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By Renata Trister DO Artificial Sweeteners Literature Review The health risks surrounding high sugar foods are well known. As a result many health conscious people are turning to artificial sweeteners as a healthy alternative. The benefits of artificial sweeteners have been controversial ever since saccharin, the first no calorie artificial sweetener, was discovered in 1878. Even then, many questioned whether…

By Renata Trister DO The Standard American diet and the Immune System Review current literature The Standard American or Western diet has been gaining attention as a potential contributor to the increase in immune-mediated diseases. The Western diet is characterized by an over consumption of refined sugars, salt, and saturated fat. In addition to many illnesses, this diet has an…

Babesiosis By Renata Trister DO Babesia are parasitic protozoans that reproduce in the red blood cells of mammals. The various forms of Babesia complex life cycle live in exchange between ticks (Ixodes) and mammals. Babesia species was first described in 1888 by Victor Babes, a Hungarian pathologist in whose honor the organisms were named. Babesiosis has long been recognized as…

Auto Brewery Syndrome By Renata Trister DO Gut fermentation syndrome or auto-brewery syndrome is a digestive disorder that results in a feeling of being intoxicated. People feel as though they are in a fog, unable to concentrate. In severe cases, people suffering from this condition can actually get a DUI. Gut fermentation syndrome is typically associated with an accumulation of…

Functional Phytotherpy for Ulcerative Colitis: 1.Bowel Flora protocol *.Aim treatment is to resolve dysbiosis 2.Eliminate persistent pathogens:Thuja, Licorice, St.John’d Wort 3.Optimize immune system function: Androghraphis, Echinacea, Myrrh 4.Eliminate Chronic inflammation:Myrrh, Boswellia, Licorice, Meadowsweet, Chamomile 5.Enhance natural barriers: Chamomile,Licorice, Meadowsweet, Golden Seal 6.Protect cells:Green tea, Grape seed, Turmeric, Rosemary, Garlic 7.Optimize digestive system:Wormwood, Gentian, Feverfew, Ginger,Chen Pi 8.Diet: a.Reduce sugar and…

Bowel flora play an important role in our ability to fight infectious disease, providing a front line in our immune defense, provide a passive mechanism to prevent infection, and produce many vitamins. Acid-producing lactobacilli and bifidobacteria increase the bioavailability of minerals, which require acid for absorption — calcium, copper, iron, magnesium, manganese. Without a healthy colony of bowel flora, we…