The foundation’s approach to chronic disease

Lifestyle Medicine

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“Before you heal someone, ask him if he's willing to give up the things that make him sick.” ― Hippocrates

Health Care vs. Sick Care

Heart disease, Diabetes, Dementia, Cancer

vs.

Flu, fractures, GI bugs

The chronic disease process starts long before we meet today’s diagnostic threshold. The proactive health care required must start long before.

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Gut Microbiota: A Novel Therapeutic Target for Parkinson’s Disease

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2022.937555/full

A diagram illustrating the connection between the gut microbiota and brain health, highlighting the microbiota-gut-brain axis. It shows various pathways including the intestinal epithelial barrier, lamina propria, blood-brain barrier, and brain, with components like microglia, astrocytes, dopamine neurons, and neuroinflammation. The diagram explains how intestinal inflammation and gut dysbiosis can influence neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration in Parkinson's disease, through mechanisms such as alpha-synuclein aggregation, gut leaky gut, immune cell activation, and neurodegenerative processes.

13 of the Most Anti-Inflammatory Foods You Can Eat

Studies suggest that some foods can help decrease chronic inflammation. These include olive oil, as well as certain berries and fruit, vegetables, spices, and fish. - Healthline

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/13-anti-inflammatory-foods

Ginger Benefits

Johns Hopkins

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/ginger-benefits

Combination of the effect of ginger and anti-inflammatory diet on children with obesity with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: A randomized clinical trial. Negin Kamari, Mehdi Moradinazar, Mahmoud Qasemi, Tina Khosravy, Mehnoosh Samadi, Hadi Abdolahzad. Food Science & Nutrition 2023 April

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common cause of liver disease in children. Following earlier reports on an increase in the prevalence of childhood obesity, NAFLD is now becoming increasingly common in children. Although no definitive cure exists, early management, early diagnosis, and treatment can reduce its complications… …Ginger supplementation can effectively improve NAFLD in children, and its effectiveness was further increased when combined with an AID.

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5 Anti-Inflammatory Diets You Should Try

Inflammation is a big buzzword in nutrition these days—and for good reason: About 60% of Americans have a condition caused by or complicated by chronic inflammation. However, an anti-inflammatory diet, which is a simple eating plan consisting of common foods found at the grocery store, can help tamp down those flames. - Forbes Health

https://www.forbes.com/health/body/anti-inflammatory-diets-to-try/

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Healthy on a Budget

  • https://www.eatgathergo.org/eat/planning/eating-healthy-on-a-budget/

  • https://www.ewg.org/goodfood/

  • https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/easy-ways-to-shop-for-healthful-cost-conscious-foods-202303272906

  • https://spendsmart.extension.iastate.edu/shop/

  • https://www.myplate.gov/eat-healthy/healthy-eating-budget

  • https://www.nutrition.gov/topics/food-security-and-access/nutrition-budget

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