Once again, the A4M (Advancement for Anti-Aging Medicine) Conference in December of 2019 did not disappointment. The advancements in functional medicine treatments and assessments for prolonging life, assessing the causes of autoimmune disease, and addressing cardiovascular disease risk never cease to amaze me. Modern biological medicines first came on the market in 1982 with the development of human insulin. From…
Happy Bladder Health Awareness Month! Chronic prostatitis (CP) or Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome (CPPS) (which can affect women too) is a big deal, and I see sufferers all the time in my practice. The reason this is important is because there just is not enough research going into this area of medicine and logic would say that chronic inflammation of…
Only seasonally influenced by tourism, the small islands off the Dalmatian coast of Croatia are the perfect place to catch a glimpse of the traditional Mediterranean lifestyle. With the absolute philosophy of “work to live and not live to work” and all things revolving around the crystal clear waters of the Adriatic Sea, Croatia is one of true “Med” cultures…
This 162 000 plus person retrospective (looking backwards) cohort (at a group) study answers a long standing medical question about “optimal” thyroid function and provides reassuring evidence that the functional medicine reference ranges for TSH of around 2.0 mlU/L clearly reduces many important health related outcomes, including all cause mortality, atrial fibrillation, ischaemic heart disease, heart failure, stroke/transient ischaemic attack, fractures,…
This recent systematic review study on supplementation for reducing cardiovascular risk shows support for the Mediterranean Diet! Of the nutritional supplements reviewed, only reduced salt intake, omega-3 LC-PUFA use, and folate supplementation could reduce risk for some cardiovascular outcomes in adults. This combination of recommendations parallels very well to the Mediterranean Diet which would include the regular consumption of fish…
After almost 14 years of clinical experience in implementing dietary changes with clients, including the paleo diet, vegan diet, ketogenic diet, GAPS diet, the carnivore diet, the low FODMAP diet and the low histamine diet, among many others, it has become clear that for overall health and longevity the Mediterranean diet is fundamental, being the easiest to stick to, with…