Sentences with phrase «for exposure to environmental toxins»

With my patients, I often discuss diet and food sensitivities, investigating gut microbial diversity, evaluating adrenal function and stress response and testing for exposure to environmental toxins.

Not exact matches

A team of researchers from the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Center for Engineering in Medicine (MGH - CEM) have created a «liver on a chip,» a model of liver tissue that replicates the metabolic variations found throughout the organ and more accurately reflects the distinctive patterns of liver damage caused by exposure to environmental toxins, including pharmaceutical overdose.

Previous research has shown that genetics can be blamed for only about half of all cancers, suggesting that exposure to environmental toxins or socioeconomic factors may also play a role.

«This research shows that exposure to environmental toxins may be depressing the function of our circadian clock, the disruption of which is linked to increased rates of cancer, diabetes, obesity, heart disease, and depression,» said Jennifer Hurley, an assistant professor of biological sciences, a member of the Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies (CBIS) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and senior author on this research.

For many of these women, I connect the dots between how lifestyle factors including drinking and smoking, exposure to environmental toxins, and being chronically stress contribute to and exacerbate sex hormone imbalances.

And the most common reasons for thyroid disorders are genetics, stress, nutritional deficiencies and exposure to environmental toxins.

A PLETHORA OF TOXIC EXPOSURES It would be hard to cover all of the major environmental toxins in one paper, or for that matter in one book.

Due to nutrient deficiencies, the generally poor quality of our diet, our exposure to environmental toxins, and a number of other factors, Dr. Hyman recommends everyone go on a basic regimen of vitamins and minerals that provide a foundation for long - term health.

And finally, we show you how to make some powerful lifestyle changes involving things like sleep, sun exposure, environmental toxins, stress, and just learning to accept yourself for who you are.

Although there is no easy answer, parents - to - be can lower their risk of giving birth to a child with ADHD, autism, or other brain disorder by limiting exposure to environmental toxins both in the home and outside (for instance, rates of autism are found to be higher in those whose mothers lived near freeways during pregnancy), eating a whole foods diet free of common food sensitivities (such as gluten), and testing for and managing any autoimmune reactions.

Dr. Dawn Cannon's areas of interest include holistic primary care and preventive medicine, detoxification for chronic diseases, including autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, exposure to mold, heavy metals, solvents, pesticides and other toxins; occupational, environmental and recreational toxic exposures; chronic infections, including Lyme Disease and co-infections; women's preventive and sexual health, especially in perimenopause and menopause.