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You’re Alone and Having a Heart Attack

You’re Alone and Having a Heart Attack

You’re experiencing pain in the chest as if a rope was being tightened around it. So how do you perform CPR on yourself ? by Dr. W. Gifford-Jones C...
Scientists may need to rethink which genes control aging, study suggests

Scientists may need to rethink which genes control aging, study suggests

Scientists discover that bacteria may drive activity of many hallmark aging genes in flies Date: June 24, 2021 Source: NIH/National Institute of N...
COVID Changed Supplement Popularity in 2020, ConsumerLab Survey Reveals

COVID Changed Supplement Popularity in 2020, ConsumerLab Survey Reveals

Original News Release From  Consumerlab.com White Plains, New York, February 26, 2021 — A survey of 9,647 people who use dietary supplements shows ...
Western diet may increase risk of gut inflammation, infection

Western diet may increase risk of gut inflammation, infection

Diet rich in sugar, fat damages immune cells in digestive tracts of mice Eating a Western diet impairs the immune system in the gut in ways that co...
Curcumin and pepper may help with blood sugar

Curcumin and pepper may help with blood sugar

A study from Brazil suggests that the combination of curcumin and piperine, the active ingredient in black pepper, may be even more effective than curcumin alone at improving blood sugar, and triglyceride levels in diabetics.
Social interactions after isolation<br/>may counteract cravings

Social interactions after isolation
may counteract cravings

Original article from researchers at School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia published online at nature.com Mastrogi...
Niacin and Cancer

Niacin and Cancer

How vitamin B-3 protects and even helps repair your DNA by W. Todd Penberthy, PhD, Andrew W. Saul, and Robert G. Smith, PhD Orthomolecular Medicin...
Study of 50,000 people finds brown fat may protect against numerous chronic diseases

Study of 50,000 people finds brown fat may protect against numerous chronic diseases

Date: January 4, 2021 Source: ScienceDaily Summary: By far the largest of its kind in humans, the study confirms and expands the health benefits o...
COVID – A Wakeup Call for Our Love of Mac and Cheese

COVID – A Wakeup Call for Our Love of Mac and Cheese

A recent Townsend Letter article by certified nutritional therapist Mary Budinger, NTP, notes that diseases related to our current diet is a large ...
Fish Oil Does Not Raise LDL (bad) cholesterol levels

Fish Oil Does Not Raise LDL (bad) cholesterol levels

While the benefits of omega-3 fatty acids have been known for decades, particularly in reducing cardiovascular disease risk, there has been scienti...
Over 100 Scientists, Doctors, &amp; Leading Authorities Call For Increased Vitamin D Use To Combat COVID-19

Over 100 Scientists, Doctors, & Leading Authorities Call For Increased Vitamin D Use To Combat COVID-19

Scientific evidence indicates vitamin D reduces infections & deaths An open letter from doctors and scientists around the world is calling for ...