Autonomic nervous system activation mediates the increase in whole-body glucose uptake in response to electroacupuncture.
I missed this relatively recent publication by Stener-Vitorin. Electroacupuncture stimulation for 40 minutes increases vagal activity, but also stimulated adipose metabolism via the sympathetic nervous system. The upshot was increased glucose uptake in patients with PCOS. FASEB J. 2017 Aug;31(8):3288-3297. doi: 10.1096/fj.201601381R. Epub 2017 Apr 12. Autonomic nervous system activation mediates the increase in whole-body…
Read MoreFlexibility
It has been said that where there is flexibility there is no arthritis. Not sure if that really holds up, but it’s the least we can do to mitigate wear and tear on joints. Suggestions for Flexibility Pick the Right Exercise While pilates and yoga concentrate on building strength and flexibility, yoga is generally regarded…
Read MoreAnti-Inflammatory Effects of Acupuncture Stimulation via the Vagus Nerve
Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Acupuncture Stimulation via the Vagus Nerve Hee-Don Lim,1 Min-Hee Kim,1 Chan-Yong Lee,2 and Uk Namgung1,* Michal Hetman, Editor Author information Article notes Copyright and License information Disclaimer This article has been cited by other articles in PMC. Associated Data Data Availability Statement Go to: Abstract Although acupuncture therapy is widely used in…
Read MoreEnterochromaffin Cells Are Gut Chemosensors that Couple to Sensory Neural Pathways.
Cell. 2017 Jun 29;170(1):185-198.e16. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2017.05.034. Epub 2017 Jun 22. full article here Enterochromaffin Cells Are Gut Chemosensors that Couple to Sensory Neural Pathways. Bellono NW1, Bayrer JR2, Leitch DB1, Castro J3, Zhang C1, O’Donnell TA3, Brierley SM3, Ingraham HA4, Julius D5. Author information 1 Department of Physiology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco,…
Read MoreNeurogenic inflammation and the peripheral nervous system in host defense and immunopathology.
Nat Neurosci. 2012 Jul 26;15(8):1063-7. doi: 10.1038/nn.3144. full article here Neurogenic inflammation and the peripheral nervous system in host defense and immunopathology. Chiu IM1, von Hehn CA, Woolf CJ. Author information 1 FM Kirby Neurobiology Center, Children’s Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Abstract The peripheral nervous and immune systems are traditionally thought of as serving…
Read MoreSleep. The Best Medicine
Besides laughter of course! Add the above physical and mental health consequences up, and a scientifically validated link becomes easier to accept: the shorter your sleep, the shorter your life. Recent findings demonstrate that individuals who routinely sleep five hours a night have a 65 percent increased risk of dying at any moment in…
Read MoreVagus nerve stimulation attenuates the systemic inflammatory response to endotoxin.
Filing here for research work I’m doing. Great original paper on the neuro-inflammatory response Nature. 2000 May 25;405(6785):458-62. Vagus nerve stimulation attenuates the systemic inflammatory response to endotoxin. Borovikova LV1, Ivanova S, Zhang M, Yang H, Botchkina GI, Watkins LR, Wang H, Abumrad N, Eaton JW, Tracey KJ. Author information Abstract Vertebrates achieve internal homeostasis…
Read MoreCovid Cases Per Day 4.10.2020
I like this graphic best to show the flattening of the curve. Cases in Los Angeles are still increasing by a fair amount, but hopefully offset by the slower rate of increase in other parts of the state. I also check this great graphic from the LA Times showing county by county. It requires some…
Read MoreKQED Forum Dr. Wachter UCSF Corona Virus Bay Area
I was able to listen to some of this show, which is now in available on the archive. A few take aways. Disclaimer!! These are all from memory, so I could be mistaken. If I have a chance, I’ll listen again and update. We had the same number of cases in San Francisco as did…
Read MoreNew Corona Cases California Day by Day 4.8.2020
I find this chart from the San Francisco Chronicle to be the most illustrative of the curve. We can see that thought our new cases per day are way higher than we would like, they are not “spiking” which would be the most dangerous for our medical system. The orange cases at the bottom are…
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