Resources
Comfortable Suffering
Chatterjee, R How to make diseases disappear. TEDx Talks; You Tube (Dec 5, 2016) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaY4m00wXpw&t=6s&list=PLF8pwIT0dxjvks87hE46hb1rvwpKJ4a1M&index=2
The Problem
American Diabetes Association “Statistics About Diabetes” (12 December 2016) http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/statistics/?referrer=https://www.google.com/
Jeffrey S Bland, The Disease Delusion (HarperCollins, 2014) p. 6
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention “Childhood Obesity Facts” (27 August 2015) https://www.cdc.gov/healthyschools/obesity/facts.htm
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention “Heart Disease Facts” (10 August 2015) https://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/facts.htm
Crane P, Walker R, Hubbard RA, Li G, Nathan DM, Zheng H, Haneuse S, Craft S, Montine TJ, Kahn SE, McCormick W, McCurry SM, Bowen JD, Larson EB, “Glucose Levels and Risk of Dementia” The New England Journal of Medicine. (26 September 2013) Vol. 369, p. 540-548
DiNicolantonio JJ, O’Keefe JH, Lucan SC “Added Fructose a Principal Driver of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Its Consequences” Mayo Clinic Proceedings. (March 2015) Vol. 90, Issue 3, P. 372-381
Dufault R, Lukiw WJ, Crider R, Schnoll R, Wallinga D, Deth R “A macroepigenetic approach to identify factors responsible for the autism epidemic in the United States” Clinical Epigenetics. (10 April 2012) Vol. 4, Issue 6, DOI: 10.1186/1868-7083-4-6
Kushi, L. H., Doyle, C., McCullough, M., Rock, C. L., Demark-Wahnefried, W., Bandera, E. V., Gapstur, S., Patel, A. V., Andrews, K., Gansler, T. and The American Cancer Society 2010 Nutrition and Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee (2012), “American Cancer Society guidelines on nutrition and physical activity for cancer prevention. CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians”, The American Cancer Society Vol. 62, p.30-67, doi:10.3322/caac.20140
NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood, Institute “What Are the Health Risks of Overweight and Obesity?” (13 July 2012). https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/obe/risks
Ogden CL, Carroll MD, Kit BK, Flegal KM. “Prevalence of Childhood and Adult Obesity in the United States, 2011-2012.” JAMA. (2014) Vol. 311, Issue 8, p.806-814. doi:10.1001/jama.2014.73
Andrew Stokes, Samuel H. Preston, “Deaths Attributable to Diabetes in the United States: Comparison of Data Sources and Estimation Approaches” PLoS ONE (25 January 2017) Vol 12, Issue 1, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0170219
The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, “Cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease, and diabetes mortality burden of cardiometabolic risk factors from 1980 to 2010: a comparative risk assessment” (16 May 2014) Volume 2, Issue 8, p. 634-647
The Lancet, “Worldwide trends in diabetes since 1980: a pooled analysis of 751 population-based studies with 4·4 million participants” (06 April 2016) Vol. 387, Issue 10027, p. 1513-1530
Steven, Tokar, “Over Half of Alzheimer’s Cases May Be Preventable, Say Researchers” University of California, San Francisco (19 July 2011) https//www.ucsf.edu/node/96545
Wisse, Brent E., “The inflammatory Syndrome: The Role of Adipose Tissue Cytokines in Metabolic Disorders Linked to Obesity” Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (1 November 2004) Vol. 15, no. 11, p. 2792-2800
World Health Organization “Obesity and overweight”. (January 2015) http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs311/en/
The Facts
National Health Council “About Chronic Diseases”. (29 July 2014) http://www.nationalhealthcouncil.org/sites/default/files/NHC_Files/Pdf_Files/AboutChronicDisease.pdf
The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, “Cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease, and diabetes mortality burden of cardiometabolic risk factors from 1980 to 2010: a comparative risk assessment” (16 May 2014) Volume 2, Issue 8, p. 634-647
The Lancet, “Worldwide trends in diabetes since 1980: a pooled analysis of 751 population-based studies with 4·4 million participants” (6 April 2016) Volume 387, Issue 10027, p.1513-1530
Ram Weiss, Andrew A Bremer, and Robert H Lustig, “What is metabolic syndrome, and why are children getting it?” Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. (2013) Vol. 1281, Issue 1, P. 123-140, doi:10.1111/nyas.12030.
World Health Organization “Diabetes Fact sheet” (March 2016) http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs312/en/
The First Law, the First Problem
Dominik D. Alexander, Paige E. Miller, Mary E. Van Elswyk, Connye N. Kuratko, Lauren C. Bylsma, “A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials and Prospective Cohort Studies of Eicosapentaenoic and Docosahexaenoic Long-Chain Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Coronary Heart Disease Risk” Mayo Clinic Proceedings (January 2017) Vol. 92, Issue 1, p. 15-29
American Cancer Society “Make Exercise Work for You” (30 June 2014) (http://www.cancer.org/healthy/eathealthygetactive/getactive/make-exercise-work-for-you
American College of Gastroenterology Patient Education & Resource Center “Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)” (2012) http://patients.gi.org/topics/fatty-liver-disease-nafld/
American Heart Association “The American Heart Association’s Diet and Lifestyle Recommendations” (24 October 2016)
American Institute for Cancer Research “AICR’S FOODS THAT FIGHT CANCER” (2016) http://www.aicr.org/foods-that-fight-cancer/?referrer=http://preventcancer.aicr.org/site/PageServer?pagename=foodsthatfightcancer_home
American Liver Foundation “Alcohol-Related Liver Disease” (14 January 2015) http://www.liverfoundation.org/abouttheliver/info/nafld/
Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine- University of Arizona “Phytochemicals and Your Health” (September 2010) https://integrativemedicine.arizona.edu/resources.html
Beth Ardoin, M.Ed., “Nutrition in preventative Medicine – Section 1, Proteins” (2004) http://www.uth.tmc.edu/courses/nutrition-module/section1/protein.html
Shane Bilsborough, Neil Mann, “A Review of Issues of Dietary Protein Intake in Humans” International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism (2006) Vol. 16, Issue 2, p. 129-152
BreastCancer.Org “Foods Containing Phytochemicals” (8 May 2013) http://www.breastcancer.org/tips/nutrition/reduce_risk/foods/phytochem
Cancer Treatment Centers of America “Super Foods for Fighting and Preventing Cancer” (2016) http://www.cancercenter.com/press-center/press-releases/2006/06/super-foods-for-fighting-and-preventing-cancer/
Emily Carey, Anna Wieckowska, William D. Carey, “Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease” Cleveland Clinic (March 2013) http://www.clevelandclinicmeded.com/medicalpubs/diseasemanagement/hepatology/nonalcoholic-fatty-liver-disease/
Donna Cataldo, Matthew Blair, “Protein Intake for Optimal Muscle Maintenance” American College of Sports Medicine (2015) https://www.acsm.org/docs/default-source/brochures/protein-intake-for-optimal-muscle-maintenance.pdf
Chia-Yu Chang, Der-Shin Ke, Jen-Yin Chen, “Essential Fatty Acids and Human Brain” Acta Neurologica Taiwanica (December 2009) Vol. 18, p. 231-241
Deepak Chopra, M.D, Rudy Tanzi, Ph.D., Super Genes (Harmony Books 2015) p.128-129
Cleveland Clinic “Heart Health Benefits of Chocolate” (2016) http://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/benefits-of-chocolate-heart-health
Paul K. Crane, Rod Walker, Rebecca A. Hubbard, Ge Li, David M. Nathan, Hui Zheng, Sebastien Haneuse, Suzanne Craft, Thomas J. Montine, Steven E. Kahn, Wayne McCormick, Susan M. McCurry, James D. Bowen, Eric B. Larson, “Glucose Levels and Risk of Dementia” The New England Journal of Medicine (8 August 2013) Vol. 369, p.540-548
DiNicolantonio, O’Keefe, Lucan “Added Fructose” Mayo Clinic, p. 372-381
Endocrine Society “Testosterone decreases after ingestion of sugar (glucose)”(2017) https://www.endocrine.org/news-room/press-release archives/2010/testosteronedecreasesafteringestionofsugar
Phillip S. Ge, Bruce A. Runyon, “Treatment of Patients with Cirrhosis” The New England Journal of Medicine (25 August 2016) Vol.375, p. 767-777
Lee S. Gross, Li Li, Earl S. Ford, Simin Liu, “Increased consumption of refined carbohydrates and the epidemic of type 2 diabetes in the United States: an ecologic assessment 1-3” The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2004) Vol. 79, p. 774-779
Hallberg S Reversing Type 2 diabetes starts with ignoring the guidelines. TEDx Talks; You Tube (May 4, 2015) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=da1vvigy5tQ
Harvard Health Publications – Harvard Medical School “Abundance of fructose not good for the liver, heart” (September 2011)
http://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/abundance-of-fructose-not-good-for-the-liver-heart
