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Yet another study that links air pollution to increased Alzheimer's disease: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Ambient Air pollution and the Severity of Alzheimer’s Disease Neuropathology
Exposure to fine particulate matter air pollution (PM2.5) may increase risk for dementia. It is unknown whether this relationship is mediated by dementia-related neuropathologic change found at autopsy. To examine relationships between PM2.5 ...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
November 12, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Yet another study that links air pollution to increased Alzheimer's disease: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Exposure to light at night significantly increases the risk of cardiovascular disease--respect your circadian rhythm (my commentary) jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Light Exposure at Night and Cardiovascular Disease Incidence
This cohort study assesses associations of day and night light exposure with incidence of coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction, heart failure, atrial fibrillation, and stroke among adults ol...
jamanetwork.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Exposure to light at night significantly increases the risk of cardiovascular disease--respect your circadian rhythm (my commentary) jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Eating a healthier (DASH) diet improves blood pressure--not a real shocker jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
DASH-Patterned Groceries and Effects on Blood Pressure
This randomized clinical trial investigates the effect of home-delivered Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) low-sodium groceries on blood pressure among Black adults in communities with fe...
jamanetwork.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Eating a healthier (DASH) diet improves blood pressure--not a real shocker jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Daily coffee consumption may cut AFIB risk by 39% jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Caffeinated Coffee Consumption or Abstinence to Reduce Atrial Fibrillation
This clinical trial compares the effect of caffeinated coffee consumption vs abstinence from coffee and caffeine on recurrent atrial fibrillation.
jamanetwork.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Daily coffee consumption may cut AFIB risk by 39% jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Adults with heart disease prescribed vitamin D in doses tailored to reach blood levels considered optimal for heart health (>40-80 ng/mL) had a reduced risk of heart attack by more than half (52%). newsroom.heart.org/news/heart-a...
Heart attack risk halved in adults with heart disease taking tailored vitamin D doses
Research Highlights: Adults with heart disease prescribed vitamin D in doses tailored to reach blood levels considered optimal for heart health (>40-80 ng/mL) had a reduced risk of heart attack by mor...
newsroom.heart.org
November 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Adults with heart disease prescribed vitamin D in doses tailored to reach blood levels considered optimal for heart health (>40-80 ng/mL) had a reduced risk of heart attack by more than half (52%). newsroom.heart.org/news/heart-a...
Cognitive decline was delayed by an average of seven years in individuals who walked 5,000 to 7,500 steps per day due to less buildup of tau protein www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Physical activity as a modifiable risk factor in preclinical Alzheimer’s disease - Nature Medicine
In cognitively normal older adults at risk for Alzheimer’s dementia, physical inactivity was associated with faster tau protein buildup and cognitive decline.
www.nature.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Cognitive decline was delayed by an average of seven years in individuals who walked 5,000 to 7,500 steps per day due to less buildup of tau protein www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Learn about Ayurvedic principles of promoting health and longevity from Dr. John Douillard youtu.be/7JkN06z_JJY?...
Ayurvedic Longevity with Dr. John Douillard: Rational Wellness Podcast 435
YouTube video by Ben Weitz, DC
youtu.be
November 6, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Learn about Ayurvedic principles of promoting health and longevity from Dr. John Douillard youtu.be/7JkN06z_JJY?...
Low Dose Naltroxen (LDN) is gaining popularity among physicians for helping patients with Fibromylagia www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
The Off-Label Treatment That Helps Many With Fibromyalgia
Fueled by a handful of trials and word-of-mouth buzz, low-dose naltrexone is gaining momentum among patients and some doctors as an off-label treatment for chronic pain.
www.medscape.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Low Dose Naltroxen (LDN) is gaining popularity among physicians for helping patients with Fibromylagia www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
There are a large number of medications that work by blocking acetylcholine (anticholinergics) & their use, esp. of stronger anti-cholinergics, incl. urinary antispasmodics, antihistamines, & psychotropic drugs, are associated w/increased risk of dementia alzres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Anticholinergic burden and incident dementia: a Swedish nationwide case-control study - Alzheimer's Research & Therapy
Background Cumulative exposure to multiple drugs with anticholinergic properties, known as anticholinergic burden, has been linked to dementia risk. We aimed to thoroughly assess this relationship by ...
alzres.biomedcentral.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:55 PM
There are a large number of medications that work by blocking acetylcholine (anticholinergics) & their use, esp. of stronger anti-cholinergics, incl. urinary antispasmodics, antihistamines, & psychotropic drugs, are associated w/increased risk of dementia alzres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Generic Lipitor distributed by Ascend but manufactured in India was just recalled because the pills fail to dissolve properly www.pbs.org/newshour/hea...
