A new study in the Journal of Affective Disorders compares (again) the effectiveness of vigorous physical activity and conventional medications for the management of depression and anxiety- but this time, adds information about the broader impact of choosing meds or running as a treatment. The 16...
In an age of medicine in which we're fortunate enough to have very detailed imagining technology, many patients are asking whether it's safe to have exposure to the contrast media and what to do about it when such imagining is needed. Here are a few tips...
Most pregnant women rely on a prenatal to fill in the nutritional gaps they may have in their diet while pregnant. A new study out of University of Colorado finds this may not be a good enough approach! The study followed close to 2500 women...
Sadly, I am increasingly seeing patients newly diagnosed with autoimmune conditions and this trend is predicted to continue in the coming years. A new study published in the Lancet journal evaluated the incidence of newly diagnosed autoimmune conditions in the UK population. Between 2019 and...
A study published in JAMA Oncology gives hope to people who can’t or won’t exercise. If you put in short busts of "vigorous intermittent lifestyle physical activity" (like running up the stairs) with each burst up to 1 minute and total time commitment of JUST...
A new study published in JAMA showed that almost 40% of girls aged 12 to 21 in a cohort of almost 3500 had low iron levels (defined as ferritin below 25ug/L). One in 17 had levels low enough to cause anemia. The researchers also...
Is weight gain in middle life inevitable?? A new study shows that, in fact, basal metabolic rate doesn’t change much between our 30s and 60s. So why do so many of my patients complain of weight gain once they hit their 40s? Middle age brings...
Post by Dr. Holly Hagglund, ND Are you a woman in your 40s whose never had a mammogram? You are not alone, but that may be about to change. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPTF) released a statement recently recommending that breast cancer screening in...
A study published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia followed more than 2200 adults over three years and found that use of a daily multivitamin-mineral supplement showed global cognition benefits compared with placebo. Interestingly, the multi used in the study was Centrum Silver. As a naturopathic doctor, this...
Post by Dr. Holly Hagglund, ND: Melatonin has been gaining a lot of popularity in recent years with increased research studying its effects on cancer, fertility, Alzheimer’s Disease, COVID-19, and many other conditions. While lack of vitamin D is sometimes referred to as a “sunlight deficiency,”...