Harvard Health Publications – Harvard Medical School “Harvard Women’s Health Watch, Foods that fight inflammation” (26 October 2015)
http://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/foods-that-fight-inflammation
Mark Hyman, MD, Eat Fat, Get Thin (Little, Brown and Company Hachette Book Group, 2016) p. 34
Caryn Jenky, “Protein Requirements for Athletes” Rice University (2016) http://www.rice.edu/~jenky/caryn/protein.html
Johns Hopkins Medicine Pathology “What causes pancreatic cancer?” (2016) http://pathology.jhu.edu/pc/BasicCauses.php?area=ba
M. D. Klok, S. Jakobsdottir, M. L. Drent, “The role of leptin and ghrelin in the regulation of food intake and body weight in humans: a review” Wiley Online Library (24 August 2006) http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1467-789X.2006.00270.x/full
Susanna C Larsson, Leif Bergkvist, Alicja Wolk, “Consumption of sugar and sugar-sweetened foods and the risk of pancreatic cancer in a prospective study1,2,3” The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2006) Vol. 84, No. 5, p.1171-1176
Belinda S Lennerz, David C Alsop, Laura M Holsen, Emily Stern, Rafael Rojas, Cara B Ebbeling, Jill M Goldstein, David S Ludwig, “Effects of dietary glycemic index on brain regions related to reward and craving in men” The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2013)
Vol. 98, No. 3, p. 641-647
Lobo V, Patil A, Phatak A, Chandra N. “Free radicals, antioxidants and functional foods: Impact on human health” Phcog Rev (2010) Vol. 4, p.118-126
David Ludwig M.D, PhD (11 May 2016) “Diabetes is by definition a state of carbohydrate intolerance, where the excess builds up as sugar in the blood. The pharmaceutical industry has devised creative ways to deal with this problem, including various types of insulin and drugs that make the body more sensitive to insulin. SGLT inhibitors are a pricey new category of drug that makes the kidneys excrete excess glucose (though with concerning side effects like urinary tract infections and greater risk for diabetic ketoacidosis). How about eating less processed carbohydrate? Then we wouldn’t need to convert the kidneys into sugar disposal units.” https://www.facebook.com/davidludwigmd/photos/a.1223378654344850.1073741828. 1102248716457845/1349017305114317/?type=3&theater [Facebook update]. Retrieved from https://www.facebook.com/pg/davidludwigmd/posts/?ref=page_internal
David Ludwig, MD, Ph.D., Always Hungry (Hatchett Book Group, 2016) p. 6, 10-11, 56-57
Lustig R, M.D., FAT Chance (Hudson Street Press, 2013), p. 13, 34-35
Lustig R, Sugar: The Bitter Truth. University of California Television (UCTV); You Tube (Jul 30, 2009) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBnniua6-oM
Anssi H. Manninen, “Metabolic Effects of the Very-Low-Carbohydrate Diets: Misunderstood “Villains” of Human Metabolism” Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition (December 2004) Vol. 2, p. 7-11
Dominique S. Michaud, Simin Liu, Edward Giovannucci, Walter C. Willett, Graham A. Colditz, Charles S. Fuchs; “Dietary Sugar, Glycemic Load, and Pancreatic Cancer Risk in a Prospective Study.” JNCI J Natl Cancer Inst (4 September 2002) Vol.94, Issue17, p. 1293-1300. doi: 10.1093/jnci/94.17.1293
Cornelia C. Metges, Christian A. Barth, “Metabolic Consequences of a High Dietary Protein Intake in Adulthood: Assessment of the Available Evidence” The Journal of Nutrition (1 April 2000) Vol. 130, No. 4, P. 886-889
NIH National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases “Diagnosis of Diabetes and Prediabetes” (June 2014) https://sp-web.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/health-topics/Diabetes/diagnosis-diabetes-prediabetes/Pages/index.aspx
NIH National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases “Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis” (May 2014) https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/liver-disease/nafld-nash/all-content
Official Website of Harvard Athletes “Recommended Daily Protein Intake – Female Athletes” (2014) http://www.gocrimson.com/information/strength_conditioning/nutrition/female_protein_intake
Official Website of Harvard Athletes “Recommended Daily Protein Intake – Male Athletes” (2014) http://www.gocrimson.com/information/strength_conditioning/nutrition/male_protein_intake
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, “The Protein Myth” (2016) http://www.pcrm.org/health/diets/vsk/vegetarian-starter-kit-protein
M.J. Reed, R.W. Cheng, M. Simmonds, W. Richmond, V.H.T. James; “Dietary Lipids: an Additional Regulator of Plasma Levels of Sex Hormone Binding Globulin.” The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (2016) Vol. 64, Issue 5, p. 1083-1085 doi: 10.1210/jcem-64-5-1083
Melissa A. Schilling, “Unraveling Alzheimer’s: Making Sense of the Relationship between Diabetes and Alzheimer’s Disease” Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease (January 2016) Vol. 51, p.961-977
Artemis Simopoulos, “The Importance of the Omega-6/Omega-3 Fatty Acid Ratio in Cardiovascular Disease and Other Chronic Diseases” Experimental Biology and Medicine (1 June 2008) Vol 233, Issue 6, p. 674-688
Gary Taubes, Why We Get Fat (First Anchor Books, 2011). p. 9-11
Nicole M Templeman, Sos Skovso, Melissa M Page, Gareth E Lim, and James D Johnson, “A causal role for hyperinsulinemia in obesity” Journal of Endocrinology (1 March 2017) Vol. 232, No. 3, p. R173-R183
The Lancet, “Worldwide trends in diabetes since 1980: a pooled analysis of 751 population-based studies with 4·4 million participants” (6 April 2016) Volume 387, Issue 10027, p. 1513-1530
Tokar, “Over Half” University of California, (19 July 2011) https//www.ucsf.edu/node/96545
Jeff S. Volek, William J. Kraemer, Jill A. Bush, Thomas Incledon, Mark Boetes, “Testosterone and cortisol in relationship to dietary nutrients and resistance exercise” Journal of Applied Physiology (Jan 1997) Vol. 82, Issue 1, p. 49-54
Eric C. Westman, “Is dietary carbohydrate essential for human nutrition?” The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (May 2002) Vol. 75, Issue. 5, p. 951-953
Brent E. Wisse, “The Inflammatory Syndrome: The Role of Adipose Tissue Cytokines in Metabolic Disorders Linked to Obesity” Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (01 November 2004) Vol. 15 Issue 11, p. 2792-2800 doi: 10.1097/01.ASN.0000141966.69934.21
Ji Zhao, Lilin Li, Malcolm A Leissring, “Insulin-degrading enzyme is exported via an unconventional protein secretion pathway” Molecular Neurodegeneration (January 2009) Vol.4, p.4, Bio Med Central
Scratch that Reverse It!
Sandra Aamodt, “Never Diet Again” The New York Times, New York Edition (8 May 2016) p. SR1
Benjamin Caballero, “A Nutrition Paradox — Underweight and Obesity in Developing Countries” The New England Journal of Medicine (14 April 2005) Vol. 352, p.1514-1516
Erin Fothergill, Juen Guo, Lilian Howard, Jennifer C. Kerns, Nicolas D. Knuth, Robert Brychta, Kong Y. Chen, Monica C. Skarulis, Mary Walter, Peter J. Walter, Kevin D. Hall, “Persistent metabolic adaptation 6 years after “The Biggest Loser” competition” Obesity (August 2016) Vol. 24, Issue 8, p. 1599–1821
Joel Fuhrman, “The Dangers of Weight Cycling (Yo – Yo Dieting)” Dr. Fuhrman Smart Nutrition. Superior Health. (2016) https://www.drfuhrman.com/learn/library/articles/79/the-dangers-of-weight-cycling-yo-yo-dieting
Gina Kolata “That Lost Weight? The Body Finds It.” The New York Times, New York Edition (2 May 2016) p. A1
K H Pietiläinen, S E Saarni, J Kaprio, and A Rissanen “Does dieting make you fat? A twin study” International Journal of Obesity (2012) Vol. 36, P. 456-464
Gerard E. Mullin, M.D., The Gut Balance Revolution (Rodale Inc. 2014) p. 2-3
World Health Organization, “What is malnutrition- Online Q&A” (8 July 2016) http://www.who.int/features/qa/malnutrition/en/
Hormones, and Lifestyle
Estrogen and Testosterone
Joel S. Finkelstein, Hang Lee, Sherri-Ann M. Burnett-Bowie, J. Carl Pallais, Elaine W. Yu, Lawrence F. Borges, Brent F. Jones, Christopher V. Barry, Kendra E. Wulczyn, Bijoy J. Thomas, Benjamin Z. Leder, “Gonadal Steroids and Body Composition, Strength, and Sexual Function in Men” The New England Journal of Medicine (12 September 2013) Vol. 369, No. 11, p. 999-1010
Hormone Health Network “FACT SHEET -Low Testosterone and Men’s Health” (2017) http://www.hormone.org/questions-and-answers/2010/low-testosterone-and-mens-health
Hormone Health Network “What is Estrogen?” (2017) http://www.hormone.org/diseases-and-conditions/womens-health/what-is-estrogen
M. E. J. Lean, D. Malkova, “Altered gut and adipose tissue hormones in overweight and obese individuals: cause or consequence?” International Journal of Obesity (2016) Vol. 40, p. 622-632; doi:10.1038/ijo.2015.220
Christiane Northrup, “What Are the Symptoms of Estrogen Dominance?” Christiane Northrup, M.D. (2016) http://www.drnorthrup.com/estrogen-dominance/
Stress and Cortisol
Encyclopedia Britannica. Encyclopedia Britannica Online. “Cortisol” (17 May 2016) http://www.britannica.com/science/cortisol>.
