The Health of Our Children, The Health of Our Country According to the American Heart Association and USA today about 4% to 6% of American youth are obese. They report that the number of overweight and obese children is leveling off; however, the percentage of severe obesity within the same age range is increasing. What [...]
By Sarah A LoBisco, ND As Labor Day approaches and the kiddies are "sportin'" their new backpacks, iPads, and tablets, it's hard to believe that another month has passed since I released July's Top Reads. In my continued effort to keep myself and my favorite readers (you) on top of the latest news in holistic [...]
By Sarah A LoBisco, ND I hope everyone is having a joy-filled and happy summer! This month’s Top Holistic Health Reads is jam-packed with fun reads and links for any beach- going Ipad or smartphone lover. The good news is the work is done for you! I’ve had fun shifting through the articles, journals, headlines, [...]
By Sarah A LoBisco, ND Can you believe its July already! Today, I was just about to sit down and write a blog on the scientific union between biochemistry, quantum physics, epigenetics, integrative medicine, and mind-body medicine. I was tuning in and thinking of how serendipitous it was that I had just completed a course [...]
By Sarah A LoBisco, ND With my respect for the power of belief and the placebo effect, please don’t let the following blog stress out your system and create gnarly biochemical responses. We now know that stress make your body inflamed and go wonky. This information is provided for you in order to make more [...]
Happy Spring! This Month's Top Reads Highlights some very exciting topics on Nutrigenomics, Health, and Drug Updates. Scroll down to learn about: 1. Important Brain Foods you can add to your diet 2. Links between nutrients and digestive health 3. Women's Health: Another viewpoint on Mammograms Updated position paper on Hormone Replacement by NAMS 4. [...]
Is chocolate a healthy, holistic, yummy, and nutritious "supplement" to any diet? It's a very vital question, especially for women who seem to crave it more! More evidence is saying "YES!", chocolate can be a healthy addition to a diet... .....dark, organic, and high quality that is. This week's main blog at saratoga.com can provide [...]
By Sarah LoBisco, ND Whew, uh-oh....the controversy continues. Recently, the FDA issued 4 new changes to Statin medications, drugs which lower cholesterol levels. This created debate in medicine as to the risk-benefit ratio of these medications. I wrote in various blogs about cholesterol and have provided an update on my recent blog at Saratoga.com. Here's [...]
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 [...]
