Compiled by Sarah A LoBisco, ND I’m back from Texas. What a trip into the energy spectrum I had. Now, after the extraordinary opportunity of spending time with some of the most prestigious and respected integrative doctors in my field, I am filled with even more conviction that our genes are not our destiny. We [...]
By Sarah A LoBisco, ND Before I head off to Dallas for the Institute for Functional Medicine’s 2013 Annual Symposium, Illuminating the Energy Spectrum, I couldn’t help but leave you with the top story headliner for next week’s May 2013 Holistic Health Top Reads! That’s right. Next week, while flying back from my training, I’ll [...]
By Sarah A LoBisco, ND A recent interview between Dr. Northrup and Dr. Mercola provided me with inspiration to discuss further discuss the topic of hormonal health for women. There's an overwhelming amount of information out in cyberspace regarding what one needs to do for hormonal balance and there are so many questions with different [...]
More on How to Modulate Cancer Risk and Turn Down Inflammation, Naturally Why Focus on Health? This blog has earned a place as an important priority of mine. It has served me as a platform to be a continually informed practitioner for over 5 years now. Every week, I will carve out sacred blocks of [...]
Lifestyle Best for Blood Sugar In the beginning of October, new recommendations for the treatment of blood sugar imbalances were released at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) 48th Annual Meeting. The approach highlighted by the attendees (European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) and the American Diabetes Association (ADA)) reflected [...]
Last Sunday, I was driving back from a family event with my mom and sister’s family. As we were heading down mom’s home street, my brother-in-law pointed out a sign: “pizza and large soda-$4”. We all grew silent…sad. You do get what you pay for. In this sign, “cheap food” is a mix of a [...]
By Sarah A LoBisco, ND May 2012’s Top Reads will be posted next week! …And….wow, it’s jam-packed with some amazing and empowering insights…. Specifically, the NUTRIGENOMICS, HEALTH, and DRUG UPDATES sections for this month have been combined (in a scientifically delicious interaction) into a common theme of the connection between our lifestyle choices and health [...]
By Sarah A LoBisco, ND We are already almost through April? Can you believe it? Next week, I’ll be posting my Top Reads which will highlight this month’s most influential newsletters, blogs, and articles on health. Below, are some updates that I wanted to share separately, as I feel they deserve their own spotlight. Specifically, [...]
NUTRIGENOMICS Fish Oil (in the form of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids) modulates Leukemia Cells ( The Journal of Biological Chemistry) Our results provide evidence for a new role of PUFAs in the regulation of gene expression. Moreover, we demonstrated for the first time that re-expression of the tumor suppressor C/EBP? is controlled by the methylation state [...]
