Studies

The ageing process has been biologically reversed for the first time by giving humans oxygen therapy in a pressurised chamber. Scientists in Israel showed they could turn back the clock in two key areas of the body believed to be responsible for the frailty and ill-health that comes with growing older. As people age, the protective…
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A number of studies and experiments have shown that sound can be used as medicine for various ailments and diseases. Is our modern day medical industry truly interested in the health and well-being of people, or do profit and control take more priority? Mental illness has reached an all time high in the world, and yet the modern day…
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Your immune system and gut microbiome share a symbiotic relationship and your immune function is largely dependent on the state of your gut. More than 99% of your genes come from microbes, not your chromosomes. The best predictor of future health is your gut microbiome at birth. This article is part of a weekly series in which Dr.…
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  A study found that 1,000 molecules in the human body ebb and flow on an annual basis, with two pivotal time periods: late spring-early summer and late fall-early winter. As kids, we learn there are four seasons, but researchers at the Stanford School of Medicine have found evidence to suggest that the human body…
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  An international team of researchers identified the neural circuit that dictates whether you will persevere or give up. This neural circuit may be responsible for why people perform better when they are hungry. The researchers conducted their study using fruit flies and found a small region in their brains that…
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  New research is adding worrisome evidence to concerns that the widely used weed killing chemical glyphosate may have the potential to interfere with human hormones. In a paper published in the journal Chemosphere titled Glyphosate and the key characteristics of an endocrine disruptor: A review, a trio of scientists concluded…
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  A plant-based diet boosts after-meal burn, leads to weight loss, and improves cardiometabolic risk factors in overweight individuals, according to a new randomized control trial published in JAMA Network Open by researchers with the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. The study randomly assigned…
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  Did you know that a deficiency in vitamin B12 could be an underlying cause of nerve pain and is associated with higher risks for heart disease and increased symptoms and severity of brain disorders? Foods rich in B12, like dairy, eggs, are a natural way to restore your health. A vitamin B12 deficiency or lower…
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  Researchers from India explored the anti-hyperlipidemic and anti-tumor properties of the ethanolic extract and phytochemicals derived from Apium graveolens, commonly known as celery, in rodents. They reported their findings in an article published in the Journal of Dietary Supplements. Chromatographic analysis of…
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  Since the 1990s, scientists have determined that harmful toxins from the environment accumulate within the tissues of the body. Now, researchers from the University of Alberta in Canada found that sweating helps remove these toxins, specifically a flame retardant chemical called polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs).…
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