Fibromyalgia: A Women’s Health Disorder by Dr Tori Hudson, ND
It will not be surprising to hear that chronic pain is a major source of disability, suffering, and health care utilization affecting approximately 100 million US adults or more than one-third of the adult population (1). Just one of the many causes of chronic pain is fibromyalgia (FM), a potentially disabling and poorly understood rheumatic […]
Desquamative Inflammatory Vaginitis by Dr Tori Hudson, ND
The term inflammatory vaginitis (IV) distinguishes a mild to moderate pattern from the florid inflammatory pattern of DIV. Many symptomatic women who have an obvious abnormal wet prep with an inflammatory response do not meet the criteria for desquamative inflammatory vaginitis (DIV). These women typically have a copious discharge with a subtle odor and vulvovaginal […]
Bacopa for the Aging Brain by Dr Tori Hudson, ND
Nootropics is a term used to describe those agents that improve cognition, memory, creativity, or motivation. Nootropic substances can be as common as everyday caffeine and nicotine, stimulants such as amphetamine and methylphenidate, or many prescription items including levodopa. Nootropic agents can also include plants, vitamins, and other dietary supplements. Bacopa monnieri is one of […]
Might Chaste Tree Berry Be Another Option for Improving Sexual Function in Women? By Dr Tori Hudson, ND
Female sexual dysfunction (FSD) is a well-recognized clinical condition characterized by lack of sexual desire, arousal, orgasm, as well as pelvic pain during penetration, or a combination of these symptoms. Low desire is called hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD), low arousal is called female arousal disorder (FAD), female orgasmic disorder (FOD) is delayed, infrequent, or […]
Vanadium Use in the Treatment of Diabetes: A Critical Review by Dr Sylvia Santosa, PhD
What is vanadium? Vanadium, originally called panchromium and then erythronium, was named after Vanadis, a name for Freya who is the Norse goddess of love and beauty.1 Officially recognized in 1831, as the 22nd most abundant element on earth, vanadium is a ubiquitously found trace element. Vanadium is polyvalent and individual compounds exert varying biological […]
Interaction of Host Genetics with the Gut Microbiota by Dr Charles Desmarchelier, PharmD, PhD
The past 20 years have witnessed a paradigm shift in the interplay between humans and their gut microbiota. Numerous studies have explored the association between the gut microbiota, and particularly dysbiosis, and human physiology and health, e.g. neurological conditions, cancer, cardiovascular disease, and immunity. However, far fewer studies have investigated the effect of genetic variations […]
The Potential Role of Vaginal Microbiota and the Contraction and Persistence of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) by Dr Tori Hudson, ND
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are among the most frequent infectious diseases throughout the world and are defined as infectious organisms which are transmitted between sex partners. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), about 19 million cases are reported each year with more than 20 different STIs (1). Human papilloma virus (HPV) is one […]
Ketogenic MCT Supplement and Cognition by Dr Sylvia Santosa, PhD
In January 2021, an interesting paper was published in Translational Research & Clinical Interventions titled, “A ketogenic supplement improves white matter energy supply and processing speed in mild cognitive impairment”. The authors aimed to answer the questions, “Does a ketogenic supplement improve ketone metabolism by white matter fascicles (bundles that connect regions) in the brain?” […]
A System’s Science View of Mitochondria as Dynamic, Highly Interconnected, Organelles by Dr David Lescheid
System’s science has fostered a paradigm shift; positioning mitochondria not only as powerhouses of the cell but also as organelles that influence, as well as reflect, the status of the entire body. Mitochondria are part of a structural and functional network1 comprised of the endoplasmic reticulum, the vacuole/lysosome and the peroxisome2, and the nucleus3. Moreover, they […]
Chronotherapeutics: Untapped Potential in Patient Care by Dr David W Lescheid, ND, PhD
Recent systems science approaches confirm that human physiology follows different circadian rhythms, dynamically changing throughout 24-hour cycles of sunlight and darkness (1). Different clocks within the body control these rhythms. For example, the ‘central’ clock, which resides in the suprachiasmatic nucleus of the brain, regulates communication pathways between sunlight, specific photoreceptors in the retina, the […]
