Research Round-Up
Nature’s First ‘Superfood’ – Studying the Healing Properties of Breast Milk in Meditating Mothers
Early results from a recent 2-and-a-half-year study performed by Dr. Joe Dispenza and his research team at UCSD have shown the profound healing implications of breast milk from meditating mothers.
During the study, 12 pre- and post-retreat breast milk samples from mothers at Joe Dispenza Week Long Advanced Retreats have been analysing the composition from a molecular perspective.
Their data shows profound changes in breast milk at the end of a retreat compared to the start – reflecting unique shifts in metabolites, proteins, and sugars.
The team's protein analysis revealed one of the most highly expressed proteins at the end of the seven-day event is one linked to wound healing. This wound-healing potential was confirmed in a cell-based assay in the laboratory using the post-retreat milk samples.
Their early findings suggest that a meditating mother is creating new information she can pass to her child through her breast milk, profoundly impacting that new life.
Breast milk is nature’s first ‘superfood’ – a living, breathing testament to the power of connection, adaptation, and healing. Sometimes, the simplest things in life hold the deepest mysteries.
RDI’s - Recommended Dietary Intake Guidelines Come into Question
A new study from UC San Francisco confirms what I saw repeatedly in my clinical practice: even low-normal B12 levels can lead to significant neurological damage.
This study, published in Annals of Neurology, analyzed 231 healthy older adults with a median B12 blood concentration of 414.8 pmol/L—well above the U.S. minimum threshold of 148 pmol/L for deficiency. Yet despite being in the so-called “normal” range, participants with lower B12 levels exhibited:
Slower cognitive processing
Delayed visual evoked potentials (VEPs)—an indicator of impaired myelin function
Greater white matter hyperintensity (WMH) volume on MRI, which is associated with cognitive decline and neurodegenerative disease
Increased serum Tau, a biomarker of neurodegeneration linked to Alzheimer’s and other dementias
These findings challenge the current clinical cutoff for B12 deficiency and suggest that functional B12 markers—such as holo-transcobalamin (holo-TC), methylmalonic acid (MMA), and homocysteine—should be used alongside serum B12 levels for a more accurate assessment of neurological risk.
B12 plays a critical role in myelin maintenance, nerve function, and cognitive health. The standard definition of deficiency ignores the fact that neurological damage can occur even when B12 levels appear normal.
Even if you eat a diet rich in animal products, gut issues, low stomach acid, and age-related malabsorption can all impair B12 uptake. This means that millions of people—especially older adults—are at risk for silent but progressive neurological decline.
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Can You Really "Catch" a Cold?
We can all agree that the era of 2020-2024 was some of the most profoundly challenging years for most of us at many levels.
If there could be any benefit from that time it was likely the resultant spotlight that was shone on Science from the perspective of how papers are funded but also the methodologies of research behind some of our longest engrained belief systems around contagion.
An overwhelming amount of research has now come to light that has shed new light on how our bodies maintain balance and detoxify.
The following interviews, presentations, and studies/references quoted therein outline the latest thinking, and new approaches to human function and dysfunction:
Can You Catch a Cold with Daniel Roytas | NTA Vodcast
Unmasking the Viral Paradigm | Dr Sam Bailey
Rethinking Viruses | Dr Tom Cowan
First-ever peer-reviewed low-carb/keto food pyramid!
A new peer-reviewed paper has been recently published which addresses common misunderstandings around low-carbohydrate diets.
Key Conclusions
The low-carbohydrate (or ketogenic) diet is supported by a large body of clinical trial research demonstrating its safety and efficacy.
Commonly held concerns, such as the idea that low-carbohydrate diets increase mortality or increase the risk of heart disease, are not supported by the evidence.
There are no harmful side effects of low-carbohydrate diets.
The “keto flu” that some patients experience at the start of the diet can be treated and avoided.
Low-carbohydrate diets can be sustainable and nutritionally complete.
The latest health research news from around the world, compiled by Lead Instructor and Program Director Leanne Scott, FNTP.
