Dear Steve,

DID YOU KNOW that the allopathic perception of complementary, alternative, and integrative medicine for neurological disorders is positive, but the same old problem exists?

Researchers in Medrxiv conducted an anonymous online survey of neurology clinicians who had published articles in neurology journals. Respondents overwhelmingly perceived it to be promising in preventing, treating, and/or managing neurological diseases. Mind-body therapies received the most positive responses.

However, nearly half of clinicians did not feel comfortable counseling patients about it, and over half did not feel comfortable recommending it because of a lack of formal and supplementary training. We have seen this time and again from allopathic specialities. While the perception is positive, integration does not occur because of lack of training.

They may not want to see the conclusion of the following study from The BMJ, as it could severely hurt their bottom lines! "Physical exercise offers similar benefits for depression as psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy, a new systematic review and meta-analysis suggests. Intense exercise and walking or jogging, yoga, and strength training were particularly effective".

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Steve: One of the most important ways we can limit inflammation is to make sure our diet is not overly acidic. For example, a recent study in British Journal of Nutrition found that those with the most acidic diets had a significantly higher risk of colorectal cancer.

We are susceptible to excess acidity in our diets because of excess processing, sugar and refined carbs, and over-spicing. However, being too alkaline is not desirable either because it leaves you more susceptible to infection.

Thus, the ideal balance should be 60/40 alkaline/acid foods. A new study from Frontiers in Nutrition echoes this. An 8-week study of overweight women who followed a 60/40 alkaline/acid eating style lost five percent of their body mass without loss in muscle mass, improved VO2max during exercise, and lowered triglycerides and LDL cholesterol.

So what are two simple ways to achieve a 60/40 balance?

• Consume at least 6-8 fruit and vegetable servings daily.
• Avoid or severely limit sugar, artificial sweeteners, and refined carbohydrates in food and beverages.

There are many more details to achieving acid-alkaline balance, but they are not "one-size-fits-all".

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