Deans' stroke musings: Natural Standard Herb & Supplement Guide app is an evidence based reference

Changing stroke rehab and research worldwide now.Time is Brain! trillions and trillions of neurons that DIE each day because there are NO effective hyperacute therapies besides tPA(only 12% effective). I have 523 posts on hyperacute therapy, enough for researchers to spend decades proving them out. These are my personal ideas and blog on stroke rehabilitation and stroke research. Do not attempt any of these without checking with your medical provider. Unless you join me in agitating, when you need these therapies they won't be there.

What this blog is for:

My blog is not to help survivors recover, it is to have the 10 million yearly stroke survivors light fires underneath their doctors, stroke hospitals and stroke researchers to get stroke solved. 100% recovery. The stroke medical world is completely failing at that goal, they don't even have it as a goal. Shortly after getting out of the hospital and getting NO information on the process or protocols of stroke rehabilitation and recovery I started searching on the internet and found that no other survivor received useful information. This is an attempt to cover all stroke rehabilitation information that should be readily available to survivors so they can talk with informed knowledge to their medical staff. It lays out what needs to be done to get stroke survivors closer to 100% recovery. It's quite disgusting that this information is not available from every stroke association and doctors group.

Thursday, May 19, 2016

Natural Standard Herb & Supplement Guide app is an evidence based reference

We have no idea what is in the supplements we buy. All because of the stupidity of our Congress passing the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA): (DSHEA) defined dietary supplements as a category of food, which put them under different regulations than drugs. They are considered safe until proven otherwise. Caveat Emptor.

What’s in Those Supplements?

But if you want to know what that supplement might be for if it actually contains the supplement listed on the label, continue reading.

Natural Standard Herb & Supplement Guide app is an evidence based reference

Herbal medicine — also called botanical medicine or phytomedicine — refers to using a plant’s seeds, berries, roots, leaves, bark, or flowers for medicinal purposes.
Lately, in part due to TV shows like Dr. Oz, it’s becoming common practice among certain patient populations.
It’s uncommon for physicians to be very well versed in various herbal remedies, and this handbook attempts to help with this lack of knowledge.
Natural Standard Herb & Supplement Guide: An Evidence-Based Reference is an app developed by Elsevier that attempts to provide high-quality, up-to-date, information about herbs and other supplements.
The user interface is arranged into different tabs. One tab lists all herbs and supplements, with the rest working as bookmarks, history, and the about page. The app has a search function that is robust and important since there are over 400 herbs and supplements covered. Each entry is concise and the text is easy to read, including uses, dosage information, safety considerations, and interactions with drugs and other herbs and supplements. Loading times are long during the trial period of the app as it doesn’t allow data to be downloaded and each entry has to be accessed in real time.
Interestingly, we found that each entry also includes information on the evidence and Scientific Evidence Grades. This is excellent as it allows physicians to offer accurate advice for or against use of particular herbs. All herbs are included in a table and organized based on their evidence grade. Taking into consideration the large number of herbs, extra navigational features would be useful including sorting items per evidence grade or usage.