Michael Randall “The Physiology of Stress: Cortisol and the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis” (3 February 2011) Dartmouth Undergraduate Journal of Sciences http://dujs.dartmouth.edu/2011/02/the-physiology-of-stress-cortisol-and-the-hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal-axis/#.WJCqwFMrKM8
Getting your ZZZ’s
Christian Benedict, Samantha J. Brooks, Owen G. O’Daly, Markus S. Almèn, Arvid Morell, Karin Åberg, Malin Gingnell, Bernd Schultes, Manfred Hallschmid, Jan-Erik Broman, Elna-Marie Larsson, Helgi B. Schiöth, “Acute Sleep Deprivation Enhances the Brain’s Response to Hedonic Food Stimuli: An fMRI Study.” The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (1 March 2012) Vol. 97, Issue 3, p. E443-E447. doi: 10.1210/jc.2011-2759
Andrew D. Calvin, Naima Covassin, Walter K. Kremers, Taro Adachi, Paula Macedo, Felipe N. Albuquerque, Jan Bukartyk, Diane E. Davison, James A. Levine, Prachi Singh, Shihan Wang, Virend K. Somers, “Experimental Sleep Restriction Causes Endothelial Dysfunction in Healthy Humans” Journal of the American Heart Association (25 November 2014) Vol. 3, e001143 doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.114.001143
Cedars-Sinai, “Endothelial Function Testing” (2016) https://www.cedars-sinai.edu/Patients/Programs-and-Services/Womens-Heart-Center/Services/Endothelial-Function-Testing.aspx
Michel Félétou, “The Endothelium, Part 1: Multiple Functions of the Endothelial Cells—Focus on Endothelium-Derived Vasoactive Mediators” NCBI Bookshelf (2011) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK57149/
Roo Killick, Siobhan Banks, Peter Y. Liu, “Implications of Sleep Restriction and Recovery on Metabolic Outcomes” The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (1 November 2012) Vol. 97, Issue 11, p. 3876-3890. doi: 10.1210/jc.2012-1845
Tae Won Kim, Jong-Hyun Jeong, and Seung-Chul Hong, “The Impact of Sleep and Circadian Disturbance on Hormones and Metabolism,” International Journal of Endocrinology, (24 February 2015) vol. 2015, ID 591729, p. 2015-2024. doi:10.1155/2015/591729
A. N. Vgontzas, E. Zoumakis, E. O. Bixler, H.-M. Lin, H. Follett, A. Kales, G. P. Chrousos, “Adverse Effects of Modest Sleep Restriction on Sleepiness, Performance, and Inflammatory Cytokines” The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (01 May 2004) Vol. 89, Issue 5, p. 2119-2126. doi: 10.1210/jc.2003-031562
The Body in Motion/Use it or Lose it
James A. Levine, “Sick of sitting” Diabetologia (August 2015), Volume 58, Issue 8, pp 1751-1758
James A. Levine, “What are the risks of sitting too much?” Mayo Clinic (04 September 2015) http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/adult-health/expert-answers/sitting/faq-20058005
John Hopkins Medicine - Health Library “Risks of Physical Inactivity” (2016) http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/healthlibrary/conditions/cardiovascular_diseases/risks_of_physical_inactivity_85,p00218/
World Health Organization - Media center “Physical inactivity a leading cause of disease and disability, warns WHO” (4 April 2002) http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/release23/en/
Toxins
Bland, The Disease Delusion (HarperCollins, 2014) p. 133
Jonathan G. Boucher, Shaimaa Ahmed, Ella Atlas “Bisphenol S Induces Adipogenesis in Primary Human Preadipocytes From Female Donors” Endocrinology (1 April 2016) Vol. 157, Issue 4, p. 1397-1407
Celiac Disease Foundation “CELIAC DISEASE SYMPTOMS” (12 March 2016) https://celiac.org/celiac-disease/understanding-celiac-disease-2/celiacdiseasesymptoms/
Celiac Disease Foundation “NON-CELIAC WHEAT SENSITIVITY” (2106) https://celiac.org/celiac-disease/understanding-celiac-disease-2/non-celiac-gluten-sensitivity-2/
Celiac Disease Foundation “SOURCES OF GLUTEN” (2016) https://celiac.org/live-gluten-free/glutenfreediet/sources-of-gluten/
Chopra, Tanzi, Super Genes (Harmony Books 2015) p.134
Sandro Drago, Ramzi El Asmar, Mariarosaria Di Pierro, Maria Grazia Clemente, Amit Tripathi Anna Sapone, Manjusha Thakar, Giuseppe Iacono, Antonio Carroccio, Cinzia D’Agate, Tarcisio Not, Lucia Zampini, Carlo Catassi, and Alessio Fasano, “Gliadin, zonulin and gut permeability: Effects on celiac and non-celiac intestinal mucosa and intestinal cell lines” Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology (2006) Vol. 41, Issue 4, p. 408-419
Hollon, J.; Puppa, E.L.; Greenwald, B.; Goldberg, E.; Guerrerio, A.; Fasano, A., “Effect of Gliadin on Permeability of Intestinal Biopsy Explants from Celiac Disease Patients and Patients with Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity.” Nutrients (27 February 2015), Vol. 7, p. 1565-1576.
Mayo Clinic Diseases and Conditions “Milk Allergy Symptoms” (07 August 2014) http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/milk-allergy/basics/symptoms/con-20032147
NIH U.S. National Library of Medicine – Genetics Home Reference “What is a cell?” (2016) https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/primer/basics/cell
NIH U.S. National Library of Medicine – Genetics Home Reference “What is DNA?” (2016) https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/primer/basics/dna
Karin de Punder, Leo Pruimboom, “The Dietary Intake of Wheat and other Cereal Grains and Their Role in Inflammation” Nutrients (2013) Vol. 5, p. 771-787
Melanie Uhde, Mary Ajamian, Giacomo Caio, Roberto De Giorgio, Alyssa Indart, Peter H Green, Elizabeth C Verna, Umberto Volta, Armin Alaedini, “Intestinal cell damage and systemic immune activation in individuals reporting sensitivity to wheat in the absence of coeliac disease” BMJ-Gut (2016) Vol. 65, p. 1930-1937. doi:10.1136/gutjnl-2016-311964
University of Colorado, Colorado Springs “Simple Elimination Diet” (2016) http://www.uccs.edu/Documents/healthcircle/pnc/health-topics/Allergy%20Elimination%20Diet.pdf
Ami R. Zota, Cassandra A. Phillips, Susanna D. Mitro, “Recent Fast Food Consumption and Bisphenol A and Phthalates Exposures among the U.S. Population in NHANES, 2003–2010” Environmental Health Perspectives (13 April 2016) Vol.124, p. 1521–1528 http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1510803
The Microbiome
Bland, The Disease Delusion (Harper Collins, 2014) p.103, 234
Marla Vacek Broadfoot “Rise of the Microbiome” Discovery’s Edge - Mayo Clinic’s Research Magazine (February 2016) http://discoverysedge.mayo.edu/2016/01/08/rise-of-the-microbiome/
Kirsty Brown, Daniella DeCoffe, Erin Molcan, Deanna L. Gibson, “Diet-Induced Dysbiosis of the Intestinal Microbiota and the Effects on Immunity and Disease” Nutrients (21 August 2012) Vol. 4, Issue 8, p. 1095-1119; doi:10.3390/nu4081095
Jessica Stoller-Conrad, “Microbes Help Produce Serotonin in Gut” Caltech (04 September 2015) https://www.caltech.edu/news/microbes-help-produce-serotonin-gut-46495
Cornell University, Department of Microbiology “Low G+C Gram Positive Bacteria” (2016) https://micro.cornell.edu/research/epulopiscium/low-g-and-c-gram-positive-bacteria
Ludovic Giloteaux, Julia K. Goodrich, William A. Walters, Susan M. Levine, Ruth E. Ley, Maureen R. Hanson, “Reduced diversity and altered composition of the gut microbiome in individuals with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome” Microbiome (23 June 2016) Volume 4, Issue 30, DOI: 10.1186/s40168-016-0171-4
Hyman, MD, Eat Fat, Get Thin (Little, Brown and Company Hachette Book Group, 2016) p. 27
Dr. Frank Lipman, “Why Your Microbiome is Important to Your Health” The Be Well Blog (07 March 2016) https://www.bewell.com/blog/why-your-microbiome-is-important-to-your-health/