What to know about the recall of atorvastatin pills for lowering cholesterol
If you take cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins, you may have noticed a flurry of news coverage since late October about an extensive recall of thousands of bottles of atorvastatin, the generic ...
www.pbs.org
November 3, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Generic Lipitor distributed by Ascend but manufactured in India was just recalled because the pills fail to dissolve properly www.pbs.org/newshour/hea...
New recommendations for treating Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (MASLD), which is a diet & lifestyle disease involve using medications (Semaglutide and Resmetirom) but no emphasis on diet and lifestyle.https://www.medscape.com/s/viewarticle/treatment-landscape-shifts-masld-mash-care-2025a1000u12
November 2, 2025 at 5:09 PM
New recommendations for treating Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (MASLD), which is a diet & lifestyle disease involve using medications (Semaglutide and Resmetirom) but no emphasis on diet and lifestyle.https://www.medscape.com/s/viewarticle/treatment-landscape-shifts-masld-mash-care-2025a1000u12
This article recommends not relying on the following lab tests: 1. Serum B12, 2. Serum Iron, 3. Creatinine for kidney function, 4. Total Testosterone, and 5. Total cholesterol or LDL-C www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
Doctors: 5 Deceptive Lab Tests to Drop for Better Options
Five routine tests provide limited clinical value, and evidence-based alternatives can better guide diagnosis, risk for disease, and patient management.
www.medscape.com
November 1, 2025 at 2:36 PM
This article recommends not relying on the following lab tests: 1. Serum B12, 2. Serum Iron, 3. Creatinine for kidney function, 4. Total Testosterone, and 5. Total cholesterol or LDL-C www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
Here's the video of the last Functional Medicine Discussion Group meeting with Dr. Matthew Budoff delivering the 2nd Annual Dr. Howard Elkin Memorial talk on Preventative Cardiology. I apologize the sound is subpar. youtu.be/neyRxbMxK6A?...
Preventative Cardiology with Dr. Matthew Budoff: Rational Wellness Podcast 434
YouTube video by Ben Weitz, DC
youtu.be
October 31, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Here's the video of the last Functional Medicine Discussion Group meeting with Dr. Matthew Budoff delivering the 2nd Annual Dr. Howard Elkin Memorial talk on Preventative Cardiology. I apologize the sound is subpar. youtu.be/neyRxbMxK6A?...
The CORE risk score is more accurate than the FIB-4 Index at predicting severe liver disease (utilizing age, sex, ALT, AST, and GGT) www.bmj.com/content/390/...
Use of new CORE risk score to predict 10 year risk of liver cirrhosis in general population: population based cohort study
Objective To develop and validate a novel risk prediction model for incident major adverse liver outcomes (MALO) in a primary care setting.
Design Population based cohort study.
Setting Sweden, with...
www.bmj.com
October 28, 2025 at 12:21 PM
The CORE risk score is more accurate than the FIB-4 Index at predicting severe liver disease (utilizing age, sex, ALT, AST, and GGT) www.bmj.com/content/390/...
Impaired glymphatic flow— the brain’s waste clearance system — may explain how cardiovascular disease may drive dementia. Determined through MRI markers. alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
MRI markers of cerebrospinal fluid dynamics predict dementia and mediate the impact of cardiovascular risk
INTRODUCTION Impaired cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) dynamics may contribute to dementia, but human evidence is limited. We examined associations between magnetic resonance imaging–based proxies of CSF d...
alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 28, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Impaired glymphatic flow— the brain’s waste clearance system — may explain how cardiovascular disease may drive dementia. Determined through MRI markers. alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Consuming increased amounts of the amino acid cysteine either from food or supplements can boost the activity of intestinal stem cells, thus helping repair damaged intestines such as from radiation or chemo scitechdaily.com/mit-scientis...
MIT Scientists Discover Amino Acid That Rejuvenates the Gut
The findings could provide a new approach to repairing tissue damage caused by radiation or chemotherapy treatment. A new study from MIT has found that consuming foods high in the amino acid cysteine ...
scitechdaily.com
October 27, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Consuming increased amounts of the amino acid cysteine either from food or supplements can boost the activity of intestinal stem cells, thus helping repair damaged intestines such as from radiation or chemo scitechdaily.com/mit-scientis...
Check out this discussion with Dr. Maria Sophocles on the Musculoskeletal Syndrome of Menopause youtu.be/5Fss4WS6WgY?...
The Musculoskeletal Syndrome of Menopause with Dr. Maria Sophocles: Rational Wellness Podcast 433
YouTube video by Ben Weitz, DC
youtu.be
October 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Check out this discussion with Dr. Maria Sophocles on the Musculoskeletal Syndrome of Menopause youtu.be/5Fss4WS6WgY?...
