Cardiovascular Effects of Berberine: A Review of the Literature
The objective of this review is to summarize the effects and possible mechanisms of action of berberine when applied to various aspects of the cardiovascular system.
Category: Journal of Restorative Medicine
Gut Microbiome and Its Potential Role in Obesity
Dietary manipulation of the microbiome to control obesity includes prebiotics, probiotics, and synbiotics that have been reported to reduce energy storage and lower inflammation and insulin resistance.
Dietary Antioxidants and Human Cancer
This article reviews evidence for the impact of antioxidant supplementation and antioxidant-rich diets on cancer risk and mortality. It also outlines some of the factors that may have contributed to the conflicting outcomes reported.
Evaluation of Case Report Publications on Naturopathic Medicine
The aims of this article are to evaluate case report publications on naturopathic medicine and to suggest improvement in the content of these case reports to ensure that they appropriately capture the philosophical underpinnings of this type of medicine.
Iodine or Iodide? A Laboratory Evaluation of the Content of Powdered Iodine Supplements
Some proponents of supplementation believe that products containing both iodine and iodide are therapeutically superior to iodide-only formulations. As a step toward evaluating this claim, we tested three commercially available products that list both iodine and iodide on the label, to determine their content.