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How GMOs, Pesticides and Processed Foods Contribute to Common Bowel Disorders
Editor’s Note: This article is a reprint. It was originally published November 23, 2016. Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) — not to be confused with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) — is an autoimmune disease that has very serious consequences. (IBS, on the other hand, is a functional bowel disorder. In other words, there are no significant physical conditions that contribute to…
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Addiction and Overdose Cases Linked to Illegal Party Pill Are on the Rise
Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) is a naturally occurring compound in the brain, involved in key physiological processes such as sleep regulation and muscle tone. As a physiologic neurotransmitter, GHB has been explored for its therapeutic potential on the central nervous system (CNS), particularly in treating conditions like alcohol withdrawal and sleep disorders.1 Unfortunately, despite its legitimate medical applications, GHB has garnered attention…
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Did Big Tobacco Create the Processed Food Industry?
Imagine walking down the grocery store aisle, reaching for your favorite snack or convenience meal. Now, picture the same scene, but with an unexpected twist: the masterminds behind those tempting, perfectly engineered flavors aren’t food scientists, but tobacco executives. It sounds like the plot of a far-fetched conspiracy theory, doesn’t it? Yet, a study from the University of Kansas suggests…
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The Next Food Frontier — Recycling
Editor’s Note: This article is a reprint. It was originally published January 17, 2017. Many Americans dutifully recycle their plastic bottles and newspapers, but when it comes to food and yard waste toss them directly in the trash. While it seems like a banana peel here and pile of spoiled greens there would do little in the way of environmental…
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Salt Restriction Promotes Stress by Elevating Cortisol
Sodium is an essential nutrient for human health. It’s crucial for maintaining fluid balance, transmitting nerve impulses and contracting muscles. Sodium is naturally present in many foods, including vegetables, dairy products, meat and seafood. It’s also added to processed foods in the form of salt, a compound made up of sodium and chloride ions. Low-salt diets are often recommended as…
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Out of Touch on Menopause
Menopause marks the end of menstruation. Technically, a woman enters menopause 12 months after her last period, but perimenopause begins years earlier, bringing with it a range of symptoms unique to each woman. About half the world’s population is in the midst of this natural life stage at any given time,1 yet comparatively little attention is paid to this transition…
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How to Do the Heimlich Maneuver
Editor’s Note: This article is a reprint. It was originally published October 7, 2017. Up until 1972, when the Heimlich maneuver was developed, the sixth leading cause of accidental death was choking, usually on a bite of food, or for young children, a small toy or other object. At that time, around 3,000 people in the U.S. died every year…
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Poop Pills Can Combat Deadly Infections
Editor’s Note: This article is a reprint. It was originally published December 11, 2017. While it would seem that a fecal transplant in capsule form would be a somewhat bitter pill to swallow, scientists conducting a randomized clinical trial1 found this mode of transportation, in a matter of speaking, for fecal therapy was easier and just as effective for treating…
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Breaking — World-Renowned Vaccinologist Publishes Paper Admitting Lack of Vaccine Safety Studies
In a stunning reversal, Dr. Stanley Plotkin, widely regarded as the godfather of modern vaccinology, has co-authored a paper in the New England Journal of Medicine1 (NEJM) acknowledging significant gaps in vaccine safety research and calling for increased funding to address these shortcomings. This admission comes after decades of the medical establishment insisting that vaccines are among the most thoroughly…
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1 in 4 Residential Backyards May Have Unsafe Levels of Lead
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