The American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M)—the global leader for continuing medical education in longevity and whole-person medicine—has announced the acquisition of BodySite.com by its parent company Tarsus Medical Group. The acquisition marks the organization’s continued movement into the ever-growing digital healthcare space. BodySite is a world-leading digital care app […]
Issue: October 2021 #459
Fungi Show Early Promise for Preventing Progression of Neurodegenerative Diseases
A recently published paper has described how the inflammatory and oxidative responses to traumatic brain injury in mice were reduced using nutritional mushroom supplements.
New Breakthroughs in Treating Dementias with Light
Clinical experience attests to the benefit of using a photobiomodulation device to treat dementias and brain injuries.
Treating Stress and Anxiety with Functional Medicine
Higher stress levels have been shown to worsen heart disease, cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, infectious disease, autoimmune conditions and mental health.
Emerging from the Psychedelic Dark Ages – A Brief History of Psychedelics in the West, the War on Drugs, and Today’s Psychedelic Renaissance
By Erica Zelfand, ND The Psychedelic Renaissance is here, with powerful medicines like psilocybin, lysergic acid diethylamide-25 (LSD), and 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) back en vogue. But how did we get here? (Hold onto your seats, cosmonauts; we’re going on a trip.) The Debut of Psychedelics in the West The history of […]
Causes of TechStress and ‘Technology-Associated Overuse’ Syndrome and Solutions for Reducing Screen Fatigue, Neck and Shoulder Pain, and Screen Addiction*
This article describes the many physical, emotional, and social symptoms of screen overuse and gives practical suggestions for mitigating these effects.
Insulin Resistance
Copyright By Pamela W. Smith, M.D., MPH, MS Description More than 80% of the population in the US who are adults have blood glucose levels that are too high.1 If an individual has a fasting blood sugar (FBS) that is high-normal (over 85 mg/dL), the risk of the person dying […]
Hormone Therapies to Strengthen Our Immune Resistance to Viral Infections, Including COVID-19
Multiple hormones have roles in the immune response, and hormone therapy may be an important, overlooked treatment for viral infections that include SAR-CoV-2.
Treating Periodontal Disease Delays Alzheimer’s
Curmudgeon’s Corner By Jacob Schor, ND, FABNO Back in November 2020, a federal panel of medical experts refused to endorse a new drug for Alzheimer’s disease, saying that the evidence wasn’t persuasive enough. However, half a year later, in June 2021, the FDA went ahead and approved this same drug, […]
Underlying Causes and Natural Treatments for Alzheimer’s and Dementia
Michael Edson, MS, is a licensed acupuncturist, certified herbalist, and author. He has co-authored books on natural eye care and published one on Parkinson’s. For this article, he draws on his latest book Natural Brain Support, which discusses self-care measures to prevent dementia.