Published May 3, 2024 | Originally published on Newswise: All Journal News BYLINE: Phoebe Ingraham Renda Newswise — Blood vessels in the lungs aren’t like the others in the body. This difference becomes clear in pulmonary hypertension, in which only the lungs’ blood vessels stiffen progressively, leading to chronic lung disease, heart failure and death. The […]
The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine Vol. 25, No. 6 Original Articles Bradley Leech, Janet Schloss, and Amie Steel Published Online:4 Jun 2019 https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2018.0374 Abstract Objectives: This study aims to explore the treatment interventions complementary and integrative medicine (CIM) practitioners use in the management of an emerging health condition, increased intestinal permeability (IP), and […]
Leaky gut is a modern epidemic that affects millions of people around the world—even though many of them aren’t aware of the underlying condition that causes symptoms ranging from digestive issues and mood imbalances to autoimmunity, cancer, and other chronic illnesses. Most conventional doctors fail to recognize the critical importance of gut health, or how a leaky […]
August 31, 2015 Circulation: Heart Failure TAKE-HOME MESSAGE This double-blind trial randomized 31 heart failure (HF) patients to receive either L-alanyl-L-glutamine (8 g/d) and ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA; 6.5 g/d) or placebo for 3 months to examine the effects of PUFA and glutamine supplementation on exercise performance and muscle protein balance. No significant differences […]
CATHERINE GUTHRIE · MARCH 2015 Your intestines are home to a great deal of your digestive system, nervous system, and immune system. Here’s how to keep them healthy. Modern life is hard on your gut. Your entire digestive tract can be affected by stress, processed foods, alcohol, medications, and bacteria. All that chronic irritation can lead to inflammation and, […]
From: The Nourishing Cook Ahhhh, cabbage juice tonic. A very simple yet refreshing Nourishing Traditions beverage! I think it will be the new Gatorade! No more will I need to rob my sauerkraut of its juice, as I can make separate ‘sauerkraut juice’. This is considered to be a super food tonic because of the […]
by Mark Hyman, MD Full Story This week’s question is, “I have irritable bowel syndrome. What do I do about it? What causes it? How do I fix my leaky gut? Do I take drugs?” Irritable bowel syndrome is a huge problem that affects almost 50 million Americans or almost one of every six people. […]
De-Souza, Daurea A. MD Critical Care Medicine: May 2005 – Volume 33 – Issue 5 – pp 1125-1135 doi: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000162680.52397.97 Abstract Objective: This article provides a critical review of the evidence indicating that an increase in intestinal permeability is associated with the installation of bacteremia, sepsis, and the multiple organ failure syndrome and that glutamine […]
The Lancet. Volume 341, No. 8857, p1363–1365, 29 May 1993 Abstract Parenteral glutamine dipeptide improves nitrogen balance in postoperative patients on total parenteral nutrition (TPM). Animal studies show that the structure and function of the gut is preserved by glutamine. It is not known if this is the case in human beings. 20 patients admitted […]