Research and Evidenced Based Publications for Health Professionals and Patients
A list of selected journal articles and similar publications for interested patients and health professionals
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​Allergies

• Infant Feeding & Allergy Prevention Guidelines from ASCIA: Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology & Allergy. 2016  See More
• Breast Feeding and Food Sensitivities  See More
• NIP Allergies in the Bub: To Help Prevent Food Allergy, Give Your Baby the Common Allergy Causing Foods Before They Turn One. ASCIA: Australian Society of Clinical Immunology & Allergy.  See More
• Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Website for Health Professionals: Allergy Down Under See More
• Demystifying Dysbiosis: Can the Gut Microbiome Promote Oral Tolerance over IgE-mediated Food Allergy? Marrs Sim et.al. Curr Pediatr Rev. 2018 May 7. See More
• Non–IgE-mediated Gastrointestinal Food Allergy: A Nowak-Wegrzn et al. Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology 2016  See More
• The "False Alarm Hypothesis": Food Allergy is Associated with High Dietary Advanced Glycation End Products and Pro-glycating Dietary Sugars that Mimic Alarmins:  P Smith et al. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2016 See More
• Flavonoids for Allergic Diseases: present evidence and future perspective:  Tanaka T. Curr Pharm Des. 2014;20(6):879-85.2014  See More
• Various Effects of Different Probiotic strains in Allergic Disorders: an update from laboratory and clinical data:  Ö Özdemir. Clin Exp Immunol. 2010 Jun; 160(3): 295–304. See More
• Flavonoids and Related Compounds as Anti-Allergic Substances:  Kawai M et al. Allergol Int. 2007 Jun;56(2):113-23.  2007 Mar See More

​Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and Fibromyalgia

• Myalgic Encephalomyelitis - Adult & Paediatric International Consensus Primer for Medical Practitioners. International Consensus Panel. Editors BM Carruthers, MI van de Sande. 2012  See More
• Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Clinical Case Definition and Guidelines for Medical Practitioners.  An Overview of the Canadian Consensus Document. Bruce M. Carruthers Marjorie I. van de Sande. 2005  See More
• Fibromyalgia Diet: eating to ease symptoms. Healthline 2017   See More
• Loss of Transient Receptor  Potential Melastatin 3 Ion Channel Function in Natural Killer Cells fromCchronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis. Cabanas H et.al. Mol Med 2018  See More
•  Insights into Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Phenotypes through Comprehensive Metabolomics.  Dorottya Nagy-Szakal et.al.  Nature Scientific Reports  2018.  See More  
• The Microbiome Hypothesis: Lipkin’s collaborative, ME/CFS Research Review See More
• The High Costs of Low-Grade Inflammation: Persistent Fatigue as a Consequence of Reduced Cellular-Energy Availability and Non-adaptive Energy Expenditure. Lacourt TE et al. Front Behav Neurosci. 2018 See More
• Examining Clinical Similarities Between Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and d-Lactic Acidosis: a systematic review
  Amy Wallis et al.  Journal of Translational Medicine. 2017 See More
• Involvement of TRPM2 andTRPV1 channels on hyperalgesia,apoptosis and oxidative stress in rat fibromyalgia model: protective role
  of selenium. E Yüksel et al. www.nature.com/scientific reports 2017 See More
• The Role of Diet in the Treatment of Fibromyalgia. Future Medicine: Pain Management. K Holton 2016 See More
• A Low Fermentable Oligo-di-mono Saccharides and Polyols (FODMAP) diet reduced pain and improved daily life in Fibromyalgia patients. AP Marum et al. Scandinavian Journal of Pain. 2016  See More
• Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A Metabolic Approach Grounded In Biochemistry for the Remission of Symptoms. SM Lattanzio.Frontiers in Medicine.2017  See More
• Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms and Genotypes of Transient Receptor Potential Ion Channel and Acetylcholine Receptor Genes from isolated B lymphocytes in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome patients. Sonya Marshall-Gradisnik et al. Journal of International Medical Research 2016   See More
• Metabolic profiling indicates impaired Pyruvate Dehydrogenase function in Myalgic Encephalopathy/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Ø Fluge et al. Metabolism 2016 See More
• Reduced diversity and altered composition of the Gut Microbiome in individuals with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. L Giloteaux et al Microbiome (2016) 4:30 See More
• Diagnostic methods for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. a systematic review for a national institutes of health pathways to prevention workshop. E Haney et al. Ann Intern Med. 2015  See More
• ​Palmitoylethanolamide in Fibromyalgia: results from prospective and retrospective observational studies. D Giorno R. Pain Ther. 2015 Dec;4(2):169-78.  2015 See More
• Examination of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in transient receptor potential (TRP) ion channels in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Patients. SM Marshall-Gradisnik et al. Immunology and Immunogenetics Insights 2015:7. 1-6 See More
• TRPM3 in temperature sensing and beyond. Held K et.al. Temperature (Austin) 2015 See More
• Increased risk of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome following atopy: a population based study. Yang T et Al. Medicine. 2015 See More
• Sympathetic nervous system dysfunction in Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, , Irritable Bowel Syndrome, and Interstitial Cystitis: a review of case controlled studies. LA  Martinez-Martinez et al. . Journal of Clinical Rheumatology. 2014 See More
• Review of the safety and efficacy of Moringa Oleifera. Stohs SJ, Hartman MJ. Phytother Res. 2015  See​ More
• Effects of Vitamin D on patients with Fibromyalgia Syndrome: a randomised placebo- controlled trial. Wepner F et al Pain. 2014  See More 
• Is magnesium citrate treatment effective on pain, clinical parameters and functional status in patients with Fibromyalgia? Bagis S   Rheumatol Int.  2013 See More
• Flavones that selectively inhibit TRPM3 attenuate thermal noiception in vivo. Straub I et.al. Molecular Pharmacology 2013  See More
• Citrus fruit and fabacea secondary metabolites potently and selectively block TRPM3. Straub I et.al. Br J Pharmacol. 2013 See More
• The effect of dietary glutamate on Fibromyalgia and irritable bowel symptoms. Holton K et al. , Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2012  See More
• Oxidative stress correlates with headache symptoms in Fibromyalgia: coenzyme Q10 effect on clinical improvement. Cordero MD et al. PLos One. 2012  See More
• Gut Inflammation in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. SE Lakhan et al. Nutrition and Metabolism. 2010  See More
• High cocoa polyphenol rich chocolate may reduce the burden of the symptoms in chronic fatigue syndrome. Thozhukat Sathyapalan et.al
  Nutrition Journal 2010  See More
• High-dose Vitamin Therapy Stimulates Variant Enzymes with Decreased Coenzyme Binding Affinity (increased Km): Relevance to Genetic Disease and Polymorphisms. Bruce N Ames  et al. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2002  See More
• Effect of Physical Activity on Thiamine, Riboflavin, and Vitamin B-6 Requirements. M Manore. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2000. See More
• Relief of Fibromyalgia Symptoms following Discontinuation of Dietary Excitotoxins. J D Smith et al 2001. Annals of Pharmacotherapy See More

