Cedar Mill Acupuncture

The food pyramid is back and it's been flipped upside down. A massive win for U.S. public health.

The strength and nutritional status of our bodies are the two primary factors that determine the outcome of infections.

Innate & Adaptive Immunity Immunity is often challenged by the invasion of bacteria, viruses, fungi, and other pathogens. This requires the resources of the innate and adaptive immune ...

According to a meta-analysis recently published in The Journal of the American Medical Association, taking a statin drug reduces the absolute risk of having a heart attack by only 1.3%.

JAMA Intern Med. 2022 May 1;182(5):474-481

Evaluating the Association Between Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Reduction and Relative and Absolute Effects of Statin Treatment: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis - PubMed The results of this meta-analysis suggest that the absolute risk reductions of treatment with statins in terms of all-cause mortality, myocardial infarction, and stroke are modest compared with the relative risk reductions, and the presence of significant heterogeneity reduces the certainty of the e...

"More than 9 in 10 healthcare interventions studied within recent Cochrane Reviews are not supported by high-quality evidence, and harms are under-reported."

- Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, August 2022

This is exactly why diet and lifestyle improvement is the foundation of every Functional Medicine treatment plan.

Most healthcare interventions tested in Cochrane Reviews are not effective according to high quality evidence: a systematic review and meta-analysis To estimate the proportion of healthcare interventions tested within Cochrane Reviews that are effective according to high-quality evidence.We selecte…