Health

Larrea divaricata, more commonly known as chaparral, is a plant widely used in South American folk medicine because of its anti-inflammatory properties. A group of researchers conducted a study on whether an aqueous extract of this plant can be used to treat oxidative stress in the submandibular glands of diabetic rats. Previous…
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While there are many different ways to rid your body of accumulated toxins, from detoxifying foods and chemical and/or natural detox agents to saunas, a biological process known as autophagy plays a key role. The term autophagy means “self-eating,” and refers to the processes by which your body cleans out various debris, including…
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The human nose is not usually considered an asset. Most humans are more concerned with how our noses look than how they function, unless, that is, we’re plagued with sinus infections or have lost our sense of smell due to covid. While strange dogs will enthusiastically and unabashedly sniff each other when they first meet, we…
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Key points Self-efficacy is the confidence we have in our abilities in specific life domains. Finely-grained self-efficacy beliefs are more useful in predicting outcomes than global self-confidence measures. Self-efficacy is a key ingredient of self-regulation and achieving our goals. The contract that humans draft with…
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Speak even one sentence about vaccine-induced injuries and most allopathic “believers” will dismiss your “conspiracy theory” immediately. These same folks will complain and confess all their health problems to you, and talk about autistic children, kids with severe allergies and unexplainable immune system disorders, but they won’t talk…
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Researchers at the Translational Genomics Research Institute found glyphosate infiltrates the brain, where it can increase the production of soluble beta-amyloid (Aβ), one of the central diagnostic hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease. Neurodegenerative illnesses, such as Alzheimer’s disease, are among the most perplexing in medical…
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Public water systems serving 290 million people in the United States per year were found to have high concentrations of uranium, a radioactive chemical that occurs naturally in soil, rock and water. Researchers at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health found that 63.1 percent of community water systems (CWS) compliance…
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Apples are among the most consumed fruits in the Western world, although some people don’t like the skin. Apple skin or peels are often discarded due to habit or preference by eaters, while others are worried about consuming potential pesticide residue or the natural wax coating that appears powdery on the peel. They’re certainly…
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Every child born in the U.S. is said to be contaminated with industrial chemicals, including endocrine disruptors that affect brain development. Brain function is often evaluated by intelligence tests, and these IQ scores have been declining since the mid-1990s. This ongoing decline is well documented in Europe, the U.S. and…
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If you're into health food, you may have heard of kombucha. Kombucha is a lightly fermented tea which has achieved considerable popularity among the healthy eating crowd. Advocates claim it enhances cognition, stimulates immune function, supports weight loss, can be applied as a therapy for almost any ailment, and even promotes longevity.…
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