FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE BLOG
Includes over 800 monographs reporting on emerging studies in the medical and scientific literature of practical clinical importance, easily searched for content.
Skipping breakfast worsens blood glucose and insulin later
Skipping breakfast worsens blood glucose and impairs the insulin response for the rest of the day.
Nigella sativa, a true 'wonder medicine'?
Nigella sativa, also known as black cumin, produces seeds with a mind-boggling wealth of medicinal virtues. For colleagues and others who may not be familiar with the abundance of scientific evidence for the use of Nigella sativa seed extract in clinical practice, this selection of citations serves as an introduction to its wide range of indications.
Magnesium supplementation improves insulin resistance
Insulin resistance is benefited by magnesium supplementation according to mounting evidence. A study published in the journal Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism documents significant improvements in insulin resistance by supplementation even when the subjects' magnesium levels appeared normal.
Sweetened drinks cause muscles to prefer burning sugar to fat
Sweetened drinks cause muscles to prefer burning sugar to fat
Modest doses of resveratrol produce metabolic changes similar to caloric restriction
Modest doses of resveratrol produce metabolic changes similar to caloric restriction
Brazil nuts improve lipids, oxidative stress and blood vessel function in obese adolescents
Brazil nuts improve lipids, oxidative stress and blood vessel function in obese adolescents
Understanding obesity as an inflammatory condition
Understanding obesity as an inflammatory condition
Dietary macronutrient composition for weight loss and weight maintenance
Dietary macronutrient composition for weight loss and weight maintenance
Hormesis: a critical principle for clinical management, weight loss and healthy aging
Hormesis: a critical principle for clinical management, weight loss and healthy aging
The advantages of intermittent versus continuous calorie restriction for long term weight loss
The advantages of intermittent versus continuous calorie restriction for long term weight loss