Moises Velasquez-Manoff, “Educate Your Immune System” The New York Times-New York edition (5 June 2016), p. SR1
James McIntosh, “Serotonin: Facts, What Does Serotonin Do?” Medical New Today (29 April 2016) http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/kc/serotonin-facts-232248
Mullin, M.D., The Gut Balance Revolution (Rodale Inc. 2014) p.6-7
Judy Palken, “Prebiotics: What, where, and how to get them” UMASS Center for Microbiome Research (13 April 2015) https://umasscmr.wordpress.com/2015/04/14/prebiotics-what-where-and-how-to-get-them/
Kenneth Todar, PhD, “Bacterial Endotoxin” Todar’s Online Textbook of Bacteriology (2012) http://textbookofbacteriology.net/endotoxin.html
Marius Trøseid, Torunn K. Nestvold, Knut Rudi, Hanne Thoresen, Erik W. Nielsen, Knut T. Lappegård, “Plasma Lipopolysaccharide Is Closely Associated with Glycemic Control and Abdominal Obesity” Diabetes Care (Nov 2013) Vol 36, Issue 11, p. 3627-3632
University of Wisconsin Integrative Medicine, “Probiotics and Prebiotics: Frequently Asked Questions” (2016) http://www.fammed.wisc.edu/files/webfm-uploads/documents/outreach/im/handout_probiotics_patient.pdf
The Myth
Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, “History of Dietary Guidance Development in the United States and the Dietary Guidelines for Americans” (2017) https://health.gov/dietaryguidelines/2015-binder/meeting1/historycurrentuse.aspx
Eating Right PDF “Choose Your Low-Cholesterol Heart Healthy Diet” (1996) http://dbhmd.org/resources/Eating+Right.pdf
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Pavel Grasgruber, Martin Sebera, Eduard Hrazdira, Sylva Hrebickova, Jan Cacek, “Food consumption and the actual statistics of cardiovascular diseases: an epidemiological comparison of 42 European countries.” (27 September 2016) Food & Nutrition Research, Vol. 60, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/fnr.v60.31694
David S. Ludwig, “Lifespan Weighed Down by Diet” JAMA. (7 June 2016) Vol. 315, No.21,
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Nutrition and Your Health: Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 1990 [PDF – 478 KB], https://health.gov/dietaryguidelines/1990thin.pdf?_ga=1.153568955.202208470.1485978553
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Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, “Report of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 1985 [PDF – 1.1 MB]” (2017) https://health.gov/dietaryguidelines/1985.asp
Christopher E. Ramsden, Daisy Zamora, Sharon Majchrzak-Hong, Keturah R. Faurot, Steven K. Broste, Robert P. Frantz, John M. Davis, Amit Ringel, Chirayath M. Suchindran, Joseph R. Hibbeln, “Re-evaluation of the traditional diet-heart hypothesis: analysis of recovered data from Minnesota Coronary Experiment (1968-73)” BMJ (12 April 2016) 353: i1246
The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, Volume 2, Issue 8, p. 634-647 “Cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease, and diabetes mortality burden of cardiometabolic risk factors from 1980 to 2010: a comparative risk assessment”
US Department of Human Health and Services, “History of Dietary Guidelines for Americans -Nutrition and Your Health: Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 1980” https://health.gov/dietaryguidelines/history.htm#6,
US Department of Human Health and Services, “History of Dietary Guidelines for Americans -Nutrition and Your Health: Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 1985” https://health.gov/dietaryguidelines/history.htm#5
US Department of Human Health and Services, “Nutrition and Your Health: Dietary Guidelines for Americans” (1980) https://health.gov/dietaryguidelines/1980thin.pdf?_ga=1.227435294.202208470.1485978553
US Department of Human Health and Services, “Nutrition and Your Health: Dietary Guidelines for Americans” (1985) https://health.gov/dietaryguidelines/1985thin.pdf?_ga=1.220163738.202208470.1485978553
Peter Whoriskey, “This study 40 years ago could have reshaped the American diet. But it was never fully published.” The Washington Post (12 April 2016) https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/04/12/this-study-40-years-ago-could-have-reshaped-the-american-diet-but-it-was-never-fully-published/?utm_term=.71248273b55a
World Health Organization “Obesity and overweight”. (January 2015) http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs311/en/
The Approach
Kelly M. Adams, W. Scott Butsch, and Martin Kohlmeier, “The State of Nutrition Education at US Medical Schools,” Journal of Biomedical Education, (11 January 2015) vol. 2015, Article ID 357627, 7 pages. doi:10.1155/2015/357627
David Blackburn, Thomas W. Wilson, “Antihypertensive medications and blood sugar: Theories and implications” Canadian Journal of Cardiology (March 2006) Vol. 22, Issue 3, p. 229-233
Bland, “The Disease Delusion” (Harper Collins, 2014) p.13, 24-26, 86
Henna Cederberg, Alena Stančáková, Nagendra YaluriShalem, ModiJohanna Kuusisto, Markku Laakso, “Increased risk of diabetes with statin treatment is associated with impaired insulin sensitivity and insulin secretion: a 6 year follow-up study of the METSIM cohort” Diabetologia (May 2015), Vol. 58, Issue 5, p. 1109–1117
Chopra, Tanzi, “Super Genes” (Harmony Books 2015) p.1-5
Michael E. Delgado, Nasar U. Ahmed, “Physician-Delivered Dietary Counseling: A Review.” Journal of Nature and Science (JNSCI), (2016) Vol. 2, No. 5, e192.
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, “Healthy lifestyle could prevent half of all cancer deaths” (2016) https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/hsph-in-the-news/healthy-lifestyle-could-prevent-half-of-all-cancer-deaths/
Mark Hyman, M.D., “The Biggest “Drug” to Reverse or Prevent Heart Disease Isn’t a Medication” Dr. Hyman (21 April 2016) http://drhyman.com/blog/2016/04/21/the-biggest-drug-to-reverse-or-prevent-heart-disease-isnt-a-medication
David Ludwig M.D, PhD (11 May 2016) “Diabetes is by definition a state of carbohydrate intolerance, where the excess builds up as sugar in the blood. The pharmaceutical industry has devised creative ways to deal with this problem, including various types of insulin and drugs that make the body more sensitive to insulin. SGLT inhibitors are a pricey new category of drug that makes the kidneys excrete excess glucose (though with concerning side effects like urinary tract infections and greater risk for diabetic ketoacidosis). How about eating less processed carbohydrate? Then we wouldn’t need to convert the kidneys into sugar disposal units.” https://www.facebook.com/davidludwigmd/photos/a.1223378654344850.1073741828.1102248716457845/1349017305114317/?type=3&theater [Facebook update]. Retrieved from https://www.facebook.com/pg/davidludwigmd/posts/?ref=page_internal
Mukherjee S. Soon We’ll Cure Diseases with a Cell, Not a Pill TED Talks; You Tube (October 28, 2015) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qG_YmIPFO68&t=8s
NIH National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases “Diagnosis of Diabetes and Prediabetes” (June 2014) https://sp-web.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/health-topics/Diabetes/diagnosis-diabetes-prediabetes/Pages/index.aspx
NYU Langone Medical Center, “Study Finds Physicians Want to Learn More About Diet & Cardiovascular Disease Prevention” (16 March 2015) http://nyulangone.org/press-releases/study-finds-physicians-want-to-learn-more-about-diet-cardiovascular-disease-prevention