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Food Intolerance

• Health Benefits and Adverse Effects of a Gluten Free Diet in Non-Celiac Disease Patients. B Niland et al. Gastroenterology & Hepatology
  2018 See More
• How infection can incite sensitivity to food. E F. Verdu, et al. Alberto. Science . 2017 See More
• Treating sugar addiction like drug abuse: QUT leads world-first study. 2016 ​ See More​
• Update on the Management of Aspirin-Exacerbated Respiratory Disease. K M. Buchheit, TM. Laidlaw. Allergy Asthma Immunol Res. 2016 See More
• High Glycemic Index Diet as a risk factor for Depression: analyses from the women's health initiative. JE Gangwisch et al.AJCN 2015 See More
• Evaluation of the inhibitory effect of various drugs/active ingredients on the activitiy of human diamone oxidase in vitro. R Leitner et al. Clin Transl Allergy 2014
• Food Allergy and Intolerance. L Hodge, A Swain, K Faulkner-Hogg.  Aust Fam Physician Vol. 38, No. 9, September 2009 See More  
• Control of salicylate intolerance with fish oils. Healy E et al. Br J Dermatol. 2008​
• RPAH Website for Health Professionals: Allergy Down Under See More
• Food Intolerance Pro: Food sensitivity discussions and resources with Dietitian: Joan Breakey See More
• Breast Feeding and Food Sensitivities. Australian Breast Feeding Association See More
• ​Histamine and Histamine Intolerance. L Maintz, N Novak. AJCN 2007;85:5.1185-1196 See More

Mast Cell Activation Disorder

• Mast cell activation Syndromes. Akin, Cem. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology , Volume 140 , Issue 2 , 349 - 355 2017  See More
• Vitamin D contributes to mast cell stabilization. Z.‐Q. Liu et al. European Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology 2016
• Often seen, rarely recognized: Mast Cell Activation Disease - a guide to diagnosis and therapeutic options. LB Afrin , GJ Molderings et al. Ann Med. 48(3):190-201.May 2016 See More
• Mast Cell Activation Syndrome: A newly recognized disorder with systemic clinical manifestations. MJ. Hamilton et al. J Allergy Clin Immunol:128(1):147-152. 2011. May 2011  See More
• Mast Cell Activation Disease: a concise practical guide for diagnostic workup and therapeutic options. GJ Molderings et al. J Hematol Oncol. 2011; 4: 10 See More 
• Twenty-first Century Mast Cell Stabilizers. Finn DF, Walsh JJ. British Journal of Pharmacology. 2013  See More
• Clinical and laboratory parameters of Mast Cell Activation as basis for the formulation of diagnositic criteria. P Valent et. al. Int Arch Allergy Immunol. 156:119-127.2011 See More 
• Mast Cells & Mast Cell Mediators as targets of dietary supplements. C Theoharis et al. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. Aug;93(2 Suppl 1):S24-34.2004  See More