A novel compound made from taking the MK4 form of vitamin K2 and conjugating it with retinoic acid (a vitamin A metabolite) reverses neurodegeneration in a mouse model scitechdaily.com/breakthrough...
Breakthrough Vitamin K Compounds May Reverse Alzheimer’s Damage
Supercharged vitamin K compounds may help the brain rebuild itself and fight neurodegenerative decline.
scitechdaily.com
October 23, 2025 at 11:43 AM
A novel compound made from taking the MK4 form of vitamin K2 and conjugating it with retinoic acid (a vitamin A metabolite) reverses neurodegeneration in a mouse model scitechdaily.com/breakthrough...
Patients bitten by a one star tick can develop a meat allergy known as Alpha-Gal Syndrome www.medscape.com/s/viewarticl...
Alpha-Gal Syndrome: What to Know
Alpha-gal syndrome is spreading across parts of the US. Here’s what you need to know about this tick-borne meat allergy.
www.medscape.com
October 21, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Patients bitten by a one star tick can develop a meat allergy known as Alpha-Gal Syndrome www.medscape.com/s/viewarticl...
A case history of a patient with severe reflux osophagitis from taking low dose Semiglutide www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
How Semaglutide Led to Severe Reflux Esophagitis in a Woman
A 70-year-old woman developed severe reflux oesophagitis and ulceration after months of semaglutide use, highlighting the potential gastrointestinal risks.
www.medscape.com
October 21, 2025 at 12:01 PM
A case history of a patient with severe reflux osophagitis from taking low dose Semiglutide www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
Higher consumption of soy in Korea is associated with decreased mortality jn.nutrition.org/article/S002...
Dietary Intakes of Soy and Isoflavones and Risk of Mortality in a Population with High Soy Consumption
Soy and isoflavones have been linked to various health benefits, but their associations
with all-cause and cause-specific mortality remain unclear.
jn.nutrition.org
October 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Higher consumption of soy in Korea is associated with decreased mortality jn.nutrition.org/article/S002...
A lower intake of riboflavin, B6 and folate from food is associated with an increased risk of dementia. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Dietary intake of folate, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, and riboflavin and the risk of incident dementia - European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
European Journal of Clinical Nutrition - Dietary intake of folate, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, and riboflavin and the risk of incident dementia
www.nature.com
October 15, 2025 at 11:08 PM
A lower intake of riboflavin, B6 and folate from food is associated with an increased risk of dementia. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
NR supplementation restores NAD+ levels and milk production and improves offspring development (animal study) jn.nutrition.org/article/S002...
NAD+ Repletion Enhances Mammary Lactogenesis and Improves Offspring Development in a Sow Model
Breastfeeding provides bidirectional biosocial benefits for maternal–neonatal dyads,
yet lactation insufficiency remains a major clinical challenge due to incomplete understanding
of lactogenesis mech...
jn.nutrition.org
October 15, 2025 at 3:15 PM
NR supplementation restores NAD+ levels and milk production and improves offspring development (animal study) jn.nutrition.org/article/S002...
Blueberries contain polyphenols, incl. anthocyanins which decrease oxidative stress, modulate lipid & glucose metabolism, & regulate the gut microbiota. Interestingly, the polyphenol content in blueberry leaves is even higher than in the fruit pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40706754/
Blueberry Bioactives in Metabolic Syndrome - PubMed
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a special disorder with abnormal lipid levels, excessive body fat, high blood pressure, and insulin resistance. It is commonly associated with chronic diseases like diabet...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
October 14, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Blueberries contain polyphenols, incl. anthocyanins which decrease oxidative stress, modulate lipid & glucose metabolism, & regulate the gut microbiota. Interestingly, the polyphenol content in blueberry leaves is even higher than in the fruit pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40706754/
A review article discusses the potential benefits of a combination of nutritional supplements for neurodegenerative conditions, like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease: taurine, TUDCA, curcumin, CoQ10, Creatine, and NAC pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40675338/
Combination Supplement Therapy: A New Frontier in Treatment of Neurodegenerative Diseases - PubMed
This review highlights the importance and potential beneficial effects of dietary supplements, including taurine, tauroursodeoxycholic acid (TUDCA), curcumin, coenzyme Q10, creatine, and N-acetylcyste...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
October 13, 2025 at 3:18 PM
A review article discusses the potential benefits of a combination of nutritional supplements for neurodegenerative conditions, like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease: taurine, TUDCA, curcumin, CoQ10, Creatine, and NAC pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40675338/