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Probiotics for Children by Matt M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine There have been a number of studies using probiotics for health conditions. Overall, there are conflicting results. Part of it has to due with the fact that there are differ ... Read on »

Obesity As An Immune Disorder III by Matt M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Here's a new report that links obesity with food allergies. The study found that children who were overweight/obese were significantly more likely to have food allergies, suc ... Read on »

Vitamins No More? by Matt M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine A couple months back, the Paleo Diet newsletter had a piece on antioxidants. They stated that:"The past decade has produced a large number of studies that assessed both ... Read on »

Vibration Roundup by Matt M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Since I received the insoles a few days ago, I have been looking at more vibration research. It turns out that there is really a surge of interest in this field. Scientists ... Read on »

The Insoles Have Arrived by Matt M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine The posture insoles that I wrote about last month have finally arrived. When in contact with the feet, they create a vibration that induces better posture.I received th ... Read on »

Wildfitness Blog by Matt M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine One other new blog I would like to point out is the WIldfitness blog. It seems to be along the same lines as MovNat. So far, the content looks pretty good. Read on »

Listening With Our Feet by Matt M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Here is an interesting paper(pdf) that looks at seismic communication. It shows how elephants and large animals can communicate by through stomping and sending signals throug ... Read on »

Pregnancy and Vitamin D by Matt M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine I came across a number of items linking Vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy with problems. Here's a short list of potential issues:Low Vitamin D increases the risk of preecl ... Read on »

New Paleo Diet Blog by Matt M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine The Paleo Diet team has started a new blog. Here is the link. I'm looking forward to reading it! Read on »

Babies and Bacteria by Matt M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine I found this interesting study that looked at how bacteria is passed from mother to baby. Researchers analyzed bacteria in the mother's diet during pregnancy, in the mother's ... Read on »

Hypertension and Probiotics by Matt M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine I came across this review on probiotics and hypertension. The authors hypothesize that hypertension can be improved through probiotics' effects on a number of metabolic facto ... Read on »

Transplanting Good Bacteria by Matt M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Thanks to epistemocrat for tipping me off to this subject. Clostridium difficile is an infection that leads to chronic diarrhea and sometimes death. A controversial treatmen ... Read on »

Obesity As An Immune Disorder II by Matt M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine I appreciate the comments on the last few posts. I wanted to point out a recent study which shows how gut bacteria can affect weight in the long run. In this study (free ful ... Read on »

Obesity As An Immune Disorder by Matt M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine I am exploring the theory that obesity is an immune disorder. This follows up on a previous post, where researchers speculate that obesity should be viewed in light of the hy ... Read on »

Junk Food: Now and Then, Part II by Matt M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Following up on the previous post, I asked some older people about junk food availability in the 1950s and 1960s. They assured me that all sorts of candy, cookies, doughnuts, ... Read on »

Vitamin D and Insulin Resistance by Matt M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Insulin resistance is usually blamed on a poor diet - simple carbohydrates, too much omega-6 fats, etc. However, I have been finding other influences. This study looks at Vi ... Read on »

Vitamin D and Weight Loss by Matt M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine I came across this new study the other day. It shows that baseline Vitamin D levels correlate to more weight loss on a diet. In the study, the authors checked the Vitamin D ... Read on »

Junk Food: Now and Then by Matt M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine One big question I have about the obesity epidemic is why did it start to trend upward in the 1970s. Here is a table that I've put up from a previous post (click to enlarge) ... Read on »

The Slacker's Guide to Weight Loss by Matt M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine I found this interesting article the other day. It discusses one person's experience with probiotics and weight loss. This individual started taking Multibionta, a vitamin w ... Read on »

Craziest Study of the Year Nominee 2009 by Matt M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine I just finished reading through this paper on agression and the metabolic syndrome. This has to be one of the most unique studies I've ever seen. The authors believe that th ... Read on »

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