Hi. I’m Joyce Gibb. I’ve been a Nurse Practitioner for 14 years. Like Joe, I have a diverse background of medical experience ranging from family practice to urgent care, and even at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus where I worked in ambulance and helicopter patient transport. In 2003, I began to focus my interest and…
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Want to clear up your complexion this year? We’re glad you asked! Here are four steps that will go a long way toward getting acne under control without pharmaceuticals. 1. Clean up your diet! Anything that increases inflammation in your body is a problem. Sugar and dairy are clearly problems. Unfortunately, many teens subsist almost…
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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is the most common cause of chronic liver injury. After 4 weeks of CoQ10 supplementation, waist circumference and serum AST concentrations were significantly decreased as compared to the placebo-treated group. The study showed a potential for CoQ10 therapy in improving serveral anthropometric and biochemical variables in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Longer studies…
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Researchers reported in October 2014 that a higher Omega-3 fatty acid index is associated with increased insulin sensitivity and improved metabolic profile in overweight men. The AHA states that metabolic syndrome affects approximately 34% of American adults. In this study, researchers evaluated 47 overweight men with an average age of 46.5 years. Increasing Omega-3 index…
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April 6, 2015 This December 9, 2014 article from Clinical Gastroenterology Hepatology evaluated a prospective study to evaluate L-carnitine, which is involved in the beta-oxidation of fatty acids, to reduce muscle cramps in patients with cirrhosis. They were given L-carnitine 300mg, 3 times a day or 4 times a day for 8 weeks. Muscle cramps…
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April 1, 2015 Researchers from Washington State University found a mechanism by which Omega-3 fatty acids inhibit the growth and spread of prostate cancer cells. It is well known that Omega-3 fatty acids reduce inflammation, but this is novel research showing that they work this way in cancer. This study focused on prostate cancer. With…
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March 30, 2015 The safety of NSAIDS is highly controversial, particularly in persons with coronary heart disease. In patients recently hospitalized for serious coronary heart disease, naproxen had better cardiovascular safety than did diclofenac, ibuprofen, and higher doses of celecoxib and rofecoxib. Here is the link to the entire article: Nonsteroidal Ant inflammatory Drugs Increase…
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March 23, 2015 Did you know that CoQ10 can be related to dementia? A recent study done revealed the following. “The objective of this study is to examine whether CoQ10, a potential antioxidant, is associated with the risk of dementia, which not yet been proven. There were 6000 Japanese aged 40-69 years at baseline. Serum…
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March 20, 2015 Patients with CF (cystic fibrosis) and chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa lung infection have increased oxidative stress as a result of an imbalance between the production of reactive oxygen species caused by inflammation and their inactivation by the impaired anti-oxidant systems. The effect of 4 weeks of oral N-acetylcysteine (NAC) 1200mg twice a day…
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March 16, 2015 From the Journal of Craniofacial Surgery January 2015 The aim of this study is to show the possible positive effect of coenzyme Q10 on regenerating the facial nerve. The rats were divided into 2 groups as CoQ10 and saline control groups. This study was done on female rats in which the right…
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