September 27, 2021
Joe Brady
How to Choose Healthier Foods and Drinks En españolSend us your comments(link sends e-mail) We make countless decisions every day, both big and small. When it comes to deciding what to eat and feed our families, it can be a lot easier than you might think to make smart, healthy choices. It takes just a…
August 3, 2021
Joe Brady
If you have not gained at least a little weight during the long march through the COVID pandemic you are quite unusual. Most of us have gained at least a few pounds that we would like to get rid of. We like to think, and are led to believe that losing weight is a complicated…
April 12, 2021
Joe Brady
In recent years research studies of the anti-inflammatory effects of medicinal herbs used in traditional medicines have shown great promise. More gentle than drugs, herbs and foods can also reduce inflammation and can be used without the harmful side effects of drugs. Medicinal plants have been used for thousands of years and form a rich…
September 6, 2020
Joe Brady
Harvard Medical School’s Osher Institute for Integrative Medicine Date: Tuesday, September 8th at 8:00-9:00 am on ZoomSignificant gaps in nutrition content exist across the medical education continuum, from new learners to practicing physicians. An emerging approach to enhance mastery of practical nutrition content is that of culinary medicine provided in the context of a teaching…
January 20, 2020
Joe Brady
The average large supermarket has over 55,000 food items in it and most of those are healthy. Yet the average American diet has only 24 different food items in their shopping cart. Haven’t you noticed that we tend to put the same things in the shopping cart each week? Healthy eating can be a hardship…
August 9, 2019
Joe Brady
Lifelong Learning: Cultivating Mind and Body As health care costs continue to skyrocket, it is of international importance to find new approaches in preventive medicine. The Oxford study lectures are part of a longterm study in integrative medicine and lifelong learning. Students can participate in important research of interest to the University of Denver’s Osher…
May 27, 2019
Joe Brady
Integrative Medicine Grand Rounds (Research) Event Date: June 4th, 2019 Mediterranean Dietto Reduce Cardiovascular Disease and Other Chronic Diseases of Aging The Mediterranean diet has been associated with lower risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) events but the precise mechanisms through which Mediterranean diet intake may reduce long-term risk of CVD are not well understood. Using a…
March 31, 2019
Joe Brady
Recent studies have shown the effect of epigenetic modifications in the development of cancer. Genetic defects interact with DNA methylation, post-translational histone modification, and non-coding RNAs to drive the development of cancer. The use of epigenetic modifications are seen as promising cancer preventive/therapeutic agents. Several epigenetic therapies have recently been approved in the treatment of…
March 11, 2019
Joe Brady
A disease of accelerated aging, more than 29 million people in the United States have diabetes and 86 million adults aged 20 years and older have prediabetes. In ancient China diabetes used to be a fairly rare disease occurring only in old age because people were physically active. Still diabetes (Xiao Ke) was treated as…
October 21, 2018
Joe Brady
Modern research on a wide variety of different animal species has shown that calorically restricted otherwise known as nutrient dense diets can extend the healthy portion of lifespan and even extend genetic lifespan. What we already know is that reducing empty calories from the diet and replacing those calories with higher levels of nutrition can…