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Study Design: Review Autism, which is characterised by abnormal social behaviour, has previously been linked to low levels of serotonin in the brain and to low vitamin D levels, but no mechanism has linked the two until now. Serotonin, oxytocin, and vasopressin, three brain hormones that affect social behavior, are all activated by Vitamin D. […]
Shrinking brain volume is a sign of Alzheimer’s disease, as well as a sign of normal aging. This study tested postmenopausal women who were part of the Women’s Health Initiative Memory Study. By looking at the levels of omega-3 fatty acids in the red blood cells (RBC) and MRIs of the brain, the researchers looked […]
Omega-3 and omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) are precursors to lipid mediators with anti-nociceptive and pro-nociceptive properties, respectively. This study assessed clinical and biochemical effects of targeted alteration in dietary omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids in the treatment of chronic headaches. Study Design: Randomized, Single-Blinded, Parallel-Group Clinical Trial Sixty-seven patients with chronic daily headaches […]
Accurate and detailed assessments of metabolic and hormonal health are often overlooked in assessments of not only disease, but as a tool for bringing about optimal health and performance! When patients have hormone-related symptoms, it is usually not a simple clear-cut case of one single hormone level being out of range. In fact, because of […]
Researchers in large-scale epidemiologic studies, meta-analyses, and systematic reviews of observational investigations: Consistently report protective effects against cardiovascular (CV) disease as a result of omega-3 supplementation. There are conflicting results, however, from studies regarding omega-3s for secondary prevention of CV outcomes for patients with existing CV disease. Researchers from the University of Milan published […]
Background: Long-chain ?-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (?3-PUFAs), including eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) (20:5?-3), docosapentaenoic acid (DPA) (22:5?-3), and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) (22:6?-3), have been shown to reduce cardiovascular risk, but effects on cause-specific and total mortality and potential dose-responses remain controversial. Most observational studies have assessed self-reported dietary intake and most randomised trials have tested effects […]
There is an endemic nutritional deficiency likely to be affecting a large proportion of your patients, as well as the next generation of Australian children. Reducing IQs, sapping vitality, expanding waistlines and impeding reproductive health… Can all this be influenced by one nutrient?
As the primary polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) in the brain, DHA is responsible for neuronal functions that affect “learning, memory, auditory, and olfactory responses.” Because DHA status is dependent on dietary intake of this essential fatty acid, individuals who do not consume sufficient amounts may experience impaired cognition. Moreover, most research on the DHA-brain connection […]
Severity of Symptoms among Children with Autism The following study was published in ‘MEDICA – a Journal of clinical Medicine’ 2012. Objective: To assess the levels of ten toxic metals and essential elements in hair samples of children with Autism, and to correlate the level of these elements with the severity of Autism. Method: The […]
As many of us have likely begun the year with some form of the ever ubiquitous New Years ‘Detox Program’, (or at least contemplated it with a sincere and earnest vigour), the issues of Toxicity living in our modern world and lifestyle, are likely to be acutely in mind. Embarking on the new year is […]
We in the modern world, often lead frenetic and unbalanced lifestyles. Day to day life often involves continuous stress, not only from emotional stressors (such as marital, financial, and occupational) but also from physical stressors (such as sleep deprivation, caffeine consumption, pain and extreme exercise) all without adequate recovery. Further physical stressors exist however and […]
A review of literature published in the journal Nutrients confirms the scope of evidence supporting DHA’s critical role in the evolution and maintenance of human physiology. From the late Paleolithic period, consumption of DHA-rich foods (i.e. seafood) began to correspond with brain development, which surged in the last 200,000 years. Modern science has delved […]
The Organic (Metabolic) acids we all excrete in our urine every day, represent key intermediary compounds of the many internal biochemical pathways underway within the body, as well as the metabolism of many exogenous compounds also. The Citric Acid Cycle (CAC) in the mitochondrion of every cell for example, is comprised of nine organic acids […]
Fish oil, when combined with chemotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer, significantly enhanced the efficacy of the chemotherapy and improved response rate when compared to those simply receiving the standard therapy, according to research published in ‘Cancer 2011′. Palliative chemotherapy is aimed at increasing survival and palliating symptoms. However, the response rate to first-line […]
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