Charles Ornstein, Ryann Grochowski Jones, and Mike Tigas, “Now There’s Proof: Docs Who Get Company Cash Tend to Prescribe More Brand-Name Meds” ProPublica, (March 17, 2016) https://www.propublica.org/article/doctors-who-take-company-cash-tend-to-prescribe-more-brand-name-drugs#republish
Pfizer, “ARICEPT U.S. Patient Product Information (PDF)” http://www.pfizer.com/products/product-detail/aricept
QuintilesIMS Institute, “IMS Health Study: U.S. Drug Spending Growth Reaches 8.5 Percent in 2015” (14 Apr 2016) http://www.imshealth.com/en/thought-leadership/quintilesims-institute/news-and-press/ims-health-study-us-drug-spending-growth-reaches-8.5-percent-in-2015
Mingyang Song, Edward Giovannucci, “Preventable Incidence and Mortality of Carcinoma Associated with Lifestyle Factors Among White Adults in the United States” JAMA Oncol. (1 July 2016) Vol.2, No. 9, p.1154-1161. doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2016.0843
Victoza, “Selected Important Safety Information” (2017) https://www.victozapro.com/safety-and-tolerability.html
Organic, Wild, and Pasture Raised Foods
Kate Clancy, “Greener Pastures” Union of Concerned Scientists (March 2006) http://www.ucsusa.org/food_and_agriculture/solutions/advance-sustainable-agriculture/greener-pastures.html#.WJOSoVMrKM8
Cynthia A Daley, Amber Abbott, Patrick S Doyle, Glenn A Nader, Stephanie Larson, “A review of fatty acid profiles and antioxidant content in grass-fed and grain-fed beef” (10 March 2010) Nutrition Journal Vol. 9, Issue 10, DOI: 10.1186/1475-2891-9-10
Jillian P. Frya, David C. Lovea, Graham K. MacDonaldd, Paul C. Weste, Peder M. Engstrome, Keeve E. Nachmana, Robert S. Lawrencea, “Environmental health impacts of feeding crops to farmed fish” Environment International (May 2016) Vol. 91, p.201-214
Nicole Greenfield, “The Smart Seafood Buying Guide” Natural Resource Defense Council (26 August 2015) https://www.nrdc.org/stories/smart-seafood-buying-guide
Jo Robinson “Health Benefits of Grass-Fed Products” Eat Wild (2016) http://www.eatwild.com/healthbenefits.htm
D C Rule, K S Broughton, S M Shellito, G Maiorano “Comparison of muscle fatty acid profiles and cholesterol concentrations of bison, beef cattle, elk, and chicken.” (2002) Journal of animal science Vol. 80, No. 5, p.1202-1211. doi:10.2527/2002.8051202x
Washington State Department of Health, “Health Fish Guide” (2016) http://www.doh.wa.gov/CommunityandEnvironment/Food/Fish/HealthyFishGuide
A Rainbow of Fruits and Vegetables
Healthy Balance Nutrition LLC “Eating the Rainbow: From the Institute for Functional Medicine, Phytonutrient-Spectrum-Comprehensive Guide.pdf. Phytonutrient-Spectrum-Comprehensive-Guide” (2014) http://healthybalancenutritionllc.com/resources/
The University of Arizona – Arizona center for Integrative Medicine, “Phytochemicals and Your Health” (2010) https://integrativemedicine.arizona.edu/resources.html
Fresh Herbs and Spices
Winston J Craig, “Health-promoting properties of common herbs” The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (September 1999) Vol.70, no. 3, p. 491s-499s
Joanna Hlebowicz, Gassan Darwiche, Ola Björgell, Lars-Olof Almér, “Effect of cinnamon on postprandial blood glucose, gastric emptying, and satiety in healthy subjects” The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (June 2007) Vol. 85, No. 6, P. 1552-1556
Christine M. Kaefer, John A. Milne,” The role of herbs and spices in cancer prevention” Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry (June 2008) Volume 19, Issue 6, p.347-361
Subodh Kumar, Kiran Saxena, Uday N. Singh, Ravi Saxena, “Anti-inflammatory action of ginger: A critical review in anemia of inflammation and its future aspects” International Journal of Herbal Medicine (14 October 2013) Vol. 1, Issue 4, p.16-20, ISSN 2321-2187
Steven Masley, MD, Mindbodygreen “9 Spices & Herbs Everyone Should Eat For Optimal Health: A Doctor Explains”(18 January 2016) http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-23253/9-spices-herbs-everyone-should-eat-for-optimal-health-a-doctor-explains.html
Michigan Medicine University of Michigan, “Cooking with Herbs and Spices” (May 2013) https://www.med.umich.edu/.../cookingwithherbsandspices-0513.pdf
Michigan Medicine University of Michigan, “Healing Foods Pyramid” (2017) www.med.umich.edu/umim/food-pyramid/seasonings.html
Sahdeo Prasad, Amit K. Tyagi, “Ginger and Its Constituents: Role in Prevention and Treatment of Gastrointestinal Cancer” Gastroenterology Research and Practice, (2015) Vol. 2015, Article ID 142979, 11 pages. doi:10.1155/2015/142979
Full Fat Dairy Products
Jiansong Bao, Fiona Atkinson, Peter Petocz, Walter C Willett, Jennie C Brand-Miller, “Prediction of postprandial glycemia and insulinemia in lean, young, healthy adults: glycemic load compared with carbohydrate content alone” The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (May 2011) Vol. 93, No. 5, p.984-996
C Hoppe, C Mølgaard, C Dalum, A Vaag, K F Michaelsen, “Differential effects of casein versus whey on fasting plasma levels of insulin, IGF-1 and IGF-1/IGFBP-3: results from a randomized 7-day supplementation study in prepubertal boys” European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2009) Vol. 63, p.1076–1083; doi:10.1038/ejcn.2009.34
Mikael Nilsson, Marianne Stenberg, Anders H Frid, Jens J Holst, Inger ME Björck, “Glycemia and insulinemia in healthy subjects after lactose-equivalent meals of milk and other food proteins: the role of plasma amino acids and incretins” The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (November 2004) Vol. 80, No. 5, p. 1246-1253
Larry A. Tucker, Andrea Erickson, James D. LeCheminant, Bruce W. Bailey, “Dairy Consumption and Insulin Resistance: The Role of Body Fat, Physical Activity, and Energy Intake” Journal of Diabetes Research (2015) Vol.2015, Article ID 206959, 11 pages, doi:10.1155/2015/206959
Whole Eggs
Grasgruber, Sebera, Hrazdira, Hrebickova, Cacek, “Food consumption and the actual statistics of cardiovascular diseases” (27 September 2016) Food & Nutrition Research, Vol 60, P. 31694. doi: 10.3402/fnr.v60.31694
Jane Higdon, Victoria J. Drake, Barbara Delage, “Choline” Oregon State University – Linus Pauling Institute (2015) http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/mic/other-nutrients/choline
Jon White, Daniel I. Swerdlow, David Preiss, Zammy Fairhurst-Hunter, Brendan J. Keating, Folkert W. Asselbergs, Naveed Sattar, MD, Steve E. Humphries, Aroon D. Hingorani, Michael V. Holmes, “Association of Lipid Fractions with Risks for Coronary Artery Disease and Diabetes.” (September 2016) JAMA Cardiol. Vol. 1, No.6, p.692-699. doi:10.1001/jamacardio.2016.1884
Steven H Zeisel, Kerry-Ann da Costa; “Choline: an essential nutrient for public health.” Nutrition Reviews (2014) Vol. 67, Issue 11, p. 615-623. doi: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.2009.00246.x
Healthy Fats and Omega 3’s
Alexander, Miller, Van Elswyk, Kuratko, Bylsma, “A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials and Prospective Cohort Studies of Eicosapentaenoic and Docosahexaenoic Long-Chain Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Coronary Heart Disease Risk” Mayo Clinic Proceedings (January 2017) Vol. 92, Issue 1, p. 15-29
Simopoulos, “The Importance of the Omega-6/Omega-3 Fatty Acid Ratio in Cardiovascular Disease and Other Chronic Diseases” Experimental Biology and Medicine (1 June 2008) Vol 233, Issue 6, p. 674-688.
Dark Chocolate
Diederik Esser, Monica Mars, Els Oosterink, Angelique Stalmach, Michael Müller, Lydia A. Afman, “Dark chocolate consumption improves leukocyte adhesion factors and vascular function in overweight men” The FASEB Journal, (March 2014) Vol. 28, No. 3, p.1464-1473.