Gut Health

• Coeliac Disease: symptoms, diagnosis and more: Coeliac Australia See More
• The Rome IV Criteria for  Functional Intestinal Disorders See More
• NICE: The National Institute for Health Care and Excellence: Digestive Tract Conditions See More
• Low FODMAP diet for IBS: Monash University See More
• Microba Microbiome Testing - News   See More
• Accurate test for gut parasites that may cause gut related health problems: QML Faecal Multiplex PCR: See More
• Randomised clinical trial: reducing the intake of dietary FODMAPs of breastfeeding mothers is associated with a greater improvement of the symptoms of infantile colic than for a typical diet. M Lacovou et al. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics.2018. See More
• Probiotics to Prevent Clostridium difficile Infection in Patients Receiving Antibiotics. J Z. Goldenberg et al. JAMA. 2018 See More
• Clinical and Fecal Microbial Changes with Diet Therapy in Active Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Suskind DL, Cohen SA, Brittnacher MJ, Wahbeh G, Lee D, Shaffer ML, Braly K, Klein J, Gold B, Giefer M, Stallworth A, Miller SI. J Clin Gastroenterol 2018 See More
• Intestinal Microbiota and Weight-Gain in Preterm Neonates. Silvia Arboleya et al. Front Microbiol. 2017; 8 See More
• Linking dietary patterns with gut microbial composition and function. Amy M. Sheflin et al.  Gut Microbes See More
• The Role of Carrageenan and Carboxymethylcellulose in the Development of Intestinal Inflammation. John Vincent Martino et al. Front Pediatr. 2017
• Sulfites inhibit the growth of four species of beneficial gut bacteria at concentrations regarded as safe for food. PLoS One. 2017;12(10):e0186629. Irwin SV, Fisher P, Graham E, Malek A, Robidoux A
  Dietary emulsifiers directly alter human microbiota composition and gene expression ex vivo potentiating intestinal inflammation Benoit Chassaing et al. BMJ.Gut 2017
• Sensitivity to Wheat, Gluten and FODMAPs in IBS: facts or fiction? Roberto De Giorgio et.al. Gut 2016 (65): 169-178 See More
• Specific Carbohydrate Diet for Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Clinical Practice within an Academic IBD Center. Obih C, Wahbeh G, Lee D, Braly K, Giefer M, Shaffer ML, Nielson H, Suskind DL. Nutrition 2016 See More
• A recent revival of the Specific Carbohydrate Diet: Clinical and Fecal Microbial Changes With Diet Therapy in Active Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Suskind D et al.  Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology: 2016   See More
• Response to Strict and Liberalised Specific Carbohydrate Diet in Pediatric Crohn’s Disease. Burgis JC, Nguyen K, Park KT, Cox K. World J Gastroenterol 2016 See More
• Therapeutic Manuka Honey: no longer so alternative. Carter DA et al. Front Microbiol. Apr 20;7:569. 2016  See More
• Histamine Receptor H1-mediated Sensitisation of TRPV1 Mediates Visceral Hypersensitivity and Symptoms in Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome. MM Wouters et al. Gastoenterology 2016 Apr;150(4):875-87  2016 See More
• Are two parasites involved in IBS? Australian Doctor June 2015 See More
• The Specific Carbohydrate Diet for Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Case Series, Kakodkar S, Farooqui AJ, Mikolaitis SL, Mutlu EA. J Acad Nutr Diet 2015 See More
  Diet and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Karina Knight-Sepulveda et al. Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 2015 See More
• Dietary emulsifiers impact the mouse gut microbiota promoting colitis and metabolic syndrome.  Benoit Chassaing Nature.2015
• A clinician’s primer on the role of the Microbiome in Human Health and Disease. S Khanna, Mayo Clin Proc. 2014;89(1):107-114 See More
• Nutritional Therapy in Pediatric Crohn Disease: the Specific Carbohydrate Diet. Suskind DL, Wahbeh G, Gregory N, Vendettouil H, Christie D. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2014
  Clinical and Mucosal Improvement with Specific Carbohydrate Diet in Pediatric Crohn Disease. Cohen SA, Gold BD, Oliva S, Lewis J, Stallworth A, Koch B, Eshee L, Mason D. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2014
• Update on the pathogenic potential and treatment options for Blastocystis sp. T Roberts, D Stark, J Harkness, J Ellis. Gut Pathog 2014 See More    
• Blastocystis: Consensus of treatment and controversies. U Sekar & M Shanthi. Trop Parasitol. 2013 See More
• A Review of the Clinical Presentation of Dientamoebiasis. D Stark et al. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2010 See More   
• Current treatment options for Dientamoeba Fragilis Infections. N Nagata et al. Int J Parasitol Drug Resist. 2012 See More
• Zonulin and its regulation of Intestinal Barrier Function: the biological door to inflammation, autoimmunity and cancer. A Fassano. Physiological  Reviews. 2011  See More​
• Intestinal permeability and its regulation by Zonulin: diagnostic and therapeutic implications. A Fassano. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2012 See More
• Alterations in Intestinal Permeability. MC Arrieta et al. Gut 2006 See More
• Tight junctions, intestinal permeability and autoimmunity celiac disease and type 1 diabetes. J Visser et.al.  Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2009 See More
• Inulin and Oligofructose: What Are They? Kathy R. Niness.The Journal of Nutrition, Volume 129, Issue 7, July 1999 See More
• Presence of Inulin and Oligofructose in the Diets of Americans. AJ. Moshfegh et al. J. Nutr.1999 See More

