Author: Andre Broussard, D.C.
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Eggs Are Good For Your Heart….Again
Does an egg a day keep CVD away? John Murphy, MDLinx | December 05, 2018 For many years, eggs have had a bad reputation for contributing to heart disease. But new research is turning this “bad egg” into a good one. Indeed, researchers of a recent study showed that eating an egg a day is…
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Do Milk and Sugar Cause Acne?
IT’S CONFIRMED. DAIRY PRODUCTS AND SUGAR CAUSE ACNE. As our sugar and dairy consumption has increased over the last 100 years so has the number of people with acne. We now have over 17 million acne sufferers, costing our health care system $1 billion a year. Eighty to ninety percent of teenagers suffer acne to…
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Whole-Fat or Nonfat Dairy? The Debate Continues
This is the title of an article published in the December issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. They review the evidence for whole-fat, and non-fat dairy foods out there. I agree with Frank Hu, MD, PhD, MPH, chair of the nutrition department at Harvard University where he advises, “don’t get overstressed about just one thing. Overall dietary…
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Leaky Gut, Leaky Brain: The Role of Zonulin
by Melissa Lee – Fx Medicine 05/13/2016 DOWNLOAD INFOGRAPHIC In recent years an amazing discovery has advanced our understanding of intestinal permeability. In 2000, Dr Alessio Fasano and his team discovered a molecule responsible for modulating intestinal tight junctions (TJs) known as zonulin. To date, zonulin is the only human protein known to reversibly regulate intestinal permeability. Based on Dr Fasano’s…
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Early Puberty Mystery Linked to Family Exposure to Household Chemicals
By Sarah Sloat on December 3, 2018 Filed Under Diseases, Environment & Health American girls are now going through puberty significantly earlier than in decades prior, a trend that’s been linked to physiological and psychological risks. The various factors thought to drive early puberty include obesity, toxic stress, and environmental elements. A landmark study published…
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What Medical Conditions May Predispose One to Back Pain?
An article published in the journal BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders concluded that 1) arthritis, 2) high blood pressure, 3) coronary artery disease, and 4) general poor health were associated with chronic lower back pain. ~ Dr. Broussard Do medical conditions predispose to the development of chronic back pain? A longitudinal co-twin control study of middle-aged males…
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BACK PAIN: What Put’s Middle-Aged Women at Risk?
A study published in the journal Spine, determined that obesity, depressive symptoms, low-education status, and lack of vigorous physical activity are associated with higher risk of frequent back pain among women in their mid-50 s. The authors said that targeting these risk factors may lessen the burden of back pain. Read Abstract
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Low Carb Diets Can Help Lower Your Blood Sugars in Type 2 Diabetes
An article published in the journal Diabetic Medicine shows that you can lower your blood sugars by restricting your carbohydrates. They found that by restricting carbohydrates to 50–130 g daily, it had beneficial effects on HbA1c in trials of up to 6 months. Talk to your diabetes doctor before trying a restricted carbohydrate diet because everyone’s case is different.…
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Implants ‘made of your own cells’ could end back pain
Published Monday 26 November 2018 By Maria Cohut Back and neck pain are often the result of the progressive damage of the discs that separate the spinal vertebrae. Thanks to new multidisciplinary research, we may soon have a better solution to this problem: bioengineered discs grown out of a person’s own cells. Intervertebral disc degeneration…
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How to Reverse Cataracts
Ronald Grisanti D.C., D.A.B.C.O., D.A.C.B.N., M.S. There is a growing population of aging patients suffering from cataracts and many are unaware of a simple solution that may reverse this eye disease. A cataract is a clouding of the lens in the eye that affects vision. Most cataracts are related to aging. Cataracts are very common…