Ivan M. Petyaev, Pavel Y. Dovgalevsky, Natalia E. Chalyk, Victor Klochkov, Nigel H. Kyl, “Reduction in blood pressure and serum lipids by lycosome formulation of dark chocolate and lycopene in prehypertension.” (17 September 2014) Food and Science Nutrition, Vol. 2, p. 744–750. doi:10.1002/fsn3.169
Water
About Anne Marie Helmenstine, “Question: How Much of Your Body Is Water? “About Education (31 October 2016) http://chemistry.about.com/cs/foodchemistry/a/aa070803a.htm
Julia McHugh, Nancy R. Keller, Martin Appalsamy, Steven A. Thomas, Satish R. Raj, André Diedrich, Italo Biaggioni, Jens Jordan, David Robertson, “Portal Osmopressor Mechanism Linked to Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid 4 and Blood Pressure Control” (May 19, 2010) 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.110.151860
David H. Nguyen “What Critical Role Does Water Play in Homeostasis?” Seattlepi (2017) http://education.seattlepi.com/critical-role-water-play-homeostasis-4708.html
Randall K. Packer, “How long can the average person survive without water?” Scientific American (9 December 2002) https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-long-can-the-average/
Coffee & Tea
US Food & Drug Administration, “Medicines in my Home: Caffeine and Your Body” (2007) http://www.fda.gov/downloads/UCM200805.pdf
American Institute for Cancer Research, “AICR’S Foods that Fight Cancer, Coffee” (2016) http://www.aicr.org/foods-that-fight-cancer/coffee.html
Shilpa N. BhupathirajuAn, PanJoAnn E. Manson, Walter C. Willett, Rob M. Van Dam, Frank B. Hu, “Changes in coffee intake and subsequent risk of type 2 diabetes: three large cohorts of US men and women” Diabetologia (July 2014) Volume 57, Issue 7, pp 1346-1354
Silvio Buscemi, Stefano Marventano, Mariagrazia Antoci, Antonella Cagnetti, Gabriele Castorina, Fabio Galvano, Marina Marranzano, Antonio Mistretta, “Coffee and metabolic impairment: An updated review of epidemiological studies” NFS Journal (February 2016) Volume 3, August 2016, P. 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.nfs.2016.02.001
Karrie Heneman, Sheri Zidenberg-Cherr, “Some Facts About Catechins” (November 2007) UC Cooperative Extension Center for Health and Nutrition Research Department of Nutrition University of California, Davis http://cetulare.ucanr.edu/files/32432.pdf
Rachel Johnson, Susan Bryant, Alyson L. Huntley, “Green tea and green tea catechin extracts: An overview of the clinical evidence” Maturitas, Vol. 73, Issue 4, p. 280-287
Shinichi Kuriyama, Taichi Shimazu, Kaori Ohmori, Nobutaka Kikuchi, Naoki Nakaya, Yoshikazu Nishino, Yoshitaka Tsubono, Ichiro Tsuji, “Green Tea Consumption and Mortality Due to Cardiovascular Disease, Cancer, and All Causes in Japan” (13 September 2006) JAMA. Vol 296, No.10, p.1255-1265. doi:10.1001/jama.296.10.1255
James D. Lane, Christina E. Barkauskas, Richard S. Surwit, Mark N. Feinglos, “Caffeine Impairs Glucose Metabolism in Type 2 Diabetes” Diabetes Care (27 August 2004) Vol. 8, p. 2047-2048 DOI: 10.2337/diacare.27.8.2047
Mayo Clinic “Caffeine: How much is too much?” (14 April 2014) http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/caffeine/art-20045678
Filommenia Morisco, Vincenzo Lembo, Giovanna Mazzone, Silvia Camera, Nicola Caporaso, “Coffee and Liver Health” Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology (November/December 2014) Vol. 48, p. S87-S90. doi: 10.1097/MCG.0000000000000240
Wine/Alcoholic Beverages
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “Alcohol and Public Health – Frequently Asked Questions” (18 October 2016) https://www.cdc.gov/alcohol/faqs.htm
Gupta, A., Ellis, M.E., Oduse, K.A “The roles of phytochemicals in red wine as a protective agent against alcohol damage” International Food Research Journal (January 2013) Vol. 20, Issue 3, p. 1191-1197
What About Artificial Sweeteners?
Magalie Lenoir, Fuschia Serre, Lauriane Cantin, Serge H. Ahmed, “Intense Sweetness Surpasses Cocaine Reward” PLoS ONE. (2007) Vol. 2, No. 8, P. e698. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000698.
Jennifer A. Nettleton, Pamela L. Lutsey, Youfa Wang, João A. Lima, Erin D. Michos, David R. Jacobs, “Diet Soda Intake and Risk of Incident Metabolic Syndrome and Type 2 Diabetes in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)” Diabetes Care (April 2009) Vol. 32, No. 4 p. 688-694. doi: 10.2337/dc08-1799
M. Yanina Pepino, Courtney D. Tiemann, Bruce W. Patterson, Burton M. Wice, Samuel Klein, “Sucralose Affects Glycemic and Hormonal Responses to an Oral Glucose Load” Diabetes Care (Sep 2013) Vol. 36, No. 9, p. 2530-2535. DOI: 10.2337/dc12-2221
Tim Spector, “Most of what we eat is ‘processed’ food. Here’s why we should be worried” Spectator Health (4 July 2016) https://health.spectator.co.uk/most-of-what-we-eat-is-processed-food-heres-why-we-should-be-worried/
US Food and Drug administration, “Import Alert 45-06” (13 June 2016) http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cms_ia/importalert_119.html
Tran’s Fats and Refined Vegetable Oils
Saffron Alexander, “The oil guide: which to use for frying, drizzling and roasting” The Telegraph (10 NOVEMBER 2015) http://www.telegraph.co.uk/food-and-drink/healthy-eating/everything-you-know-about-cooking-with-oil-is-wrong/
Christinawaty, Sophi Damayanti, “Simultaneous Determination Method of BUTYLHYDROXYANISOLE, BUTYL HYDROXY TOLUENE, PROPYL GALLATE, ad TERTIARY BUTYL HYDROQUINONE in Margarine Using High Performance Liquid Chromatography” Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research, (2015) Vol. 8, Issue 4, p. 209-211
Hyman, MD, Eat Fat, Get Thin (Little, Brown and Company Hachette Book Group, 2016) p. 17
Kamsiah Jaarin, Mohd Rais Mustafa, Xin-Fang Leong, “The effects of heated vegetable oils on blood pressure in rats. “Clinics. (2011) Vol. 66, No.12, p. 2125-2132. doi:10.1590/S1807-59322011001200020.
Robert Mendick, “Cooking with vegetable oils releases toxic cancer-causing chemicals, say experts” The Telegraph (07 Nov 2015) http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/news/11981884/Cooking-with-vegetable-oils-releases-toxic-cancer-causing-chemicals-say-experts.html
Sunil Ratnayake, Paul Lewandowski, “Rapid bioassay-guided screening of toxic substances in vegetable oils that shorten the life of SHRSP rats” Lipids in Health and Disease (2010) Vol. 9, No.13, doi:10.1186/1476-511X-9-13.
Simopoulos, “The Importance of the Omega-6/Omega-3 Fatty Acid Ratio” Experimental Biology and Medicine (1 June 2008)
Soy Products
Breast Cancer Fund, “Phytoestrogens (Plant Estrogens)” (2016) http://www.breastcancerfund.org/clear-science/radiation-chemicals-and-breast-cancer/phytoestrogens.html
Heather B. Patisaul, Wendy Jefferson, “The pros and cons of phytoestrogens” Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology (October 2010) Vol. 31, No. 4, p.400-419. doi: 10.1016/j.yfrne.2010.03.003.
How You’ll be Eating, and How Often. An Introduction to Mindful Eating.
Ingrid Elizabeth Lofgren, PhD, MPH, RD, “Mindful Eating” American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine (9 February 2015) American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine Vol 9, Issue 3, pp. 212-216
Mullin, The Gut Balance Revolution (Rodale Inc. 2014) p. 2-3
Eric Robinson, Paul Aveyard, Amanda Daley, Kate Jolly, Amanda Lewis, Deborah Lycett, Suzanne Higgs, “Eating attentively: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the effect of food intake memory and awareness on eating” The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (April 2013) Vol. 97, No. 4, p. 728-742
Nina Van Dyke, Eric J Drinkwater, “Review Article Relationships between intuitive eating and health indicators: literature review” Public Health Nutrition, (August 2014) Vol. 17, No. 8, p. 1757-1766. doi: 10.1017/S1368980013002139.
For Pre-Diabetics and Those with Type 2 Diabetes
American Diabetes Association “Checking Your Blood Glucose”(4 August 2016) http://www.diabetes.org/living-with-diabetes/treatment-and-care/blood-glucose-control/checking-your-blood-glucose.html?referrer=https://www.google.com/
Mayo Clinic “Blood sugar testing: Why, when and how” (20 December 2014) http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/diabetes/in-depth/blood-sugar/art-20046628
Mayo Clinic “Type 2 diabetes” (13 January 2016) http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/type-2-diabetes/diagnosis-treatment/diagnosis/dxc-20169894
NIH National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases “Diagnosis of Diabetes and Prediabetes” (June 2014) https://sp-web.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/health-topics/Diabetes/diagnosis-diabetes-prediabetes/Pages/index.aspx
Vitamins, Minerals, and Supplements
Eun Hee Koh, Woo Je Lee, Sang Ah Lee, Eun Hee Kim, Eun Hee Cho, Eunheui Jeong, Dong Woo Kim, Min-Seon Kim, Joong-Yeol Park, Keun-Gyu Park, Hyo-Jung Lee, In-Kyu Lee, Soo Lim, Hak Chul Jang, Ki Hoon Lee, Ki-Up Lee, “Effects of Alpha-Lipoic Acid on Body Weight in Obese Subjects” The American Journal of Medicine, Vol. 124, Issue 1, p. 85. e1-85. e8
Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, “Scientific Report of the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee- Part D. Chapter 1: Food and Nutrient Intakes, and Health: Current Status and Trends” (2016) https://health.gov/dietaryguidelines/2015-scientific-report/PDFs/06-Part-D-Chapter-1.pdf
Gaia Pocobelli, Ulrike Peters, Alan R. Kristal, Emily White, “Use of Supplements of Multivitamins, Vitamin C, and Vitamin E in Relation to Mortality.” American Journal of Epidemiology (2009) Vol. 170, No.4, p. 472-483. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwp167
Elizabeth Ward, “Addressing nutritional gaps with multivitamin and mineral supplements” Nutrition Journal (2014) Vol. 13, No. 72, doi: 10.1186/1475-2891-13-72
Qun Xu, Christine G Parks, Lisa A DeRoo, Richard M Cawthon, Dale P Sandler, and Honglei Chen, “Multivitamin use and telomere length in women” The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (June 2009) Vol. 89, No. 6, p. 1857-1863
Alpha-Lipoic Acid
Jane Higdon, Victoria J. Drake, “Lipoic Acid” Oregon State University – Linus Pauling Institute Micronutrient Information Center (January 2012) http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/mic/dietary-factors/lipoic-acid
University of Maryland - Medical Center, “Alpha-lipoic acid” (26 June 2014) http://umm.edu/health/medical/altmed/supplement/alphalipoic-acid
WebMD, “Alpha Lipoic Acid (ALA)” (2016) http://www.webmd.com/diet/alpha-lipoic-acid-ala#1
Ashwagandha (Withania Somnifera)
eMedicineHealth, “Ashwagandha” (2016) p. 1-3 http://www.emedicinehealth.com/ashwagandha/vitamins-supplements.htm
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, “Ashwagandha” (29 December 2015) https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/integrative-medicine/herbs/ashwagandha
Jaspal Singh Sandhu, Biren Shah, Shweta Shenoy, Suresh Chauhan, G. S. Lavekar, M. M. Padhi, “Effects of Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha) and Terminalia arjuna (Arjuna) on physical performance and cardiorespiratory endurance in healthy young adults” International Journal of Ayurveda Research (September 2010) Vol.1, Issue 3, p. 144-149. doi:10.4103/0974-7788.72485.
