Conjunctivitis
Pinkeye is another name for conjunctivitis and is a condition that causes inflammation and redness of the membranes inside the eyes. It causes the whites of your eyes to appear reddish or pink. The disease can be caused by a bacterial or viral infection in addition to an allergic reaction. Pinkeye caused by infection is highly contagious. Many children will develop pink eye at a daycare and spread it to others. For this reason, early diagnosis and treatment is extremely important. Pinkeye can affect one or both eyes. Many times it will start in one eye and then spread to the other. The most common symptoms of pink eye are ...
Source: Nursing Comments - January 2, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Stephanie Jewett, RN Tags: Advice/Education Caregiving General Public Nursing/Nursing Students Patients/Specific Diseases allergy bacterial burning conjunctivitis eye discharge eye disease eye drops gritty eyes infection itching matted eyes in morning Source Type: blogs
Meet Disruptive Woman to Watch: Anne Wojcicki
The success of the Human Genome Project, over a decade ago, created a foundation from which science and the practice of medicine could be revolutionized, enabling greater knowledge about human health and new insights into the origins and nature of complex diseases. For genomic research to reach its full potential, however, requires the vision and energy of pioneers who can democratize the science and give it profound, everyday meaning for the population at large.
Anne Wojcicki, the founder and CEO of 23andMe, is one of those pioneers. She is also a Disruptive Woman to Watch for 2016.
Wojcicki, who had spent years inves...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - November 9, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Genetics Innovation Source Type: blogs
Wheat Belly works for Iveta in Lithuania
I love hearing about Wheat Belly experiences outside North America. (Wheat Belly is published in 34 countries around the world.) Iveta from Lithuania shared her story and photos:
“My name is Iveta. I’m from Lithuania. I really love your book and Wheat Belly lifestyle. We have your book translated to the Lithuanian language. This book made a huge impact for me.
“I had ulcerative colitis for almost 3 years and, since I’m wheat-free, I feel great. Here is my photo, you can see a little difference (on the left side before wheat free lifestyle and on the right side I’m now.)
“I’m whea...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - November 2, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Success Stories autoimmune gluten grains Inflammation ulcerative colitis Source Type: blogs
A Little Recent Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering News
Here I'll point to a recent selection of news and research relating to tissue engineering and organ regeneration. If you look around at the state of this field, organoids and proto-organs and pseudo-organs are everywhere. Many laboratories are making strides in the generation of small sections of functional or partly functional complex organ tissue. Alongside and overlapping this work is the young field of bioprinting, the use of 3-D printers to create tissue from scratch, layer by layer, depositing scaffold biomaterials, protein solutions, and cells in precise locations and amounts to form complex structures that themselv...
Source: Fight Aging! - October 27, 2015 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Medicine, Biotech, Research Source Type: blogs
Is that bad? A difficult question doctors can answer in many ways.
Here is a question I get asked all the time by patients: “Is that bad?”
This is different that the similar, more appropriate question, “Is it bad?” which is usually asked after being given a specific diagnosis. For example, after a colonoscopy where a large polyp was discovered and removed I will tell the patient about the findings. He may ask, “Is it bad?” The answer is usually “No, the polyp could become something ‘bad’ but now it has been removed so it’s nothing to worry about. I will call you when the pathology results come back from the lab.”
“Is it bad?” is an honest question. “Is ...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - September 29, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Frederick Gandolfo, MD Tags: Physician GI Primary care Source Type: blogs
A blueprint to fertilize the garden called “bowel flora”
This is a repost from a blog from July 2014. Now that the Wheat Belly 10-Day Grain Detox is on sale for preorders, I’m glad to present this information again with the book as a blueprint for taking on the life-changing challenge of improving your bowel flora.
I like to think of bowel flora, the thousand or so species of microorganisms that inhabit the human gastrointestinal tract, as a garden. Probiotics, i.e., anything that provides microorganisms believed to be among the desired inhabitants such as the various Lactobacillus or Bifidobacteria species, are like planting seeds for peppers and zucchini in your garde...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - September 23, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Bowel flora Bowel permeability Fiber intake Grains News & Updates Weight loss Wheat Belly 10-Day Detox butyrate microbiota prebiotic resistant starch Source Type: blogs
Symptoms of Unknown Origin – The Prevalence of False Diagnosis of Disease
This study only raises the question, “How common is the error of assigning a false diagnosis of a disease?”
The literature is surprisingly silent on the prevalence of false diagnoses. I can find only one dated study of the prevalence of false diagnoses in a population. In 1967, Berman and Stamm studied over 100 children in the Seattle school system that carried a diagnosis of heart disease. (2.) Rounding off the figures, only 20 percent were found to have heart disease on careful study. Eighty percent did not have heart disease. The most telling finding was the presence of severe psychological and physical disability i...
Source: The Health Care Blog - September 16, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: John Irvine Tags: THCB Source Type: blogs
SENS Research Foundation 2015 Annual Report
The SENS Research Foundation staff have released their annual report for 2015, and as you can no doubt see it marks the beginning of a new phase for the organization, as well as for the field of rejuvenation research as a whole. Everyday people such as you and I have materially supported SENS research programs over the past decade, initially at the Methuselah Foundation and later at the SENS Research Foundation. The most advanced of these lines of research are now beginning to transfer out to startup companies for development of the first round of therapies. Over the next five to ten years we will see at least a few exampl...
