Northern Nutritionals

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  • Assessing for Mitochondrial Dysfunction: A Lab-Based Approach

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    Karline Jensen
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    When a client’s symptoms point toward possible mitochondrial dysfunction, I like to start with labs they’re likely to already have on hand — a CBC and CMP — before moving on to more specialized testing. Here’s how I approach that process. Starting With the CMP From the comprehensive metabolic panel, I look at bicarbonate, albumin,…

  • Reflux

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    Karline Jensen
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    A systematic review by Pan et al. (2019) concluded that people who consume alcohol are more likely to be diagnosed with GERD than those who don’t drink regularly, in a dose-dependent manner.  When looking at subgroups, they found that studies conducted in Asia resulted in a statistically significant relationship between alcohol consumption and GERD, while…