Narendra Singh, Mohit Bhalla, Prashanti de Jager, Marilena Gilca, “An Overview on Ashwagandha: A Rasayana (Rejuvenator) of Ayurveda” African Journal of Traditional, Complementary, and Alternative Medicines. (2011) Vol. 8, (5 Suppl.) p. 208-213. doi:10.4314/ajtcam.v8i5S.9.
Vitamin B Complex
MDhealth.Com, “Side Effects of Vitamin B Complex” (2 September 2016) http://www.md-health.com/Vitamin-B-Complex-Side-Effects.html
Med-Health.net, “Vitamin B Complex Benefits” (2 September 2016) http://www.med-health.net/B-Complex-Benefits.html
Medicine Net.com, “Vitamin b complex - oral, Nephro-vite, Nephrocaps, Triph” (August 2013) http://www.medicinenet.com/vitamin_b_complex-oral/article.htm
National Institutes of Health – Office of Dietary Supplements, “Vitamin B12 Dietary Supplement Fact Sheet” (11 February 2016) https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminB12-HealthProfessional/university
Vitamin B12
Jane Higdon, Victoria J. Drake, Barbara Delage, “Vitamin B12” Oregon State University – Linus Pauling Institute Micronutrient Information Center (4 June 2016) http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/mic/vitamins/vitamin-B12
Mayo Clinic, “Drugs and Supplements Vitamin B12” (1 November 2013) http://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplements/vitamin-b12/background/hrb-20060243
Patrick J. Skerrett, “Vitamin B12 deficiency can be sneaky, harmful” Harvard Health Blog (18 October 2016) http://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/vitamin-b12-deficiency-can-be-sneaky-harmful-201301105780
University of Maryland - Medical Center, “Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin)” (19 October 2015) http://umm.edu/health/medical/altmed/supplement/vitamin-b12-cobalamin
WebMD, “Find a Vitamin or Supplement – Vitamin B12” (2009) http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-926-vitamin%20b12.aspx?activeingredientid=926
WebMD, “Vitamin B12 Deficiency” (23 July 2015) http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/guide/vitamin-b12-deficiency-symptoms-causes#1
Vitamin D & Calcium
Heike A Bischoff-Ferrari, Bess Dawson-Hughes, John A Baron, Peter Burckhardt, Ruifeng Li, Donna Spiegelman, Bonny Specker, John E Orav, John B Wong, Hannes B Staehelin, Eilis O’Reilly, Douglas P Kiel, and Walter C Willett, “Calcium intake and hip fracture risk in men and women: a meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies and randomized controlled trials” The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (December 2007) Vol. 86, No. 6, p. 1780-1790
Kevin D Cashman, Kirsten G Dowling, Zuzana Škrabáková, Marcela Gonzalez-Gross, Jara Valtueña, Stefaan De Henauw, Luis Moreno, Camilla T Damsgaard, Kim F Michaelsen, Christian Mølgaard, Rolf Jorde, Guri Grimnes, George Moschonis, Christina Mavrogianni, Yannis Manios, Michael Thamm, Gert BM Mensink, Martina Rabenberg, Markus A Busch, Lorna Cox, Sarah Meadows, Gail Goldberg, Ann Prentice, Jacqueline M Dekker, Giel Nijpels, Stefan Pilz, Karin M Swart, Natasja M van Schoor, Paul Lips, Gudny Eiriksdottir, Vilmundur Gudnason, Mary Frances Cotch, Seppo Koskinen, Christel Lamberg-Allardt, Ramon A Durazo-Arvizu, Christopher T Sempos, and Mairead Kiely, “Vitamin D deficiency in Europe: pandemic?” The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2016) doi: 10.3945/ajcn.115.120873
Kimberly Y.Z. Forrest, Wendy L. Stuhldreher, “Prevalence and correlates of vitamin D deficiency in US adults” Nutrition Research, Vol. 31, Issue 1, p. 48-54
Harvard Health Publications - Harvard Medical School, “Vitamin D and your health: Breaking old rules, raising new hopes” (June 2009) http://www.health.harvard.edu/mens-health/vitamin-d-and-your-health
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, “The Nutrition Source - Vitamin D and Health” (2016) https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/vitamin-d/
University of Maryland - Medical Center, “Vitamin D – Overview” (2016) http://umm.edu/health/medical/altmed/supplement/vitamin-d
WebMD “Vitamin D: Uses, Side Effects, Interactions”(2016) http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-929-vitamin%20d.aspx?activeingredientid=929
Rekha Mankad, “Calcium supplements: A risk factor for heart attack? - Mayo Clinic” Mayo Clinic (11 February 2016) http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/heart-attack/expert-answers/calcium-supplements/faq-20058352
Magnesium
Cedars Sinai Medical Center, “Magnesium Rich Foods” (2016) https://www.cedars-sinai.edu/Patients/Programs-and-Services/Documents/CP0403MagnesiumRichFoods.pdf
Rebecca Costello, Taylor C Wallace, Andrea Rosanoff, “Nutrient Information: Magnesium” Advances in Nutrition p://www.encyclopedia.com/medicine/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/magnesium
Paul Hrkal, “Understanding Different types of Magnesium” Advanced Orthomolecular Research (9 September 2013) http://www.aor.ca/en/blog-details/understanding-different-types-of-magnesium
National Institutes of Health – Office of Dietary Supplements, “Magnesium Fact Sheet for Health Professionals” (2016) https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Magnesium-HealthProfessional/
University of Maryland - Medical Center, “Magnesium – Overview” (2016) http://umm.edu/health/medical/altmed/supplement/magnesium
WebMD “Magnesium” (2016) http://www.webmd.com/diet/supplement-guide-magnesium#1
Probiotics
Berkeley Wellness - University of California, “Probiotics Pros and Cons” (3 March 2014) http://www.berkeleywellness.com/supplements/other-supplements/article/probiotics-pros-and-cons
Thalis Ferreira dos Santos, Tauá Alves Melo, Milena Evangelista Almeida, Rachel Passos Rezende, Carla Cristina Romano, “Immunomodulatory Effects of Lactobacillus plantarum Lp62 on Intestinal Epithelial and Mononuclear Cells,” BioMed Research International, (2016) Vol. 2016, Article ID 8404156, 8 pages, doi:10.1155/2016/8404156
Karin Hove, Charlotte Brøns, Kristine Faerch, Søren Søgaard Lund, Peter Rossing, Allan Vaag, “Effects of 12 weeks treatment with fermented milk on blood pressure, glucose metabolism and markers of cardiovascular risk in patients with type 2 diabetes: a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled study.” European Journal of Endocrinology, (9 October 2014) Vol. 172, p. 11-20, doi: 10.1530/EJE-14-0554
Valerio Mezzasalma, Enrico Manfrini, Emanuele Ferri, et al., “A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial: The Efficacy of Multispecies Probiotic Supplementation in Alleviating Symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome Associated with Constipation,” BioMed Research International, (2016) Vol. 2016, Article ID 4740907, 10 pages. doi:10.1155/2016/4740907
Mary Ellen Sanders, “Probiotics: Definition, Sources, Selection, and Uses.” Clinical Infectious Diseases (2008) Vol. 46, Supplement 2, p. S58-S61. doi: 10.1086/523341
Marie-Agnès Travers, Isabelle Florent, Linda Kohl, Philippe Grellier, “Probiotics for the Control of Parasites: An Overview,” Journal of Parasitology Research, (2011) Vol. 2011, Article ID 610769, 11 pages. doi:10.1155/2011/610769
University of Wisconsin Integrative Medicine, “Probiotics and Prebiotics: Frequently Asked Questions” (2016) http://www.fammed.wisc.edu/files/webfm-uploads/documents/outreach/im/handout_probiotics_patient.pdf
Sarah H. Yi, John A. Jernigan, L. Clifford McDonald, “Prevalence of probiotic use among inpatients: A descriptive study of 145 U.S. hospitals” American Journal of Infection Control (1 May 2016) Vol. 44, Issue 5, p. 548–553
Rhodiola Rosea
Richard P. Brown, M.D., Patricia L. Gerbarg, M.D., Barbara Graham, The Rhodiola Revolution (Rodale 2004)
Tulsi/Holy Basil
Melissa Eisler, “What is Holy Basil?” The Chopra Center (2016) http://www.chopra.com/articles/what-is-holy-basil#sm.0000a0fg6d6qvek2qui1z1cj7im1l
Michigan Medicine University of Michigan, “Holy Basil” (2016) http://www.uofmhealth.org/health-library/hn-4597000
WebMD, “Find a Vitamin or Supplement – Holy Basil”(2016) http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-1101-holy%20basil.aspx?activeingredientid=1101
Life Style Strategies
Lise Alschuler, “Optimal Longevity Hinges on Telomeres” Natural Medicine Journal (June 2013) Vol. 5, Issue 6, (ISSN 2157-6769) http://www.naturalmedicinejournal.com/journal/2013-06/optimal-longevity-hinges-telomeres
Genetic Science Learning Center. “Are Telomeres the Key to Aging and Cancer.” Learn. Genetics. (1 March 2016) http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/basics/telomeres/.
