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Low Vit D Linked To Increase In Dementia And Broken Bones (You Can Prevent It)

Female Health, Medical Reports / By Laura Koniver, MD

Low vitamin D levels are associated with a substantial acceleration of memory loss and cognitive decline, a new study shows. Published Sept 14, 2015 in JAMA Neurology, researchers looked at baseline vitamin D levels and mental status change in over 380 adults (average age 75 years old.) Here is what they found: 35% of participants were vit D insufficient. Average vit D levels were lowest among participants found to have dementia (average levels were 16 ng/mL — goal vit D levels are 40 ng/mL or higher according to the Vitamin D Council.) Followed for almost 5 years, …

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Feb 1 2016

8 Effective Ways You Can Avoid The Flu

Healthy Mindframe, Intuitive Medicine, Medical Reports, Organic Lifestyle / By Laura Koniver, MD

There are a few key things you can do right now to boost your immune system and decrease your chances of getting any and ALL viral illnesses this fall and winter. The goal here is to have such a strong and healthy enough immune system in place that it doesn’t matter if you sit next to someone who has the flu on the bus… …it doesn’t matter if you turn a doorknob right after someone who has a stomach bug touched it… … it doesn’t matter if you are in line and the person in front …

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Nov 2 2015

A Supplement So Good For The Brain It Can Prevent Psychosis

Healthy Mindframe, Medical Reports, Organic Lifestyle, Positive Parenting / By Laura Koniver, MD

So last week on the blog we talked about how teens are more affected by good moods than bad moods and how being around others with positive mood can help them recover from depression and even prevent it in the first place! What else can we do to support their brain? A new study published in Nature Communications (August 2015) showed that psychotic illness can actually be prevented long term… …even SEVEN YEARS LATER… …by a brief three month intervention with Omega 3 fatty acids! These results are so incredible they should be shouted and touted from …

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Oct 12 2015

Vitamin D decreases Diabetes Risk

Medical Reports / By Laura Koniver, MD

As last week’s blog post highlights, Vit D is an important supplement for whole body health. I’m not a huge advocate for taking a lot of pills, vitamins, supplements or prescription medications, but there are two supplements I feel there is so much positive medical literature on that they are my *go to* recommendations for almost every patient: Vitamin D supplements and Omega 3 fatty acid supplements. So today, let’s look at yet another way that Vitamin D impacts the body: decreasing our set up for metabolic syndrome. Because there are Vitamin D receptors in insulin target …

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Aug 17 2015

3 Additional Ways To Protect Your Brain Volume

Medical Reports, Organic Lifestyle / By Laura Koniver, MD

Today I have three suggestions to help you protect the brain you have for a nice long lifetime. These recommendations are all based on medical reports — ones that I feel do not get highlighted enough — the POSITIVE meaningful study results that show holistic things you can do to take charge of your health… … like focus on protecting your brain volume! If you haven’t watched last week’s video on ways to boost your restorative sleep, you might want to pop over and watch it… …as deep restorative sleep is step ONE for healthy brain function …

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Feb 2 2015

Could Earthingâ„¢ Prevent Cancer?

Grounding, Intuitive Medicine, Medical Reports / By Laura Koniver, MD

You’ve probably heard about the latest medical study looking at the benefits vs. risks of taking aspirin daily to prevent cancer. Experts now say that the benefits of taking aspirin to prevent some forms of cancer (namely, GI cancers such as colorectal cancer) outweighs the risks to taking this daily pharmaceutical. Published on August 6 in the Annals of Oncology, researchers looked at daily aspirin use and the reduction of GI, lung, prostate and breast cancers. The results were promising, showing a 30% – 35% reduction in the risk of developing colorectal cancer, a 25% reduction in the …

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Aug 11 2014

My Fav Ways To Prevent Skin Cancer

Medical Reports, Organic Lifestyle / By Laura Koniver, MD

This month SUMMER BEGINS! So today I want to share with you the sunscreen that I personally use to protect my children’s tender skin and my own skin as well. I’ll also walk you through my thoughts on the whole sunscreen dilemma… for us it is only our THIRD line of defense against skin cancer and in many instances I’d rather use no sunscreen at all than use the chemical sunscreens on the market. Why? Keep reading… In years past, I’ve recommended Colorescience Sunforgettable SPF 30 powder, which is a powdered form of titanium dioxide that is micronized …

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Jun 9 2014

Low Vit D Linked To Increase In Dementia And Broken Bones (You Can Prevent It)

8 Effective Ways You Can Avoid The Flu

A Supplement So Good For The Brain It Can Prevent Psychosis

Vitamin D decreases Diabetes Risk

3 Additional Ways To Protect Your Brain Volume

Could Earthingâ„¢ Prevent Cancer?

My Fav Ways To Prevent Skin Cancer

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