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.
High homocysteine is a risk factor for colorectal cancer
Colorectal cancer can be added to the list of conditions for which high levels of homocysteine are a risk factor according to a study recently published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Perhaps more important than the association of high homocysteine with low levels of vitamins B12, B6 or folate is the fact that homocysteine is a biomarker for inflammation.
Lyme disease, neuropsychiatric symptoms and autoimmunity
As with other chronic infections, the most devastating effects of Lyme disease can occur from the immune system losing tolerance for normal tissue as it cross-reacts while attacking the pathogen. A paper just published in The Open Neurology Journal reviews the body of knowledge on the neuropsychiatric symptoms of Lyme disease and other infections as an immune mediated neurodegenerative disorder, enlarged by a wealth of citations.
Coronary artery inflammation is reduced by coenzyme Q10
Coronary artery inflammation is reduced by coenzyme Q10
Serum levels of vitamin B12 are not accurate for brain health and cognition
Serum levels of vitamin B12 are not accurate for brain health and cognition
Vitamin C sometimes indicated to lower homocysteine
Vitamin C sometimes indicated to lower homocysteine
Another warning about metformin for diabetes and Vitamin B12
Another warning about metformin for diabetes and Vitamin B12
Homocysteine and Brain Atrophy
Elevated homocysteine is associated with neurodegeneration and brain shrinkage.