The Health Edge

In this Health Edge recording, Mark provides a lifestyle medicine approach to creating greater immune resilience. This webcast was created for Berkshire Health Systems employees. Enjoy!

In this Health Edge recording Mark and John review a soon to be published review entitled: Saturated Fats and Health: A Reassessment and Proposal for Food-based Recommendations: JACC State-of -the-Art Review https://www.onlinejacc.org/content/early/2020/06/16/j.jacc.2020.05.077

In this episode of The Health Edge Mark and John respond to some listener questions on gardening, wearing masks during the covid pandemic, pancreatic insufficiency and vitamin D deficiency in autoimmunity.

This is a recording from June 4th on behalf of our local Berkshire Health System Cancer Care team and the patient-family support network. In this video, Mark reviews the critical connection between health, rmetabolic resilience and circadian entrainment. A PowerPoint Slide deck accompanies this audio and can be found at www.thehealthedgepodcast.com

This is a recording from a recent community wellness workshop I gave on key sleep tips. The PowerPoint Slide Deck that goes with it can be found on my web site www.thehealthedgepodcast.com

In this videocast of The Health Edge Mark and John review a nice paper from Stephanie Seneff from the Spring 2020 Weston A Price Foundation. https://www.westonaprice.org/health-topics/sunlight-and-vitamin-d-theyre-not-the-same-thing/

In this episode of The Health Edge Mark and John review the principles of epigenetics and a paper titled: Epigenome-wide association meta-analysis of DNA methylation with coffee and tea consumption.  https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.04.15.042267v1

In this episode of The Health Edge John Bagnulo shares his wisdom on the basics of starting your vegetable garden. We apologize the video quality was disrupted by some broadband connection challenges. Enjoy!

In this Health Edge video recording Mark and John discuss some research linking vitamin B3 with prevention of skin cancer in individuals with frequent sun exposure. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/exd.13819 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27942349 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4570055/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26992108 http://ar.iiarjournals.org/content/38/2/1173.full.pdf+html

In this episode of The Health Edge Mark and John offer some follow-up observations on covid-19, current statistics, the CDC response, and the potential negative consequences of the current response.

In this recording of The Health Edge Mark and John share some simple strategies for risk reduction in the midst of the Covid 19 pandemic.

In this Health Edge Videocast Mark and John review some research papers summarizing the health benefits of coffee consumption. https://www.bmj.com/content/bmj/359/bmj.j5024.full.pdf https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28826374

In this videocast of The Health Edge Mark and John review interventions used in the MEND (Metabolic Enhancement for NeuroDegeneration) Study. This evolving paradigm shift recognizes many metabolic predispositions e.g. high insulin levels and inflammation to be important drivers of Alzheimer's Disease risk. https://www.apollohealthco.com/dr-bre... https://www.alzu.org/about/

In this episode of The Health Edge Mark and John review the connection between chronic inflammation and health outcomes. They review common associated lifestyle and environmental drivers of inflammation.  https://www.researchgate.net/publication/337773457_Chronic_inflammation_in_the_etiology_of_disease_across_the_life_span

In this recording of the Health Edge, John and Mark review a recent paper comparing how our human genome compared with our microbiome for predicting our risk of chronic, complex disease. http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2019.12.31....

In this videocast of The Health Edge Mark and John review a recent New England Journal of Medicine article Effects of Intermittent Fasting on Health, Aging and Disease. (Cabo et al. 381;26 NEJM december 26, 2019)            

In this videocast of The Health Edge Mark and John Review a study published last month that challenges the paradigm with respect to the causal link between high LDL levels and cardiovascular mortality risk. Yousufuddin M, et al. BMJ Open 2019;9

In this videocast Mark and john discuss a paper published this week: Prevalence of Prediabetes Among Adolescents and Young Adults in the US: JAMA Pediatrics Dec 2, 2019

In this videocast Mark translates the research linking nutrition, allostatic load, circadian entrainment and gut health with mind and mood resiliency. He offers some actionable lifestyle medicine interventions for assuring improved mind and mood function.

In this episode of The Health Edge Mark and John review a recent paper on the efficacy of supplementation in the management of depression. The efficacy and safety of nutrient supplements in the treatment of mental disorders: a meta-review of meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials. (World Psychiatry 2019;18:308–324)