Source: Fight Aging! - September 8, 2015 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Healthy Life Extension Community Source Type: blogs
What a difference 3 weeks on the Wheat Belly lifestyle can make
Ben shared his 3-week experience living the Wheat Belly lifestyle after being diagnosed with celiac disease:
“My family doctor diagnosed me with celiac and wheat allergies. These pictures were taken 3 weeks apart: prior to the diagnosis and three weeks later, a photo of me after following the Wheat Belly books that my doctor recommended I get.
“I still feel like I eat like a king. I am just a lot more cautious about what I put into my body and I am seeing the results!”
You can see that Ben’s face shows the changes we expect to see as inflammation recedes: reduced cheek and around-the-eyes edema, la...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - September 3, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Success Stories celiac gluten grains Inflammation Source Type: blogs
The nasty business of wheat re-exposure
Steve’s wife, Jenny, shared these photos of her husband feeling well off all wheat and grains, then after a wheat exposure:
“Went to a party last night. Thought he could have pizza since he’s looked so good for so long. This is him before and after.”
Of course, Steve will survive after enduring some misery and perhaps embarrassment. But the whole business of re-exposure to wheat and related grains can be quite nasty. Among the most common wheat/grain re-exposure reactions are:
Abdominal distress–bloating, diarrhea, discomfort, even severe acute pain
Joint pain–in fingers and wrists, as ...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - August 9, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Lifestyle diarrhea gluten grain Inflammation joint pain re-exposure reactions skin rash Source Type: blogs
Meet Sarkis Mazmanian and the Bacteria That Keep Us Healthy
Credit: New York Academy of Sciences
Sarkis K. Mazmanian, Ph.D.
Born in: The country of Lebanon, moved to Los Angeles when he was 1
Fields: Microbiology, immunology, neuroscience
Works at: California Institute of Technology
Awards won: Many, including the MacArthur Foundation “Genius” grant
Most proud of: The success of his trainees! “There’s nothing that comes close to the gratification and joy I feel when a student or research fellow goes on to be an independent scientist.”
When not in the lab or mentoring students, he’s: Spending time with his family, including his 1-year-old-son or going for an occasional r...
Source: Biomedical Beat Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - August 6, 2015 Category: Research Authors: Srivalli Subbaramaiah Tags: Being a Scientist Genetics Bacteria Inflammation Profiles Source Type: blogs
Look what Wheat Belly did for Sharon
Sharon shared her photos following the Wheat Belly lifestyle:
“All the pre-Wheat Belly versus post-Wheat Belly pics are so wonderful. I wanted to share mine as well.
This is my 1 1/2 year post Wheat Belly. I’m now completely grain-free along with sugar-free.
“Crohn’s disease and constant sluggish feeling made me make a complete lifestyle change. I’ve never felt better, nor have I ever had more energy. If you would have asked me to trail run 5 miles 2 years ago, I would have passed out or had a heart attack. Now at 43 years old, I run 5-7 miles everyday in the mountains. Thank you so much!!! ...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - July 17, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Success Stories Crohn's disease fatigue gluten grains Weight Loss Source Type: blogs
You’ve probably got dysbiosis: An excerpt from Wheat Belly Total Health
Here’s an excerpt from chapter 9, Full Recovery From Post-Traumatic Grain Gut Syndrome, of Wheat Belly Total Health about the exceptionally common issue of dysbiosis:
“Up to 35 percent of people with no other gastrointestinal disease and no symptoms have bacterial overgrowth (dysbiosis) or other distortions of bowel flora composition. Even though many doctors regard irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) as a benign condition, 30 to 85 percent of people with IBS have varying degrees of dysbiosis at the time of their diagnosis–it is not benign. Overgrowth of unhealthy bacteria is common in people who have low stom...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - July 17, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Lifestyle bowel flora gluten grains health microbiota Source Type: blogs
From Basic Research to Bioelectronic Medicine
Kevin J. Tracey of the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, the research branch of the North Shore-LIJ Health System, helped launch a new discipline called bioelectronic medicine. Credit: North Shore-LIJ Studios.
By showing that our immune and nervous systems are connected, Kevin J. Tracey of the North Shore-LIJ Health System’s Feinstein Institute for Medical Research helped launch a new discipline called bioelectronic medicine. In this field, scientists explore how to use electricity to stimulate the body to produce its own disease-fighting molecules.
I spoke with Tracey about his research, the scientific process...
Source: Biomedical Beat Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - July 6, 2015 Category: Research Authors: Srivalli Subbaramaiah Tags: Pharmacology Cellular Processes Clinical Trial Inflammation Source Type: blogs
Quit your pushing: A cutting-edge guide to constipation
Here’s an update to an earlier Wheat Belly Blog discussion about constipation.
I really don’t like talking about constipation, since it makes me wonder whether I’m starting down that inevitable decline towards the day when all I want to talk about is having a “good bowel movement.”
But the C word–constipation–continues to come up regularly when people go wheatless and grainless. “Won’t I lack fiber?” many ask. For example, in response to the Wheat Belly Blog post, The Wheat-free “Movement,” Janne posted this comment:
I am very happy on a no-wheat regi...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - June 29, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Lifestyle bowel habits constipation fiber magnesium microbiota prebiotics probiotics Source Type: blogs
