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VEGETARIAN DIET TIED TO LOWER STROKE RISK Check out this article in MedPage Today about a study of the members of the Tzu Chi Buddhist communities in Taiwan who ate vegetarian diets and were then shown to have a markedly lower stroke risk than non-vegetarian members. MedPage Today: Vegetarian Diet Tied to Lower Stroke […]
STATINS REDUCE LIVER CANCER RISK Check out this excellent study published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology demonstrating the benefit that lipid-lowering STATIN MEDICATIONS can have on liver cancer risk. AJG: Statin Use Reduces the Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: An Updated Meta-analysis and Systematic Review “Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC [liver cancer]) is the most […]
ELECTRICAL STIMULATION TREATS CONSTIPATION Check out this fascinating article from MedPage Today about a potential new treatment option for chronic constipation! “The researchers noted that chronic constipation, which affects approximately 15% of the general population, is challenging to manage and that neuromodulation is thought to modify bowel function via electrical stimulation of neural pathways.” […]
Ulcerative Colitis and Missing Gut Bugs By Liz Moon, NP Ulcerative colitis is an inflammatory condition in which the immune system attacks tissue in the rectum or colon. The disease affects about 1 million people in the United States. The disease has no cure and it is believed to be caused by a number […]
