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Mangos Improve Insulin Sensitivity In People at Risk for Diabetes

By Janet Gulland, Contributing Writer

Mangos. They’re cheery, packed with vitamin C and other nutrients, and though they’re quite sweet, they can improve insulin sensitivity in people at risk of type 2 diabetes. That’s the upshot of a recent clinical trial from researchers at the Clinical Nutrition Research Center at the Illinois Institute of Technology. Katherine Pett and colleagues studied […]

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Clearing Up Misconceptions About Olive Oil

By Artemis Morris, ND, LAc

There is an old Cretan saying: “Το λάδι είναι το αίμα της γης.” It means, “Olive oil is the blood of the earth.” That tells us a lot, about both the inherent richness of olive oil, and the importance that it had—and continues to have—in the lives of the people of Crete, and throughout the Mediterranean. Olive […]

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Webinar: Latent Infection and Chronic Stress: Drivers of Autoimmunity

By Erik Goldman

For many patients, the origins of autoimmunity aren’t just rooted in genetics or environmental triggers. Latent infections and chronic stress can silently shape immune responses for years before a formal diagnosis is made. And when left unaddressed, these invisible drivers may sabotage even your best interventions. Join Dr. Corey Schuler for this free webinar, offering […]

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The Future is Bioadaptive: How Human Lactoferrin Elevates Clinical Care in Pregnant, Menopausal, and Iron-Deficient Populations

By Erik Goldman

This webinar and clinical panel discussion explores lactoferrin—a multifunctional regulatory protein found in breast milk—and how effera™, the first human-equivalent lactoferrin, is reshaping clinical approaches to gut health, immune support, iron regulation, and nutrient absorption. Food scientist Laura Katz, will introduce the concept of human bioactive compounds, explain lactoferrin’s mechanisms of action, and share new clinical […]

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The Melatonin-ification of Childhood Bedtimes

By Michael Schulson, Contributing Writer

(This article was originally published on April 8, 2025 by www.undark.org) Two years ago, at a Stop & Shop in Rhode Island, the Danish neuroscientist and physician Henriette Edemann-Callesen visited an aisle stocked with sleep aids containing melatonin. She looked around in amazement. Then she took out her phone and snapped a photo to send […]

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Lemon Balm Improves Sleep Quality In Placebo-Controlled RCT

By Meg Sinclair, Staff Writer

These days, a lot of people could use some help in the sleep department. For many of them, phytosomal extract of Lemon Balm (Melissa officinalis) could be just the ticket. Data from a recent double-blind crossover study of 30 people with chronic insomnia show that nightly supplementation with 400 mg of Melissa officinalis Phytosome® (Indena), […]

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Can Curcumin Attenuate Type 2 Diabetes? You Beta!

By Erik Goldman

Daily supplementation with 1,500 mg of curcumin extract reduced fasting blood glucose, lowered hemoglobin A1c, and improved pancreatic β-cell function in obese people with type 2 diabetes. Those are the topline findings from a recent, year-long, placebo-controlled trial, involving 229 participants. Curcumin-treated patients also got a small but significant bonus benefit: weight loss. “We believe […]

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Fullscript’s New Goal: Minimize Dx Lab Test Hassles

By Erik Goldman

Diagnostic testing is an essential element of modern clinical practice. But for many practitioners, it is also a major source of headaches. Multiple accounts with different labs, opaque pricing, variations in insurance coverage, tracking patient compliance, compiling and interpreting results, scheduling follow-up visits, translating data into patient-friendly treatment plans….let’s be honest: diagnostic testing is fraught […]

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Folic Acid: Too Much of a Good Thing?

By Gil Winkelman, ND, Contributing Writer

It is time to rethink how we’re using folate, and its derivatives, methylfolate and folinic acid. Recent research suggests that people who routinely take more than 1000 μg of folic acid per day may be at increased risk of cognitive decline, asthma, impaired immune function, and certain types of cancer (Fardous AM, et al. Nutrients. […]

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A Good Relationship Gone Bad: Recognizing & Restoring Health in GI Candidiasis

By Erik Goldman

Candida is a commensal microorganism living in the digestive tract of the vast majority of our patients. For most, it causes no harm. But certain common lifestyle factors and medication exposures promote overgrowth of Candida species, leading to a fungal-predominant dysbiosis with sometimes severe systemic symptoms. Candidal overgrowth is often an important piece of the chronic illness […]

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