Eli Puterman, Jue Lin, Jeffrey Krauss, Elizabeth H. Blackburn, Elissa S. Epel, “Determinants of telomere attrition over 1 year in healthy older women: stress and health behaviors matter” Molecular psychiatry. (April 2015) Vol. 20, No. 4, p. 529-535. doi:10.1038/mp.2014.70.
Masood A. Shammas, “Telomeres, lifestyle, cancer, and aging” Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care. (January 2011) Vol. 14, No. 1 p. 28-34. doi:10.1097/MCO.0b013e32834121b1.
Getting Enough Sleep, the More You Know…
American Psychological Association, “Getting a good night’s sleep” (2016) http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/sleep-disorders.aspx
Harvard Medical School Division of Sleep Medicine, “Twelve Simple Tips to Improve Your Sleep” (18 December 2007) http://healthysleep.med.harvard.edu/healthy/getting/overcoming/tips
Marie-Pierre St-Onge, Amy Roberts, Ari Shechter, Arindam Roy Choudhury, “Fiber and saturated fat are associated with sleep arousals and slow wave sleep.” Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine (2016) Vol.12, No. 1, p.19-24
National Institute on Aging, “Age Page - A Good Night’s Sleep” (May 2016) https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/publication/good-nights-sleep
Sleep Apnea
Mayo Clinic, “Diseases and Conditions – Sleep apnea” (25 August 2015) http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/sleep-apnea/basics/definition/con-20020286
Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS)
NIH National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, “Restless Legs Syndrome Fact Sheet”( September 2010) NIH Publication No. 10-4847 https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/Patient-Caregiver-Education/Fact-Sheets/Restless-Legs-Syndrome-Fact-Sheet
National Sleep Foundation, “Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Symptoms” (2016) https://sleepfoundation.org/content/restless-legs-syndrome-rls-symptoms
Periodic Limb Disorder
National Institute on Aging, “Age Page - A Good Night’s Sleep” (May 2016) https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/publication/good-nights-sleep
Taking a Load Off
Mayo Clinic Healthy lifestyle, “Chronic stress puts your health at risk” (21 April 2016) http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/stress-management/in-depth/stress/art-20046037
Exercise
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “Healthy Places – Physical Activity” (4 February 2016) https://www.cdc.gov/healthyplaces/healthtopics/physactivity.htm
Dan M. Sullivan, “Endorphins - Chemistry: Foundations and Applications” Encyclopedia.com. (2004) http://www.encyclopedia.com/science-and-technology/biochemistry/biochemistry/endorphins
Yoga
Timothy Burgin, “History of Yoga” Yoga Basics (2015) http://www.yogabasics.com/learn/history-of-yoga/
Sujit Chandratreya, “Yoga: An evidence-based therapy.” Journal of Mid-Life Health. (2011) Vol. 2, No. 1, p. 3-4. doi:10.4103/0976-7800.83251.
Braden Kuo, Manoj Bhasin, Jolene Jacquart, Matthew A. Scult, Lauren Slipp, Eric Isaac Kagan Riklin, Veronique Lepoutre, Nicole Comosa, Beth-Ann Norton, Allison Dassatti, Jessica Rosenblum, Andrea H. Thurler, Brian C. Surjanhata, Nicole N. Hasheminejad, Leslee Kagan, Ellen Slawsby, Sowmya R. Rao, Eric A. Macklin, Gregory L. Fricchione, Herbert Benson, Towia A. Libermann, Joshua Korzenik, John W. Denninge, “Genomic and Clinical Effects Associated with a Relaxation Response Mind-Body Intervention in Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Inflammatory Bowel Disease” (30 April 2015) PLoS ONE Vol. 10, No. 4, e0123861. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0123861
Reference, “How old is yoga?” (2017) https://www.reference.com/health/old-yoga-68a54696e23b84e1#
Catherine Woodyard, “Exploring the therapeutic effects of yoga and its ability to increase quality of life.” International Journal of Yoga. (2011) Vol. 4, No. 2, p. 49-54. doi:10.4103/0973-6131.85485.
Meditation
Institute of Noetic Sciences, “Meditation Types” (2016) http://www.noetic.org/meditation-bibliography/meditation-types
Relaxation Yoga
Adam Brady, “10 Benefits of Restorative Yoga” The Chopra Center (2016) http://www.chopra.com/articles/10-benefits-of-restorative-yoga#sm.0000a0fg6d6qvek2qui1z1cj7im1l
DoYogaWithMe, “14 Different Yoga Styles and Their Benefits to Your Health” (2017) https://www.doyogawithme.com/types-of-yoga
Do That Thing You Love Doing
Dyer, W., Wayne Dyer: 10 principles / The power of intention, Laurent Puechguirbal; You Tube (April 12, 2012) https://youtu.be/xip3YjSTZlU
Don’t Worry Needlessly
Dyer, W., Wayne Dyer Your Erroneous Zones Full Audiobook, Gift Essentials; You Tube (September 5, 2015) https://youtu.be/VaM5L-z5Kgw?list=PLF8pwIT0dxjtNStoY2LpuCDiBq1gsEFwy
Focusing on the Positive
Robert A. Emmons, Michael E. McCullough, “Counting Blessings Versus Burdens: An Experimental Investigation of Gratitude and Subjective Well-Being in Daily Life” Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, (Feb 2003) Vol 84, No. 2, p. 377-389
Robert A. Emmons, Robin Stern, “Gratitude as a Psychotherapeutic Intervention” Journal of Clinical Psychology (August 2013) Vol.69, Issue 8, p. 846–855
Paul J. Mills, Laura Redwine, Kathleen Wilson, Meredith A. Pung, Kelly Chinh, Barry H. Greenberg, Ottar Lunde, Alan Maisel, Ajit Raisinghani, Alex Wood, Deepak Chopra, “The Role of Gratitude in Spiritual Well-being in Asymptomatic Heart Failure Patients” Spirituality in clinical practice (2015) Vol. 2, No. 1, p.5-17. doi:10.1037/scp0000050.
Alex M. Wood, Stephen Joseph, John Maltby, “Gratitude predicts psychological well-being above the Big Five facets” Personality and Individual Differences (2009) Vol. 46, No. 4, p. 443-447.
Take Five
North Shore University Health System, “Ten Natural Ways to Manage Your Stress Levels” (02 November 2016) http://www.northshore.org/healthy-you/ten-natural-ways-to-manage-stress/
Friends, Family, and Community
Sheldon Cohen, Denise Janicki-Deverts, Ronald B. Turner, William J. Doyle, “Does Hugging Provide Stress-Buffering Social Support? A Study of Susceptibility to Upper Respiratory Infection and Illness” (19 December 2014) Psychological Science Vol 26, Issue 2, p. 135-147
Julianne Holt-Lunstad, Wendy A. Birmingham, Kathleen C. Light, “Influence of a “warm touch” support enhancement intervention among married couples on ambulatory blood pressure, oxytocin, alpha amylase, and cortisol.” Psychosomatic Medicine (November 2008) Vol. 70, No.9, p. 976-985 doi: 10.1097/PSY.0b013e318187aef7
NIH News in Health, “The Power of Love - Hugs and Cuddles Have Long-Term Effects” (February 2007) https://newsinhealth.nih.gov/2007/february/docs/01features_01.htm