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The common pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease and diabetes. By Renata Trister DO Recent studies show new evidence that Alzheimer's disease and type 2 diabetes share common features in their pathophysiology. Insulin resistance is a characteristic feature of both diseases. Glucose metabolic disorders, related to Alzheimer's disease, are type 2 diabetes, and pre-diabetes/metabolic syndrome. Based on the common pathophysiology of these…

ANTI CANDIDA DIET By Renata Trister DO Most of the anti Candida diets recommend removing sugar, starch, alcohol, and refined foods–candida’s preferred food sources. However, cutting all starchy carbs with a very low carb diet may not be the optimal plan, and studies indicate that yeast may actually feed on the ketones that result from a very low carb diet.…

Toxic Skincare and Beauty Products Renata Trister DO The skin absorbs about 60% of what we put on it and what is applied to the skin might be an even greater risk for toxin exposure than what you put in your mouth. When you eat, a vast system of digestion and excretion breaks down what’s ingested and flushes it out…

Cobalamin (vitamin B12) Deficiency By Renata Trister DO According to data obtained in the Tufts University Framingham Offspring Study suggests that nearly 40% of people (ages 25-83) have plasma B12 levels in the low normal range. 9% had a significant deficiency and 16% had a near deficiency. Even a mild vitamin B-12 deficiency is associated with a greater risk for…

Vitamin D Dr. Renata Trister DO History of vitamin D Vitamin D was categorized as a vitamin when it was discovered in 1922. It is not a true vitamin because an ongoing nutrient source is not required to sustain normal levels in the body. Vitamin D is properly classified as a secosteroid (derived from steroid) hormone precursor. A hormone is…