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DID YOU KNOW that researchers have found that a daily 300 mg dose of vitamin E with mixed tocopherols improves liver tissue in adults with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis, a serious form of fatty liver disease where fat buildup triggers inflammation and damage in the liver?

The study, appearing in Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, stated that improvement occurred in about 29.3% of treated participants with vitamin E compared with 14.1% given a placebo over the same period. The vitamin E improved fat buildup, inflammation, and fibrosis, the scarring that makes the liver stiff.

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Steve: When today’s teenager has a fight with a parent, they may not retreat to their room to journal or call a friend, they may open an AI chatbot instead. The bot listens, validates their feelings, maybe even tells them they’re right to be upset.

A large new study in JAMA Pediatrics, surveying nearly 40,000 Canadian students (average age about 13), found that more than 1 in 5 had turned to AI for emotional support or personal advice. Notably, those students were far more likely to be struggling: about 58% had emotional-problem scores above a clinical threshold, compared with 29% of students who didn’t use AI this way. Importantly, the study can’t say AI caused those problems - researchers think it’s more likely that kids who are already hurting, lonely, or feeling unimportant are the ones reaching for it. A separate U.S. survey found strikingly similar patterns.

Part of the appeal is easy to understand. AI is available any hour, requires no appointment, is usually free, and crucially for a self-conscious young person, feels anonymous and judgment-free. A teen may share something with a bot that they’d be embarrassed to tell a parent or doctor, and with real shortages of youth mental-health care, some experts note AI may already be filling genuine gaps. There’s even evidence that certain therapy-based chatbots can ease symptoms of anxiety and depression. The catch, experts caution, is that you never quite know which version you’ll get. A bot might wisely flag warning signs and nudge a child toward help, or it might offer advice that merely “sounds compassionate,” like telling an anxious teen it’s fine to skip school, when a clinician knows avoidance only deepens anxiety. A 9- or 15-year-old often can’t tell when the bot is wrong.

The deeper worry isn’t the rare, dramatic failure but the quiet, everyday one: a chatbot that’s always agreeable may gradually replace the messy, character-building work of wrestling with real emotions and real people. One expert likened it to raising kids in a “protected greenhouse,” shielded from the ordinary friction that builds social skills and resilience. The most promising role for AI, many agree, is as a bridge - a first step that points a young person toward a therapist or trusted adult, not the final destination of their help-seeking. For parents and clinicians, it’s worth asking kids not just whether they use AI this way, but why and how - with curiosity rather than alarm - and watching that it’s opening the door to human connection rather than quietly standing in for it.

A 49 year-old female came to see Steve for osteoporosis, slow digestion/constipation, chronic back, hip and neck pain, memory and concentration troubles at times, low sleep quality, trouble staying asleep.

She was doing numerous preventive therapies already. Unfortunately, some of them were misguided and Steve helped her target the ones that were helping, harming, and bring in other solutions to get her back to optimal health.

After considerable screening of blood, scans, lifestyle, health and family history, and more, Steve provided her with a succinct, manageable diet, exercise, sleep, and targeted supplement plan given her daily responsibilities with work and family.

In a few short months, she went from being osteoporatic to osteopenic. Moreover, her sleep improved and her bowel movements normalized!

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The study noticed improvements in the patient’s quality-of-life. That not only did pain improve but so did depression, anxiety, sleep disturbance, fatigue, and social participation. Similar positive findings occurred in a previous study of nearly 2,000 chiropractic patients including those with chronic low back and neck pain, those who were pregnant and those in the military.

According to researcher and publisher, Dr. Matthew McCoy: “Chiropractic is often viewed only through the lens of back or neck pain, but this research encourages us to look at the whole person. How people sleep, function, participate in daily life and adapt to stress are all important parts of health. This study helps move the conversation beyond simply asking whether pain improved. We should also be asking whether people are functioning better, adapting better and experiencing a better quality of life.”

Every chiropractor has their unique style of adjusting and implementing other modalities. Each of these factors can play a role in the positive life changes that one may notice as they follow their course of care. It’s a blessing for me to witness this with my patients. 

Dr. Liselotte Schuster is a Holistic Family Chiropractor and has been in practice with Nutritional Concepts since 1989. She uses a variety of techniques, including low level laser, to help patients reach their full potential. Contact Dr. Schuster at (847) 509-9067 or drliloschuster@sbcglobal.net.

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