In this episode of The Health Edge Mark and John offer some follow-up observations on covid-19, current statistics, the CDC response, and the potential negative consequences of the current response.
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Covid-19: Resilience through holistic self-care
In this recording of The Health Edge Mark and John share some simple strategies for risk reduction in the midst of the Covid 19 pandemic.
Coffee consumption and health
In this Health Edge Videocast Mark and John review some research papers summarizing the health benefits of coffee consumption.
https://www.bmj.com/content/bmj/359/bmj.j5024.full.pdf
Lifestyle Medicine interventions to reduce Alzheimer’s disease risk
In this videocast of The Health Edge Mark and John review interventions used in the MEND (Metabolic Enhancement for NeuroDegeneration) Study. This evolving paradigm shift recognizes many metabolic predispositions e.g. high insulin levels and inflammation to be important drivers of Alzheimer’s Disease risk.
Inflammation and Health
In this episode of The Health Edge Mark and John review the connection between chronic inflammation and health outcomes. They review common associated lifestyle and environmental drivers of inflammation.
Is the microbiome a better predictor of chronic disease than the genome?
In this recording of the Health Edge, John and Mark review a recent paper comparing how our human genome compared with our microbiome for predicting our risk of chronic, complex disease. http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2019.12.31….
LDL and Cardiovascular Mortality
https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/bmjopen/9/12/e028638.full.pdf
https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/bmjopen/6/6/e010401.full.pdf
https://www.bmj.com/content/360/bmj.k946/rr-5
Relationship Between LDL Cholesterol and Mortality
In this videocast of The Health Edge Mark and John Review a study published last month that challenges the paradigm with respect to the causal link between high LDL levels and cardiovascular mortality risk. Yousufuddin M, et al. BMJ Open 2019;9
Prediabetes in Adolescents and Young Adults
In this videocast Mark and john discuss a paper published this week: Prevalence of Prediabetes Among Adolescents and Young Adults in the US: JAMA Pediatrics Dec 2, 2019