Infant Nutrition

• ​Introducing Solid Foods to Infants. J Anderson for ABA See More
• Breast Feeding and Food Sensitivities. J Anderson for ABA See More
• ​Diet and Maternal Weight Loss Whilst Breast Feeding. J Anderson for ABA See More
• Coeliac Disease and Breast Feeding. Penny Dellsperger for ABA See More

Transient Receptor Potential Cation Channels: over expression and/or faulty functioning may well be a key factor for some of the pain and inflammatory symptoms felt by sufferers of food intolerance, allergy, fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue

• Loss of transient receptor  potential melastatin 3 ion channel function in natural killer cells from chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis. Cabanas H et.al. Mol Med 2018  See More
• Single nucleotide polymorphisms and genotypes of transient receptor potential ion channel and acetylcholine receptor genes from isolated B lymphocytes in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome patients. Sonya Marshall-Gradisnik et al. Journal of International Medical Research 2016   See More
• ​Histamine Receptor H1-mediated Sensitisation of TRPV1 Mediates Visceral Hypersensitivity and Symptoms in Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome. MM Wouters et al. Gastoenterology 2016 Apr;150(4):875-87  2016 See More
• TRPM3 in temperature sensing and beyond. Held K et.al. Temperature (Austin) 2015 See More
• Flavones that selectively inhibit TRPM3 attenuate thermal noiception in vivo. Straub I et.al. Molecular Pharmacology 2013  See More
• Citrus fruit and fabacea secondary metabolites potently and selectively block TRPM3. Straub I et.al. Br J Pharmacol. 2013 See More
• Transient receptor potential channels as targets for Phytochemicals. LS Premkumar. ACS Chem Neurosci. Nov 19;5(11):1117-30. 2014 See
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• TRPV1: on the road to pain relief. JA Oseguera et al. Curr Mol Pharmacol 2008 Nov;1(3):255-69 See More
• Herbal Compounds and Toxins Modulating TRP Channels. J Vriens. Curr Neuropharmacol. Mar;6(1):79-96. 2008  See More​

Migraine

• The role of nutrients in the pathogenesis and treatment of migraine headaches: review.  E Nattagh-Eshtivani et al. Biomedicine and Pharmacotherapy  2018 See More
• Prophylaxis of migraine headaches with riboflavin: A systematic review. DF Thompson et al. Journal of Clinical  Pharmacy and Therapeutics. 2017. See More
• Magnesium for Migraines - Benefits and Risks. Healthline See More
• Clinical trial;The effect of Coenzyme Q10 supplementation on serum levels of lactate, pyruvate, matrix metalloproteinase 9 and nitric oxide in women with migraine. A double blind, placebo, controlled randomized clinical trial. E Nattagh-Eshtivani et al. European Journal of Integrative Medicine. 2018. See More
• Vitamin supplementation as possible prophylactic treatment against migraine with aura and menstrual migraine. M Miya Shaik et al. BioMed Research International. 2015 See More

Polycystic Ovaries

• Effects of a eucaloric reduced-carbohydrate diet on body composition and fat distribution in women with PCOS. Goss et al. Metabolism Oct:63(10):1257-64, 2014 See More  
• Insulin resistance in obesity and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. Behboudi-Gandevani S et al. Gynecol Endrocrinol. May;32(5):343-53, 2016 See More 
• A lower-carbohydrate, higher-fat diet reduces abdominal and intermuscular fat and increases insulin sensitivity in adults at risk of type 2 diabetes. Gower BA et al. J Nutr.Jan;145(1):177S-83S. 2015 See More         
• The optimal diet for women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome? Marsh K, Brand Miller J. Br J Nutr 2005 Aug;94(2):154-65 See More