus as well as for other infections, using nutrition and healthy lifestyle are the best ways to support your immune system and build up your resistance. In response to many...
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Clinical Research Behind BCM-95 – Highly Abs...

“Clinical research conducted with various curcumin preparations indicate therapeutic benefits for a multitude of inflammatory-based disorders (e.g., arthritis), wound healing, diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. This monograph covers only those clinical studies conducted on BCM-95, an ingredient which was developed with the goal of improving the bioavailability of curcumin. BCM-95 has...
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Wildfires, Nutrition and Respiratory Health

I live in New York, about an hour north of New York City, so my exposure to the wildfires in California, Colorado and other areas out West are solely through the images on TV and online.  In addition to the terrible loss of forests and property, people (and animals) are left dealing with tremendous environmental pollution. The gases and particles that the wildfires produce can be extremely irritating to the sensitive musosal...
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Functional Medicine-Based Dentistry and Nutrition

I believe that taking care of your mouth, gums and teeth is a really important part of maintaining good health. As an integrative and functional nutritionist, I look for underlying root causes for symptoms and illnesses….and that includes your oral health and symptoms. While still not typically part of conventional dentistry, more and more dentists are looking at the connection between oral health and the health of the...
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Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD), Diet and...

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) occurs when body fat excessively accumulates in liver cells of people who don’t abuse alcohol. If addressed early the accumulation of this fat (and hence NAFLD) can be reversed. If not addressed, it can lead to a more serious liver condition (non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, or NASH). Though not always the case, most people with a fatty liver are also overweight or obese and tend to...
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