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There is growing evidence that increased intestinal permeability plays a pathogenic role in various autoimmune diseases including [celiac disease] and [type 1 diabetes]. Therefore, we hypothesize that besides genetic and environmental factors, loss of intestinal barrier function is necessary to develop autoimmunity.

- Hippocrates

Hippocrates said this more than 2,000 years ago, but we’re only now coming to understand just how right he was. Research over the past two decades has revealed that gut health is critical to overall health, and that an unhealthy gut...

Chelation treatments reduced cardiovascular events, such as heart attacks, and death in patients with diabetes but not in those who did not have diabetes, according to analyses of data from the National Institutes of Health-funded Trial to Assess Chelation Therapy (TACT). However, researchers say more studies are needed before it’s known whether this promising finding leads to a treatment option.

Chelation is a chemical process in which a substance is delivered intravenously (through the veins) to bind atoms of metals or minerals, and hold them tightly so that they can be removed...

There are two basic types of fat found in most mammals; brown and white.

White fat is most prevalent in humans and it's primary function is energy storage and insulation. White fat does not burn calories, it stores them.

Brown fat is widely prevalent in most mammals. This fat burns energy at a high rate and is critical in generating heat to keep animals warm during times of extreme cold. The amount of brown fat in a mammals body will increase as the exposure to cold increases.

Recent research by Aaron Cypess and his colleagues at Harvard University have revealed the...

Chris Oliver

Lost 60+ pounds and has never felt better!

I have nothing against exercise. I exercise several times a week and I encourage my patients to do the same. The problem with exercise is that it promises more than I can deliver, especially when it comes to weight reduction. Simply put, you cannot exercise your way into a more healthy weight. Exercise can help maintain muscle mass, can maintain cardiovascular fitness, it can even give you mental energy, but without significant nutritional change your weight simply will not alter.

There are several reasons for this. One is that exercise stimulates your appetite. After a vigorous...

Unlike mass-produced pharmaceutical drugs, compounded medications are individually crafted specifically to your needs. As such, the quality, purity and effectiveness of these products is dependent upon the quality of ingredients used and the skill with which they are blended. In this regard not all pharmacies are created equally.

Walk down the isle of any pharmacy and you cannot help but notice the various claims on the labels of vitamins and supplements. Fat burning! Weight reduction! All of these claims are very appealing. How nice if success could come in a bottle. Especially a cheap bottle. You glance at them at first, doubting whether or not they will really work. But then it begins to eat at you. Suppose it helps? Maybe it will! It doesn't cost much to try.

Let me say this unequivocally, there is no over-the-counter vitamin supplement that has any significant benefit in weight reduction.  Such claims...

Dr. Stephen Petteruti graduated as a fellowship trainined physician on December 14, 2013 from The American Academy of Anit-Aging and Functional Medicine. A fellowship trained physician is extra training and education, usualy one to two years above a board-certification. Dr. Petteruti is excited to bring this knowledge to New England. 

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How many times have you made losing weight your New Year’s Resolution? How many times have you actually kept that resolution and seen your goal actually become your reality? Statistics show that 45% of Americans specifically make Resolutions focused on weight loss and overall health improvement; only 8% of those people actually fulfill their goal.  At I.M.120 we want that 8% to become 100%! We are launching our first ever New Year, New YOU Contest giving one lucky Grand Prize Winner the opportunity to change their life for the better.