Month: December 2015
Soil Health is Vital to Human Nutrition
Soil health is vital to human nutrition. https://t.co/WXkoX9C0Rq @FAOKnowledge @DaniNierenberg @anelysemw #IYS2015 pic.twitter.com/bCTN66tp6t
— UC Food Observer (@ucfoodobserver) December 29, 2015
Vitamin D for Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Researchers found that low #vitaminD status is associated with the severity of symptoms in irritable bowel syndrome: https://t.co/cXvFREXdh0
— Vitamin D Council (@VitaminDCouncil) December 22, 2015
We have a forum thread on IBS.
An Interview with Michael Pollan
Pointed talk: Michael Pollan and Amy Harmon dissect a GM controversy | Grist https://t.co/KrWgYaySee by @SavorTooth Good interviews
— Medicalskeptic (@medskep) December 26, 2015
Tonic: East Versus West
"What is the difference between a tonic in eastern versus western herbalism?" First, let’s take a look at the… https://t.co/2IvjECXkr3
— EastWest Herb School (@East_West_Herbs) December 21, 2015
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Are Placebo Effects just Regression to the Mean?
We very much appreciated this quote from the article:
“Thus, we urge caution in interpreting patient improvements as causal effects of our actions and should avoid the conceit of assuming that our personal presence has strong healing powers.”
Placebo effects are weak: regression to the mean is the main reason ineffective treatments appear to work https://t.co/djJUJWhsD3
— Medicalskeptic (@medskep) December 19, 2015
We have started a forum thread about the placebo effect.
Irritable Bowels have Reduced Sensitivity
A recent study stated: “We demonstrated for the first time reduced neuronal responses in mucosal IBS biopsies to an IBS mediator cocktail.” That is, when they gave a mix of pro-inflammatory substances to the IBS gut wall they were surprised to find a less strong reaction than compared to the control of normal, non-IBS gut wall.
See the abstract for this study for more information.
We have a forum thread about irritable bowel syndrome.